“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
“Charlotte Simmons!” Lorraine was so angry that she lifted her arm and wanted to slap Charlotte’s cheek.However, considering that she could not beat Charlotte, she retracted that arm in time.She was so furious deep down that it felt like a knife was jammed in her heart. Her body trembled as if she was being submerged in a sub-zero lake. “You took away my beloved man and our child, don’t you think that’s enough? Now, you even want to take my brother away from me!”Although Charlotte did not know what Garrison had done to Lorraine, she did care to explain.She stood two steps higher than Lorraine on the staircase, and arrogance was the only emotion found on that exquisite face of hers.From now on, she would never lower her dignity in front of Lorraine.“Sure enough, you instigated my brother into doing this. He loves me so much, so if it weren’t for your bewitchment, how could he be so cruel to me?” Lorraine was more certain of her guess when she saw Charlotte’s cold and haughty
“Who’s scared? You... You’re the one that should be scared!” Lorraine, who stood up stubbornly, concealed the panic in her eyes immediately. “Just you wait, Charlotte Simmons!”After leaving the threat behind, Lorraine quickly walked down the steps and ran toward the end of the bridge.The mist on the bridge was so heavy that Lorraine’s figure disappeared in a blink of an eye.Charlotte looked in the direction where Lorraine’s figure disappeared in a daze, and a trace of loss that had been hidden at the bottom of her eyes gradually surfaced.In fact, Charlotte had really thought about making peace with Lorraine. She had thought to treat Lorraine well if she would recognize her as her elder sister.However, Lorraine’s cruelty and decisiveness had cut off the remaining sisterhood that Charlotte had for her. Everything that she had done had forced Charlotte step by step into a situation in which everything between them was now irreconcilable.“How are you feeling?” This mellow voice
‘Garrison is a person that has cardinal principles. He must know that Lorraine will only go deeper and deeper down the road.‘If Garrison were to show Zachary the truth, even though Zachary would inevitably hate Lorraine, he would still let Lorraine go, considering that she once saved his life. And in that case, although Lorraine would hate Garrison for a short while, she would totally give up on Zachary and would not commit any more crimes in the future...‘That would benefit everybody! And Garrison must know about these. Therefore, he’ll definitely go to Zachary and tell the truth!’At that moment, even Garrison could feel Charlotte’s excitement from the other bridge.However, Garrison shook his head. “Sorry, Carlie, I can’t do so.”Charlotte panicked. “Why!? You should know that it’ll only do everyone good if you do so! You clearly have the ability to expose her very easily!”“Carlie, wake up, don’t be delusional already...” The handsome man revealed a trace of helplessness th
There was no response.Zachary was still holding the binoculars and staring at Charlotte, who was on the bridge.These binoculars were the latest product developed by a tech company that belonged to Zachary. It could visualize the image of a person who was being blocked by thin obstacles thanks to its infrared technology. Although the thick fog was covering the Rainbow Bridge, Zachary could see every detail between Charlotte and Garrison extremely clearly.“Second Master, Mrs. Connor has already left Garrison and got off the bridge by herself. What else are you looking at? If you want to see Mrs. Connor that badly, you can just rush onto the bridge while she’s not paying attention, then kiss her up there. Isn’t this better—”“Shut up.” Two piercing cold syllables escaped Zachary’s thin lips.Lucas shut his mouth obediently.Charlotte’s car was parked on the other side of the bridge.Zachary put the binoculars down only after he confirmed that Charlotte had gotten in her car, sta
As soon as Charlotte walked into the living room on the second floor, she heard heavy footsteps coming from the spiral staircase.She wanted to go out and see who it was. However, just when she was turning around, the heavy door was pushed open hurriedly, and a tall figure caught her eyes immediately.She first saw the pair of slender brows and bright eyes found on the man’s face, then his tall and well-built figure. Charlotte suspected that this was an illusion.“Tsk, tsk, tsk... Are you so surprised to see me? My little princess of the Simmons!” The man got closer and closer to Charlotte while talking mischievously and playfully.Charlotte had not recovered until the man had arrived in front of her.“Rufus Michaels? Is this you?”“Ha, ha, ha!” The man laughed while his rare violet eyes squinted into a narrow gap. “Didn’t you say that you’d be able to recognize me even if I were to be incinerated into ashes back then? But why, why can’t the little princess of the Simmons not rec
Charlotte walked further and further away.A dark aura bloomed within Rufus’s ethereal purple eyes as he squinted at her.‘Charlotte Simmons!’ The most wanted socialist was a nightmare in his eyes.Charlotte locked her room door. The copper cipher box lay quietly in the deepest corner of her closet.She entered the password and opened the box, revealing the Dragon Blood Ring before her eyes. The room was dim, yet the glow from the ruby on the ring was still dazzling.She had kept this ring for five years.According to legend, the ruby in this ring contained a drop of dragon blood, and this ring was the key to uncovering the ultimate puzzle of life after death…This was why Charlotte was fascinated by this ring.This was the reason Charlotte had persistently used deception to take this ring, which should have belonged to Rufus that year.‘Sigh!’Charlotte couldn’t help blushing at the thought of this.She carefully picked up the ring and left the bedroom.She had only ju
Charlotte panicked even more when she heard Lucas’s scream, as she realized that her current position beneath Rufus could easily generate a misunderstanding. “Rufus, let go of me this instant. Zachary’s back. He’s right behind you.”Rufus, who fully intended to take the ring back, completely ignored Charlotte.He moved his handsome, Adonis-like face further toward Charlotte’s breast. His thin, charming lips moved closer and closer toward her body…Zachary’s dark, inky eyes grew colder and colder as he stood behind him. “Sir, Rufus is your good friend. Don’t go too far…”Lucas failed to hold him back. Zachary’s strong, iron-like right hand landed heavily on Rufus’s right arm.Regal Zachary had frighteningly great strength. Rufus was lifted from Charlotte’s body despite his tall and strong figure and was flung away from her.Thud!Rufus landed on the ground, right on his buttocks. He narrowed his unique purple eyes, temporarily unable to get his bearings. He stared at Zachary ab
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