‘Charlotte is his wife. It wouldn’t be out of line if he did anything extreme to her, let alone if he kissed her…’“You’d never have been convinced if I hadn’t done it.” Zachary’s lips were now a shade of blood-red thanks to his impassioned encounter with Charlotte. It looked as if he was wearing lipstick, yet it did not make him look feminine. In fact, it gave him a naturally flirtatious air that was profoundly affecting.He gently patted Zenios’ shoulders.“Some people are not meant to be with you. It’s not that you didn’t work hard enough—fate has determined that she is not meant for you. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Let go and our lives will be better for it.”Zenios stared at Charlotte in a daze, his blue eyes a mixture of love and disappointment.Charlotte stared at Zachary, her thoughts a mystery.Zachary couldn’t be bothered to look at Charlotte anymore. He quietly walked toward the door and kept his gaze ahead as he said, “If you plan on coming home, follow me.”In ot
The devastatingly handsome man stood against the glow of the setting sun, its warm light illuminating his elegant figure. Despite their current situation, Charlotte was dazzled by the sight of him.She quickly snapped back to reality. “I’ve always treated Zenios like a brother. That accident was too sudden. I didn’t tell him about us because I didn’t want to rile him up. I was trying to come up with a tactful way of explaining this to him before you arrived.”Zachary smirked. “So the most beautiful woman in Rothesay is really that hardcore. She’d even sleep with her own brother and have his child!”The corners of Charlotte’s lips stiffened.The child she’d had was Zenios’ child. She had not expected this outcome, and even now, she simply couldn’t accept it. “I don’t care how promiscuous you used to be or how absurd you’ve been. I’m going to let bygones be bygones. However, from now on, you are required to be faithful…” His magnetic, aristocratic tone against the summer breeze
Zachary sat in the car. His icy pupils stared at Charlotte, who was in the car on the right.His car windows were tinted, so the passengers in the car could see everything out of the window easily, but anyone outside the vehicle could not see inside the car. Therefore, Charlotte was completely unaware that he was watching her.Last night, he had thought that he had fallen sick. After getting examined by Dr. Stewart, he had been told that he wasn’t sick at all. He was just exhausted. He simply needed to drink more fluids and get some rest. However, when he had kicked Zenios’ door open, seen Zenios putting that ring on her finger, and watched her not object to it (in fact, she had looked perfectly compliant), he had felt like there was a large, gaping hole in his heart. It was a frenzied, depressing feeling, even stronger than how he had felt last night.This feeling was magnified when he remembered that she had given birth to Zenios’ child.This was not a symptom that could go awa
His Second Uncle was a quick, decisive man. If he had zero intention of marrying her, he would never have given Charlotte the time of the day. That meant that back when his Second Uncle had agreed to Charlotte’s marriage bet, deep down, he’d wanted to marry her.Therefore, his Second Uncle was keeping a portion of the truth from him. There were plenty of highly eligible women who were eager to marry him. He must have some sort of secret agenda for marrying Charlotte of all people.‘I will uncover his little scheme!’…Charlotte had returned to the Divine Sanctuary District. It had been more than an hour. She could still feel that blazing heat on her lips and teeth. She could pretty much smell traces of Zachary’s scent. His kiss seemed to have carved itself into her soul.‘Zachary Connor! Why am I always thinking of him?’“You’re back, Mr. Connor.” A servant’s reverent voice was heard from downstairs.Then, an indifferent yet luxurious voice replied, “Mm.”Charlotte’s heartb
Lucas talked as he walked toward Zachary. "Second Master, you believe that the thing between you and that girl happened in the hotel because you woke up at the hotel the next morning. However, after my comprehensive investigation, I found that this is not the case at all. It seems that someone moved you to the hotel after you wrapped up with the girl somewhere else.” After Zachary heard Lucas’ report, a hint of surprise flashed across his usually calm and collected eyes. “Apparently, it was a well-planned conspiracy. The mastermind behind it did not want you to find the girl. The surveillance videos in the hotel that night were erased, so there’s no way we can find out who sent you to the hotel for the time being. However, one thing we can be sure of is that the piece of emerald locket you clutched in your hand was indeed ripped from the girl.” Lucas continued to report his findings as Zachary’s expression turned even grimmer with every passing second.The night he had gotten in
Michael Harper was the biological brother of Bryson Harper. Even though people always said Michael was the spitting image of his brother, his ability was far more lackluster compared to his brother’s. Bryson came from a humble background, yet he was a multimillionaire right now, unlike Michael, whose every business attempt had failed. Tiffany had not imagined in her wildest dreams that he, the loser she’d snickered at, would find out everything she had done. “What? Why aren’t you saying something? Is it because I have revealed all your dirty tricks, so you have nothing to say now?” Michael grabbed Tiffany’s slender arm as he snarled, “You evil, dirty little b*tch! Come with me now. You’re going to confess everything you did to my brother!” Then, he began dragging Tiffany toward the entrance.“Let go of me, Michael!“Let go of me now!“If you don’t let go of me right now, I’ll call your brother and tell him that you’re raping me!” Michael suddenly stopped in his tracks. Tur
For a moment, Zachary felt as if there was an invisible hand clutching at his heart. He threw away the book in his hand without thinking twice and went forward to help her up from the floor.However, Charlotte had already gotten up by herself the moment Zachary rushed to her side. Her eyes remained shut as she resumed to walk mechanically on the desk like a zombie.A surprised expression dawned on Zachary’s handsome face. Before he could come around to his senses, he saw something that shook him to the core. Charlotte had already arrived at the edge of the desk, and she would fall flat on the floor should she take one more step.Zachary lost his usual calmness and shouted, “Watch out!” The good thing was that his leg was long. It took him only one large stride, and he was already in front of Charlotte, causing her to fall straight into his embrace.“What do you think you’re doing, woman?” Zachary asked, cupping her chin and wrapping his right arm around her tiny waist. When he saw
Charlotte felt she needed to give the whole thing some thought.She had sleepwalked out of her bedroom just now, while at the same time, Zachary should have also sleepwalked out of his bedroom. Both of them must have met each other in the living room, and then out of an unknown reason, he kissed her…If she had not experienced it herself, Charlotte would never believe such a coincidence actually existed in the world.“Second Uncle! Carlie!”A series of flustered footfalls erupted from the staircase as a voice rang out. Several minutes later, the door was barged open, and Zenios rushed to Charlotte’s side like a bolt of thunder.“It’s great that you’re awake, Carlie. You’ve always been a sleepyhead, and I was wondering on the way if I would disturb your sleep.”Charlotte stretched her body as she replied, “Well, I was jerked awake from my dream by accident as well. By the way, are you not afraid of getting punished by Zachary for barging into his house this early in the morning?”