Zacharias' Second Chance

Yvonne Starr stood before the prison of Seaton, shivering as the winds blew against her."Don't ever come back to crime. Lead a better life."Yvonne bowed at the prison guard. It had been five years since she was sent here. She was only 21 when she was sentenced to prison.A black Maybach stopped by the road. The man inside said coldly, "Get in the car." He was Yvonne's brother, or at least she thought he was, until one day they found out they weren't related by blood.Yvonne hung her head low. Nervously, she said, "Brother…""I am not your brother. Don't call me that." Chester Starr's face fell, and he checked the time. "You stole 21 years of my sister's life. You subjected her to humiliation in that family. Do not call me your brother."Yvonne tried to say something, but nothing came out. The story went like this: the only daughter of the Starr Family, Yvonne, was the child of the nanny. The real lady of the family, however, was switched at birth.A long while later, Yvonne sa

The mention of that bastard child filled Zacharias with contempt. He wanted Yvonne dead more than ever. Back then, Yvonne and another man spent a night in a hotel, humiliating him and his family.She even got pregnant from the affair and gave birth to the child before she was imprisoned.Yvonne looked at Zacharias in despair. He became so strange that she felt he was not the man she knew. "The child is innocent.""Is it? Lara was innocent when your mother switched you two out and made her live a life of a peasant!" Melissa screeched, and she slapped Yvonne again. If it weren't for George, she wouldn't stop until she had had her fill.Yvonne hung her head low again, her ears ringing, and her cheeks were swollen. She let Melissa do as she pleased. After all, the family did raise her for two decades and more. She should repay them.She took a deep breath and looked at Zacharias, her eyes red. Weakly, but also with resolve, she said, "I'll do it…" She would do anything as long as her

Yvonne's escape enraged Zacharias and the Starrs. Lara had awoken as well, and she was sobbing. "I knew she wouldn't give me back the kidney willingly."She was subtly telling everyone that this was what Yvonne owed her. After she came back to the Starrs, she kept the name of Lara Summers. She claimed that even though the Summerses weren't kind to her, they did raise her.It was a clear contrast against Yvonne. Lara was made to be a kind princess, while Yvonne was the evil and despicable fake.Lara was smart. Keeping that name would make sure that the Starrs felt guilty all the time and compensated her for the lost years without a bottom line.Chester frowned. "Don't cry, Lara. She owes you this much, and she can't escape.""Chester." Lara hugged him, crying. "I'm scared. Yvonne is out now. Will Zacharias dump me?""What are you thinking? Yvonne embarrassed his family five years ago. She humiliated him, and you think he'd take her back?" Chester patted Lara's head."But if Yvo

Zacharias was scared of Christopher. Everyone in the family and the city were terrified of him. Zacharias whispered, "Take them to the backyard." He wanted the nanny to take Yvonne to the servants' quarters in case Christopher got mad.Christopher was a clean freak. Ever since he came of age, he had moved out and rarely came back. Today was an exception."You little bastard." The nanny gritted her teeth. Since Christopher wasn't at the balcony anymore, she kicked Yvonne down to the ground.Panicked, Yvonne held her son tightly. She choked up, saying, "We're not staying here. We want to go home." With that, she tried to leave with her son in her arms.'Brady's just a child. I can't believe Zacharias asked his servant to abuse him,' she thought.Zacharias grabbed Yvonne's hair and yanked her back. "You'd better know your place, Yvonne."Brady was tough. Even when the nanny kicked him down, he didn't cry, but he did when Zacharias started abusing his mother. "Let my mommy go!""Zac

"Sir, we found the woman." James got a call, and he turned back with excitement. "Tom confessed."Christopher sneered. 'His lips are certainly not loose,' he thought."Who is it?""It's Winona Gray." James was surprised too. Winona had depression, and she tried to commit suicide six years ago. "I remember now. Winona was on the list of people who checked in that night, but she was on another floor, so I didn't think that much."James continued, "Tom said he got you another woman, but since Winona went to the wrong room, he just let things play out."James smacked his head. He couldn't believe he missed that. "Winona tried to take her own life six years ago, and it happened after the banquet."Christopher frowned. "Turn back. We're going to the Grays' place."…Back in the Gunthers' villa, Zacharias looked at Yvonne with scorn. He couldn't believe she would turn out this way. "I don't think I've ever truly known you." Zacharias thought he must be blind to think Yvonne was kind p