After coming back from the dead, he truly understood why Charlotte had not killed Tiffany like he had wanted to, no matter how much she hated her.He might have avenged Bryson that way, but he would have lost his life in the process too! His mother, whose world revolved around him, had cried herself to exhaustion when he had been sentenced to death. According to Zachary, Charlotte had been devastated too. She had completely lost her wits…If his execution had been carried out and his life had ended like that, he would have pushed his loved ones into a fiery furnace!At that moment, a black Stretch Lincoln Limousine stopped outside the French windows.Soon, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in. He bowed before Zachary and said with reverence, “Mr. Connor, everything’s been arranged according to your wishes. He must leave with me as soon as possible, just in case.”Zachary’s handsome face was as black as a cauldron’s bottom, and his voice was like ice. “Mm!”Nightingale shiv
Zachary’s inky, dark eyes flashed with a peculiar glint.“Why do you ask?”“You’re always so good to me. I used to think that you were simply carrying out your duties as my husband, that you would have done the same for any other woman who was your wife, but you’ve been way too good to me. I can’t help but think… Well…”Charlotte was now incoherent. She patted her racing heart.“Okay, I just want to know if your kindness for me stems simply from duty. Is there any other reason? For example… love?”The regal, cold, stunningly handsome man gently raised his dark brow.“I’ve always believed that there’s no need to talk about established facts. As long as someone isn’t stupid and thinks it over carefully, they’ll see the truth clearly.”‘What?’Charlotte looked confused. “What are you talking about?”Zachary shook his head, turned around, and left.“Hey! You didn’t answer my question! Hey, Zachary… Zachary!”Zachary had walked away long ago.Charlotte stared at Zachary’s figure
It wasn’t like she had zero experience. It was just that… this baby had a hold on her heart. Every time something seemed wrong with him, she would panic from worry and lose all sense of rationality.“Sigh!”Coraline couldn’t help sighing when she saw the look on her face.“Don’t forget, this is the son of your husband and your love rival. Why do I feel as if you see him as your biological son? Hmm? Carlie! You have such good chemistry. Maybe he really is your son. Maybe you should have a DNA test!”Charlotte gently pushed Coraline.“Stop it, Cora!”“I’m being serious!”Coraline lifted her hand and pointed at the door to the DNA laboratory.“For some reason, I can’t shake the feeling that you have this indescribable kinship with this baby. You lost your baby, didn’t you? What if Lorraine picked up the baby you lost? Look, we’re already at the door of the DNA laboratory. It wouldn’t hurt you or the baby to have a DNA test. Just do it for fun. What if you really are his mother? Th
“Carlie! Congratulations!”Coraline wrapped her arms around Charlotte excitedly.“I didn’t expect this either! I really didn’t think it’d turn out this way, but my deviousness actually made it come true. So… Oh my god! Adorable little Poopoo is actually your son. I want to be his godmother! No! Carlie! Your son is my son too. I’m his mother too!”Coraline was so elated that she could fly.Charlotte, however, remained rooted to the spot. She did not move at all.She had no idea how she managed to find her voice and speak again. “How could this happen, doctor? Are you trying to make me happy just because I’m Zachary’s wife? Is that why you’re deliberately telling me this?”“Mrs. Connor, I’m a doctor. Why would I joke about such a thing with a patient? These are your DNA test results. Have a look.”She handed the results over to Charlotte.Charlotte’s hands trembled. She couldn’t even hold onto this flimsy piece of paper. The DNA report slipped through her fingers and landed by he
When that time came, Lorraine would get what she deserved!Everything would finally be over!Charlotte really wanted to see Zachary at once. She might be holding the little baby, but she walked faster than Coraline.They soon arrived at the parking lot.She opened the door to the driver’s seat and entered the vehicle, holding the baby.Coraline grabbed her. “Hey! You’re very emotional now, and you’re holding a baby. How do you expect to drive like that? Sit in the back. I’ll drive.”“Okay…”Charlotte gave Coraline the car keys.Just as she was walking to the back seat, someone appeared from around the corner and immediately ran toward her.The man snatched the baby from her arms before she could react, turned around, and ran away.“Poopoo!”Charlotte screamed as she sprinted after him.“Stop right there! Help! Someone’s stolen my baby! Help! Help… Ah!”She felt a sharp pain on the back of her head, her vision turned black, and she collapsed on the ground.Meanwhile, anoth
“Carlie, have you lost your mind?” Lorraine stood up immediately. “You were so bored that you brought my son to the hospital for a maternity test, and all this has now caused my son to be kidnapped. Not only did you not apologize to me after waking up, but you put all the blame on me? Hahaha... Charlotte Simmons, I understand what you’re thinking. You’re afraid that Zachary will hold you accountable, so you’re trying to redirect all the responsibility onto me!”Lorraine looked like she was extremely aggrieved and wronged as she kept pointing at Charlotte in agitation.Charlotte knew that Lorraine could act, so she did not go into any nonsense with Lorraine and just raised her brows coldly.“Up until now, you’re trying your best to put up a deathbed struggle. Haven’t you always been smart? Why are you so stupid today? You really think that I would disclose such matters without any evidence?” While saying so, she stretched her right hand into her pocket.However, it was empty.She r
‘The doctor who ran the maternity test for me will definitely tell the truth. Lorraine is done for this time around!’Creak! The door opened abruptly, and Lucas walked in. “Second Master, I’ve brought you the person that Mrs. Connor wanted to see.”The two people who walked in were Dr. Tinsdale and her assistant, who had done a maternity test for her before. Charlotte, who had just calmed down for a few minutes, could not help but get excited.Dr. Tinsdale walked to Zachary lightly. “Mr. Connor, Mr. Anderson told me that you’re looking for me.”Zachary glanced at her unconcernedly. “My wife said that before she was knocked out cold, she asked you to run a maternity test for her.”“Yes, Mr. Connor.” Zachary’s aura was too strong, so Dr. Tinsdale lowered her head as she was afraid to look him straight in the eyes.Zachary opened his pearl-white teeth and thin lips. “Reason being?”“Huh?” Dr. Tinsdale was startled at first. She then understood that Mr. Connor was a distinguished
Sure enough, Zachary did not even take a look at the test result and threw it straight on the floor. “I believe in you.”Charlotte trembled... She grabbed Zachary’s hand happily. “If this is the case, why are you standing here in a daze? Lorraine Larson... She arranged for someone to snatch Poopoo away in order to cover up the truth. I don’t know what she’s up to, but she’s the only person who knows where Poopoo is. Now go on and ask her for the baby!”“Yeah.” Zachary looked at Lorraine indifferently, and no emotion could be seen in his brilliant yet cold eyes. “Return us our baby.”Lorraine could not believe what she was seeing. She even suspected that she was hallucinating.Yes! Charlotte had not framed her.She and Jebediah had arranged for someone to tail and monitor Charlotte from the shadows. As such, she had been terrified when she learned that Charlotte was bringing Poopoo to run a maternity test. She had then gotten Jebediah to bribe Dr. Tinsdale and Assistant Lloyd with
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