Charlotte felt like she had woken up from a dream. ‘Yes! No matter what difficulties I encounter, they can never be the reason that makes me feel depressed and defeated. I must always challenge my limits courageously and realize my life value!’“Zenios, thank you! I’ve come to my senses. I have to get back onto my feet bravely. I’ll return to the crew to film now!” Charlotte, who seemed to have recovered from her low ebb, smiled at Zenios, turned around, and left.“Hey! You shouldn’t be in such a hurry, right? I have one last thing that I want to say to you.” Zenios’s voice was as melodious as a symphony.Charlotte stopped with her back facing him. “Shoot me.”Gentleness was overflowing from the clear, blue eyes of the handsome and charming man. “You said to me before that it was your fault that I’m tied to Tiffany. Yeah! It was truly your fault! But, you’re not wrong in the sense of causing me to have to marry Tiffany. You’re wrong in the sense of not realizing that I don’t see my
Sure enough!Charlotte performed very poorly today. She had to redo a shot that was not too difficult more than 20 times and still did not meet Mr. Barkley’s expectations in the end.Nonetheless, she was not discouraged. At least, she was gradually regaining her touch and was getting better and better.Charlotte found that she was no longer so depressed after she had returned to the studio. Although she still often thought of Poopoo, her heart still felt like it got cut open when she thought of her child, and the pain still caused her to feel suffocated, the shooting schedule had distracted a lot of her attention. At least, it prevented her from thinking about Poopoo at all times.She adjusted her alarm clock, getting it to go off at 06:30 in the morning. She would wake up as soon as the alarm went off... Freshen up, eat breakfast seriously, and go to the studio on time.More than a week has passed since she started upholding the schedule.That evening, after finishing a set of s
Charlotte’s lips trembled vigorously. “Nicky promised me not to take photos of Lorraine secretly anymore. He never lied to me, Cora. Was that a mistake?”“Yes! Although Nicky is a little impatient, he never lies. He’ll always keep his word no matter how difficult it is for him to uphold his promise. So, ever since you told me that he had promised you that he would never provoke Lorraine again, I was relieved and stopped to keep on checking on him from time to time. I no longer kept an eye on him when he told me that he’s going out to play. Who knew that it would be an exception this time around...”Coraline said while wiping her tears, “I didn’t understand until today that he hadn’t been going out there to fool around. He was running around the city every day from dawn till dusk, trying to expose Lorraine!”“Nicky...” Charlotte stared blankly at Nicholas, whose eyes were closed.She was worried that such a thing would happen. That was why she had told Nicholas to stay out of the ma
Charlotte became even more nervous. “Which hospital are you in?”Zachary answered, “Rothesay Municipal Hospital.”“What a coincidence? I’m also here now...” Charlotte blinked in disbelief. “Well, tell me your exact location. We’ll meet at that location.”“I’m by the fountain on the east side of the main building. You’ll see me when you exit the building.” A melodious voice brushed through her ears like musical notes.Charlotte nodded. “Okay!”‘Wait a minute! Didn’t Zachary say that I’ll see him when I exit the building? Why does it feel like he knows that I’m in the main building now?’Charlotte could not ask Zachary these questions because Zachary had already hung up.She could not wait to see Zachary. Charlotte dashed toward the elevator at the speed of Usain Bolt during a 100-meter sprint.In the corridor, all the people glanced at the woman, who had long hair hanging over her shoulders, wearing an elegant ancient costume as if she had traveled here from ancient times, and t
‘Is this woman in the video really Lorraine? Her attire is bold and luscious, and her makeup looks extremely glamorous, unlike the usual Lorraine, who acts as pure as spring water.‘And the way she pleases Jebediah isn’t only proactive. It can even be described as cheap and sl*tty’.As the video went on, Zachary, who had never been very emotional, had cracks on his well-defined face.“Carlie, Zachary, what are you looking at?” A clear and soft voice sounded all of a sudden.‘Lorraine! Is this really her?’ Charlotte looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lorraine walking toward her. Her lips could not help but twitch, and she evoked an evil grin. “You’ve come here at the right time. I think the person that Zachary wants to see the most at this time is you.”“Carlie, what are you talking about?” Lorraine looked dumbfounded.Charlotte raised her eyebrows playfully. “Didn’t you just ask what Zachary and I were looking at? Why don’t you come over and see it yourself?”Lorraine’
“You may continue with the act.”“No! I’m not acting! This woman isn’t me!” Lorraine, who was in a total panic, smashed the phone to the ground hatefully.She staggered toward Zachary and grasped his arm firmly with her trembling hands. “Zachary, you know what kind of woman I am, and you know how much I love you. I’ve always kept my chastity for you, so how would I do such shameless things with another man...”When her eyes met Zachary’s mocking gaze, Lorraine shivered even more in trepidation. “No! Zachary! You have to believe me! You can’t just conclude that I’m an unscrupulous woman based on one video that came from an unknown source!”Charlotte knew that Zachary would no longer believe Lorraine at this point. What’s more, his unconcerned expression and indifferent eyes also showed that he was very disappointed in Lorraine.However, Charlotte still felt particularly uncomfortable while she was staring at Lorraine’s hands that were grabbing onto Zachary’s arm.There was even a
Zachary’s gloomy eyes were filled with sheer coldness. “You used to be best friends with Sarah Collins. She has gone to Fricana since last year. I’ll send you there to accompany her.”At that moment, Charlotte, who had been standing silently next to Zachary, felt her fingers tremble.Sarah Collins—Rothesay’s former supermodel.The reason Sarah was the former supermodel was that she had tried to spike Zachary’s wine last year in order to get him to have sex with her. Zachary had sent her to Fricana to work as a coal miner because of that.Charlotte heard that Sarah had been leading a miserable life in Fricana.She was weak and slow when it came to digging coal, so she got severely beaten by the coal mine owner every day. Now, not only was she extremely skinny, but she also got as tanned as the native Fricanians…‘Will Zachary be willing to send Lorraine there?’“You actually want me to go over there and mine for coal...” Endless despair piled up and formed a mountain of hail in L
However, not only did Lorraine not repent, but she became even more reckless and out of her mind...After Lorraine had strangled Poopoo to death, she had completely forced Charlotte into a desperate corner. Thus, she, who had nowhere else to retreat to, had no other choice but to fight back!What’s more, Lorraine had laid her fingers on Nicky now!Therefore, Charlotte did not say anything to Lorraine but chased after Zachary immediately. “I know that you’re feeling very blue right now, about that... I can lend you an embrace for a short while.”She opened her arms, and it looked like she was asking Zachary to hug her.When looking at her blushing cheeks and brilliant eyes, the gloomy haze that was shrouding Zachary’s eyes before this faded slightly.This was the first time this woman had taken the initiative to hug him.If this were to take place in the past, he would be moved, ecstatic, and would not hesitate to hug her.However, his heart had already frozen into a cube of ice
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