“What?!” The delight in Bryson’s eyes turned into despair. “You’ve got to be joking, Carlie. It’s rush hour right now, and there are plenty of people on the street. If I do as you say, everyone will start laughing at me and treating me like a psycho!”“Well, that’s none of my business. All I know is that you asked me for a chance and I already gave it to you. You’re the one who cannot grasp it, so blame yourself. In any case, please stop coming after me.”After saying that, Charlotte opened the door and walked into her art studio.Hah…No matter how foolish Bryson was, he was still someone of consequence in Rothesay. If he really went streaking on the street, not only would he be on the news, but he would also become a laughing stock among his friends. He would never do it. Bryson was right.She was messing with him. “Hold on!” Bryson’s magnetic voice erupted outside the door. “I know you’re a woman of your word, but this is very important to me, so I have to make sure
At the moment, the sound of sirens was getting closer and closer.Several police officers emerged from the police car parked by the roadside and surrounded Bryson. One of them said, “Someone reported that a man is disturbing public order. It seems like you’re the one, so you have to come with us.”There was nothing Bryson could do but allow the police officers to arrest him.When he passed by Charlotte, he smiled at her and said, “Carlie, I already did what you asked me to do. It means that I’ve successfully earned your forgiveness.”“Really?” Charlotte lifted her chin, grinning charmingly and triumphantly back at him. “Our deal was that you’d run three laps down this street to get me to forgive you. However, you only ran two and a half laps.”As if he had fallen into an ice cave, all the light left Bryson’s eyes as he looked at Charlotte in disbelief and despair.Raising her eyebrows, Charlotte added, “I will tell you again. I want nothing to do with you, you stupid j*ckass, s
No sooner had Charlotte taken a seat in her art studio than a magnetic baritone voice as sublime as a fine wine erupted behind her. “Are you the owner of this art studio?”Charlotte jerked her head back. Then, her brows furrowed deeply when that tall figure and handsome face entered her vision. “You really are unkillable vermin, aren’t you? Weren’t you just taken away by the police? Why did you come back?”“Huh? Me? Vermin? Taken away by the police? What are you talking about?” The man seemed confused.Charlotte took a closer look, and only then did she realize the man standing in front of her was not Bryson.His voice sounded very similar to Bryson’s, and he looked very much like Bryson in terms of his appearance and stature, so Charlotte had mistaken him for Bryson when she’d heard his voice and seen him for the first time.She immediately apologized. “I’m so sorry. You look a lot like a person that I hate, so… Anyway, yes. I’m the owner of this art studio. Do you need anythin
Last year, after spending a night with Zachary, Charlotte had gotten pregnant with Zachary’s kid.She clearly remembered that she’d nearly fainted from crying in the restroom when she had learned that she was pregnant.However, this time, when she found out that she was pregnant again, she was elated and she smiled tearfully.Zachary!She felt as if there was a sun inside of her, and she could sense a surge of warmth coursing through every fiber of her body. The first person she wanted to inform was Zachary. She called him, and when the call was connected, his apathetic, regal voice wafted into her ear.“Yeah?”“Erm, I…” The elation left Charlotte, and she was suddenly tongue-tied. At first, she’d wanted to share the great news with Zachary, but she was so embarrassed now that she did not know what to say. In the end, she stuck her tongue out and replied, “Well, it doesn’t matter. You go do your stuff. I will let you know after I make up my mind.” Then, without waiting for
Even if Zachary’s mother asked for the moon, he would probably use every means to pluck it out of the sky.Therefore, he would do anything as long as he could appease his mother.Charlotte felt indescribably upset.Boom!Someone had recklessly kicked open the heavy, security-ridden door.“ARGH!” Charlotte, who was deep in thought, screamed in fright.Then, Lucas ran in with his eye-catching, blonde bird nest of a head and bowed before Charlotte. “Congratulations, milady. You’re pregnant with the Second Master’s child. Allow me to pay my respects in the Second Master’s place.”Charlotte accepted a bouquet of beautiful roses and held them in her arms.Charlotte looked at the bouquet, then back at Lucas. “Luke, why are you saying that you’re paying your respects to me in Zachary’s place?”Lucas touched his large earring. “Because the Second Master chose these flowers and bought them for you himself. I’m just offering my services by giving them to you in his place.”‘Huh?’Zacha
They heard a series of hurried footsteps come from the spiral staircase before Zachary could reach Charlotte.A few minutes later, Annalita and Miranda arrived arm in arm along with a middle-aged man in a white suit holding a black leather suitcase, who was following them closely.Annalita looked overjoyed. She looked even more elated at the sight of Charlotte.“Carlie, I told you that you’d be the heroine of our family once you successfully conceived Zachary’s baby and that I’d reward you. This is your reward.”As soon as she spoke, the middle-aged man dressed in the white suit automatically opened the black leather case in his arms.Charlotte was dazzled by the sight of the bright jewels in the suitcase.She had been born in a wealthy family, so she had seen countless famous, expensive jewelry. She recognized one of the necklaces. It was the “Phantom Beauty”, which had been sold at an auction in a palace in Country Y for an eight-figure sum.However, this necklace was not the
Zachary picked up the suitcase with a straight face before he could come back to his senses and walked toward Charlotte’s bedroom.Charlotte was secretly shocked. Zachary might be cold and indifferent, but Charlotte had never seen him throw a fit in front of the butlers or servants. However, Zachary had actually treated his mother’s butler really coldly. He had spoken to him in a frosty manner, and his gaze had been icy.‘Does Zachary not trust this butler? Is he afraid that he’ll steal the jewels in this case?’“Have I done something wrong, madam?” Freddy was perplexed too. He had served as a butler for the Connor Family for nearly 20 years, and this was the first time Mr. Connor had thrown a tantrum in front of him.Annalita smiled secretively. “It’s not your fault. It’s mine. I didn’t plan this well enough.”Freddy was even more confused now.Annalita did not offer any further explanation. Instead, she couldn’t help glancing toward Charlotte’s room.Dr. Stewart had previo
Miranda panicked. Then, she lifted her face and sneered. “I’m free to speak to whomever I like, and I can keep tabs on whomever I like too. Do you have a problem with that?”“I don’t care if you stay in touch with her, but if she and you make another attempt to trick me, we’ll have a problem.”Charlotte’s eyes turned cold.“Miranda, you, Lorraine, and Jebediah colluded to put on a show to hurt me and your brother last time, so I’m going to put a pin in that for you. If anything like that ever happens again, I will make you pay.”Miranda might be panicking, but her expression remained as arrogant as ever. She even stuck her middle finger out at Charlotte.Charlotte’s heart was extremely cold.If Miranda hadn’t intervened on Lorraine’s birthday, she and Zachary would never have gone to that karaoke lounge. Lorraine would never have had the chance to create that huge misunderstanding between them.The entire event had traumatized Charlotte. To this day, Zachary was still under the
As expected, a video had been sent to Charlotte’s inbox.Charlotte opened it and found a video of her recent sexual encounter with Zachary in the car. She screamed and blushed furiously.Before long, she received a message from Rufus.“This exciting clip of you with Zachary is your remuneration. I will keep it safe and save it for my future enjoyment. Our debt has been repaid. You’re welcome!”Charlotte’s expression stiffened.A few minutes later, she received another message.“I won’t let anyone see this. Don’t worry.”Charlotte questioned herself.She had no idea how Rufus had managed to get this video. He was in a different city. However, she let go of the question soon enough, as Rufus had already sent the information to her inbox.The next day, at a high-class hotel in Rothesay.A black Masserati was parked outside the hotel entrance. As two bodyguards escorted a pot-bellied, middle-aged man out of the hotel, the driver hurriedly opened the Masserati’s door and said in a
“Lory…” A clear and melodious voice called out.A fair hand held her by the wrist as a car stopped nearby.“Zachary is openly making love to another woman in front of you. He’s obviously just trying to hurt you. You know this, so why are you still standing here, watching foolishly?”Lorraine shook her head feebly. It took her a while before she calmed down and replied shakily, “You’re wrong, Jez. Zachary isn’t doing it with her to hurt me. I’m nothing to him now. Carlie is the only thing that matters to him. He would never use tools to hurt me. He’s doing this because he’s so in love with Carlie that he’s lost control!”“Uh…” Jezebel turned awkwardly toward Charlotte’s car, shook her head, and said, “Lory, since you know you mean nothing to Zachary, why are you still torturing yourself? Forget him, and I’ll take you anywhere you like. Isn’t that much better?”“No!” Lorraine grimaced. Her eyes flashed hatefully.“It’s all Charlotte’s fault that Zach and I have ended up this way. I
The corners of Charlotte’s lips twitched. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”“Why?” Zachary kept his eyes on her.There was no doubt about it. Not only did his wife have an extremely exquisite face, but her figure was also graceful and well-proportioned, better than a supermodel’s.The subtle display of fair flesh underneath her skirt seemed to exude a seductive fragrance. Her waist, which was the width of an A4 size paper, was slender. He felt an urge to hold her in his arms. She crossed her slender and well-proportioned legs naturally, creating a dark silhouette…‘D*mn it!’Zachary realized that the longer his gaze lingered on Charlotte’s body, the brighter the flames of passion burned within him, even though he had always abstained.“Based on Rothesay tradition, a man and a woman can only be considered husband and wife after holding a proper wedding ceremony. I know we’ve registered, but people will talk if we live together without having a ceremony,” Charlotte replied calmly
Charlotte remained sitting calmly in the car. She knew that this time, Zachary was determined to strangle Lorraine to death.Of course, she didn’t want Zachary to do it… But not because she didn’t want Lorraine to die. It was because Lorraine had Jezebel’s support. If Zachary killed her, Jezebel would do everything to avenge Lorraine.It wasn’t worth it for Zachary to plunge into mutual destruction with Lorraine. She didn’t deserve him.Charlotte knew very well that since Lorraine, who was a natural schemer, had the nerve to seek her out alone, it meant that she would have been prepared to run into Zachary and would ensure that Zachary would be too afraid to kill her.Thus, even though Zachary was strangling Lorraine, Charlotte did not exit the car to stop him.The car door opened and closed.Charlotte felt a bone-chilling aura throughout the entire car as soon as Zachary entered the co-driver’s seat.Zachary didn’t speak. Instead, he stared at her.Despite her intimate relatio
“What have you done?” Zachary’s voice was as cold as a frosty wind.“I’ve hired a few assassins. The assassins and I have had an agreement. If anything happens to me, they will do everything in their power to kill Charlotte and her two kids!”Charlotte’s entire body went cold as soon as she heard this.“Hehehe… Sorry, Zach, I misspoke. I shouldn’t have said ‘her two kids’. They’re yours and Charlotte’s kids, aren’t they?”Lorraine supported herself as she rose to her feet.In the past, no matter what happened, she would always do her best to maintain a good impression in front of Zachary, to show him the best parts of her.Now, she knew that his impression of her was gone with the wind. She cackled freely like a maniac. “Hahahaha… Look at that nervous look on your face, Zach. You’ve always been fearless, but she’s the only one who’s ever been able to make you lose your sh*t, isn’t she?”Zachary eyed Lorraine icily, his gaze as sharp as cold knives. Lorraine, whose heart was no
Lorraine forgot about the pain due to the intense panic she felt and stared at Zachary in disbelief. “Zachary, what do you mean by these scary remarks? I’m pregnant, yet you kicked me, disregarding mine and the child’s well-being. Could you be... Are you thinking of... Are you thinking of killing me?”“A wicked woman like you deserves more than just death.” Zachary’s cold voice slapped Lorraine in the face.Lorraine’s lips trembled, but she could not utter another word, as if her throat was being severely strangled by an invisible hand.Cough! A large mouthful of blood was spat out of her mouth, dyeing her white dress red.Although she did not feel pain or fear, her heart was glacial.She also knew that she deserved more than just death!‘But... wicked woman?‘I didn’t expect to be labeled as a “wicked woman” in Zachary’s heart someday!’As he was glaring at this pitiful woman, there was not even a hint of sympathy in Zachary’s eyes, and his voice still sounded frigid and merci
Lucas called not long after Charlotte put down her cell phone. “Milady, I just received a call from my ex-girlfriend, who I dumped last month, and she said that she just found out that she’s pregnant and she suspects that the baby might be my child... Ahem!“Therefore, I have to go to the hospital to get a paternity test with her as soon as possible. I don’t have time to drive Naomi back to your house, so you can either pick her up yourself or just let Naomi stay at the Second Master’s house.”Charlotte decided to pick Naomi up.As soon as she drove out of the yard gate, a crimson Ferrari dashed toward her head-on. She immediately turned the steering wheel sharply, avoiding a direct clash with the car.Braking harshly, the Ferrari hit the tree and killed its engine.Charlotte also stepped on the brake.The Ferrari’s door was pushed open abruptly, and Lorraine walked in front of Charlotte’s car angrily. She then pointed at Charlotte with her trembling right hand. “Charlotte Simmon
“Don’t forget who I am. There’s nothing that I can’t find out as long as I want to know... Aaaah—“Baby, you‘re hurting me. Don’t be too greedy... Oh, slow down, I’m on the phone. Oh. Ow—” The man’s voice was interrupted by a series of his own cries, and a woman’s moans were coming from the background at the same time.Charlotte vaguely pictured a rather explicit scene, blushed, and cleared her throat. “Um... I can call you later if it’s inconvenient for you to speak now.”“There’s no need. It’s convenient. Very convenient... Good girls, wait for me on the bed. I’ll get angry otherwise, understand?”“Hmph, are we less significant than your phone calls? Hmph!”“Don’t keep us waiting!”The sound of footsteps faded away.The man squinted his rare violet eyes and said languidly, “My little Simmons Princess, I’ve long heard people say that you’re still alive, and I really want to take a look at you with my own eyes, but I’ve sworn to never take another step into Rothesay. You should
Zachary looked at Charlotte through the window as a surge of pride swelled inside of him. “She’s my wife right now, so she’s your niece-in-law. You shouldn’t call her ‘that woman’ anymore.”The corner of the man’s lips curled up a little when he heard what Zachary had said. However, he soon reverted to his serious expression and continued. “Zach, even if she’s your wife now, I have to warn you. You have to think twice before you act. My great-grandfather, who’s also your great-grandfather, was framed and died in prison for offending someone from the royal family. Your great-great-grandmother wrote a letter with her own blood and came up with a family rule. The Connors are only allowed to do business. They are not allowed to deal with people from the government. Do you really want to break the family rule for her?”“Yes,” Zachary replied, his deep brown eyes filled with murderous intent. “I owe her a wedding, and I don’t want them to interfere with my wedding.”The man opened his mou