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
Nicholas was forced to sit back down. He shot Lorraine a hateful glare from a distance.“That horrible woman nearly had Carlie killed. I’m going to kill her myself the next time I see her.”“Nicky, how are you still so bad-tempered after two years of college? Calm down, calm down…”Coraline’s limpid eyes overflowed with warmth and love as she gazed upon her worrisome little brother.Nicholas may have a short fuse, but he was a nice boy.Coraline’s brother was similar to her in that aspect. He could tolerate being pushed around by others, but he would lose his temper if anyone abused the people he cared about!…The doctor kept Charlotte in the hospital for observation for one day. She was discharged from the hospital the next day when he found that her condition had stabilized.Despite the doctor’s instructions to lay off normal activities for at least a month, Charlotte ignored the servants’ attempts to stop her and insisted on leaving the house to go to the art studio one wee
However, Charlotte did not ask what Zachary had done to Kourtney and just smiled brightly. “It’s great, Zachary didn’t let me down. Now tell me, would you dare to volunteer yourself as Lorraine’s scapegoat again in the future?”“Look at my condition. How shameless could you be to mock me now!?”If this were to take place in the past, Kourtney, who had just gotten teased by Charlotte, would have slapped Charlotte in the face. However, she endured the mockery and her wrath this time.“After leaving Bryson’s house, Zachary sent someone to tail me secretly and took a lot of photos as well as videos of me doing business with different men. He also turned to some technical means to send those photos and videos to my social circle. ““This...” It took Charlotte some time to calm herself down and regain her voice.“What’s the matter? Is there someone among the people who know you in Rothesay who doesn’t know that you’re working in this field? You shouldn’t be feeling embarrassed about the
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