Lorraine screamed because she had received a firm kick in the chest.The force from that kick was shockingly extreme, and Lorraine had such a frail body. She was sent flying away like a kite snapped from its string. Her back landed on the wall with a loud thump—that stopped her from flying any further away.Lorraine crumpled onto the ground as blood was spurting from her mouth.However, she did not seem to feel any pain. Instead, her pretty, limpid eyes stared at the man who had just kicked her. “Zach… It was you… Zachary… Why… You?”“Lory…”Zachary looked as handsome as a Greek god. His icy pupils were a mixture of guilt and concern.Ever since his marriage to Charlotte, he would always put on a cold and distant mask on his face whenever he was with Lorraine, no matter what happened, just to make her give up on him. He never showed her his true feelings…However, at this very moment, as he stared at Lorraine, whose chin was drenched in blood and was breathing with thin shallow
“Milady, it’s me.”She heard a fresh, youthful male voice.Charlotte felt even more worried. “Luke, why are you answering this call? Where’s Zachary? Why isn’t he answering my calls?”“It’s just as you’ve expected. Miss Larson is badly wounded. Her life is in danger, and she’s undergoing an emergency procedure… Sigh! I never thought that Second Master would hurt Miss Larson so badly just to protect you. If Miss Larson dies, Second Master will never forgive himself.”Lucas was usually cheerful and bright like the sun. But now, his voice was filled with such sorrow that it was heartbreaking.Charlotte held her right hand, which trembled as she held onto the phone.“Milady, if Miss Larson doesn’t make it, you’ll be the only one who can provide Second Master with warmth. You have to be good to him. Don’t make him angry. Stop accepting Zenios’s flowers, and you certainly mustn’t do any movies with Zenios or fool around with him. It would only make Second Master feel even worse.”Lu
Charlotte calmed herself.“I understand. You’re probably blaming yourself for accidentally hurting Lorraine. Perhaps she might forgive you if you stay with her, and you will feel a little better? Why aren’t you with her at the hospital?”She knew that Zachary was in pain.However, he did not seem any different than usual at the moment. He was still that same tall, cold mountain of ice that never seemed to feel any pain…However, the more he tried to hide his emotions with his iciness, the more Charlotte’s heart ached for him.“It had nothing to do with you.”Zachary gave an abrupt reply.‘What?’Charlotte was clearly stunned. “But… You hurt her because of me. She was so disappointed in you before she collapsed—”“You are not involved in any of this.”He calmly cut her off. As he stared at the haggard yet incomparably beautiful and exquisite girl before him, Zachary finally felt a hint of warmth in his guilt-ridden, cold, and remorseful heart.“Remember, little girl. Regardle
Zachary squinted his eyes. “Name your price,” he replied in a cold voice.“Name my price? Hehe… You’re always hurting Lory. You know perfectly well that she wants nothing more than a simple few words of concern from you, a hug, and a kiss. Yet, the first thing you do is try to use cash to shut her up… But you’re not using cash at all. You’re stabbing her heart with a knife!”The sharp, cold glare Jebediah held upon Zachary increased along with his heartache for Lorraine.The regal-looking Zachary, on the other hand, was as calm as water.“I cannot fulfill those conditions, Uncle Jebediah. Don’t forget. I’m a married man. You’re urging me to betray my marriage by asking me to hug another woman who isn’t my wife.”“Zachary Connor, you b*stard!”Jebediah’s chest was rising and falling rapidly from rage as if he could spit out blood at any moment.He pointed a trembling finger at Zachary’s face.“Looks like you don’t feel any remorse for Lory at all. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have
So, anyone unfamiliar with their situation would have mistaken him and Jebediah as identical twins.Actually, even though he addressed Jebediah as “Uncle Jebediah” due to family hierarchy constraints, their relationship was more like a brotherhood.In the past, when Zachary had been deeply in love with Lorraine and had discovered that Lorraine had suddenly cheated on him with Jebediah and bore him a child, he couldn’t bring himself to sever his ties with him…Zachary never thought that Jebediah, his special “brother”, would one day cut ties with him over Lorraine!Zachary, who had always been as regal as a king, was now staring dazedly at Jebediah as he drew further and further away from him with a childlike, absentminded look on his face. He was like a little boy who had made a mistake.Bam!Jebediah angrily slammed his car door shut.He was just about to start his car when an exquisite gift box on his passenger seat caught his eye.He stared at the gift box, momentarily taken
Charlotte’s heart pounded rapidly against her chest. Her face looked like it was lit up in flames.She moved her lips but could not say a word. Instead, she simply buried herself in Zachary’s arms and wrapped her slender arms around him gently.She could feel his body trembling violently.It’s true, even the strongest person in the world had moments of anguish. The regal, kingly Zachary was no different…Not only had Zachary been cruel to Lorraine for her sake, but he had severed ties with Jebediah too. He had lost too much because of her. She had to treasure him, be good to him, and love him…Unbeknownst to her, when she buried herself into Zachary’s arms, the melancholic gaze in his eyes, which had been frozen like ice, instantly disappeared. His eyes instantly filled with determination.‘Yes! Losing a close relative and friend like Jebediah felt like a stab in the heart. But it was worth it, for Charlotte’s sake. It doesn’t matter what I lose. It’s worth it, as long as it’s fo
“Alright then, we’ll start now. Mindy, give Mrs. Connor her costume.”Dickson stepped aside once he had said this. Before Charlotte could make sense of the situation, a woman in a blue suit, who had been standing on Dickson’s right, tossed Charlotte a pile of clothes at her feet and icily said, “Mr. Barkley’s time is precious. This is not your house where you’d have a group of people pandering to your every need, you sickly little princess.”‘What? Who’s a sickly little princess? Who wants anyone to pander to her every need? Why do I get the feeling that everyone’s being very cold to me?’Charlotte put on her costume.The clothes were a little old, slightly too big on her, and even had a weird stench, as if they had just been fished out from the trash. However, Charlotte didn’t care about these minor details. She arrived in front of Dickson, dressed in a medieval costume.“I’m ready, Mr. Barkley. We can start now.”“Mm.”Dickson seemed cold and different on the surface, but de
The ice-cold river water soaked Charlotte’s chest. She nearly collapsed from the cold during the first few minutes.However, she took a deep breath and forced her legs to walk toward the bleeding man who lay beneath his horse on the other side of the river.According to the script, Vincent Darkholme had fought alone against an army of men on horseback from across the river in order to protect her. In the end, he was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse. Seeing this, Violet Lane ignored the fact that she was pregnant and crossed the river to save him.Today, a temporary actor was playing Vincent’s part.However, this was not important.Charlotte had imagined Vincent as Zachary.She remembered how Tiffany’s poisoned arrow had hit Zachary, nearly losing his life a few months ago just to save her.Time seemed to turn back to that very moment. She felt as if the man who was lying on the ground, bleeding, really was Zachary. She tried her best to cross the river and run to his side
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