She smiled at Zachary. âLuke told me that you have to drink warm water whenever your symptoms flare up. Thereâs a cup of warm water on the table. You should drink it.âA crack formed in Zacharyâs chiseled face.Charlotte knew that he would never be able to catch up to her at this point, as he was pretty far away from her. So she wasnât scared. In fact, she giggled and stuck out her tongue. âWhy are you still glaring at me, Zachary? Your sickness is more important. Drink your water!âShe ran upstairs at top speed as soon as she said this.âZachary! He must have seen Lorraine again today. Thatâs why heâs experiencing symptoms and is so tense. From now on, Iâm not going to coax him or console him whenever he experiences his symptoms. Iâm certainly not going to be his punching bag either. Iâm going to annoy him, just like today!âClick! Thud!The door on the second floor opened and closed.Zachary stood at the doorway of the first-floor living room like an ice sculpture. His sulle
âOf course. Youâre Miss Larsonâs sister and Mr. Connorâs wife. Poopoo is no different from your own son. You can hold him whenever you like.â The nanny pushed the stroller nearer to Charlotte.Charlotteâs fingers stiffened.âPoopoo is no different from my own sonâĶâThe nanny was simply making a nonchalant statement, yet it brought an earth-shattering tsunami into her heart, like a hurricane.She picked up the baby excitedly.The babyâs unique fragrance washed over her as a special kind of happiness overwhelmed her too. She could feel his heartbeat as she held the tender little baby in her arms. The rhythm of his heartbeat was strangely in line with hers as if their hearts were beating as oneâĶâMaâĶ Ma.âThe baby gurgled in a babyish tone.Charlotteâs mind went blank.She nearly lost her sense of rationality and nodded in response, at first.However, she was still quite conscious.She knew that the first word that babies less than a year old was commonly âmamaâ. In other words
âWerenât you badly injured? How did you do it?ââWell, itâs obvious. One wordâmoneyâĶâAt this point, Lorraine suddenly felt as if a fishbone had been stuck in her throat because she had heard Poopoo calling Charlotte âmamaâ in her arms. Was there some sort of psychic connection between mothers and their children?She had been trying to get Poopoo to say the word, over and over again, every day, but he had been vehemently refusing to call her âmamaâ. Yet as soon as Charlotte held him in her arms, it came from his lips so naturallyâĶLorraine calmed herself.âYou can go online and see for yourself. The technology in plastic surgery has certainly grown rapidly. Changing your face is pretty easy as long as youâre willing to pay for it, let alone getting rid of a scar. Iâm glad that Jebediahâs willing to spend on me. He even told me that I could make my face even prettier if I wanted to since Iâm getting rid of the scar. But I refused. Iâd like to go back to the way I used to be. That
Charlotte was shocked.In the past month or so, Zachary had fallen ill more than once. She had always thought that Zachary had been meeting with Lorraine frequently. Only now did she learn that he had never seen Lorraine all this time...He would only get sick when he saw Lorraine in the past.Now, his condition had become so serious that he would fall ill without having to see Lorraine? Even thinking about her was sufficient to cause that?Zachary had already come to Lorraine and casually opened his pearl-white teeth and thin lips. âCongratulations on the great recovery.âCharlotte bit her lip unhappily. A hole seemed to have been drilled open in her heart the moment Zachary congratulated Lorraine, and endless jealousy started gushing out like crazy...Unexpectedly, Lorraineâs face seemed to be frozen.Ever since Zachary arrived at the scene, his gaze had always been on Charlotte. He had never looked away from Charlotte, even when he was talking to her.âHe didnât even take a
Okay! He had gotten a little too excited indeed after he saw Charlotte.Miranda rubbed Zeniosâs head and gave Charlotte an irritated sideways glance. âSigh! Poor Zenios. As one of your elders in the family, let me warn you about something. When it comes to some overly ambitious women, thereâs no need to try to do anything to win her heart after sheâs gotten herself a man thatâs better than you. Because after sheâs secured that man, thereâs no way that sheâll set her eyes on you anymore. Unless youâve become better than the man thatâs standing next to her, or pray that the man will someday reduce to a standard thatâs inferior to you, thatâs the time when she may reconsider you.ââAbout thisâĶ Ahem!â Of course, Zenios understood that the âbetter manâ that Miranda referred to was Zachary.He could not help but glance at Zachary.Unexpectedly, Zachary was glaring at him with a cold and terrifying gaze. The moment his gaze collided with Zacharyâs glare, he trembled with fright and hurrie
âOkay.â Lorraine gave off a sweet and faint smile.No one could see the disdain in her eyes.âIn fact, the more domineering some people are on the outside, the more fragile they are deep down. The reason why such people are arrogant and domineering on the outside is actually to satisfy their self-esteem and make others look up to them...âSuch people are often very ingenuous. So if someone were to want to please such a person, all they need to do is tell them things they like to hear, endure them, and compliment them!âMiranda is such a person.âTherefore, in the past few months, Lorraine had been creating several random encounters between her and Miranda. She had invited Miranda to a meal several times, had given her two designer bags and three clothes, and had always been complimenting her for her âfine skinâ, âgood figureâ, âsincere personalityâ, and so on...Gradually, Miranda had forgotten about their former enmity and started to treat her as her best friend...Lorraine wan
Charlotteâs heart skipped a beat, and her body became as stiff as a rubber band that had been stretched to its limit.She knew that Zachary was a man of his words.Since Zachary had promised to fulfill all of Mirandaâs birthday wishes, he would definitely keep his promise. Hence, Zachary would surely comply with Miranda.âNo! I would never allow such a thing to happen!â Charlotte decided that once Zachary agreed to comply with the request, she would bravely stand up and stop him at the risk of offending him! âIâm Zacharyâs legal wife! I will never allow my husband to kiss any woman other than myself!âTherefore, she stared at Zachary, holding her breath...âMimi, although I know you did this for my sake, my relationship with Zachary isnât exactly the same as it was in the past, so donâtâââLory, donât say anything anymore. This is between my brother and me, and it has nothing to do with you.â Miranda interrupted Lorraine, slightly raised her delicate face, and looked at her breat
Knowing that Zachary was a man who would not take back his own words, Miranda immediately changed her wish. âOkay, then Iâll change my wish. Iâve grown bored of the Bugatti that you gave me last year. I want the latest version of the gold Lamborghini.âZachary responded with a glacial expression. âIâm afraid that your wish will only come true in the coming year.âMiranda was a little flustered. âWhy?âThe syllables that escaped Zacharyâs thin lips sounded unconcerned. âBecause I only promised you that youâd only get one chance at naming your birthday wish each year, and youâve already made yours this year.ââZach! How can you do this to me!?â Miranda, who went for wool but came back shorn, was so furious that she was trembling with anger. However, she knew better than anyone that she could not change Zacharyâs mind no matter how hard she tried once he had decided on something. She could only stomp her feet unwillingly.âHmph! If youâre not going to give me anything, then weâll jus
As expected, a video had been sent to Charlotteâs 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.âThis 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. Youâre welcome!âCharlotteâs expression stiffened.A few minutes later, she received another message.âI wonât let anyone see this. Donât worry.âCharlotte 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 Masseratiâs door and said in a
âLoryâĶâ A clear and melodious voice called out.A fair hand held her by the wrist as a car stopped nearby.âZachary is openly making love to another woman in front of you. Heâs obviously just trying to hurt you. You know this, so why are you still standing here, watching foolishly?âLorraine shook her head feebly. It took her a while before she calmed down and replied shakily, âYouâre wrong, Jez. Zachary isnât doing it with her to hurt me. Iâm nothing to him now. Carlie is the only thing that matters to him. He would never use tools to hurt me. Heâs doing this because heâs so in love with Carlie that heâs lost control!ââUhâĶâ Jezebel turned awkwardly toward Charlotteâs car, shook her head, and said, âLory, since you know you mean nothing to Zachary, why are you still torturing yourself? Forget him, and Iâll take you anywhere you like. Isnât that much better?ââNo!â Lorraine grimaced. Her eyes flashed hatefully.âItâs all Charlotteâs fault that Zach and I have ended up this way. I
The corners of Charlotteâs lips twitched. âI donât think thatâs a good idea.ââWhy?â 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 supermodelâs.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 silhouetteâĶâD*mn it!âZachary realized that the longer his gaze lingered on Charlotteâs body, the brighter the flames of passion burned within him, even though he had always abstained.âBased on Rothesay tradition, a man and a woman can only be considered husband and wife after holding a proper wedding ceremony. I know weâve registered, but people will talk if we live together without having a ceremony,â 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 didnât want Zachary to do itâĶ But not because she didnât want Lorraine to die. It was because Lorraine had Jezebelâs support. If Zachary killed her, Jezebel would do everything to avenge Lorraine.It wasnât worth it for Zachary to plunge into mutual destruction with Lorraine. She didnât 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-driverâs seat.Zachary didnât speak. Instead, he stared at her.Despite her intimate relatio
âWhat have you done?â Zacharyâs voice was as cold as a frosty wind.âIâve 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!âCharlotteâs entire body went cold as soon as she heard this.âHeheheâĶ Sorry, Zach, I misspoke. I shouldnât have said âher two kidsâ. Theyâre yours and Charlotteâs kids, arenât they?âLorraine 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. âHahahahaâĶ Look at that nervous look on your face, Zach. Youâve always been fearless, but sheâs the only one whoâs ever been able to make you lose your sh*t, isnât she?âZachary 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. âZachary, what do you mean by these scary remarks? Iâm pregnant, yet you kicked me, disregarding mine and the childâs well-being. Could you be... Are you thinking of... Are you thinking of killing me?ââA wicked woman like you deserves more than just death.â Zacharyâs cold voice slapped Lorraine in the face.Lorraineâs 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!âBut... wicked woman?âI didnât expect to be labeled as a âwicked womanâ in Zacharyâs heart someday!âAs he was glaring at this pitiful woman, there was not even a hint of sympathy in Zacharyâs eyes, and his voice still sounded frigid and merci
Lucas called not long after Charlotte put down her cell phone. âMilady, I just received a call from my ex-girlfriend, who I dumped last month, and she said that she just found out that sheâs pregnant and she suspects that the baby might be my child... Ahem!âTherefore, I have to go to the hospital to get a paternity test with her as soon as possible. I donât 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 Masterâs house.âCharlotte 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 Ferrariâs door was pushed open abruptly, and Lorraine walked in front of Charlotteâs car angrily. She then pointed at Charlotte with her trembling right hand. âCharlotte Simmon
âDonât forget who I am. Thereâs nothing that I canât find out as long as I want to know... AaaahââBaby, youâre hurting me. Donât be too greedy... Oh, slow down, Iâm on the phone. Oh. Owââ The manâs voice was interrupted by a series of his own cries, and a womanâs moans were coming from the background at the same time.Charlotte vaguely pictured a rather explicit scene, blushed, and cleared her throat. âUm... I can call you later if itâs inconvenient for you to speak now.ââThereâs no need. Itâs convenient. Very convenient... Good girls, wait for me on the bed. Iâll get angry otherwise, understand?ââHmph, are we less significant than your phone calls? Hmph!ââDonât keep us waiting!âThe sound of footsteps faded away.The man squinted his rare violet eyes and said languidly, âMy little Simmons Princess, Iâve long heard people say that youâre still alive, and I really want to take a look at you with my own eyes, but Iâve 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. âSheâs my wife right now, so sheâs your niece-in-law. You shouldnât call her âthat womanâ anymore.âThe corner of the manâs lips curled up a little when he heard what Zachary had said. However, he soon reverted to his serious expression and continued. âZach, even if sheâs your wife now, I have to warn you. You have to think twice before you act. My great-grandfather, whoâs 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?ââYes,â Zachary replied, his deep brown eyes filled with murderous intent. âI owe her a wedding, and I donât want them to interfere with my wedding.âThe man opened his mou