Charlotte’s eyes turned even colder. “Tell her that I’m awake and ask her to come and see me.”“Okay!” Lucas turned around and left.However, Charlotte stopped him in the next second.“You don’t have to go. I’ll do it myself!”She got off the bed as soon as she said that. However, she was still quite weak. She immediately felt dizzy as soon as she rushed to leave the bed and fell head first onto the ground.Fortunately, a firm and strong hand wrapped itself around her waist in time and helped her to her feet.Zachary’s unique cool, peppermint scent, delicate, charming, like an addictive drug, caused her heart to pound against her chest like lightning.She tried her best to calm herself, lifted her gaze, and looked at Zachary, who was holding her from her right.“Thank you…”Zachary’s inky, dark brows gently raised.“You’re welcome.”Zachary walked Charlotte to the next room.Lorraine was resting on the bed at this time, with Jebediah standing by the side, silently keeping
Despite knowing that this would happen, Charlotte felt as if a knife had been run through her heart when Lorraine said these words, and a numb, throbbing pain overwhelmed her. Her voice was dark and trembling. “Are you acquainted with Tiffany Miller? Aren’t you afraid that you’d end up like her by doing all of this? Aren’t you afraid of facing punishment if Zachary finds out?”“I am. Of course I am! Everything I’ve done is for the sole purpose of removing you from Zachary’s world, you homewrecker so that I can turn back time and go back to how blissful we used to be. My greatest fear is that he’ll find out about what I’ve done. But I have to do it, and I’m going to do it flawlessly!” The tip of Charlotte’s finger trembled.Lorraine caught the hatred in her eyes and smirked disdainfully. “Hehe, I’m not Tiffany. Don’t compare me with that stupid b*tch. I haven’t left a single shred of evidence in everything I’ve done, and Jebediah’s been pulling all his resources to help me… Most i
“You can hide as much as you want, I will show Zachary the truth. When that happens, I’m going to watch him make you pay with your life, just like he’s done to his enemies!”She released her grip from Lorraine’s neck once she had spoken.“Ugh… My neck, it’s going to snap… And my stomach… Ugh… My stomach… It hurts…”Lorraine’s voice trembled in pain.Charlotte, however, couldn’t be bothered to turn around to look at her. She continued walking out the door with an expressionless look on her face.“Lory!” A man’s deep voice soon followed. Jebediah rushed past Charlotte like the wind and arrived at the side of the bed in an instant. Then, his voice filled with even more panic.“Lory, why are you bleeding? Charlotte. What… did Charlotte do to you?”‘Lorraine’s bleeding? I only strangled her neck. How’d she end up bleeding?’Charlotte inadvertently paused in her footsteps, turned around, and saw the bedsheet underneath Lorraine. It was now soaked in a huge mass of red blood. Lorraine
After an unknown amount of time...Charlotte, whose back was against the door, heard footsteps from behind her. She couldn’t see the person who had entered the room but felt a powerful aura like an ice mountain, crushing toward her as the footsteps drew closer and closer.“They couldn’t save Lory’s baby.”“I knew this would happen when I saw the huge amount of blood…”Sadness and disappointment intermingled in Charlotte’s limpid eyes.“This is all my fault. I have no excuse for this. It’s perfectly understandable for you to hate me now. I’ve been thinking about this ever since Lorraine was pushed out of the room. You’re a fair man, so I won’t make things difficult for you. I won’t ask for your protection just because I’m your wife. I’ll accept anything you want to do to me to avenge her.”“Is this your conclusion from standing here and staring into space for half an hour?”Zachary’s magnetic voice and charming breath gently brushed against the top of her head.She was shocked.
Jebediah held her hand.“Lory, she’s here.”Lorraine’s lackluster gaze was slightly invigorated when she saw Charlotte arrive at her bedside. She opened her lips weakly. “I want to speak to her alone. Please leave, all of you.”Jebediah grabbed her hand instead, holding it even tighter than ever. “Lory, you ended up suffering a lot the last time she was left alone with you. Why won’t you learn? I won’t let her hurt you. I’ll protect you. I’m not going anywhere.”Lorraine did not insist.Jebediah was well aware of her misdeeds anyway. There was no need to hide anything from Jebediah during her conversation with Charlotte.Jebediah turned his icy gaze toward the senior nurse who was cutting an apple for Lorraine. “Didn’t you hear what Lory said? Get out.”“Oh… Sure…” The nurse hurriedly dropped the knife and apple and left the ward.Charlotte was at the side of the bed. Her eyes filled with disdain. “You’ve asked Zachary to tell me to come over to speak with you, but I have a con
It took Charlotte some time to calm down before she found her voice. “My child… where… is he!?”Lorraine feigned silence. Jebediah went along with the play. “You asked the wrong question. You should be asking… ‘What do I have to do so I can get my kid back?’.”“What do you want me to do?” Charlotte questioned immediately.“You know what I want. All this whole, I’ve only ever wanted one thing,” said Lorraine in a quiet voice.Charlotte had already understood—Zachary!In the past, Lorraine had cracked her head and resorted to everything she could—everything she had done was just to reconcile with Zachary!As expected, Lorraine continued. “Simple, I want you to leave Zachary on your own and sign a written agreement that you won’t ever get involved with him.”Charlotte’s thoughts were jolted.Lorraine kept her eyes on her, her gaze increasingly piercing, as was her voice. “Charlotte Simmons, I’ll repeat what I said. You don’t truly love Zachary. You have an ulterior motive for bein
However, she did not feel the sting. Lorraine merely glared at Charlotte with her bulging eyes. She had not expected Charlotte to hit her so recklessly even though Jebediah was there to protect her!“Lorraine Larson, f*cking kill yourself!”Charlotte’s trembling lips pushed the words out in a stern tone. Lorraine had no shame! If Charlotte had not been lucky, she would have been pushed down the cliff and would have fallen to her death thanks to the hitmen sent by Lorraine. This woman was now threatening her by saying she would not show her mercy anymore?Since when had Lorraine been merciful to her? Lorraine had always taken extreme measures when it came to her!“Charlotte Simmons!”A man’s growl rumbled abruptly. A second later, Jebediah had blocked her path with his robust build. A strong large hand moved to grab her wrist.“You’ve put Lory through so much pain, yet you slapped her instead of apologizing? I want you to slap yourself in front of her right now!”Jebediah’s bello
“Give me a price.” Zachary’s clear, melodic voice rang faintly.Lorraine looked a little puzzled. “What do you mean, Zachary? What price are you asking me to name?”Zachary had an expressionless face and an apathetic gaze. “My wife lost her cool and went too hard on you, causing you to get hurt. As her husband, it’s my duty to compensate you on her behalf. How much do you want?”Zachary’s voice was flat, but Lorraine felt like thunderbolts were striking her ears. She stared at the face she had been longing for and found her voice after at least five seconds.“I see… You’re buying my silence with money! Sis caused trouble, and you’re worried that I’ll press charges on her, so you’re buying me with money!”Charlotte could not believe that Zachary was doing this either and shifted her gaze to the man, wishing to confirm it.There was a slight frown on Zachary’s face as dispassionate words tumbled out of his thin lips. “Disputes like this happen in the world every day. I don’t unders