By the time Charlotte woke up, the sun had illuminated her butt.Charlotte pouted as she thought, ‘Zachary, that monster. He’s really a good son. In order to fulfill his promise to his mother, he…’As she walked out of the room by leaning against the wall, a maid who was tidying up the room saw her, and she shouted nervously, “Ma’am? What happened to you, Ma’am? Are you sick? Should I call Mr. Connor for you?”“Nope… Nope!”Charlotte’s expression changed when she heard Zachary’s name. “I just don’t feel like moving so much after waking up. I will get better soon, so there’s no need to call him.”The maid looked at her skeptically.Charlotte scanned around and asked, “Have you seen Zachary’s uncle and Lorraine?”“About them… I heard from the guard who was on duty last night that they left last night. I also heard that they were supposed to stay here for one night, but Ms. Larson suddenly felt unwell. When Mr. Valentine brought her away, she was crying sadly. Do you know what ha
“I’ve marked it very clearly,” Charlotte said as she pointed at the schedule.“Well… Given the fact that you’re a man, I feel I have an obligation to educate you about some of our female physiological knowledge. An adult woman would have a day of ovulation, so if, let’s say, a couple wants to have a kid, they will have the highest rate of success if they carry out sexual intercourse before or after this particular day. Nothing will happen if they carry out sexual intercourse on other days, no matter how hard they try. I have circled up these few days with a red pen, so except for these days, you should not come to my bedroom.”Zachary’s pretty icy eyes were dark as if two abysmal black holes. When she was talking, she looked so serious, calm, and expressionless like a Biology teacher. Yet, he, who was extremely good at controlling his emotions, was upset and was about to lose control at any moment.Charlotte took a sip of water to moisten her throat as well as to calm herself down
Lucas carried a condescending look on his face.“This car may be an exceptional treasure to you, but it’s a dime a dozen to Second Master. If he’s given it to you, just use it.”Deep down, however, his heart was bleeding.Zachary had thoroughly studied Charlotte’s personal profile and confirmed that she had always dreamed of owning a Ferrari sports car before dispatching an employee to Aurope and purchasing it for a very high price.Zachary didn’t want Charlotte to think that she owed him too much, so he had asked Lucas to pass it off as a casual mention. Charlotte gulped. “Alright then, I’m going to help myself.”She carefully pushed the car door open, sat in the car, and started the engine. She gently stroked the shiny steering wheel, hesitated, then turned off the engine and exited the vehicle.“Uh… Luke? Look at this car. It’s so perfect, so glamorous. I can’t bear to drive it. Can I use your car instead? I’ll wait until my car is fixed and brought back from the shop. I’l
Zachary was a shareholder at The People’s Hospital of Rothesay. Thus, the hospital director, who had seen Charlotte with Zachary before, was particularly attentive to her. He immediately arranged for someone to do Charlotte’s DNA test.Charlotte’s heart was leaping out of her chest like a little rabbit as she waited for the results.When the doctor arrived with the results, her hand was drenched in sweat from nervousness.“What’s the verdict, doctor? Is that my baby?”“Yes.” The doctor nodded. “Your genetics and the owner of that lock of hair are a perfect match, which means that you are related. To put it bluntly, you’re the mother of that baby who provided the hair sample.”The doctor’s voice continued to echo in Charlotte’s ears as she left the hospital.Three months ago, she had never even seen her son after giving birth to him. He had been taken away!Zachary had been working hard to find him after discovering the truth but hadn’t been able to find a single clue.It had be
“I’ve heard of your story with Zachary. You forced him to marry you in order to use him to save your family. Your uses for him are now spent. So why not use up his very last bit of usefulness and leave him in exchange for a reunion with your son?”Charlotte’s eyes filled with anguish.The man exited the vehicle and walked away.However, he had only taken one step before Charlotte stopped him. “You won’t need to wait three days. I can give you your answer right now.”The man smirked with satisfaction. “Go ahead. However, I have one condition—your verbal promise to leave Zachary will not be enough for me to give you your son’s location. I need you and Zachary to officially divorce. Then I’ll give you what you want.”“Really?”Charlotte lifted her face arrogantly. Her eyes filled with disdain.“But my answer is no!”The man’s smile shattered like broken glass as if he had been slapped.“You’d better reconsider. Not many know of your son’s whereabouts. Reject my offer, and you m
Charlotte’s car had already driven away from Lorraine’s view at this point.Lorraine turned her gaze toward Jebediah’s face. Her eyes immediately turned cold. “Jebediah, your initial intention in helping me was to replace Zachary as the king of the business world in Rothesay. You need to remember that as long as you help me get him back, I will help you surpass him in the business world in return. Stop questioning the issues between him and me.”The sympathy in Jebediah’s eyes shattered. He icily curled the corners of his lips.‘I must surpass Zachary! I need to prove that I’m much better than him!’Charlotte, whose mind was consumed with thoughts of her child, was in no mood for food. She skipped lunch and drove back to the art studio.Just as she opened the door, a man wearing a cat mask suddenly pounced on her from a car parked outside her art studio.Charlotte paled with fright. She dropped her keys onto the ground. “Argh! Who are you? What are you doing? You!”“Shh!” The
“I’ve made it very clear. My seduction of Tiffany is limited to talking. I’ve already been feeling filthy, tarnished, and disgraced after chatting with her against my will over the past few days. I would never have done it if it wasn’t for you…”A deep crease formed between Zenios’s brows as he recalled the flirty cliches he had used during their conversations, just to ingratiate himself to Tiffany. “Carlie, I’m here to deliver a clear message. My duties in seducing Tiffany end here. The very notion of booking a room and sleeping with her disgusts me. Even if I were to end up acting with her, I could never do it. If you want to catch her in the act, find some other guy!”He put on his mask as soon as he had said his piece and walked away.“Hey, Zenios, wait up! Zenios… Zenios…”Zenios had firmly decided on cutting all ties with Tiffany. Charlotte couldn’t stop him at all, no matter how much she tried—he had long legs and a very tall figure. He walked out the door in the blink of
Charlotte felt a dark cloud overcasting her, and her lips trembled. “But, we’re in broad daylight now...”Charlotte wanted to come up with excuses, but she was already in his arms.The unique and charming scent emitted by his body made Charlotte feel dazed, and her heart was throbbing out of the usual rhythm once again. ‘Damn it!’“Carlie, I saw your car outside. Did you come home?“Carlie, are you home?“Carlie...”When Zenios walked into the living room, he saw the scene of Zachary and Charlotte kissing in front of the French windows. There was a burst of jealousy deep down at first, but he tried his best to hold himself together. “Sorry for the interruption.”He then turned around and was about to leave.Charlotte, who had just regained her consciousness, shouted immediately, “Zenios, don’t leave! Come back!”Having heard her call, Zenios stood at the door like a sculpture.Zachary looked slightly troubled, and the warmth in his ice eyes disappeared silently, and the arms