Naomi had just woken up when Sotiria arrived home. Garrison was on the couch, reading a children’s comic book with her.Garrison held the comic book in his hand as Naomi sat in his arms. The pair talked and laughed—the scene was warm and moving.“Mommy!”Naomi leaped off the couch when she saw Sotiria and threw herself into Sotiria’s arms.“Daddy said that you went off to see Mr. Meanie. Mr. Meanie bullied you at the wedding. Why’d you go and see him? Did he bully you again?”Sotiria gently rubbed Naomi’s little head.“Don’t worry, baby. I just went to tell Mr. Meanie off. I scolded him and hit him. He’ll never bully mommy again.”“Ah! I see! So that’s what happened.” Naomi blinked her crystalline eyes curiously. “Did you hit him badly? Did you kick his butt?”“Uh… Sure…” Sotiria couldn’t continue lying, so she quickly changed the topic. “Naomi, you said that Mr. Meanie bullied me during the wedding. What makes you think he bullied me?”“Hmph!”Naomi pouted her lips.“I saw
“Tiria, you said that you wanted to wait for our wedding night, then you’d give yourself to me. I’ve waited for this day for a very long time. At last, you’re officially my wife, and we’re going to consummate our relationship as husband and wife tonight, okay?”Sotiria’s lips trembled. She knew that Garrison really loved her, and he was a healthy, hotblooded man. In the past four years of their relationship, Garrison had asked to share a bed with him. However, she would decisively refuse every time.She had told Garrison that she would only take that step with him after they were married.Garrison!He treated her best of all in this world. He had suffered too much grief because of her. Tonight, she couldn’t let him suffer any more grief, no matter what!As his wife, she had to do her duty and give him children!“This is our first time. I hope it’ll be the most beautiful memory for us. Tiria, where would you like to do it? Here? Or on the bed?”Garrison was extremely excited. H
“Tiria… I can’t!”The outstandingly handsome Garrison stared apologetically at Sotiria. His forehead was drenched in sweat.“I was doing just fine. I even had a check-up at the hospital. I was completely capable of having kids with you, but… But… I don’t know what happened. Nothing’s reacting down there.”‘Well…’Sotiria was shocked at first. Then, she snorted.“Hahaha… I see. Don’t worry, I believe you. I won’t laugh at you.”“SIgh!” Garrison anxiously smacked his forehead.“I must’ve been too excited after you’ve agreed to give yourself to me. I also had a lot to drink today, and it’s my first time doing this with a woman. I was too nervous…”“Okay! Okay!”Sotiria patted Garrison on the shoulder consolingly. She grinned and said, “I know, you must be exhausted today. Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened. We agreed before getting married. I’m used to sleeping alone, and you agreed that we’d sleep in separate rooms after our marriage. Go back to your room and get some rest!”
Jordan’s eyes met with Sotiria’s. She blushed.“Uh… May I ask you a personal question?”“Mm.” Sotiria nodded.Jordan rubbed her black-rimmed glasses. “Usually, a newly-wed couple would consummate their marriage on their wedding night. So, did you and Mr. Larson do it?”Sotiria’s face immediately looked inflamed. She opened her lips awkwardly, “No…”“Why?” Jordan, who was feeling slightly embarrassed moments ago, was now bursting with curiosity. Her eyes lit up, and she spoke two times faster than usual. “I know that Mr. Larson has always wanted to do it with you. He’s been waiting eagerly for your wedding night. He should have been very eager last night. Did you refuse him? Were you traumatized by whatever happened between you and Mr. Connor last night? Is your body subconsciously rejecting other men because you just had sex with Mr. Connor?”‘My God!’Sotiria, whose face was initially bright red, instantly turned purple. “Get out!”“Huh?” Jordan looked aggrieved. “Tiria, I t
“Zachary… Connor…”Sotiria breathed the name in a trembling voice.The man nodded, feeling pleased. “Since you’re aware, Mrs. Larson, please don’t make things any more difficult for us. Please, let us maintain niceties and go home.”Sotiria looked at Garrison helplessly.Garrison was enraged. However, when he looked around him, he realized that there were a few men in sunglasses staring fixedly at him. They were men sent by Zachary to stop him and Sotiria from boarding their plane. If he forced his way through and fought with those men, it would be more than just a fruitless endeavor. He might even be detained for starting a fight in public.He had no choice but to grab Sotiria’s hand and snap angrily. “Tiria, we have plenty of ways to leave Rothesay, regardless of Zachary’s great abilities. He could stop us from taking a plane, but he can’t possibly restrict our freedom. We’ll drive to Bay City.”Sotiria rolled her eyes at the man who stopped her.“Hmph! Please send a message t
Garrison’s throat quivered. His eyes were like balls of flame. “Who submitted that report on me? Why is he picking on me?”The man sighed. “I don’t know why he’s picking on you, but I dare not speak his name. All I can tell you is that everyone always calls him Mr. Connor.”“Zachary! That b*stard again!”Unable to contain his anger, Garrison punched the car door.“You can’t trust him. He has other intentions. Regardless of his report, he’s framing me!”“Uh…” The man was at a loss. He calmed himself and pointed at the three policemen behind him.“Please be sensible, Mr. Larson. Get out of the car and come with us, or we’ll have to do this by force.”“I will not leave this car! I’m going to Bay City with Tiria! Don’t stand in my way!” Garrison patted the car seat. “Jordan, ignore them. Smash through those police cars and keep going.”How could Jordan possibly have the guts to do that?Realizing that Garrison wasn’t going to cooperate, the policemen had no choice but to drag hi
“You sound very upset that Garrison was taken away.” Zachary’s voice was as cold as ice. Sotiria was breathless from rage. “Yes! I’m upset. Wouldn’t you be upset if your family member was humiliated and framed like this? Zachary, I’m telling you, if you’re not rotten to the core and you have any semblance of a conscience left in you, please revoke the report you filed against my husband and let him come back to me so we can be reunited.”“Heh.”Zachary let out a cold chuckle. “Your reunion with him will never come. Your husband will be given the death sentence today, so you can just wait to collect his body!”‘What?’Sotiria immediately exploded. “How could you do this, Zachary? Don’t you have a conscience at all? Hello? Zachary! Hello? Hello…”Zachary had ended the call.Sotiria put the phone down. Her hands were trembling, and her eyes were filled with tears. “You heard it yourself, Jordan. It’s nothing like you described it. Zachary’s hell-bent on hurting Garrison.”J
At that moment, a tall and slim woman suddenly pushed her trolley over to her and blocked her way. “Tiria? Is that you?”‘Oh my god! Do I have a target on my back or something? How could someone have recognized me?’Sotiria pulled up her face mask, then raised her head and looked over at the woman. She gasped when she saw her enchanting, fox-like face.“Oh my, it’s you!”‘Melina!’The woman who had nearly turned her into an invalid not too long ago, who she had later made sure paid dearly for her actions! That day, she had sent two ugly men to humiliate her and take a video of it too… Melina definitely hated her!Now, she had recognized her and would never give up on this chance to expose her in public and use the ugly gossip about her to publicly humiliate her. She was doomed!“Don’t worry, Tiria. I harbor no ill intentions for you.” Instead of raising her voice, Melina lowered it so that the people around them wouldn’t be able to hear them. “I heard what happened yesterday,
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