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
Zachary took the report and opened the folder. Charlotte craned her neck to look at the report as well, and the line of words written in red stated, “Comminuted fracture of the lower leg. Degree of disability: Severe.” The words stung her eyes.She recalled the scene of Coraline pushing Miranda, and she wondered if Coraline had really pushed her that hard.Zachary’s expression turned grimmer as he read the report. Even though Charlotte was standing half a meter away from him, she knew that he was angry right now.“The doctor said I will not be able to get out of bed for at least three months. Even if I do get up after three months, I will have to be in a wheelchair, and it will take at least a year before I can walk. However, I will never be as flexible as before.” Miranda then said in a choking voice as tears began to flow madly on her face, “Tiff already told you who’s the culprit, Zach, so you… you have to do something for me.”Zachary sat by her bedside and used his right han
Charlotte gulped hard in fear.“I’ll give you three seconds. Give me back my phone, and I’ll act like you’re sleepwalking again,” Zachary said as he reached out toward Charlotte with his right hand.Miranda stared in disbelief at Zachary, wondering if her ears had failed her.After all, he was Zachary Connor, a man who had zero tolerance for any act of rebellion.Charlotte had brazenly interrupted him while he had been giving orders to his subordinate, and she had even told his subordinate that he was sleep-talking. If this was not an act of rebellion, then what was? Now, her brother had decided not to take any action against her and had just asked her to return the phone?“I can give you back your phone, but you have to promise me that you won’t send anyone to Coraline.” Charlotte clasped Zachary’s phone as she looked at him dauntlessly, causing a surprised expression to appear on Zachary’s flawless countenance.However, the surprised expression did not stay long on his face. He