People walked back and forth in the corridor outside the ward.Charlotte stood in front of the door of Room 201 and waited for at least ten minutes before knocking her finger on the door again.Knock! Before she took her finger off the door, someone had pulled the door open from the inside, and a tall figure approached her like a moving mountain.“Aaah—” Charlotte first screamed in fright before calming down as quickly as possible. “Jebediah, I have important matters to discuss with Lorraine. Please let me in.”“Something important?” Jebediah sneered. “I think that silly boy Nicholas is just a pawn on this chessboard of yours. Is the life and death of a pawn really that important to you?”Charlotte’s eyebrows twitched.‘Jebediah! It turns out that he knows why I came here to see Lorraine!’Jebediah, who had already walked out of the ward, slammed the door to close it while Charlotte was still in a trance.In the next second, Jebediah’s powerful hands grabbed her by her slende
Every time when she stood in front of him, she would be awash with so much apprehension and nervousness that she would forget how to act like herself. That being said, she would miss him whenever she was separated from him, even for a few hours. She would approach him without any hesitation the moment she saw him, just like the moth that darted into the flame. When she was walking to him, although she felt apprehensive, she would become more and more excited and elated as she got closer to him… This was the first time Charlotte walked up to him reluctantly. She stopped one step away from Zachary. She feared that the longer she waited, the more indecisive she would become. As such, she said, “Zachary, can you promise me that you will divorce me?”The moment she finished speaking, she was startled by Zachary’s cold, deathly gaze. It was to the point she took three steps back.“So this is the answer you’ve come to after discussing with Lory?” Zachary’s seductive voice wafted into
Charlotte’s brain went blank for a moment, and then her heart leaped into a gallop.The perfect and regal Zachary had wrapped his two powerful arms around her, trapping her tightly in his embrace. His pair of seductive lips were planted firmly on hers, and his tongue was inside of her mouth, twirling and swirling around as if it was searching for a treasure.Their breaths, the taste of her tears, all of them had mingled together.Once again, she fell deeper and deeper into his kiss, as if she was falling into a gorgeous dream of beauty.She was so engrossed in it to the point that she still stood frozen stiff on the spot and could not come around to her senses even though Zachary’s lips had already left her.Zachary then turned around and left.A helpless smile turned up the corner of her lips as she watched him walking further and further away.Zachary!She could not understand why he kissed her since he had already agreed to divorce her.Was that a final farewell kiss?“Heh
“Where is Zach? Why hasn’t he gone to see Lory? Zach… He… Why did he leave?!” Jebediah had just arrived at the London plane tree. His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief when he saw Zachary and Lucas enter the car. Charlotte replied nonchalantly, “Who knows?” She was confused as well. She did not know why Zachary didn’t go to see Lorraine but just went away like that.“Really?” Jebediah scoffed.” Do you think I’m stupid? Do you think I don’t know this is all part of your tricks?”Charlotte was confused. “What are you talking about?”“Hah…” The sarcastic grin on Jebediah’s face grew broad.“Zach rushed to the hospital right away when he got wind that Lory was injured. At that time, she was still in the operating room. However, once you came, Zach instantly became indifferent to Lory. He actually left her and went away. I think it’s pretty much self-explanatory. It must be you who badmouthed Lory behind her back and prevented him from seeing Lory!”‘Erm…’Charlotte did no
At Rothesay North Outer Ring Park...There was an aqua blue supercar in front of the entrance of the garden right now. Those who were familiar with automobiles would be able to recognize this car as the super Bugatti that was named as the top automobile of the quarter by the Global Luxury Auto Direct magazine.The man sitting in front of the car was beyond handsome. He had a body comparable to a fashion model, and he was even more charming than the car.Charlotte saw him from afar.She quickly pulled up close, and instead of getting out of the car, she pushed the door open.“Catch.”She lifted her arm, and a streak of red flew toward Rufus, who was sitting in front of the car.Rufus quickly captured it with both hands. His purple eyes were gleaming as he stared at the Dragon Blood Ring.Charlotte looked at the ring, and it seemed like she was reluctant to let it go.“For the past five years, I would study it whenever I got the time, but unfortunately, I was still unable to dis
The maid looked up and realized Charlotte was not listening at all. Instead, she was looking around as if she was searching for a certain figure.The maid shook her head awkwardly before turning around and heading toward the kitchen.“Is Zachary back yet?” Charlotte’s clear voice suddenly erupted, and it was only then the maid realized the person Charlotte was searching for was Zachary.“Erm, Mr. Connor has not returned yet. He’s been out with Luke since this morning. Mr. Connor is very busy, and it’s common for him to come home late. If you’re looking for Mr. Connor, you can just make a call to him.”Charlotte did not reply.Zachary usually worked very late. In the past, she would not feel anything when she didn’t see him by the time she came home at night.At present, just when their wedding ceremony was around the corner, she felt the house was empty and cold without him.Charlotte did not return to the second floor like she used to do. Instead, she went to the third floor.
“Wait, Cora! Why can’t I understand you at all?”Charlotte was clearly panicking.“What do you mean, ‘Zachary had to pay a heavy price for me’? What do you mean he was actually ‘willing to do it, for my sake’... Has something happened? Something that I wasn’t aware of?”“Oh my God! All of Rothesay has turned upside down, and you’re actually completely ignorant?”Coraline’s pretty face was filled with shock.“Zachary gave six of his most lucrative companies away to Jebediah three days ago, allowing Jebediah to take his place as the king of the business world in Rothesay. That’s why Jebediah and Lorraine did not file a lawsuit against Nicky. Nicky’s home now, safe and sound. The matter is closed.”Charlotte searched for “Rothesay Business News” online through her phone.As expected, the headlines over the last three days all consisted of news regarding Zachary handing over the companies he had painstakingly founded to Jebediah.No one wouldn’t care about money, and wealthy people
“I… Have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about…”“Really?”Zachary arrived in front of Charlotte in a single step. His long legs were capable of taking big steps.He held her sharp chin with his wide, large hand. His clear, magnetic, and charming voice and his warm breath brushed against her face. “Are you implying that you’ve already forgotten that you’ve threatened to divorce me, to force me into saving that bad-tempered friend of yours just three days ago?”‘Oh my God! I was seriously asking him for divorce three days ago! I was being serious! In the end, Zachary did not take me seriously and thought that I was only threatening him! No wonder he kissed me after my request for a divorce! He had no idea that I had actually decided to divorce him at the time! It’s no wonder he said that he’d give me a perfect ending in three days… He meant that he would “do as I say” and bring Nicky home, safe and sound in three days…”“Uh… Uhm…” Charlotte wanted to explain to Zachary t