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
“Mm.”Zachary did not look Lorraine in the eye. He calmly brushed her off and continued walking ahead arm in arm with Charlotte.Lorraine’s eyes were filled with anguish as Zachary walked past her, looking utterly expressionless.“Are you going to leave just like that, Zach? I’m in the hospital too. Why haven’t you asked me if I’m sick or why I’m here in the first place? Are you so indifferent that you can’t even simply greet me?”“Your affairs have nothing to do with me,” Zachary said in a chilly tone through his white teeth.His voice was obviously cold and indifferent and showed no signs of emotion, yet Lorraine felt as if she had heard a frightening clap of thunder. Her entire body stiffened as if she had turned into stone.Zachary continued walking and did not turn around to look at her at all. His strong arm only tightened its grip around Charlotte.“Zachary!”Then, they heard a deep growl. Jebediah, who had been sitting in the car, kicked the door open and ran to confron
As she was staring longingly at Zachary, Lorraine’s eyes were teary.“Zachary, Jebediah’s not lying to you.”The moment Lorraine spoke, Charlotte felt a tremor in the arm Zachary had wrapped around her waist.“I know that you’re in love with her now and you don’t want me to bear your child, but I’m sorry, Zachary. I’m keeping this baby.”Crystal-clear tears streamed down Lorraine’s face as she smiled tenderly at Zachary.“It was my birthday as well as our anniversary that day. That night was the only night we truly had each other… You know, Zachary, I cried tears of joy when I found out that I was pregnant. I felt like the happiest woman in the world. Perhaps, this child is a burden to you, but it’s a gift from heaven to me. I’m delivering it no matter what it takes.”Zachary’s thin lips parted, but no words left them. Charlotte pursed her lips in spite.In the past, she had thought that Tiffany Miller was the best at putting on a show. It was only now that she realized Tiffany
Lorraine Larson! Lory, who he used to love to the core! She was a scheming b*tch! A venomous snake who used a guise of guileless innocence like Tiffany Miller!“Sis…”As the color drained from her face, Lorraine’s voice was weak and quivering, like the voice of a person nearing their end.“I’ve made it clear. Even when I have Zachary’s child, I won’t interfere with your life. Zachary is the one who forced himself on me that night after he got drunk. I’m an innocent victim! Why are you saying something so mean to slander me?”Tears flowed down Lorraine’s cheeks as though her eyes were a broken dam.“What a poor girl. Look, if I didn’t know what you’d done, I would have melted over your tears.”Charlotte’s brows were scrunched together as her gaze grew increasingly more mocking.“Very well, Lorraine Larson. Didn’t you say that I slandered you? Zachary’s here. Have a DNA paternity test with him. The truth will be revealed.”“No! I’m not going!”Lorraine panicked, looking at Charl
Zachary’s gorgeous face was devoid of any expression. Coldly, he fished out his phone from his pocket and made a call. “Ask Mr. Edward to assign the best doctor in the hospital to conduct a DNA paternity test for me.”Charlotte’s bright gaze on the crying Lorraine was unflinching. Lorraine loved Zachary deeply, which was why she had created misunderstandings between her and Zachary time and again. It made Charlotte take pity on the girl. If she had stayed in her lane, Charlotte would have turned the page and let bygones be bygones.However, not only had her generosity and forgiveness not earned Lorraine’s gratitude in exchange, but the latter was pushing it and growing more insane with her ways, thinking that Charlotte was a softie.Hence, Charlotte was going to tear Lorraine’s hypocritical mask apart and make Zachary see her for who she was!A few minutes later, Mr. Edward came to find Zachary personally to show his respect and greeted him servilely. “Mr. Connor, why didn’t you
“In that case, we’ll excuse ourselves, Mr. Connor.”The doctor passed the test slip to Zachary cautiously before bowing deeply and turning to leave.Charlotte pulled him back. “Doctor, have you made a mistake? Lorraine and Zachary didn’t… She can’t possibly be having his child. This result is simply impossible!”The doctor looked helpless. “Ms. Simmons, I’ve done more than 70,000 DNA tests here and I’ve never made a mistake. Besides, this is for Mr. Connor. I was even more careful and made sure each step carried out was accurate. With all due responsibility, I’m telling you that there’s nothing wrong with the result.”Another doctor nodded.“Ms. Simmons, even if we dared make a mistake, we wouldn’t make one when it comes to Mr. Connor. Don’t worry, the result is certainly accurate.”Charlotte was at a loss for words.That was true! Anyone who dared tamper with intimidating Zachary Connor’s DNA test would be suicidal. Besides, this was his hospital. The result could not be wrong—