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
Dickson, who had been frowning over the past two days, finally cracked a smile as he watched Charlotte walk away.He had naturally thought that Charlotte would turn out to be a difficult diva, more difficult than those celebrities who enjoyed putting on airs. After all, she was Zachary Connor’s wife, and he had heard that Zachary prized her like treasure.To his surprise, Charlotte was not afraid of hardship. She had jumped into the ice-cold water without hesitation.The most surprising part of all—despite the fact that the girl had zero experience in acting, she had exuded charm as she had been running toward “Vincent Darkholme”. Her expression had been full of sorrow. She had been so immersed in her role that she had actually burst into tears when she held “Vincent Darkholme”...Not many A-list actresses had her level of acting skills either!She would probably shock the world with his guidance from now on!Furthermore, she had a pure, natural, incomparably exquisite face. Dick
However, after the ripples of excitement subsided in her eyes, the anticipation in Charlotte’s gaze turned into rejection. “Since you’ve found a place where evidence is hidden, shouldn’t you be on your way to get the evidence now? Why are you back here again?”Bryson stood in the wind, the evening sun shining down on his silhouette and his face looking as handsome as a sculpture. “Because Michael locked the evidence in the Time Capsule.”Charlotte understood everything in an instant.The Time Capsule—Three years ago, when Charlotte and Bryson had still been a couple, Michael had created a cryptex for the three of them that required the fingerprints of at least two of them to be unlocked.Now that Michael was no longer alive, Bryson could only come to her.“In that case, what are we waiting for? Let’s hurry!” Charlotte got back in the car nimbly.Bryson grabbed her hand nervously. “I suspect that Jebediah may have secretly installed a tracking device in your car. That’s how he f