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
Charlotte swayed.She did not notice Zachary’s regal figure swaying too.He had felt as if a knife had gone through his heart when he had seen Charlotte and Rufus together in her bedroom. Now, after hearing Rufus accuse Charlotte of “tempting” him, the same pain surged into his bones and grew even worse than ever…Rufus glanced at the Dragon Blood Ring in Charlotte’s tightly clenched hand, then curled the corners of his lips enigmatically.“Zachary, I’m sorry. I know the commandment ‘thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife’, but I’ve always secretly admired Charlotte, so her temptation was too great. Besides, she invited me to her room when I arrived at your home. She even teased me and asked me to kiss her, touch her, and satisfy her. How could I resist? So I…”“Enough!”Zachary’s voice was actually trembling. He was usually cold and harsh like metal.“Get out!”“Sigh…” Rufus glanced at Zachary, deliberately putting on a guilty face. “Zachary, I’m sorry. I need to tell you th
‘What?’Charlotte was both surprised and confused. “It’s the middle of the day. What are you doing?”Zachary’s icy pupils were dark and bloodthirsty. He was as handsome as a Greek god.Charlotte’s attractive brow twitched.She immediately turned as red as a tomato. Zachary pushed her onto the bed before she could respond.Her heart pounded against her chest.Zachary’s cold, hard heart instantly melted when he saw her tear-stained face. For one fleeting moment, he couldn’t help considering letting her off the hook.However, when he remembered that she had been with another man… the regal man’s eyes once again turned frosty.“Heh.” Zachary’s perfectly angled lips curled up, forming an intriguing curve.“Remember this.”Charlotte’s eyes were nearly bulging from fright.She gradually came back to her senses when Zachary left the room.However, she did not blame him.Zachary had been hurt once, which was why he was so insecure with women. It was perfectly understandable for him
“Alright then. I won’t impose on your time with Mrs. Connor. Please excuse me, I'll leave right away.”Before he turned around, he couldn’t help lamenting after seeing the look on Charlotte’s face. She looked like a flower bud that had suffered through a great storm. “Sigh! Mrs. Connor, I can tell you, but don’t blame him. If there’s anything to blame, blame his illness…”He suddenly felt a piercing chill in the spot between his brows as he spoke. He lifted his gaze and met Zachary’s apocalyptic glare. He gasped.“He he… Calm down, sir. I’m leaving, I’m leaving!”He quickly ran out of the door.Bam!Lucas slammed the door shut.Charlotte and Zachary were left alone in the large living room.Charlotte took a step back in fright, thinking that Zachary must have lost his temper with Lucas because he was still fuming over her “seducing” Rufus.“Uh… What do you want now?”Zachary’s dark, shapely brows were furrowed in a peculiar manner.Upon closer inspection, the emotion in his
“You asked me why I didn’t give you an explanation… Actually, I wanted to explain, but you were in such a frenzy that I couldn’t say a word. How could I explain?”Charlotte’s clear and sweet voice rang out beneath him.Zachary’s Adam’s apple throbbed. “Why did Rufus climb on top of you?”“Well…”Charlotte’s cheeks flared when she remembered the scene. “It’s a secret between us. We swore among ourselves never to tell anyone else about this. So… all I can tell you is that he wants to take something from me. You can’t ask anything else because I won’t say a word no matter the question.”She got to her feet as she spoke. Zachary wanted to help her, but when he remembered her resistance to him, he slowly put his arms down as soon as he reached out. All he could do was stand in the same spot like a statue, watching her walk past him with one hand supporting her body against the wall.‘D*mn it!’He caught a whiff of her unique, sultry scent as she walked past him.His right hand
Just as Charlotte was about to get up, she received a call from Rufus. She hurriedly answered, “Rufus, I was just about to call you. You’re hateful, preposterous, and outrageous!”“Tsk, tsk tsk…”Rufus’s purple eyes flashed bewitchingly on the other end of the line. “Aw… Why is the Simmons’ princess so angry? Have you been fighting with your husband?”“You…”Charlotte trembled all over. Then, she curled her lips exasperatedly.“Sure, you horrible boy. You’ve gotten away with it this time, but let’s talk business. You’ve seen the Dragon Blood Ring, so you’d better help me, or I’ll really destroy it.”“Oh, really?”Rufus leisurely puffed on a cigar as he lay in his bathtub.“I think you’re just trying to scare me because the Dragon Blood Ring is the only leverage you have to threaten me. If you destroy it, you can forget about ever asking for my help to expose Lorraine. Then, you’ll just have to wait an eternity. Lorraine is a goddess in jealous old Zachary’s eyes and will alwa
Bryson stood outside the studio, staring at the street as people walked by. He couldn’t help being reminded of how Charlotte had trolled him into streaking naked along this very street. His handsome face blushed.“Hah! Wait! Has my lack of sleep caused me to hear things? Did someone say that I owed him? Bryson, do you have a screw loose? Is that why you think that I owe you?”Charlotte was overcome with rage. She could no longer control the steering wheel with one hand, so she had to stop her car by the side of the road.Bryson, on the other hand, was perfectly calm on the other end of the line. His face was warm as spring water.“Don’t forget that I helped you take care of Igor when you shot his hands and feet. Then, after that assassin killed him in my home, I helped you clean up after you left. Otherwise, you would’ve been taken to the police station for questioning by now.”Charlotte would have forgotten the entire incident if Bryson hadn’t mentioned it.‘Yes! I wasn’t respon