“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
Charlotte was the one and only everlasting queen of his heart, whom none can ever surpass!She was also the only woman he’d only ever want to marry!He was willing to do everything for her.He didn’t see anything wrong with playing along with her hair-brained scheme and tricking his own father, as long as it made her happy.A few minutes later, a white luxury car swiftly drove toward them.The friction from the tires caused a spark on the ground as the car came to an ear-splitting screeching halt and parked on Charlotte’s right.“Gary!”The car door was kicked open. Ivan, who wore a bathrobe, ran to Garrison’s side, looking very green in the face. He grabbed his right hand. “Tell me, what’s happened? Why did you say such a terrifying thing on the phone? Are you sick? Have you offended someone? Are you being hunted?”Garrison felt even more remorse when he looked into Ivan’s worried eyes. He looked at Charlotte meaningfully and dragged Ivan into her car.Charlotte’s gaze rema
Charlotte looked blankly at Garrison’s handsome face. Then, she slammed the door shut, got into the driver seat, started the car, and drove north at top speed.Broken Hill was a cliff in the suburbs where few people trod. Charlotte could never forget this place.After all, Broken Hill was where Lorraine had instructed her murderers to kill her. The moment she had fallen off the cliff, she had bitten her lip and vowed to make Lorraine pay in blood. Today was the day she would make Lorraine pay in blood. The mountain path was rough and difficult to navigate.The car was so bumpy that it risked stalling at any time, yet Charlotte drove the car to the edge of the cliff in one go.Garrison and Ivan still had not regained their senses.She was slim and delicate, and she used almost all her strength to drag these two big men out of the car. In the next ten minutes, she used the rope prepared in advance to tie Garrison and Ivan back to back in a circle as tightly as she could.Ivan
Since Lorraine would not arrive anytime soon, Charlotte took a bottle of cold water out and poured it on Garrison’s face.“Carlie…” Garrison had finally come around to his senses. He looked around at the unfamiliar environment, and his eyes were filled with confusion when he realized what was happening. “Why are my dad and I both tied up? Where is this place? What are you up to this time?”Charlotte squatted in front of Garrison, her eyes filled with remorse. “You know what? I didn’t have to wake you up at all, but I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if I let you face your sister’s death without knowing anything before I paid with my life, so I had to apologize to you.” Garrison blinked his eyes hard.“Carlie, you can play as much as you want, but can you not say something so scary? Why would my sister die, and why would you pay with your life?”“Haven’t you understood yet? Who would play such an extreme game? Garrison, this is not a game. This is a conspiracy that I’ve caref
Lorraine’s driving skills were far worse than Charlotte’s.The path leading from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the cliff was less than 300 meters, but it took Lorraine more than three minutes to arrive.“Dad, Garrison!”Lorraine, who was burning with anxiety, dashed toward Ivan and Garrison the moment she got out of the car and helped untie them.However, the moment her fingers touched the rope, a knife appeared near her throat.“Lorraine, how presumptuous of you to think that I would allow you to untie them?”“Huh?”There was not a single trace of fear on Lorraine’s face. Instead, she lifted her head, and her lips turned up into a sneering smile.“So? Are you going to kill me?”Charlotte did not reply, and her eyes suddenly turned as cold and sharp as the knife in her hand.“Hah! Don’t make me laugh, please…” The sarcastic grin on Lorraine’s face grew even wider as she stared at Charlotte. “Please stop acting like a cold-blooded killer in front of me, Charlotte
She could not finish her sentence anymore, for Charlotte had stabbed her in the stomach. There was not a single trace of sympathy in Charlotte’s eyes as she looked at Lorraine’s pain-ridden face.“This is for Cora.”Lorraine’s mouth opened so wide that it could fit an egg, but no words came out. Her face was contorted in pain, and although she was not talking, Charlotte could discern from her gaze that she was asking for mercy.She was badly injured, but she could still be saved if Charlotte got her to the hospital in time. After a great deal of bitterness and sorrow, she had finally separated Charlotte from Zachary. All she needed to do was use some tricks to make Zachary give up on Charlotte, and then she could reunite with Zachary. She did not want to die!“Argh!”The sharp pain that spread from her scalp caused her to let out a shuddering scream, but Charlotte paid her no mind. She grabbed her by her hair and dragged her to the edge of the cliff. Then, she pointed at t