Thump!Sotiria was so startled that she accidentally dropped her phone into the bowl. However, she did not pick it up. Her face turned red as she stared at Zachary, “Please behave yourself, Mr. Connor. I’m married, and I won’t kiss any man other than my husband.””Really?”Zachary’s soul-stirring, beautiful eyes were filled with amusement and coldness.“But not only did you pounce on me to kiss me yesterday, but you did some awful things to me as well.”Sotiria felt her cheeks were burning. Just when she was about to explain that it was just an accident, she heard Zachary say apathetically in his seductive voice, “Since you can bring yourself to do something like that to me, I suppose giving me a kiss shouldn’t be a problem for you, right?” ‘Hold on a second!’Although he sounded unreasonable, Sotiria felt he was right. Her brain began to run wild and considering the fact that she had done everything that she was supposed and not supposed to do with him, giving him a kiss was
At the end of the day, it was just planting her lips on Zachary’s. It was not that big of a deal at all!Later, she just needed to close her eyes and graze his lips. Then, she would immediately turn around and leave. At that time, even if Zachary knew she was just brushing him off, she would have already given the kiss he had asked for, so he would have nothing to say anymore!“Yeah.”Zachary slowly lifted his head.Taking a deep breath to steel herself, Sotiria walked toward him. She bent down and planted a brief kiss on his perfectly shaped lips.When her lips contacted his, Sotiria’s body trembled as if she was electrocuted. Even though she was just going to brush him off, her heart still couldn’t help itself and leap into a gallop the moment she touched his lips. However, she was in full control of herself this time. After a brief collision, she immediately wanted to pull herself away from Zachary, but Zachary was not going to give her the chance to do so. He grabbed the
“Lory, I feel that you may have a little misunderstanding about Zachary and me. It’s not like what you think at all. There’s nothing between us…”Sotiria was stung by her conscience, and she could not finish her sentence.There was nothing between Zachary and her? No one would believe that, and she was certain that everyone in the city must have learned about the “scandal” between Zachary and her.Lorraine did not say anything. She just gnashed her teeth and stared at Sotiria. Sotiria had never seen such a heartbroken and saddened gaze before. She shivered in fear and walked past Lorraine with her head down.Garrison had told her before that Lorraine loved Zachary to the core.More often than not, the deeper a woman loved her fiancé, the more hurt she would be when she found out that he was cheating on her.Look!Lorraine could have thrown a tantrum, beat her, or scolded her after catching her “kissing” with Zachary. However, the fact that she could not say a word right now show
Of course, she understood it!Zachary was never a tolerant person. She was certain that Zachary would not remind her again the next time she committed the same mistake. He would make her pay for the price.For more than four years, this was the first time Zachary had looked her in the eyes. However, it was never in her wildest dream that the moment he finally looked her in the eyes would be the moment he was threatening her.“Also, remember this. Don’t ever badmouth Sotiria in front of me. Otherwise, I will make you regret it.”After that, Zachary turned around and left.“Ugh!“Waa…”Lorraine could not hold herself anymore and bawled her eyes out. Her crying wafted into Zachary’s ears, but he did not turn his head around. He continued to walk down the corridor with determined steps.Lorraine Larson—she was the only woman Zachary felt sorry for in this world.Lorraine had saved his life, but he had made her life a living hell in order to protect Charlotte that year.It was pre
“Jebediah, don’t scare me!” Lorraine’s body trembled, and her tear-stained face was as pale as death. “You should know better than anyone just how special the name ’Charlotte Simmons’ is to me. Didn’t you tell me the other day that you’re sure she’s dead? Why are you saying this to scare me now?”Jebediah’s handsome and well-defined face showed a hint of gentleness. “I told you that I’m only suspecting that. I investigated the accident four years ago. The woman trapped in the car was so burnt that only a pile of dry bones were left, and she was wearing the Queen’s Ring that Zach gave to Charlotte on her finger. Thus, the possibility that she isn’t Charlotte is almost zero. That’s also why no one has ever doubted her identity after so many years...“However, when I learned that Zach had had such intimate contact with Sotiria Green yesterday, I couldn’t help but think that Zach had no impulse toward any woman back then. The miracle only happened after meeting Charlotte. He became even
“Would you like to put it on and have a look?”Sotiria nodded. “Yeah.”She strode through the door and walked quickly to a mirror, but after taking a few steps forward, something came to her mind all of a sudden. “You said to me on the phone that you need to see me over something very important. Now that I’m back, why aren’t you telling me what that was?”At that moment, there was a hint of blush on Garrison’s cheeks, which added a little seductive coquettishness to his already handsome and eye-catching face. “First thing first, I already started to miss you. Secondly, I want to give these earrings to you as soon as possible. And finally... Ahem... Ahem...”Garrison’s throat seemed irritated.Sotiria looked at him nervously. “Did they manage to tie you to something?”“That’s not the case. I’ve already told you on the phone that what Zachary reported were trivial and minor issues. Although I cannot leave Rothesay for a while, I’ll be fine...” Garrison closed the door and rubbed hi
However, Sotiria did not go to change clothes immediately. Instead, she put on the earrings and admired herself in the mirror for a while, then took off the earrings and picked up the costume from the sofa.When she came to the bedroom, Sotiria let out a scream when she unfolded the costume and took a look at it at close range because of how sexy and voluptuous this costume looked. Almost 90% of it was made up of fishnet...Nonetheless, since Sotiria had promised Garrison that she would wear it, she could only bite the bullet and put it on.Sotiria only glanced in the mirror once and was too ashamed to look at herself again after putting the clothes on. She patted her beating chest silently, took a deep breath, and opened the bedroom door.“Aaah...” Garrison almost had a nosebleed when he saw Sotiria in the costume. A blaze of fanatical flames was burning in his vast and clear eyes. “Tiria, you’re so beautiful.”Sotiria lowered her head. “Thank you...”As soon as she said so, Gar
‘Oh my God! Garrison and I are a newlywed couple! Is it very irresponsible for me to have such a mentality?’“Tiria! I... I still can’t do it!” Garrison’s frustrated voice sounded.Sotiria’s eyes lit up, and there was a burst of ecstasy coming from her heart as if she had just escaped a calamity.‘No! Wait a minute!‘What’s the matter with me? Garrison is my legal husband and the person who spoils me and loves me the most in the world! He’s suffering another setback now, how could I feel so ecstatic!?‘I should be comforting him now!’“That...” Sotiria suppressed the undesirable sense of joy and rubbed Garrison’s head lightly. “Didn’t you encounter such an issue last night too? Haha... Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t mean to make fun of you. I mean, it’s only been a dozen hours since last night. You must not have recovered from the frustration yet. So don’t worry, it’ll get better in the future, am I right?”Garrison frowned sadly, and his Adam’s apple twitched. “Tiria, you must be
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