Kourtney’s hands trembled as she heard that voice, and the high-end LV handbag she had just picked up for less than a minute fell to the ground again.The people who were there eating all scattered in a rush.Kourtney wanted to get into the crowd and escape but was blocked by a tall man. “We’re all coming for you. How can we get back at you for Mrs. Connor if you’re gone?”“You... What do you want?” Kourtney, who was acting arrogantly toward Charlotte just now, trembled so vigorously that she could not even speak.Zachary had always been a ruthless man and had never shown mercy to his enemies. Kourtney had already witnessed and experienced Zachary’s unforgiving side.Now, Zachary had sent so many people here to besiege her, so she was even more frightened.“Why didn’t we see such fright coming from you when you were splashing lemonade on Ms. Simmons? And you almost wet your pants now that we’re here.” The man looked at Kourtney sarcastically.“Second Master told us to listen to
“There’s no such need anymore.”“But, she just treated you so rudely. Are you going to just let this slide? Should we make her pay for it... Ms. Simmons, Ms. Simmons...”Charlotte had already gone far.Looking at her slender but haughty silhouette, the man sighed deeply. ‘No wonder Mr. Connor cares so much about Ms. Simmons. Both of them are the same kind of people—indifferent and cold on the surface, but in fact, they’re very affectionate and righteous deep down.‘Even though Kourtney has always been so stone-hearted toward Ms. Simmons, she was brought into this world by Kourtney, so what else can she do to Kourtney?’Back in the studio, the familiar smell of canvases and paint was all over the place. However, Charlotte’s mood did not get any better.For others, a mother was an eternal source of warmth and dependence. But for her, it was the most painful wound in her heart that would never heal... Every time she met Kourtney, she had to let the wound heal silently for a long tim
When Charlotte returned to the Divine Sanctuary District, a middle-aged man in a white suit was standing in front of the French windows.Seeing that Charlotte was entering the mansion through the front door, the man straightened his bow tie and greeted her. “Ms. Simmons, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tito Ortiz. I’m a lawyer. You can call me Mr. Ortiz, Uncle Ortiz, Old Man Ortiz... Hehe, in short, you can call me whatever you prefer. It’s not a big deal to me.”‘Wait a minute! Tito Ortiz! Isn’t he the world’s number one platinum-tier lawyer! I heard that he’s been in the industry for 23 years and has never lost a single lawsuit. Moreover, his reputation and repertoire are so prestigious that no ordinary person should be able to hire him as their representative.’But, looking at this handsome, respectful, and easy-going middle-aged man...Charlotte’s eyes looked confused. “I’m sorry, this might sound a little offensive and awkward, but do you happen to have the sam
However, Zachary, the devil incarnate, had actually kidnapped his beloved wife to threaten him, just to force him to defend Charlotte. He wouldn’t dare defy him.“Miss Larson is determined to send you to prison. She’s even hired a highly capable lawyer. All I can do is try my best to reduce your sentence.”Charlotte’s exquisite face flashed with hints of panic. “Are you saying that a prison sentence is inevitable? How long would I have to stay in prison?”Tito’s gentle gaze was filled with hints of sympathy. “Based on my understanding of this case, I can only reduce the length of your sentence to one and a half years at most.”‘Does that mean that I’ll have to stay in prison for at least a year and a half?’She was ready for this.Even though she had not considered the unavoidable consequences when she’d strangled Lorraine, Lorraine had not received her just deserts for sending people to fertilize her with someone else’s child and throwing her off that cliff. She, on the other
“Ah! Zach’s home. I won’t bother you then. You two go right ahead and talk.”Walter hurriedly ended the call.Zachary was now right in front of Charlotte. He lowered his gaze and looked at her charming face.“Has Mr. Ortiz spoken to you?”“Mmhm.”Charlotte was seemingly calm on the surface, but her fingers curled nervously.Time flew.According to her calculations, she and Zachary had been married for more than 130 days. She was familiar enough with him, but he still made her so nervous that she had difficulty breathing whenever he was next to her, just like the first day they had met.“Don’t worry. Whatever Mr. Ortiz described won’t happen.” Zachary’s magnetic, melodious voice brushed against her like music.Charlotte’s snow-white face was filled with confusion.“I don’t understand what you mean.”“You’re not going to prison. I won’t let it happen,” Zachary replied indifferently with an expressionless look on his face.‘What?’“Mr. Ortiz made it very clear. Lorraine has a
That explained why she’d sensed such a weight in Zachary’s heart when he’d stood in front of her. He was going to issue Lorraine a merciless ultimatum for her sake once again!Charlotte had no idea how she managed to find her way back to her bedroom.She tossed and turned on her bed. Her mind was filled with all the things Zachary had done to Lorraine for her sake…Charlotte couldn’t sleep the entire night.She got up the next day at the crack of dawn.When she pushed the bedroom door open, she saw Zachary standing in front of the French windows, reading his book as usual.No! To be more accurate, Zachary wasn’t reading a book. He was holding a book of classic literature and staring into space!This was Charlotte’s first time seeing him in a daze.She used to think that a man like Zachary, who earned a lot of money per second, would value his time more than the average human. He would never waste his time daydreaming…The most shocking thing of all was that Zachary, who was al
“Garrison,” Lucas answered, shaking his head before he quickly ran after Zachary.Charlotte immediately called Garrison. However, his phone was turned off.She hurriedly washed up, changed clothes, and rushed down the spiral staircase.A maid called out to her when she saw Charlotte rushing past the dining table. “Ma’am, breakfast is ready. Perhaps you should eat before you leave?”“Not eating!” Charlotte kept running ahead without turning back.“Madam, your body isn’t completely healed yet. You have to monitor your nutrients. The doctor said that breakfast is important… Ma’am… Ma’am!”Charlotte had disappeared out of the door long ago.Zachary saw on the couch, quietly watching the entire scene. His gaze was so dark that it seemed like he could swallow the world.“See, sir? Mrs. Connor won’t even eat her breakfast because she’s too eager to see Garrison. Sigh… Hard work certainly pays off. The love of this highly-devoted Garrison has finally moved her…”Lucas noticed Zachary’
“Garrison?”Garrison’s melancholic gaze immediately shone. “Carlie! Is it really you, Carlie?”“Yes.”Charlotte gently placed her hands on the railing of the bridge when she arrived directly opposite Garrison. Garrison’s handsome face was faintly discernible amidst the fog from two meters away.“I just found out that you made Lorraine drop the lawsuit today. How did you convince her?”“I’m her brother and the one person in this world who loves her the most,” Garrison replied with a nonchalant gaze. “I could make her drop the charges easily. All I needed to do was say the word.”“I don’t believe that…” Charlotte shook her head. “Lorraine really cared about that baby. I could tell. The heartbroken look on her face after that incident was no act. She was determined to make me pay for it. You could not have managed to convince her to give up so easily despite being her brother.”“Well then, you don’t have to feel so conflicted. Consider it an expression of sentiment between us.” Gar
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