‘Zachary!’He was clearly as cold as an ice mountain.However, when he held her in his arms, she felt his incomparable security and warmth, as if all of the danger and evil in the world could never hurt her.Sotiria closed her eyes and relaxed, then lost consciousness.Zachary instantly felt a tremor in his heart when he felt her losing consciousness. He had never looked closely at Sotiria before…At this moment, he lowered his gaze and looked at her. He saw how red and swollen her face had become from the beating. The corners of her lips were stained red with blood. He felt as if a sharp knife had pierced through him. Even he, a man as cold and icy as a glacier, displayed hints of heartache in his icy pupils.‘D*mn it! Sotiria! She’s clearly a wh*re of loose morals!’He was perfectly fine with using her as a tool for his revenge against Garrison and was trying to seduce her against his will. So why did he feel such sincere agony for her?That heartache made Zachary feel strang
‘Why?’Zachary had only ever felt this way with Charlotte!Why did he feel this way about a wh*re?‘No! Only Charlotte is worthy of sparking this kind of affection in me! Sotiria Green does not deserve it! No woman in this world, except that woman, deserves it!’Zachary icily pushed Sotiria’s lips away from his face at the thought of this.“Go away! Miss Green, have some self-respect!”Sotiria slowly awoke.At first, she felt a throbbing pain on her cheek and a severe headache.Then she realized that she was sleeping on a couch.She looked around. This was a large 1,000 square meter living room. The interior was contemporarily luxurious. The white marble spiral staircase that connected the first floor to the second floor felt like a relic from a fairytale.‘Whose house is this? It’s beautiful! Wait! Have I been here before? Before I lost my memories? Why does everything in this home feel so familiar?’“You’re awake, Miss Green.” The maid, Janet Plain, emerged from the kitche
Sotiria paused in her footsteps and curled the corners of her lips disdainfully.“How would you like me to thank you, Mr. Connor? Would you like me to be your lover, just like the last time you saved me at that bridge?”Zachary gently raised his dark shapely brows. “Sure.”“Heh.” Sotiria couldn’t contain herself from releasing a chuckle. She turned around and looked at the regal Zachary, yet she looked at him as if she were staring at a wretched villain. “You have a reputation, Mr. Connor. I’ve heard that you may be a formidable living devil, but you’re loyal and have principles. You would never cross the line in order to achieve your objectives. However, the more I understand you, the more I realize that whoever said that about you doesn’t understand you at all. You’re just like those shady businessmen who prioritize profit. You’ve resorted to so many filthy tactics just to achieve your objective.”Zachary, who had arrived in front of Sotiria, had a sunken look in his eyes.“St
Zachary squinted his eyes. He gently raised his dark brows.“Just because you outwardly deny it doesn’t mean that you don’t want to, deep down.”Sotiria wanted to cry, but no tears would come. She was about to explain when Zachary’s large hand firmly placed itself on her chest.“Don’t you feel it, sweetheart? Your heart is in my hands now.”If anyone else had touched her like that, Sotiria would have slapped him long ago. However, at that moment, Sotiria did not slap Zachary.It wasn’t because Zachary was holding her firmly in his arms, and she couldn’t move her arms. It was because the intent to slap him hadn’t occurred to her at all.Sotiria had no idea what was wrong with her. Garrison was a perfect, flawless giant among men. She was still perfectly capable of remaining sober when facing Garrison. But once she faced Zachary, her strong defenses would instantly crumble. She had lost all strength for resistance, even if Zachary drew her even closer to him.“Mummy!”A childish
“Hmph! You’re always pushing my mummy around. I’ve caught you twice now. I’m not going to forgive you. You’re never going to get my forgiveness now!”Naomi, who looked like carved marble, proudly glared at Zachary. Pearly tears brimmed in her icy pupils.Zachary realized that this was the second time this little girl had slapped him in the face, yet he did not feel any anger. Instead, he felt as if the cold in his heart had melted away when he saw her aggrieved face. All he wanted to do was shower her with love and indulge her…“What are you looking at? I said I’m never going to forgive you. You can stare at me all you want, but I’m not giving in.” Naomi was a little hungry. She licked her top lip with the tip of her smooth, red tongue. “Unless you give me a lot of chocolates.”A light flashed across Zachary’s icy pupils. He turned toward Lucas in the next second.Lucas looked confused.“What do you need, sir?”Zachary, who was usually as calm as an ice mountain, actually seemed
“You’re really nice, mister. You’re the best man in the world, aside from my daddy.”Lucas instantly blushed. He was at a loss. “Hehe, there’s no need for that! You’re so cute, adorable, and pretty. Every man would be good to you…”He suddenly felt a bone-chilling frostiness from the front on his right as soon as he said this. He lifted his head and looked only to meet Zachary’s apocalyptic glare. His knees buckled from fright. He landed, sitting on the floor.“What’s wrong, mister?” The little girl reached out her small hand to Lucas in an attempt to help him up.“You don’t need to do that. I can get up by myself.” At that moment, Lucas was keenly aware of why Zachary was glaring at him with eyes like the devil. He had taken Zachary’s spotlight away from the little girl. How could he possibly have the nerve to hold her hand?He scrambled to his feet, lifted his finger, and pointed at Zachary.“Have you forgotten, little one? The man who asked me to give you the chocolates was th
Sotiria, who had been watching from the sides, was stunned by the sight of it all. Naomi’s personality was nothing like hers. She must have inherited it from her father—cold, indifferent, and a little domineering. She regularly pushed people away from her. Hardly anyone could capture her attention.Garrison had spent more than a year before he could convince Naomi into gradually accepting him.Naomi had even slapped Zachary during their first meeting and labeled him as a villain.Yet, she voluntarily asked for a hug at their second meeting!This certainly wasn’t because Zachary had successfully bribed Naomi with chocolates.Naomi, who was cold to the bone, certainly couldn’t be bribed by a few pieces of chocolate. The only way to explain Naomi’s reaction was that she sincerely liked Zachary!‘Oh my God!’Zachary may have a deadly charm toward psychologically mature women, but he was always as cold as a glacier despite his handsome, incomparable good looks. Any kid would be fri
“I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself.”Lucas wondered if he was imagining things when he recalled that scene.“Do you know how that little girl managed to get here? She drove herself and smashed through the guards’ barrier at the gate. She forced her way into your courtyard. I ran into the living room as soon as I saw it, just to find out what was going on.”Zachary’s dark, shapely brows twitched.“Sir, it’s not like this hasn’t happened before, somewhere in the world. There was a news report last year about the child of two racers, husband and wife, who began driving at the age of three. So I suspect that Naomi has a strong gene for driving cars. Her father was probably a racecar driver or a highly skilled drag racer… Sir, where are you going? I’m not done yet, sir!”Zachary had walked out of the door long ago.The small red sedan was parked at the fountain in the courtyard. Sotiria slipped into the driver’s seat and held the steering wheel with both hands. As