Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat, and traces of apprehension could be seen in her clear eyes.“I heard from the nanny working in your house that you love Poopoo a lot as well, not to mention that he’s Zachary’s kid! There’s no way you would harm him!”“Is that so?”Lorraine lifted her pretty face.“But Charlotte, don’t forget... Although I like Poopoo, he’s far less important to me than Zach. I’m pretty sure you know me very well. Since you discovered the truth, how can I still keep him as living evidence in this world?”Charlotte’s body shook.“You…”She opened her mouth with difficulty, and every word that escaped her mouth seemed to sap her energy away. “What… did you… do to him?”“Hah... Charlotte, it seems to me that although you’ve spent only a few days with Poopoo, you’ve grown very attached to him. Your face became even paler than white paper when you heard about his death.”With resentful eyes and a twisted smile, Lorraine brought her lips to Charlotte's ear as she
Poopoo…He was so cute, so innocent. She would give everything she had in exchange for another day with him, but she would never see him again… Even if she perished with Lorraine, she had to avenge him.“You let go of Lory!“A deep growl erupted like a thunderbolt behind Charlotte’s back.Then, a powerful hand grabbed Charlotte’s arm and pulled her away from Lorraine.She was sent stumbling two steps back by that force before she sat on the floor with a thud.“Are you okay, Lory?” The tall, muscular man hurriedly helped Lorraine to her feet and rubbed her neck gently with his right hand.Charlotte looked at the man’s handsome face in a daze.Zachary!It was him!It was reasonable, and he had every right to pull her away in a panic while she was on the verge of strangling Lorraine to death. It was not a big deal at all…“Zach… Is that you?”After Lorraine came around to her senses, her eyes, which had turned bloodshot because of the suffocation, filled with tears when she
Charlotte brought her brows together in a fierce scowl.“You…”Before she could finish her sentence, Lorraine had slapped Charlotte’s face once.The slap was fueled by Lorraine’s resentment. It was heavy, and for a moment, Charlotte could see stars in her eyes and could hear a buzzing sound in her ears.“Lory!”Jebediah had not expected Lorraine to really slap Charlotte. Shocked, he hastily warned her.“Have you forgotten what Zachary did to you to protect her? It's enough for you to scare her. Why did you really have to slap her?”“I remember! I remember! I'll never forget it for the rest of my life!”When she thought of how unfair Zachary had been to her in order to protect Charlotte, instead of calming down, the anger in Lorraine’s heart burned even stronger, and she gave Charlotte another slap.‘Slap!’It was an even harder slap than the first one.‘Slap!’Another slap.She did not give Charlotte a chance to take a breather.She had had enough of this sl*t, who had ta
Lorraine felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.At that moment, the burst of sharp pain coming from a certain area of her heart was 100 times more intense than being flung on a tree by Zachary.It was not because Zachary had flung her hard onto a tree to save Charlotte or because he had questioned her in such an icy tone either. It was because of his hateful gaze!She used to be the woman he loved and cared about the most in the past, but right now, he looked at her as if she was a viper that had bitten his beloved!Suddenly, all the fear left her. Lorraine did not feel scared anymore as Zachary stared at her. She lifted her face defiantly, raised her right hand, which was as fair as snow, and opened her hand.“Five times! I remember clearly. I slapped your beloved woman five times… There are still four more slaps to go, and I will be done.”Zachary’s gaze turned colder. The muscles in his right arm, which was holding Charlotte, grew tense. “You can save those slaps for yo
“Ah!”A loud, sharp scream pierced the sky.That scream did not come from Charlotte, but from Lorraine.Just as Lorraine had been about to smash the rock into Charlotte’s face, Zachary had firmly driven his fist into the spot between her brows.Lorraine crumpled onto the ground after releasing that scream.“Lory!”Jebediah immediately crawled to his feet, ignoring all risks and scooping Lorraine into his arms when he saw that her eyes were tightly shut and she could be either dead or alive. He rushed to the emergency room.However, he had just taken a few steps when Zachary grabbed his arm from behind. “I’m not done with you yet.”Jebediah was forced to stop in his tracks. His expression was completely distorted from excessive disbelief.“Look at what you’ve done to Lory. It’s bad enough that you only care about your wonderful wife and refuse to help her, yet you’re still trying to hold me back to deal with our issues at a time like this? Are you even human?”Zachary quietl
Zachary’s clear, charming voice spoke with indifference.Jebediah wanted to cry but couldn’t shed a tear. “Enough with your crocodile tears. The bones in my arms will fuse again, and I’ll remember everything you did to me today! Zachary, you and I are finished!”Even though he couldn’t move his hands anymore, he used his forearms to carry Lorraine and rush to the emergency room.Zachary watched him leave with an indifferent look on his face.No one saw the sadness buried deep in his gaze.Charlotte stared at him in a daze.In the past, she would have buried herself into his arms, overwhelmed with emotion.However, the pain caused by the loss of her child filled her heart like lava, burning her and numbing all other feelings. She didn’t even feel the pain on her face.‘Poopoo!’That adorable little baby was the only thing consuming her mind.She stared at Zachary’s face, and his face seemed to gradually shrink in her eyes, turning into the little baby’s smooth, tender little f
Charlotte was in a trance.Upon further consideration, Zachary might have said that he believed her when she had asked him if he believed her or the two doctors, but he had not seemed enraged at all. He had simply told Lorraine “give us our baby back” in a casual manner…He had never pursued the matter with Lorraine again. Instead, he had allowed her to leave the room.This was indeed unusual!“Do you know what happened to the two doctors who did the DNA test on you and Poopoo?” Coraline’s voice rang out in Charlotte’s ears again.Charlotte blinked.“They lied to Zachary, so they must be suffering by now.”“I knew it. Just as I thought. You’d expect that too…”Coraline smiled helplessly.“But the truth is, after you ran out of the room to catch Lorraine, Zachary told them to go back to their posts and continue working. Do you know why?”The bad feeling in Charlotte’s heart was growing stronger and stronger. Her voice shook. “Because… Zachary never even…”She wanted to say th
She stopped three steps away from Zachary and spoke.“I’ve pretty much figured it out, but I’d like a confirmation from you. You never believed the things I said when I woke up, did you?”Zachary opened his thin lips, then closed them again.Upon closer inspection, one would notice a slight hint of panic in this incomparably strong man, but it was almost unnoticeable.Charlotte lifted her face.“You don’t have to be too concerned about my feelings. I just want the truth. Just tell me.”Zachary frowned.Then, he took a deep breath but couldn’t bring himself to say a single word.This was the first time the fearless Zachary had ever been so afraid to speak in front of someone else.In the past, he had never thought that he, a regal man, would actually be unable to say the word “yes” simply because he was afraid of hurting a girl…All he could do was shoot Lucas a pleading gaze for help.“Uh… Milady, may we speak in private?” Lucas reacted by tugging at Charlotte’s sleeve with