Sotiria’s eyes turned cold instantly, and the corners of her lips curled up ironically. “Do enlighten me. How do you want me to apologize to your best friend?”She did not realize that the people who were still chatting and witnessing the lively fight a minute ago were all silent at this moment.Some of them broke a sweat for Sotiria.‘Isn’t this young lady Mr. Larson’s fiancée? This shouldn’t be her first day in Rothesay. Does she not know who the demoness standing in front of her is? Otherwise, how could she still act so haughtily!?’The tall and glamorous woman yelled pretentiously, “This is the first time I’ve met someone in Rothesay who dares to bully my best friend in front of me. Didn’t you ask her to lick your bowls just now? You’ll help her up and lick all the oil and spices on her body clean.” “Hah!” Sotiria burst into laughter out of wrath. “Who do you think you are? The queen? What can you do if I straight up ignore your stupid request?”She could not care less about
“Weren’t you still so swollen with insolence and arrogance just now? Why are you so afraid that you’re having wobbly legs now?” The woman, who Sotiria had pressed the cake against her face not long ago, walked toward Sotiria haughtily.Sotiria tried to keep calm. “Who told you that I’m scared? I... I have a clear conscience, so what if you’ve brought so many people here to threaten me?”“Pfft! Still want to play tough, huh? If your heart was truly as tough as you appear to be, your voice wouldn’t be trembling now.” The woman stretched out her contemptuous fingers and pointed at Sotiria.Sotiria was rendered speechless.Yes. Not only was her voice trembling, but her heart was also trembling at this moment.The fact that so many people were holding guns at her was already terrifying enough. What made her even more nervous was the man standing at the window with his back facing her.Although she could not see the man’s face and he had not uttered a single word until now, his aura wa
“All of you, do as she says.”‘Wait! Why did that indifferent yet clear and enticing voice sound so familiar?’Sotiria was stunned. Her gaze turned toward the stalwart man once again.“Okay, Mr. Connor.”The two tall men forcibly dragged the frail Sotiria toward the sexy, foxy girl.“Wait!” Sotiria was now so frightened that she steeled herself. “Zachary! Is that man Zacahry?”The two men restraining Sotiria instantly froze in place as if they had been hit by a stunning spell.The other ten men in black shot Sotiria terrified looks at the same time.Even the tall woman, who was dead-set on getting revenge on Sotiria, couldn’t help looking astonished.‘Zachary!’Only a few people in Rothesay had the nerve to call him by that name.What gave this woman the right to do that?Zachary, who was standing in front of the French windows like an ice sculpture, finally turned around for the first time. The corners of his lips slowly curled up.“Tsk… Sotiria Green!”At that moment, t
Sotiria turned green from fright. “Zachary, you tried to seduce me yesterday. It’s only been less than a day, and you’re already acting as if you don’t know me? No! Let go of me! I don’t want to!”Zachary pursed his thin lips. He quietly watched the scene as if he was watching an entertaining show.Sotiria’s panic increased as they dragged her closer and closer to the foxy lady. She was close to tears.“Zachary, have you forgotten? You gave me flowers yesterday, you said you liked me, and you even wanted me to… Mmph…”She couldn’t say anything else.She was now dragged right in front of the foxy lady. The man on her left was holding her face with his large hand and forcing her mouth open.Meanwhile, two men had put on disposable gloves. They hurriedly walked toward Sotiria. One of the men said, “You heard Mr. Connor’s orders, Miss Green. If you’re willing to stick out your own tongue and lick Miss Shore, just nod. That would make things easier for you. Otherwise, we’ll have to
The men widened their small eyes too. Their expressions were filled with shock.The regal Zachary was unperturbed by everyone’s stares. He simply lowered his enticing, icy pupils and glanced at Sotiria in a nonchalant manner.“You must have heard of how I deal with things. I only give one chance to everything I do. Now, I’m giving you one chance—be my lover and I’ll indulge you like I indulge my sister. You’ll also be spared this humiliation today.”“No!” Sotiria refused without hesitation.“Mr. Connor, I’ve heard that you’re a reasonable man. You know how filthy it is to force another man’s fiancee into becoming your lover. I’d rather be humiliated than prostitute myself to you!”At that moment, a strange glint flashed across Zachary’s eyes.‘D*mn it! Yesterday, when I held her and firmly pressed up against her, I actually thought that she was Charlotte, as if I was intoxicated. Now, that proud and unyielding look on her face is giving me that very same feeling! Heh! What on ear
“You deliberately arranged for those men to take advantage of Tiria at Rainbow Bridges yesterday and threw me in the river. I haven’t confronted you about that, but you had the gall to talk about it.”Garrison gritted his teeth hatefully when he thought of everything Zachary had done.“I’ve heard about Tiria and Miranda’s fight. Look at you! You’ve spoiled your sister rotten. She’s like a rat on the street now. Everyone hates the very sight of her, and you’ve let her have her way by humiliating Tiria instead of differentiating between right and wrong. If this goes on, she’ll commit murder, set a house on fire, or cause a huge disaster. How will you cover for her then?”Zachary was about to speak when Miranda exploded. “Garrison, what the hell are you talking about? Are you accusing me of murder and arson? If I was ever going to commit murder or arson, you’d be the first one I’d kill, and I’d set your house on fire too!”Knowing Miranda’s evil, perverse behavior, Garrison refused to
“I’m not scared, Garrison. We’re not going to bow to villains.”Garrison’s eyes were filled with even more warmth.‘Don’t worry, Carlie! I will do everything I can to protect you. I won’t let those men hurt you again!’ he thought to himself silently.Zachary might have his back to Garrison and Sotiria, but he could see them looking into each other’s eyes affectionately very clearly through the mirror in front of him and to his right. Seeing this was akin to adding salt to his already bleeding, wounded heart. The increased agony made him feel as if he was in purgatory. He refused to remain in the restaurant. He moved his long legs and headed out the door.“Ah!”Garrison hit one man, making him drop to the ground.“Ow!”Sotiria kicked another man hard, causing him to squeal in agony like a pig.Zachary did not turn around again. He continued walking ahead without turning back.He was just about to walk out the door when a lily-white figure hurriedly rushed to the door and bloc
‘Lorraine Larson… Garrison’s younger sister.’She might be Garrison’s sister, but Sotiria had only met Lorraine once three years ago, when she’d woken up after that incident. At the time, Sotiria had simply given Lorraine a greeting. The pair had not spoken. However, Lorraine’s extremely beautiful face was deeply imprinted in her heart…“Lory! I’m so happy you were willing to save me and your sister-in-law.” Garrison’s elated voice pulled Sotiria back to reality.Lorraine curled her lips indifferently.“Save it. I was just passing through and accidentally saw you and Sotiria surrounded by these men. I would have preferred skipping this area if I had known you were here. That way, I wouldn’t have been forced by the sentiment of our shared blood to save you.”“Lory…”Garrison’s handsome face was filled with agony. “It’s been four years and three months since that incident. You’ve hated me for the past few years and refused to see me. You wouldn’t even come to my engagement part
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