“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
This was the last straw.Something in Zachary snapped, and a voice was shouting at him to kiss her. He lightly lifted Charlotte’s face and planted his thin lips on her forehead.“You are a jerk!” Charlotte shouted, causing Zachary to move back with a start.A second later, Charlotte added, “You ungrateful son of a b*tch! I hope you die a million deaths… How could you betray me?“Bryson, I was so good to you… I loved you so much. I gave you everything I had. Why? Why… Why… Sob… Sob…” Charlotte cried out loud as big tears started to drop from the corners of her eyes.Upon seeing her tears, Zachary felt as if someone had carved a hole in his heart. It was empty, bottomless, and nothing could fill it up.He had met Charlotte at the lowest point of her life. No matter how many grievances she had to endure and what kind of hardships she had to experience, Charlotte would always raise her eyebrows and lift her lips proudly, putting all the pain into a smile.Zachary thought a headstrong and d
Zachary’s expression dimmed. “Zenios, you better watch your words.”“What’s the matter? You did such a thing, but you won’t allow me to talk about it?!”When he looked at Charlotte lying on the car seat and recalled the sight of Zachary hugging and kissing her, intense jealousy started burning within Zenios and he snapped out of control.“I clearly saw you secretly kissing Carlie while she was unconscious because of the drug. If I had arrived later, you would’ve done something perverted to her.”Zachary’s tightly-furrowed eyebrows relaxed slightly. Sure enough, he could not blame Zenios for losing his head.The sight of him and Charlotte hugging and kissing each other could easily cause a misunderstanding. Besides, he really had done this to Charlotte when she was unconscious, so Zenios had not wronged him...“I admit everything that I’ve done.” Zachary’s expression was indifferent, and his voice was cold.“However, you said that I’m a pervert, and that I won’t admit. Zenios, I’
“If you still won’t let go of her, I’ll take it personally!” Zachary’s voice was cold, and his gaze was terrifying. He looked like a tiger protecting its cub.Zenios placed Charlotte back onto the car seat immediately. As soon as he placed her down, Zachary grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the car abruptly.Zachary’s strength was so immense that Zenios lost his balance and fell butt-first under the London planes beside the driveway. He then gasped and rubbed his hurting arm.“Second Uncle, that was really cruel. Even though Carlie hasn’t chosen me, she is still our child’s mother. What’s wrong with me caring about her?”“I don’t mind anyone caring about her, but I’ll never allow any man except me to care about her excessively, and you’re no exception.” Zachary’s eyes were gloomy and freezing cold.“Zenios, brand what just happened into your brain because this is the last time it happens. If I see another attempt, don’t blame me for not treating you as my nephew.”The corner