“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
She turned around and saw a tall, slender man before her very eyes. She lifted her hand to wipe the rainwater from her eyes to get a clear view of his face. Her eyes filled with joy. “Marco, you’re back!”“Mm.” The man with starry eyes and white teeth personally used a towel he had brought and covered Sotiria’s face. He couldn’t bear to put in too much force as he gently wiped the rainwater from her face.“The weather is horrible today. Why didn’t you bring an umbrella along with you? Your body is weak. What’ll happen if you get sick from the rain?”“I’m not made of mud. Is the rain going to melt me?” Sotiria snatched the towel away from the man in an immodest manner, then forcefully wiped her wet hair.“Marco, I thought you had an important event in Bay City? What are you doing back in Rothesay?”The slender, delicate, and handsome man, who resembled the moon, pinched Sotiria’s face with his left hand while shielding her with an umbrella with his right hand. “What important e
Sotiria nodded. “I know!”‘That’s right, Garrison is the one who truly loves me. I owe him a lot too. That’s why, after his repeated proposals, I agreed to marry him. Now, I’m his wife. I mustn’t forget my original intentions when I agreed to marry him—to be with him alone and to grow old with him.’Just then, Sotiria felt as if a hard object had hit her chin. She pushed Marco’s suit away and found out that the pain she felt had come from a silver pen in his pocket. There was a palm-sized notebook along with this pen. Sotiria’s eyes lit up instantly. “Marco, may I use your pen and notebook for a while?”Marco nodded. “What would you need these for?”“To write something.” Sotiria pulled the two items out of Marco’s pocket.She chose two empty pages from the notebook and wrote down her number in neat handwriting. Then, she tore one paper off, turned around, and ran.“Tiria, where are you going? It’s pouring out there. Take the umbrella…”Sotiria had already run off into th