“AAHH!”Sotiria let out a scream.However, she felt no pain on her head. Apparently, the man simply cut off a lock of her hair and released her, holding that lock of hair as he turned around and ran out the corridor.Sotiria saw the deranged, foolish look on the man’s face and thought that he was crazy. Thus, she didn’t pursue him. She straightened out her hair and walked toward the elevator.Meanwhile, a blue Lamborghini was parked not too far away, with Jebediah and Lorraine sitting inside.The man ran to the car and gave the lock of Sotiria’s hair he had cut off to Jebediah.“Mr. Valentine, you know very well that I’m an assassin. I’m either hired to kill my target or cripple them. I don’t understand. You’re paying me double for my assassination fee just to get a lock of hair from my target?”Jebediah calmly stared at the dark hair in his hands. His eyes were terrifyingly grim. “I paid you extra to keep your mouth shut. Remember, you’re not allowed to tell anyone else about
“Garrison, what is going on in your mind? Zachary asked me to watch a movie with him. What else do you think he could possibly do to me?”Garrison held Sotiria’s hands and was clearly trembling. “Tiria, it’s hard for me to say these kinds of things, and I don’t want to make it too clear, but… But… Sigh, you’ve been all alone together for so long… I just wanted to know if you and Zachary did the kinds of things you did on our wedding day.”Sotiria’s eyes nearly rolled to the back of her head. She nearly blacked out.“Pfft…”Jordan lost control and burst into laughter. She hurriedly covered her lips with her right hand and swallowed her laughter, then rubbed Naomi’s little head.“Naomi, why don’t you play on your own? I’m feeling a little unwell. I need to go to the toilet.”Naomie blinked her large, crystalline eyes.“Mm.” Then, she turned her curious eyes toward Sotiria and Garrison.Seeing that Sotiria refused to answer, Garrison panicked even more.“Tiria, why aren’t you a
Sotiria was so moved that she burst into tears.‘Garrison! He’s a wonderful, peerless man and an incomparably wonderful husband. Marrying him is like a blessing from God. Even if I can never develop the same kind of sensational emotions that I have for Zachary for him, I am grateful for what I have. I’ll never have anything to do with Zachary again!’The green willows were fluttering along with the gentle wind, the rain was falling softly, and the flowers were blooming. The sun shone high in the sky, and the air was filled with fluff catkins. Sotiria decided to take Naomi to the botanical garden near her house for a stroll.It was a Sunday. The botanical gardens were crowded with people.Sotiria was currently admiring the peach blossoms in the gardens when a tender male voice suddenly rang aloud from Sotiria and Naomi’s right.“Hey, can I play with you?”Sotiria followed the voice and turned to look. She let out a cry and nearly collapsed because the boy looked exactly like Zacha
“Can I play with her, ma’am?”Sotiria immediately nodded. “Mm, just remember to behave yourselves and don’t run around too much.”“Thanks, ma’am!”The boy happily took Naomi’s little hand.“Let’s go. Your mommy said it’s okay. Let’s go play…”Sotiria felt both relieved and surprised when she saw Naomi and the little boy playing together among the peach blossom trees, hand in hand.Sotiria didn’t remember what she was like in the past, and she didn’t know what she was like when she was a child. Thus, she didn’t know if Naomi had inherited her cold, haughtiness from her, or her father, whose identity was unknown to this very day…Naomi did not get along with other people…No matter where she went, she would have plenty of kids asking her to play with her, but she always kept them at arm’s length.Thus, when the strange little boy asked to play with her, Sotiria thought that Naomi would coldly refuse, just like she did with other children at her age.She didn’t think that Naomi
Naomi and the little boy played in the peach blossom grove for nearly an hour. Sotiria had never seen Naomi play so happily with anyone at her age before.Just then, Naomi and the little boy, who had grown tired from playing together, walked toward Sotiria. A chubby boy, one head taller than Naomi, suddenly stood in Naomi’s way, just as they were walking over. “Give me that peach blossom in your hand,” he said in a high and mighty tone.Naomi proudly lifted her face and put her hands behind her. She carried the expression of a queen. “I worked very hard to pick out the most perfect and prettiest peach blossoms here. I’m not giving it to you. Get your own!”“Hmph!”The chubby boy, who had been spoiled rotten by his parents, grabbed Naomi’s little wrist upon her refusal and tried to snatch it over.Naomi was much smaller than the chubby boy, and he was so rude too. She staggered as he pulled her, and the two bouquets of peach blossoms in her hand scattered onto the ground.“Wha
The little boy’s mother began smiling and chatting away again. “I’m so happy to have met you. Look at your daughter. Why is she so cute? Look at her crystalline eyes! They’re an exact copy of my Julian’s! Anyone ignorant would think they were siblings if they saw them together. How about we adopt each other and become sisters? So my son and your daughter can be godson and goddaughter!”Sotiria was so elated that she was about to nod in agreement when the little boy’s father tugged on the woman with a sullen look on his face. “Why are you such a blabbermouth? That’s enough. We have a train to catch. Let’s go!”“Uh…” The woman pursed her lips awkwardly. “It was very nice meeting you, Miss Green. We’re leaving now.” She patted the little boy’s head as she said this.“Julian, why are you still staring at the little girl? Would you like to marry her when you’re all grown up?”The little boy’s face instantly became very red. He hurriedly turned his gaze away from Naomi’s face. “Don’t s
At the hospital parking lot...Lorraine stood steadily in front of the car, the DNA results in her right hand, trembling along with her hand.“Lory, you’ve been staring at that report for almost five minutes. Stop looking, get in the car.”Jebediah, who had been waiting in the car for a very long time, finally lost control and urged her.Only then did Lorraine regain her senses. She gathered her strength and scrunched up the DNA report.“Jebediah, if we hadn’t been suspicious and hired someone to cut off a lock of Sotiria’s hair, we may never have realized that Sotiria really is Charlotte… Charlotte! That sl*tty little tramp, I actually thought that she died four years ago! My happiness over the past four years was wasted. Tell me, why do you think my brother lied to me?”Jebediah curled his lips in an enigmatic manner.“Lory, you’ve lost your senses from shock as soon as you found out that Charlotte’s still alive. Is that even a question? Your brother had been waiting on Rainbo
“I don’t think that I’m in the best position to help you. In fact, the best person would be your brother.”A light flickered in Lorraine’s beautiful, limpid eyes.…Naomi was exhausted from playing in the park. She fell asleep on the way home.Garrison hurriedly lowered the television’s volume as soon as he saw Sotiria carrying Naomi, who was sound asleep, home. He strode toward Sotiria and spoke in a soft voice. “You must be tired, Tiria. Get some rest, give the baby to me.”Sotiria chuckled and compliantly placed Naomi in Garrison’s arms.Sotiria’s eyes filled with warmth as she watched Garrison carrying Naomi into Naomi’s bedroom with steady footsteps, then carefully placing her on her bed. ‘Garrison! He isn’t just a nearly perfect good man and husband, but he’s a good father too.’Four years ago, Garrison had saved Sotiria. In the two years after Sotiria had given birth to Naomi, her heavy wounds had not recovered quickly. Not only did she have to take care of Naomi, but s
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