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
In the hospital... Zachary was standing outside the operating room. He stared fixedly at the door, and every muscle in his body was pulled taut.When Dr. Robinson appeared from the operating room, he was so startled by Zachary’s death-like gaze that his hands trembled, and he fell back.In the next second, Zachary grabbed him by his collar and hissed out his question.“How is my wife?”“She… She…”Dr. Robinson was so frightened he couldn’t answer him at first. It was only after he took a deep breath to calm himself down that he began talking. “Mr. Connor, although you’ve sucked the poison out in time so that she wouldn’t die of poisoning, she lost too much blood during the operation and needs a blood transfusion right now. However…”Zachary’s eyes gleamed. “Speak!”Dr. Robinson nearly peed himself. However, he dared not to keep the truth from Zachary, so he said with a long face, “But her blood type is AB Rh-negative, and we don’t have it in stock in the hospital. Our director
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