‘Is Zachary Connor some sort of freak of nature?’“Consider your career in the entertainment industry over. From now on, I will do everything in my power to crush you.” Zachary spoke in a mildly husky voice, but his eyes were cold and sinister like Satan’s.Sarah’s face was drained of color.She was a famous model and had only begun her career in the entertainment industry half a year ago. Her gorgeous looks and amazing figure had earned her connections with a few influential figures in the entertainment industry. She had risen to the ranks of a B-list actress in just half a year.However, Sarah was far from satisfied.She wanted to be an A-lister and play in the big leagues, but her connections with those big wigs were not enough to put her on that pedestal. Only someone like Zachary had the power to…It didn’t matter if Zachary didn’t like her. Tonight was all she needed, and she could blackmail Zachary into making her famous.Unfortunately, contrary to Sarah’s expectations, s
Bam!The door slammed shut and vibrated continuously.Charlotte was still in a daze due to this string of shocking events. Zachary had now pressed her body up against the door.She heard a loud tear, and her clean white dress was ruined.Charlotte was like a blooming flower assaulted by a sudden cold wind. Goosebumps crawled over her delicate, white skin.“Wh-What… Are you… Ah!”Zachary’s large, forceful hand immediately exposed Charlotte even more.This was Charlotte’s second embarrassing experience with a man.The first one had happened ten months ago.At the time, it had been so dark that she had been unable to even see her fingers. She had never seen the man’s face.This time, the room was pitch black too. Even though she knew that the man before her was Zachary, she couldn’t see his face. This was eerily familiar!“Stand still. Don’t move.” His cold yet magnetic voice growled into Charlotte’s ear.Then, the man kissed her. She was suddenly rendered completely breathles
Zachary replied, “I want to punish you.”‘What?!’ Before Charlotte could react, Zachary had come at her again with his tall, buff figure.The lights were still on, so everything was still brightly illuminated.She seemed to be engulfed by waves and dragged to the bottom of the sea again. She felt suffocated, but at the same time, inexplicably intoxicated...Intoxicated? What was wrong with her?About an hour later, Zachary was putting on his clothes, showing off his majestic figure under the bright chandelier.Charlotte lay on her side on the carpet with her arms wrapped around her knees. Her back was against the cold wall, and tears were cascading down the side of her eyes and her flushed cheeks like pearls rolling down a bloody hill.Zachary could not help but look at her again.He had never been a sympathetic person, but when he saw that Charlotte was in tears, his cold heart seemed to melt inexplicably. He also felt an acute pain, as if dozens of needles were pricking his h
“Zachary, you’d better let me down. I don’t need—”“Are you sure you want to rebel against me?” Zachary’s voice sounded extremely unconcerned, but Charlotte became as silent as the day giving way to nightfall.Upon thinking of the method Zachary had used to punish her, she was sure... that she would not defy him ever again!At that moment, she could no longer see the smile that flashed across Zachary’s eyes. It looked like a drop of thick black ink dripping into a wide snowfield.Charlotte Simmons was the woman that he had married and brought into his villa to be used as an embellishment to his already magnificent life. He did not have any feelings for her and actually despised her.But why would he feel better whenever he saw her?Zachary carried Charlotte straight to the parking lot, placed her in the backseat, took a handbag out of the trunk, and threw it to her. “Try this on.”Inside the exquisite handmade knitted bag were a pearl white dress and a pair of crystal-embedded h
‘Don’t be naive, Charlotte Simmons! Did you think that he would develop feelings for you just because you’ve become husband and wife legally? Don’t forget that he’s Zachary Connor. He’s known best only for his coldness and ruthlessness. There was no chemistry when he was cornering you against the wall. It was pure humiliation!’“Second Master, turns out you’re here. I’ve just gone through hell to find you!” Lucas’ voice sounded extremely surprised as he ran in through the garage door with bright eyes.“You were no longer there when I returned to the dining table from the washroom. President Collins said that you were drunk and returned to your suite to rest. I had a hunch that something didn’t make sense, so I fastened myself onto that old fox and fished for more information. It turns out that his niece, Sarah, was waiting for you in your suite.”Charlotte immediately understood that someone was behind this scheme—that was the reason Zachary had treated her like that.He was not pu
Lucas, who knew what she was thinking, took a peek at Zachary, who was fully occupied with the phone call, and lowered his voice. “Second Master’s first go took place ten months ago. That night, Second Master drank a lot and ended up getting intoxicated. It turned out that someone had set him up.”Ten months ago!? She had been robbed of her chastity by a stranger ten months ago too!Besides, every time Zachary approached her, she would have the illusion of returning to that night, as if the man who had smelled like a wine keg was pouncing on her...Could the stranger be Zachary!?For no reason, Charlotte was excited when she thought that Zachary might be the man from that night and she might have given birth to Zachary’s child. She was so thrilled that even her lips started trembling.Zachary...How she wished that the stranger from that night was indeed him!“Oh, milady, did I say anything wrong? Why are you pinching me so hard? Ouch! Milady, it hurts so bad! Milady, please hav
“Second Master, do you want me to drive you and Ms. Connor home?”Zachary’s face was cold and his gaze gloomy. “Take us to The People’s Hospital of Rothesay.”“Huh!? Why do you need to go to the hospital?”“Mimi got beaten.” Freezing-cold syllables escaped his gnashing teeth.Lucas looked worried.Zachary’s younger sister had always been an arrogant lady. He had spoiled her so much that she kept stirring up trouble around the city without having to bear any of the consequences. She was so full of herself that even Lucas could not get along with her. Therefore, Lucas was not worried about how severe her injuries were but how the person who had hit her would end up.Had that person not looked up whose sister Miranda was before hitting her?At the hospital...Zachary knocked on the door of a delux ward.The nurse opened the door quickly.The interior of the ward looked magnificent. A custom-made, luxurious bed was in a ventilated corner, and a lady with fiery red, wavy hair was
“...”Her heart fluttered like a nervous bird in a cage in her ribcage as her initial bravery and confidence slowly withered away. While she took the brunt of Zachary’s high-wattage aura, her teeth and lips were chattering. She could not even utter a single syllable.“Please don’t give Carlie a hard time, Mr. Connor. I was there when the accident happened, so I can vouch for Carlie. The person who injured Mimi was not her but her bestie, Coraline. She must have been worried that you’d get back at Coraline, so she took the blame for her,” Tiffany chimed in as she offered Charlotte an assuring grin.Charlotte sneered inwardly. She was not stupid enough to believe that Tiffany would stand up for her. After all, Tiffany must have known that if she were given a choice, she would rather she received Zachary’s wrath herself.It was just that she did not know what Zachary was thinking right now.Practically every single man that walked the earth would fall for a petite, fragile girl like
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