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
“OWW!”Jebediah screamed like a pig. He pressed his hands against the area which Charlotte had kicked, and his tall body crouched. The veins on his forehead were popping. He gnashed his teeth as he glared at Charlotte. Unfortunately, he was in such pain that he could not speak.“Hahaha!”Charlotte openly burst into laughter.“You were acting all high and mighty, weren’t you, Uncle Jebediah? Why do you look like a drowning dog now? Scared?”“You… You…” Jebediah moved his lips with great difficulty as he ground out a weak tone.Charlotte shrugged. “Hmm? Why do you sound like you’re dying, Uncle Jebediah? Could you speak a little louder? I can’t hear you!”Jebediah felt an urge to lunge at Charlotte and strangle her.However, he had no idea how much strength Charlotte, the tramp, had used against him. Her kick was so agonizing that he could barely breathe, let alone seek vengeance…Charlotte’s gaze showed no sign of sympathy as she stared at his horribly agonized state. “Jebediah
Charlotte was grimacing in pain, unable to say a word. She could only furrow her pretty brows.The man immediately felt a prickling pain in his heart when he saw the agony on her face. A hint of violence flashed in his delicate features. “My sister’s told me everything about you and Lorraine. I’m going to make that snake pay for all the pain she’s caused you!”He released Charlotte’s hand, turned around, and left.He had just taken a step out when Coraline stopped him.“Nicky, have you lost your wits from all that studying? Do you have any idea how strong you are? Look at Carlie’s wrist! What have you done to her?”The man glanced according to the direction of Coraline’s finger and saw five red finger marks on Charlotte’s delicate, snow-white skin. He lowered his head guiltily.“I’m sorry, Carlie.”Charlotte went on the tips of her toes and ruffled his hair.“Silly boy. I see you’ve gotten stronger again!”The boy smiled bashfully. “You look fairer and slimmer than the last ti
“You… Do you have any idea that you’ve humiliated my pure friendship with Carlie just by making such filthy accusations?”The handsome, delicate-looking man’s clear, crystalline eyes were a mixture of anger and helplessness.“Heh, pure friendship?”There was only disdain in Zachary’s eyes.“Do you always use such hilarious words to fool her into lowering her defenses against you?”“Zachary! You! You…” Nicholas’ chest rose and fell in his anger. His throat quivered. His eyes were spitting flames.Zachary swept his cold gaze toward Nicholas’s clenched fists. He knew that the young man was at the precipice of losing control, but he was not afraid. Instead, he grabbed the front of his shirt and dragged him closer toward him. His chiseled face was inches away from Nicholas’s...Every word from his thin lips was cold and enchanting.“Don’t think I don’t see right through you. You’re just like the rest of them—a wolf in sheep’s clothing!”Nicholas widened his eyes. He was young and b