Charlotte’s ears reddened as she stared at Zachary.“You don’t need to trouble yourself. I can do it.”“There are some places you can’t reach.” The man’s melodious voice countered indifferently.Charlotte couldn’t think of a viable excuse to reject his offer.“Be good.” Every word of the regal man sounded like a royal decree that could not be opposed.She didn’t dare object anymore…Zachary was already beside her bed. She quickly flipped over and lay down. “Uh… I can manage the other parts. You can just apply the medicine to my back. Thank you…”Zachary didn’t answer. Only his dark, shapely brows twitched.He twisted the medicine bottle open. However, when he picked up the cotton bud to apply the medication, he broke it by using too much force.He didn’t hesitate. He immediately stuck his well-defined finger into the bottle, wet the tip of his finger, and gently brushed it across her wound.If Charlotte had turned around to look, she would have noticed that his usually icy ga
Zachary cut her off indifferently.‘Well… It’s true… But…’Charlotte was panicking when a large, strong hand held her by the shoulders and flipped her over with ease. Before she could come back to her senses, she came face to face with his passionate gaze!Charlotte panicked.“Zachary, what’s with you… Mmph!”She couldn’t speak, as Zachary had firmly sealed her lips with his thin mouth.Her mind went blank, and her heart skipped a few beats at first. Then, it pounded furiously against her chest!Zachary had kissed her before. However, ever since Lorraine had framed her, she and Zachary had not been intimate again for a very long time. His kiss felt as if it went on for ages.His clothes brushed against her wounds, yet she didn’t feel any pain. All of her senses were concentrated on his faint, charming scent.Zachary’s eyes shone.He really had intended to apply medicine for Charlotte when he had flipped her over.However, when he had seen her face, his final line of defense
The ambient temperature in the ward soared.However, he recovered from the impulse instantly, as if a pail of iced water had been poured on him, when he saw the bloodstains on the sheets!‘D*mn it!’It had only been seven days since Charlotte’s miscarriage, and she was still bleeding, but Zachary had almost...“I might’ve wasted tons of your enthusiasm for nothing. Sorry.” Charlotte’s clear, sweet voice spoke at that moment.Even though it was already clear that he couldn't continue the business on hand, Zachary suppressed his inner urge and restored his usually cold, indifferent composure on the surface. “There’s nothing to be sorry about when it comes to such a thing.”Charlotte stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. “I told you from the beginning. You only needed to apply the ointment on my back for me. It’s done now, so you can leave...” Her slender finger pointed to the door.She would definitely have asked why he was doing this to her immediately if she had not known Zacha
Charlotte was surprised and delighted. “Mother-in-law!”“You’ve just suffered a miscarriage, so get up slowly.” Annalita supported Charlotte immediately, helping her sit up and talking to her amicably. “Carlie, as early as last Friday, Zach already called me to tell me that you were framed by that scumbag Igor Burgov. I almost fainted at the time. Fortunately, Igor and the two devious doctors have all gotten retribution. Carlie, I didn’t misjudge you. You’re my truly innocent daughter-in-law.”Charlotte was so moved that her eyes had teared up. “Mother-in-law! When everyone misunderstood me, you didn’t kick me out of the house, nor did you use the house rules against me. You gave me time and asked me to find out the truth. Thank you very much.”“This... About this... He he... Believing in my daughter-in-law is something that I should do, so there’s nothing to thank me for!” Annalita, who had always been calm and prudent, was actually so excited that she had become incoherent as she
“Aunty Valentine... No! Annalita, what... what are you talking about?” Lorraine looked even more aggrieved.Annalita’s eyes became more ironic. “Look at that aggrieved face of yours, Lorraine Larson. If this was a drama class, I’d say your acting was too ostentatious and contrived. Other people can tell at a glance that you’re acting.”“I...” At that moment, Lorraine really felt like weeping but had no tears to shed.Even Charlotte could not help but scream in her heart over the unjust treatment that Lorraine was getting from Annalita.‘Look! In all fairness, just how great is Lorraine’s acting? Isn’t it nearly impossible to find a flaw?’Annalita’s go-to words were “ostentatious” and “contrived” when she was evaluating Lorraine’s acting skills. That sounded too biased!“Sister! You are prejudiced against Lory. I can accept you telling her how she should address you every time you see her, but Lory is a kind girl who wouldn’t even dare kill a fish. You slandered her by saying tha
However, she had tried and failed.She did not know why, but she just could not find a way to like Lorraine!“In the past, I’d always felt that you didn’t like me because I’m Kourtney’s daughter. But I then realized that it’s not what I thought it was after Carlie appeared. She and I are both Kourtney’s daughters, but the way you’ve been treating her compared to how you’ve been treating me is night and day...”As she looked at Charlotte and Zachary, tears gushed down Lorraine’s cheeks. “In this world, one of the things that you can’t buy with force is a human heart. If you don’t like me, it’s pointless for me to lower my self-esteem in order to please you. It’ll only make you feel that I’m cheap... He he... It doesn’t matter to me anymore. You can say whatever you like and doubt me as much as you like. I don’t care anymore. As long as Zachary believes that I’m innocent, that’s enough for me.”At that moment, Charlotte saw Zachary’s fingers tremble.Lorraine started stepping away a
“Lory!” Jebediah screamed at the top of his lungs.At that moment, Zachary’s heart suddenly tightened.However, his right foot only moved about an inch forward, and he forced himself to retract his foot abruptly and only watch indifferently as Jebediah picked Lorraine up from the ground.Bam! The door of the ward was kicked open.Jebediah, who had gone out of the ward anxiously while carrying Lorraine, stopped sadly upon seeing Zachary’s unconcerned expression.“Zachary Connor! I feel bad for Lory! Her love for you really means less than dogsh*t to you... Heh… Speaking of dogs, if she had risked her life in order to save a dog back then, I believe that the dog would have treated her better than you have!”Zachary’s face was expressionless, as the coldness on the surface had covered all the emotions underneath.However, after Jebediah left, Charlotte clearly captured the suffocating guilt that flashed across his eyes.‘See! This is the real Zachary Connor! This regal and arrogan
Charlotte was Zachary’s legal wife. Of course, Lucas hoped that he would treat her well.However, it would be difficult to explain if Zachary was horrid and ungrateful enough to be skeptical of the woman he used to trust most of all, just because he had Charlotte. Unfortunately, even Lucas would scorn him then!Zachary’s cool, magnetic voice quietly replied, “No.” Lucas looked confused.Charlotte was shocked too.Zachary’s icy pupils were cold and glimmering underneath his dark, shapely brows. “I trust her, but if she really is guilty, I won’t show her any mercy.”So when Zachary said “no” the first time, he meant that he would not show Lorraine any mercy. He wasn’t just saying that for her own benefit!Charlotte pitied Lorraine, despite understanding the situation.Lorraine would always be awash with tears every time she saw Zachary. She would be devastated if Zachary found out the truth and was ruthless to her…However, Charlotte was not going to give in and show Lorraine