Charlotte looked out of the car.She saw a red Porsche had stopped not far away, and the enchanting woman, who was wearing heavy makeup, came out of the car and was walking towards her.Charlotte’s mood had a one-eighty swing as soon as she got to see the woman’s glamorous face more clearly.Lucas, who was about to drive away just now, turned off the car engine.She sashayed to the scene, looked at Lorraine, who was squatting on the ground, crying, and was stunned for a split second. Then she came to the window of the car near Zachary.“The apples never fall far from the tree. You’re the same as Jefferson.”Disdain was the emotion that could be derived from Zachary’s God-like face. “Don’t praise him at my expense. He’ll never be worthy enough to appear in comparison with me.”“Oh really?” The woman sneered.“Back then, Jefferson abandoned Annalita, their son, and daughter as if they were pieces of sh*t in order to be with me. Twenty years later, his son was absolutely ruthless
Zachary kicked the car door open.“You’re from Rothesay, so you must be aware that I always give my enemies a fate worse than death.”Kourtney’s curvy figure trembled.She may have had her back against Zachary, but she could feel Zachary’s sharp, murderous glare pressing against her like a wall of ice. It made it very difficult for her to breathe.She quietly took a deep breath and tried her best to put on a courageous front. “Who hasn’t heard of your terrifying reputation, Zachary? But don’t forget, I’m still Charlotte’s mother, your mother-in-law. It isn’t right for you to torture family!”Zachary’s eyes were like knives, sharp and dangerous. “You said it yourself—Carlie isn’t your daughter, and now, you’re turning it around again?”“I…” Kourtney blushed furiously, so much so that even her thick makeup couldn’t cover it.However, she smiled in the next second.“Hehe… Zachary, stop with the cruel words. I know that if anyone else had done this to Charlotte, you would have stra
Zachary’s icy pupils filled with hints of guilt.Yes, he owed Lorraine too much. Thus, apologizing to her wouldn’t be too much to ask at all.He opened his lips. Unexpectedly, he heard Charlotte’s indifferent tone from the car before he could speak. It was as if she had just returned to her senses. “Zachary, you’re not allowed to apologize to Lorraine.”Jebediah was in a daze. Lorraine widened her pretty, limpid eyes and temporarily forgot to cry.Zachary, however, was like an obedient puppy, promptly closing his thin, enticing lips.Charlotte was worried that the regal Zachary would not listen to her, so she explained again, “Didn’t you say that you suspected her because she was suspicious? That it had nothing to do with personal feelings? Just like a detective solving a case, it is his duty to keep all suspects in check. Why should Lorraine feel hurt? What gives her the right to ask for your apology? Isn’t that right?”Zachary opened his kissable lips again. “Yes.”The indif
‘Ah!’Charlotte, who thought that she had accidentally touched Zachary’s nerve, was instantly awash with joy. Not only did Zachary not scold her, but he praised her instead. The dark cloud that Kourtney had left on her instantly disappeared.Zachary’s expression showed no change when he saw the joy on her face, but his icy pupils were as warm as a spring day.“Sigh…” Lucas stroked his bird’s nest-shaped hair.‘Mrs. Connor is really unaware of Second Master’s intentions. She actually thought that he would be angry just because she had given her an order. Didn’t she notice how obedient he was? He nearly went on all fours and would’ve wagged his tail if he had one. He’s overjoyed! Second Master may be a high and mighty king on the outside, but when it comes to his wife… Hehe…’Lorraine wept the entire way.Jebediah had helped her back home, yet the intimate scene of Zachary revolving his world around Charlotte continued to play in her head. Charlotte’s orders were like a curse, echo
However, once he remembered that her current deeds carried an ulterior motive, Jebediah’s excitement turned cold.“Lory, you’ve been keeping yourself for Zach, and now you’re willing to give yourself to me? Why won’t you just give in and be my wife? I’ll treat you right.”Lorraine returned a cold smirk. “Remember, Jebediah, it’s always been a business transaction between us. This is no different.”Jebediah’s throat quivered. He may change women as often as he changed his clothes, but he had only been fooling around with them.Those celebrities and models pursued him relentlessly for his money and resources, there was no doubt about that. At the end of the day, it was nothing more than a business transaction for them. Lorraine was the only one he cared about.He never imagined that the woman he cared about would use this as a business transaction with him too!“I only have one question. If I use this as an exchange for your help in getting Zachary back, will you do it?” Lorraine d
She was just about to turn around and make a run for it when an arm wrapped itself around her neck and covered her nostrils with a wet cloth drenched in chemicals.She smelled the strong chemicals and immediately lost consciousness.Thud!Charlotte was startled awake as soon as she landed on the ground.Despite her dizziness, she could vaguely make out that she was currently in front of a cliff, surrounded by tall mountains…The black car was parked on her right. Two men in large sunglasses stood on her left and right.“Why are you so clumsy?” The taller man complained, “I told you to get her down from the car carefully. And you threw her onto the ground. Look, now you’ve woken her. What’ll we do if she sees our faces?”“We’re wearing sunglasses, aren’t we?” replied the shorter man. “How could she have possibly seen our faces? Besides, even if she did, what could she do? She’s going to die soon. What, is she gonna come back as a ghost and haunt us?”Charlotte’s mind was buzzing
The branches cut through her tender skin like razors, and the pain was unbearable.Charlotte’s body first fell on the tree trunk. Then, she bounced into the air before slamming onto the ground in a meaty smack. She felt her organs were torn apart, and before the yelp of pain could escape her mouth, she passed out. The taller man looked down the cliff.“Four, do you think we should go down and check? It would be a big problem if she survived the fall.”The shorter man took his sunglasses off his face and said disdainfully, “This cliff is bottomless, not to mention that it’s layered with poisonous thorns down there. Even if the woman survives the fall, she will be poisoned to death by the poisonous thorns. Let’s not waste our time. She’s Mr. Connor’s wife, and he will certainly get to the bottom of it. We should go and get the remaining half of the money from our customer so that we can run away as soon as possible.”The two men got into their car and sped away.At the same time,
When Zachary saw the bloodied person on the ground was none other than Charlotte, he felt as if his heart was clutched by an invisible hand. He was someone who rarely showed his emotions, but right now, there were cracks on his perfect face.He scooped Charlotte, who was 90 pounds, into his arms effortlessly and dashed back to the car.Lucas had gotten out of the car as well. He was standing outside the car, and when he saw Charlotte, who was thoroughly drenched in her own blood, his eyes were instantly filled with tears. His Adam’s Apple bobbed up and down violently in his throat.“Second Master, what happened to Mrs. Connor? Why isn’t she moving at all? Is she still breathing? Is she… dead?”“Shut your d*mn mouth!” Zachary interrupted Lucas forcefully.“Stop cursing her!”Lucas let out a sigh. “That means Mrs. Connor is still alive!”Holding her petite body tightly and feeling her faint breathing as if it would stop at any moment, Zachary, who was as tough as steel, was trembl