More than a week later...This was a special day because Charlotte had finished filming her last scenes in the movie.Dickson reviewed her final scene as his heart filled with sentiment.“Carlie, if everything goes smoothly, your acting role in this film will be complete. I’ll contact you if we need to add any more scenes in the future. For now, you can just sit tight and wait for our post-production crew to complete all post-production work for the film and its magnificent release in theaters.”Charlotte heaved a long sigh of relief.She had been working very hard to finish the movie before her final confrontation with Lorraine. Her hard work had certainly paid off. She had finished the job ahead of schedule. “Even though we can’t really see the end result of this film, based on your performance, it’s guaranteed to be an epochal masterpiece. You’re going to be a huge star because of it. My career as a director will reach a whole new level because of this too. Carlie, I’ve made
“Those animals… What have they done to Cora?” Charlotte looked at Coraline in panic. Various discordant scenes flashed in Charlotte’s mind.She could feel Coraline’s hands trembling more than ever.However, she heard Rebecca’s reply. “They pushed her to the ground and stripped her. They wanted to rape her! Luckily, the security guards arrived on time to stop them. Any later, and they would have defiled Cora… Sigh!“They may not have gotten away with it, but Cora is an old-fashioned girl. She’s never dated. They didn’t just strip her, but they even left quite a few bloody scratches between her legs. By the time her father and I rushed to her clothing shop and saw her, she was staring into space, listlessly, just like this. She hasn’t said a word since… Those b*stards! B*stards! How could they have done such a thing to a young girl? This incident must have greatly traumatized Cora!”Charlotte patted Coraline’s shoulder. Her heart ached.“Why did those men do that to Cora?”“They’ve
Charlotte was going to implement her crazy plan today!Charlotte called Lorraine.“Charlotte?”Lorraine’s melodious voice rang aloud in Charlotte’s ear. Charlotte knew that Lorraine would never speak the truth via phone call, afraid that she would record the call. So she smirked. “You know why I’ve called you. Where are you? I want to see you.”The woman fell momentarily silent from the other end and gave an address.Charlotte ended the call and immediately drove toward the address.Rainbow Bridges...Charlotte had just parked her car under the bridge when a white Lamborghini arrived in front of her.The car door opened. A single, delicate and smooth leg slipped out from the vehicle first, then Lorraine’s lithe, graceful figure and her incomparably beautiful face soon followed.In the past, Charlotte couldn’t help feeling such envy and jealousy whenever she saw this face. But now, all she felt was hatred. She kicked the car door open.“You asked me to leave, Zachary. You go
“You’re mad!”Charlotte slapped Lorraine clear across the face, too enraged to contain herself.“Your body isn’t the only thing that’s filthy, Lorraine. Your heart is filthy beyond repair too. It’s no wonder Zachary doesn’t love you anymore.”Charlotte put the greatest amount of her strength into that slap, causing Lorraine’s ears to buzz from that slap. She glanced at Jebediah, who had simply been watching from the sides, in shock. Then, she curled her lips into a cold smirk.“Charlotte Simmons, you’re just hitting me because you can’t defeat me. It’s just a temporary release for you! You promised me that you’d make Zach give up on you. I’m warning you. If you don’t do as I say, I won’t just send people after Coraline to ruin her body until she’s black and blue. I’ll make your father’s life a living hell too!”If Charlotte had a knife in her hands, she would have stabbed Lorraine’s heart with it by now.However, she tried her best to contain herself at this moment.“Tell me the
However…Zachary…Every time she thought of launching her plan and that she might lose her life over murder, she couldn’t help thinking of Zachary.She turned the car around and headed toward the Divine Sanctuary District.She wanted to see Zachary one last time before she died!Charlotte thought that since she had severed ties with Zachary, he would never let her come and go as she pleased in his villa. She knew his tendency to draw a clear line between love and hatred.However, the gatekeepers had not stopped her during her last visit to the Divine Sanctuary District.This time, when her car arrived at the gate, the guard simply opened the gate for her without question.She drove her car into the courtyard and saw Zachary standing by the pond from a distance. An outstanding man like him was still the most attractive focal point in the empty courtyard, despite its most beautiful scenery.Zachary, who was extremely alert, was holding something that looked like a book and seeme
“You’re just determined to humiliate me, aren’t you?”Zachary’s throat quivered. Despite knowing what kind of woman she was, the feeling of her warm and soft body and the smell of her enchanting scent filled him with such reluctance, and he couldn’t walk away.Charlotte held him firmly in her arms and pressed the side of her face against his back. “I think of you day and night, and I only want the best for you. Why would I ever want to humiliate you?”“Heh.”Zachary smirked.“I see, so I was wrong about you. You still had a place for me in your heart. That whole scene with Garrison was nothing more than an act.”“That’s right! So you knew, this whole time, Zachary! I was forced to put on a show with Garrison to protect you. Nothing happened between us. I don’t love him. It’s always been you. I’ve always loved you!”Charlotte was filled with such emotion that her entire body was trembling.Previously, she had been too afraid to tell Zachary the truth in order to protect him and
Charlotte only had herself to blame for cutting him too deeply.In the past, he had loved her so much. Not only did he indulge her immensely, but he had even stretched his limits into nothingness for her, over and over again. On the other hand, she had used an “extramarital affair” to force him into divorcing her and completely destroyed his trust in her.‘No! I can’t be blamed for that either! It’s all Lorraine’s fault! She’s to blame!’Charlotte helped herself to her feet.She knew that Zachary would never believe her again at this point, no matter what she said to him. If she continued to pester Zachary with those words, it would only make him scorn her even more.However, she couldn’t accept this!She had put a knife in her car.She had prepared that knife to use against Lorraine. The knife was very sharp, enough to split a hair. She took the knife and carved two hearts linked together by an arrow on the London plane tree by the pond. Then, she slowly carved every word.“Za
“Yes,” Garrison agreed without hesitation.“That won’t do!” Charlotte shook her head. “You must swear it.”Knowing that Charlotte was innately a cynic, Garrison complied with her every step of the way. He raised his hands. “I swear, from now on, I’ll do whatever you ask, and I won’t ask why. Is that enough?”Charlotte nodded, satisfied. “Give your father a call right now. Find a way to get him to meet us, no matter what he’s doing.”“Mm?” Garrison was obviously surprised.“Carlie, why are you calling my dad? I thought you always hated him…”“A few minutes ago, you swore you wouldn’t ask my reasons. Why are you breaking the rules at my first request?” Charlotte, who knew how much Garrison loved her, had grown conceited from being in his good graces. Thus, she deliberately put on a sulky facade. “It’s no big deal. It’s just a game, after all. If you don’t play with me, forget it. I’ll play with someone else. Goodbye!”She made a deliberate show of turning around and leaving.“Hey