Charlotte thought that Zachary would reject her advances and push her away.However, he didn’t. Instead, he complied and lowered his head a little to make it easier for her lips to meet his.Their lips met. It was like a spark that ignited countless fireworks, thunder, and lightning.At that moment, Charlotte felt as if her heart had stopped. Her mind went blank. All that was left in her senses was his fragrant scent. She was completely captivated.‘Zachary!’At that moment, he no longer seemed like that cold, dangerous man. It was as if he had turned into a gentle lover who would care for her, no matter what. He had become a part of her soul. Oh, how she wished that time would stop as they kissed until they were old and grey.Charlotte drowned in their kiss and lost track of time… Until she lost strength in her legs and could no longer remain on tiptoe, until her arms grew sore and numb, no longer able to cling onto his neck. Finally, she released him…“Are you quite satisfied?
Charlotte was close to the brink of madness.Zachary stared at her with a stern look in his eyes.“You promised me that you’d never leave with Zenios, even if he finds your child.”Charlotte instantly understood. “Oh, oh… I get it… I meant every word I’ve said. Besides, we signed a prenup before our marriage. I wouldn’t dare violate the terms of our agreement!”Zachary was temporarily distracted by her bright, blooming smile.“Mm.”The forced smile on Charlotte’s face disappeared instantly the moment Zachary walked out the door. She heaved a long sigh of relief and flopped onto the sofa like a ball of cotton.Zachary’s evil reputation didn’t stem from the fact that he was truly evil. It was just that he had drawn a line that no one was allowed to cross…Zachary had actually shown her mercy and spared her. She felt as if she had been granted amnesty.‘I’m never doing that again!’Zachary’s cold and distant exterior disappeared after leaving Charlotte’s line of sight. He lifted
‘Alright then!’Lucas gave Zachary a thumbs-up sign.In the eyes of the public, Zachary was as terrifying as Hades himself. Only a few people who truly understood him knew that when it came to the people he cared about, Zachary would disregard all personal gains and losses and treasure them unconditionally. Zachary still cared deeply about Zenios, even though he was making a bold attempt to snatch his wife away.“He he he… Second Master, since you’re keen on helping Zenios find his son and you worry about him taking Mrs. Connor away once he’s found, I have an idea to completely get rid of your worries.” Lucas grinned. “Go ahead,” Zachary said, raising his brow.Lucas looked as if he had a well-thought-out plan. “It’s easy. You could impregnate Mrs. Connor with your baby before Zenios finds their son.”A peculiar expression flashed across Zachary’s chiseled face. He curled the corners of his lips but didn’t say a word.“I know what you’re thinking, Second Master. You think that
“Sure,” Zachary replied with a cold expression on his face.“Thank you…” She forced a stiff smile and waved goodbye. Then, she quickly headed out the door as if she was running from an imminent threat.“Wait.” Zachary stopped her in an indifferent tone that was rife with magnetism and incisiveness. Charlotte stopped in her tracks as if she had been hit by a stunning curse. She turned around fearfully. “Is there anything else you need?”“How are you getting there?” The gorgeous man lifted his gaze and stared at her. His eyes, which shone like precious gemstones, seemed to contain powerful charm.Every time she looked into his eyes, she would feel as if there was a seal on her heart. This time was no different. She anxiously swallowed. Her tone felt even more flustered than ever as she said, “I’m taking a cab… Of course…”A shiny, gold object flew from Zachary’s hands toward her as soon as she spoke.She caught it instinctively and realized that it was a set of car keys.Lucas’
The last time Charlotte had come to the studio was three months ago. As soon as she walked into the studio, she immediately set up an easel, and the familiar fragrance of paper and paint that wafted up her nostrils put her mind at ease.At the same time, two high school girls walked into the studio arm in arm. The girl with longer hair tilted her head up and asked, “Hey, old bag, are you the owner of this studio?”Charlotte frowned upon hearing the appellation and said, “I’m just five years older than you, so you should call me miss.”“Hah! You should take a look at yourself in a mirror and count the wrinkles on your face. I really have no idea why you have the audacity to ask us to call you miss. You should be grateful that I didn’t call you an old hag.”Charlotte did not know what had gotten into the girl, but she was not going to be lenient with her. She threw her brush on the floor and rose to her feet. Staring angrily at the girl, she said, “Say that again and I’m going to k
Charlotte attempted to move her limbs, but to no avail. She was currently lying on the ground with her hands and legs tied.She willed herself to calm down and said, “You have a lot of nerve to show up in front of me, huh, Victor Rutherford? It seems that you’ve forgotten what Zachary did to you the other day. Do you need me to remind you? How dare you abduct me!”“Zachary Connor! Zachary Connor! Yeah, you’re right. There’s no way I would forget the way he humiliated me. I will never, ever forget the things he did to me in this life or the next one!” Victor shouted angrily. His face contorted out of shape from rage when he remembered the humiliation Zachary had inflicted on him. One month ago, he had attempted to sexually assault Charlotte, but his plan had been thwarted by Zachary.Ever since he had been humiliated by Zachary, his reputation had bitten the dust. His wife had left him, his son and daughter had cut ties with him, and he had become the laughing stock of the whole ci
“How many times do I have to tell you?! Stay down! Stay the f*ck down!”Victor continued to brandish the belt relentlessly on Charlotte’s back, but she did not give up. Bracing herself against the onslaught, she stood up again and again.Victor was stout, so he was shorter than Charlotte. When Charlotte stood in front of him, staring him down arrogantly and coldly, he sensed a dangerous vibe coming from her. His heart skipped a beat, but he soon regained his composure.As he glared at the frail-looking but determined woman before him, his lips cracked a malicious grin that contorted his face while he dropped the belt. He then launched himself at Charlotte, putting his hands around her neck as he attempted to strangle her.“Mgh…”Charlotte’s limbs were tied, not to mention that she was under the influence of the drug. There was no way she could withstand the momentum caused by Victor’s large body in her current state, so she was slammed against the ground.The impact caused her brain to
Zachary put Charlotte in the car.Due to his past experience getting ambushed by his opponent, to prevent a similar incident from happening again, Daniel had prepared some medicine for him to carry around.Zachary took the medicine out of his pocket.When his finger grazed past the wound on Charlotte’s lips, she let out a soft moan of pain. Zachary felt as if someone had stabbed his heart, and pain could be seen overflowing in his icy eyes.Even though he knew she could not hear anything in her current state, Zachary still pressed his lips on her ear and whispered, “Come on, be a good girl and open your mouth.”Strangely enough, the moment Zachary whispered this sentence into her ear, Charlotte instinctively opened her tightly-locked mouth.Zachary seized this chance and poured the medicine into her mouth. He only felt relieved after she swallowed it down.Right now, Charlotte’s face was unrecognizable due to the caked blood and bruises on it.Slowly and carefully, Zachary used a steri
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