“Mario had never taken any drugs before he got to know you, but you started to take drugs eight years ago. Not only that, but you also got Mario to take drugs with you. You even asked him to help you sell drugs. As a result, he was caught and sentenced to four years in prison for dealing drugs.”Sotiria’s body trembled, and she felt that she might vomit blood and die at any moment.Then, Melina continued in exasperation. “It’d be fine if he got arrested. After all, I would wait for him no matter how many years he was imprisoned. Besides, I thought it might be good that he couldn’t meet you after he was locked up in prison. But I could never have imagined that after being out of prison for three days, he’d meet you in our neighborhood that day. He not only refused to beat you up for me, but he also lied to me that night about going to buy cigarettes. He went to your house to meet you in private!“You know what, Sotiria? I used to hate you to the core in the past. I also know that y
Melina was tongue-tied. Yes!She knew her husband inside out. Sotiria was not the only fling Mario had. As far as she knew, he was meeting another four women like Sotiria as well. It was just that he was particularly obsessed with Sotiria. That’s why Melina channeled all her hatred on her.Even though she could not bring herself to leave Mario, she had also thought about retaliating by finding a few random men…An eye for an eye… Perhaps that would only be fair.However, she had never turned her thoughts into action.Therefore, she did not feel sorry for Mario at all after what these two ugly men had done to her under Sotiria’s order. All she was worried about was that she would get pregnant with the child of these two ugly men and that Mario would divorce her after Sotiria handed over this video to him.Smack!A grey-colored object fell beside her feet.Looking at the USB flash drive, a hint of confusion entered Melina’s eyes as she asked, “Sotiria, what are you doing?”T
Just how many innocent women had she hurt aside from Melina and Renata?In faltering steps, Melina walked farther and farther toward the Divine Sanctuary District’s gate. The two ugly men had left as well.Zachary, who was standing under the plane tree, continued to glue his gaze on Sotiria.Sotiria had already regained her composure. Just when she was about to leave, Zachary’s voice suddenly rang out. “I helped you get revenge, and you’re just dumping me and leaving like that?”Sotiria stopped in her tracks, but she did not turn around to face Zachary.“Mr. Connor, although I know you approached me with ulterior motives, I appreciate what you did from the bottom of my heart. If you hadn’t saved me yesterday, I wouldn’t be standing here now. And today, you helped me take revenge. Thus, if I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay you.”Zachary, who had a handsome face that even God was envious of him, pressed on. “You know what I want. You can repay me back now.’
Sotiria could not take even a step forward. It was as if her feet were cemented to the ground. She did not know how, but by the time she realized it, the words had already come out of her lips. “Are you serious, Mr. Connor?”Zachary, standing tall and stalwart, replied, “Yes. I’m serious.”“I don’t understand…”Sotiria felt as if there was a rabbit in her arms. “I know myself the best. You don’t like me. No! There’s no way you would like me. You probably dislike and despise me to the core. Just how much hatred do you have for Garrison that you’re willing to tie to a woman you despise for the rest of your life to get back at him?”“My desire to marry you has nothing to do with the feud between Garrison and me.”As the seductive and clear voice got louder and louder, Zachary arrived in front of Sotiria.The man before her was the most majestic and handsome man she had ever seen. He had an imposing aura that would send a shiver down the spine of whoever dared to make eye contact w
Zachary’s gaze had always been the coldest thing she had ever seen, but right now, there was a prevailing gentleness in those icy eyes. She didn’t know that a stone-hearted man like him was capable of such gentleness. She was so captivated by him that she wanted to just let go of everything and go away with him.“Leave Garrison, be my wife. I assure you I will take great care of you.” Zachary was the most regal man in Rothesay, yet his hand was shaking now.“Carlie, promise me! Okay!?”Sotiria’s brows twitched.Sotiria was snapped back to reality the moment she heard the name “Carlie”. It was as if a bucket of water was poured down on her head.“Carlie! Hah! Just as I said, you really treat me as your Carlie!”Sotiria mustered up every ounce of strength from her body and flung Zachary’s hands away. Her eyes were filled with pain, but there was a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.“It seems to me that you’re not all there, Mr. Connor. Then let me clear your head. Look clo
Sotiria’s heart had never stirred so much for any man before.She was a woman who valued her relationships.Garrison may have slowly entered her heart over the past few years, but she did not love him. The only reason she had agreed to marry him was mainly out of gratitude toward him for taking care of her and Naomi over the past few years.She had no idea what was wrong with her.She did not know if her innate “amorous nature” or “flirtatiousness” was behind all of this. Sotiria was now engaged to Garrison. She shouldn’t be harboring any intentions toward any other man at all.However, if Zachary had told her that he loved her when he proposed to her, she believed that she would have disregarded everything else and agreed to marry him! Then, she would find some other way to repay Garrison.She knew that this wasn’t right!However, ever since she had met Zachary, her feelings for him had been overwhelming her like a turbulent, uncontrollable tsunami. They had surpassed the bou
“I couldn’t help overhearing you asking Sotiria to marry you. I’m guessing that it’s one of your methods to tease her. You don’t actually want to marry her, right?”“Wrong,” Zachary replied.“What?” Lucas’s jaw nearly dropped. “Sir, she may resemble Mrs. Connor in some ways, but she’s not Mrs. Connor. The number of men this woman’s experienced would go on longer than a train, and you… Oh my God! Sir, how could you possibly fall for a woman like that?”“Watch your tongue!” Zachary’s gaze immediately became terrifyingly cold. “Remember. I won’t love any other woman except that little girl.”Lucas shivered at the sight of Zachary’s apocalyptic glare. Meanwhile, his heart filled with a wave of pity.‘Poor Mr. Connor! Since Charlotte's death, he hasn’t touched any other woman, and he’s certainly never considered remarrying. Now, he’s disregarding Sotiria’s reputation and identity simply because she resembles Charlotte. He’s even disregarding the fact that Sotiria’s engaged and wants to
“Oh my God, look! Isn’t that Sotiria Green?”“Ah! It really is her! Isn’t she engaged to Mr. Larson? Why’s that man giving her flowers?”“Don’t look so surprised. Doesn’t Sotiria have a brother? Maybe that guy’s her brother.”“No way! Didn’t you hear? That man called her his wife.”“What? Uh… Uh… Erm… Sotiria Green! Isn’t she going a little too far? Mr. Larson is handsome and rich. She’s lucky that Mr. Larson isn’t disgusted with her, yet she’s still doing these things in public. She’s gone too far!”At least 50 people began to surround the already crowded shopping mall entrance immediately and began pointing at Sotiria.Sotiria dearly wished that she could crawl into a hole.Her eyes filled with resentment as she stared at Zachary.“Mr. Connor, could you please have some decorum. If you keep this up… Mmm…”She couldn’t continue the next part of her sentence because Zachary had firmly sealed her lips with his thin, addictive mouth. Boom!Her mind exploded.She tried her be