‘Yes! I’ve been hating the wrong person for the past four years!‘And this encounter between Sotiria and me was nothing but a farce.‘No matter how uncanny the resemblance is, it’s impossible for Sotiria to fill up the void that Charlotte left behind within me after her departure. I’m a person that’s destined to die in grief, so I shouldn’t ruin the happiness that belongs to Sotiria and Garrison in order to alleviate my grief.’“Tiria, do you still want to get the certificate?“Tiria...“Tiria!”Garrison’s voice sounded right beside Sotiria’s ears for a long time before she recovered from the trance as if she had just woken up from a dream. Her gaze shifted slowly from the direction where Zachary left toward Garrison’s face, and the corners of her lips rolled up rigidly.“Let’s go, let’s get our hand on that certificate.”“Okay.” Garrison held her hand again.Zachary had already walked out of the city hall’s lobby a few minutes ago. Before Sotiria took another step, she looked
“Ms. Green, wait a moment.” Seeing that Sotiria was leaving, the female clerk picked up the marriage certificate that was left on the table hurriedly. “This is the marriage certificate that you and Mr. Connor applied for. Although you haven’t registered officially and I haven’t stamped it yet, you can bring it back and keep it as a souvenir.”Sotiria’s fingertips trembled, but both her eyebrows were raised in the next second. “No need, just shred it and throw it in the trash can.”‘Souvenir? What’s there to commemorate? Zachary’s absurd pursuit and flirting against me in order to retaliate against Garrison?‘Zachary Connor! He promised that he would never disturb me again. I should be on cloud nine now, but why am I feeling an inexplicable sadness when I think of him?’She took another look at the marriage certificate in her hand again.‘Garrison and I are officially married now, which also means that I can’t possess any trace of affection for other men. I’ll gradually get Zachary
“She and I are over.”“Don’t be like this, sir!”Tears streamed down Lucas’s face at the sight of Zachary in this state.“You’ll never find anyone like Mrs. Connor if you cut ties with Sotiria. You’ll spend the rest of your life like the past four years, living in desolation, longing for Mrs. Connor. Sir, you have a long life ahead of you. The thought of you living each day in depression from now on saddens me—”“Lucas!”Zachary indifferently cut Lucas off. “Stop talking. I’ve made my decision from the moment I severed ties with Sotiria.”“But sir, are you really going to spend the rest of your life in loneliness?” Lucas wept even more profusely.Zachary curled his lips as he watched as Sotiria moved further and further away from outside his car. A hint of sadness formed in his carefree facade.“Can’t you understand? Ever since that little girl left, I’ve been destined to be alone for the rest of my life.”“Sir… Oh, you poor thing!”Lucas threw himself against the steering
“Zach, why do you always treat me like this?”Lorraine, tender and beautiful, now had tears glistening in her pretty, limpid eyes.“You know how I feel about you. It’s been four years. I’ve been waiting for you. I’m willing to wait for you for the rest of my life as long as I can be with you. But why do you always turn away from me? Why do I feel as if I’m nothing more than air every time I’m with you?”Zachary kept his back against her. His perfect, glacier-like face showed no signs of emotion.“I have no time to whisper sweet nothings with you. Get to your point. Why are you here?”Lorraine’s sexy, curvy figure wavered. “You kidnapped Sotiria and her daughter yesterday and used her daughter to threaten her to marry you. When I heard—”“Do you know what the word ‘straightforward’ even means?” Zachary quietly cut Lorraine off. His eyes remained fixed upon Charlotte’s unfinished painting on the easel. “Get to the point.”Lorraine felt a lump in her throat. It took her a while
“Argh!”Lorraine landed on the ice-cold ground, on her knees with a loud cry.“Remember this, you have no right to be here. If you ever set foot into this place again, I will show you no mercy.”Zachary’s ice-cold voice rang aloud, hitting her like a frosty wind in the next second.Slam!The door was violently slammed shut. Lorraine stared dazedly at the trembling door. Sorrow rose in her heart like a sharp knife, yet the corners of her lips curled into a self-deprecating smile.‘Hehe… Who says Charlotte Simmons is dead? She’ll always live on in Zachary’s heart! Charlotte Simmons! When I heard that she was blown to bits during that car crash four years ago during my emergency surgery, I was so happy that my blood pressure shot up, and I lost a lot of blood. I nearly lost my life. ‘I thought that as long as I could get rid of Charlotte, that poisonous thorn stuck in Zachary’s heart, I could return to his heart, and everything would go back to how it used to be, then I would be
It wasn’t because the motorcycle had run over her arm. Unexpectedly, an iron-like grip had grabbed onto her arm. Then, a powerful force pulled her aside. Meanwhile, the motorcycle brushed past her chest and sped away.“Oh my God! That gave me such a fright…”Sotiria heaved a long sigh of relief as she watched the motorcycle drive further and further away. Then, she remembered to thank the man who had saved her.“Ah, thank…”The latter part of her sentence was caught in her throat like a piece of food when she saw his chiseled face. Her jaw dropped. Her mouth was big enough to stuff an egg.“Zachary!”Zachary raised his dark, shapely brows.“Hehe… Sorry, I should be calling you Mr. Connor.” Sotiria massaged her wrist, which was sore from his strong grip, as she took a step back to distance herself from him. “That motorcycle was going so fast. I would’ve been dead by now if you hadn’t pulled me out of the way on time. You’ve saved my life again. Thank you, Za— I mean, Mr. Connor
Zachary refused to look at her. He swept his cold, indifferent gaze across the top of her head. “What are you trying to say?”“I just wanted to say that I’ll always remember the kindness you’ve shown me. If you ever need my help, just give me a call, and I’ll do it. Please take my number. It’s +186…”Sotiria tried her best to slowly read out her phone number.However, Zachary’s expression was simply one of disdain.“Are you quite finished?”Sotiria nodded. “Yes.”Zachary smiled icily. “Since you’re done, please step aside.”‘What?’The corners of Sotiria’s lips twitched.She felt a powerful force on her shoulder—Zachary had pushed her away and quietly walked past her.Sotiria stared at his tall, icy figure in confusion. “I’d like to know if you’ve actually remembered my phone number? Will you call me if you need anything in the future—”“I won’t.” There was only iciness on Zachary’s perfect face when he indifferently cut Sotiria off. “I’ve told you, this is our last goodbye.
Zachary smirked. “Oh, is that true?”“Of course it is!” Sotiria, who was now very pale in the face, nervously tried to explain. “My brain would suddenly switch off from time to time over the past four years. Garrison is aware of it every time it happens. You can ask him if you don’t believe me.”Zachary quietly shook his head. “No need.”The corners of Sotiria’s lips quivered.“Why?”Zachary squinted his eyes. His face was expressionless. “From now on, you will forever be nothing more than an inconsequential passerby in my life. Anything unrelated to me does not matter to me.”Sotiria’s mind immediately went blank.He refused to look at her any longer and determinedly walked into the shop.Bam!The heavy door was slammed shut, leaving Sotiria sitting dazedly in front of the door, utterly depressed.Initially, when Zachary had tried to seduce her based on ulterior motives, she had been hoping that he would stay away from her and leave her alone. Now, he had completely cut ties