Zenios took his phone out of his pocket and opened an encrypted folder that contained Charlotte's photos. Sotiria felt excited and hastily added, “I want to see her face, so I’d very much appreciate it if you could show a close-up of her face to me.”“Okay.”When Zenios finished picking the photo, he walked up to the bed and gave his phone to Sotiria. At that moment, Sotiria’s heart leaped into a gallop, and she couldn't help but call out a name the moment the high-resolution photo came into view. “Allegra!? Isn’t this Allegra? I want to see Charlotte’s photo. Why would you show me Allegra’s photo instead?”“So you know Allegra too. Well, of course you know her. Who does not know this name? If she was still alive, she would be a superstar with unmatched popularity by now. If she was still alive, how nice it would be…” Zenios’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat, and tears began to well his eyes. “I didn’t get you the wrong photo. Allegra is Charlotte. They are the same perso
Just then, a custom Rolls-Royce in a color as black as night drove in through the gates of Blue Water Bay. Recognizing Zachary’s car, the security guard opened the car door and gave a deep bow. “Mr. Connor, you’re here to see your nephew again! He’s at home. I’ll inform him of your arrival at once!”“No need.” Zachary, whose face was as cold as a glacier, spoke in an indifferent voice. “I’ll give him a surprise.”The security guard nodded and bowed. “Alright, I understand. He’ll be very happy to see you, Mr. Connor. Go on and give him a surprise.”Sotiria, who was sitting on the bed, calmed down for a while before returning to reality.She released a long sigh and scratched her fluffy hair, then helped herself off the bed.However, after searching around, she realized that the side of the bed and the space underneath it were empty. There wasn’t even a pair of shoes. Her shoes were currently being hung outside the balcony on a drying rack, swaying along with the wind.She had no
Zachary walked into the bedroom and saw the scene before him. “Sorry to disturb you,” he said indifferently, then turned around and left. However, when he had a clear view of Sotiria’s face, his cold, hard heart suddenly felt as if a large, cruel hand had strangled it. A long, forgotten sense of jealousy rose within him like an uncontrollable flood, overflowing throughout his entire body.Just then, Sotiria saw him too.She wondered if she was hallucinating!Thus, she forcefully blinked her eyes, and he was still standing there…Zachary was the only person in the world who had this chiseled face and elegant, regal aura. Zenios, who sensed that something was off, turned around and looked toward the door. His handsome, devilish face was a mixture of surprise and happiness. “Second Uncle, is it really you? Second Uncle!”‘What?’Sotiria was even more confused.‘Zachary is Zenios’s Second Uncle? Can there really be such a coincidence in this world?’However, after some careful th
“Ah? What’s with you today, Second Uncle? What on earth are you trying to say? Who’s a wh*re? Who has AIDS?”He turned around and looked at Sotiria, who was lying on his bed. Zenios’s handsome, devilish face was clearly twisted.Zachary raised his brow secretively. “Your eyes tell me that you understand what I’m saying.”Zenios shivered.Sotiria’s mind was buzzing. A bad feeling rose from within her like a cold current.“That’s right. She’s the wh*re I’m referring to.” He looked at the barely-clad Sotiria once again. Zachary’s icy eyes showed no signs of warmth. His tone only held disdain.“Zenios, you’ve never recovered from Carlie’s death. Aside from your occasional drag racing, you kept yourself confined in your home for at least 350 days a year. You need to go out and see the world so you won’t end up like this, unable to even identify what kind of woman you’ve slept with.”Sotiria curled her lips unhappily.‘See! It’s no wonder Zachary’s being so cold to me. He’s complet
The corners of Zenios’s lips twitched. However, he did not say another word. Only the disappointment in his blue eyes lay suffocatingly thick.Four years ago, when Charlotte had left, it was as if she had taken his soul along with her. From that moment on, he seemed to have turned into a hollow shell. Earthly pleasures, sorrow, joy, or anger were nothing more than smoke and mirrors to him. They no longer affected him at all.He could no longer dive into a role and continue acting.He had no choice but to announce his retirement from the entertainment industry during the peak of his career.He thought of Charlotte every moment of every day. He couldn’t even be bothered to care about his looks. He allowed a beard to grow wildly on his face. He held onto her picture every day, gazing at the autographed book she had once given him, and shut himself in his villa, using it as his prison…The weather had been terrible today, so it had made his spirits decline even more. So, he had taken
Zenios never looked at Sotiria at all. He simply lifted his finger and pointed to his right, to the front.“The door is there. I won’t be sending you off.”“Okay…”Sotiria curled her lips helplessly. She quietly took a breath and walked to the door.It had just stopped raining. A bright ray of sunlight was streaming down from the gloomy clouds. Sotiria, who had arrived at the courtyard, couldn’t help turning back to look at Zenios.She was a stubborn girl and was never a simp.‘But… Zenios Connor! Why can’t I seem to feel repulsed by him, despite knowing how cold and distant he is to me? Why do I feel so reluctant to leave him?’Sotiria walked out of Blue Water Bay.Zachary’s car was currently parked outside the gate. He was leaning against the car door, speaking to someone on the phone.Just as Sotiria was walking past him, she noticed that he had just ended the call, so she paused in her footsteps and said, “Mr. Connor, I believe that there’s been a misunderstanding.”Zacha
Zachary turned around and got into his car once he had said his piece.Bam!The car door was slammed shut.Sotiria watched as the luxurious car drove further and further away. Sotiria’s eyes gradually changed from disappointment to disdain.‘See! Zachary isn’t as passionate as he used to be when he pursued me. He’s not the same Zachary, who’s always on the brink of losing control to make him his own! Now, Zachary’s just like the rest, and he scorns me too. He sees me as a “snake”, “a loose woman”, “a sl*t”... If that’s the case, why should I even bother with lowering my dignity and explaining myself to him? It doesn’t matter. I’m someone else’s wife now, anyway! And I’m leaving Rothesay the day after tomorrow! As long as neither he nor Zenios ever calls me to pay off my “debt”, I’ll never set foot in Rothesay again. I’ll forget about him, and I’ll never see him again!’Zachary held the steering wheel tightly. His dark, inky, icy pupils stared fixedly at Sotiria from the rearview m
“Huh? What do you mean…”The immense shock caused Sotiria to nearly lose grip on her phone.“Tiria, why are you acting so strange? Has something happened?” Marco, who spoke on the phone from the other end, sounded concerned.Sotiria had to calm herself before she could find her voice again. “Hold your questions, Marc. I’d like to ask… What were you doing around 12.30 p.m.? Did you know that Virginia used your phone to call me?”“12.30 p.m.… Let me think…” Marco racked his brain. “Ah, I remember. I had just arrived home at the time, so I went to take a shower because I was drenched by the rain. I didn’t have my phone with me during my shower. I left it on the living room table.”Sotiria immediately understood.However, Marco continued. “Tiria, I just checked my phone records. There’s no mention of any call I made to you after 12.30 p.m. Besides, my phone’s password-protected. No one else can access it but me. Auntie Virginia couldn’t have possibly called you with my phone. Maybe