Zachary opened the car door next to her.Standing outside the car, Zachary glanced coldly at Lorraine, who was on the edge of the cliff. His clear voice felt like it was a cold breeze gusting from the top of a snow-capped mountain. It sounded cold and merciless. āDonāt you have something to ask her?āCharlotte was rendered speechless for a moment as the corners of her lips twitched. āYesā¦āShe then got out of the car and walked straight to Lorraine.āMilady, wait a moment!ā Lucas trotted two steps forward instantly and blocked her way. āI heard about the things that Ms. Larson did to you. Yes, sheās not worthy of any sympathy and pity. However, Milady, Iāll still advise you to calm down. After all, youāre not a murderer, are you?āCharlotte raised her eyebrows, revealing her merciless eyes. āSo, are you worried that Iāll kill her?āLucas nodded helplessly.A trace of mockery and self-deprecation evoked the corners of Charlotteās lips. āSee! Luke, even a bystander like you is say
Zachary responded without any hesitation. āNaturally, Iāll believe my wife.āāI knew it, I knew itā¦ā Lorraine closed her eyes in pain, and two streams of tears gushed downward over her delicate cheeks. āHehe, I suddenly found myself so stupid and naive. Back then, when I still had an impressive image in your heart, you still favored her and acted indifferent to me no matter what you came across. And now, youāll surely believe her even more than back then. What am I when placed in comparison with her?āZachary smirked and said nothing, as if he was admitting that with his silence.Lorraine then continued. āI finally understand today that the Zachary, who loved, pampered, and regarded me as an existence that was more important than his life, died the moment he met Charlotte, and he is never coming back!āZachary did not reply to any of her sentences. Instead, a trace of contempt could be seen flashing in between his thick and dark brows.Lorraine, who was filled with resentment, sai
Lorraine actually laughed out loud.She glared at Charlotte. Her gaze looked as resentful as a poisonous viper while her smile made her face go distorted, just like a witch from a fairy tale who had taken her hypocritical mask off, revealing her vicious face.āCharlotte Simmons, youāre a vixen who broke into Zacharyās life while I had a misunderstanding with him. I hate you, you shameless b*tch! I shall curse you to never see Poopoo again in your life. Iāll never tell you where he is! Now get your f*cking *ss down to hell already!āCharlotteās gaze and voice became even colder. āIāve given you a chance, but since you donāt appreciate it, then I wonāt be merciless to you this time around!āāOh?ā Lorraine laughed. āIām rather curious, Charlotte Simmons! How can a sl*t like you show me no mercy?āCharlotte raised her finger and pointed to the cliff. āYou were lucky enough to survive four years ago after I pushed you down the cliff from here. I donāt believe that you can still be so l
The two men winked at each other and then tacitly grabbed her by one arm and pulled her feet off the ground.One of them said, āMs. Larson, you had fallen from here once. You should know that the abyss underneath this cliff is covered with poisonous brambles. You canāt be as lucky as you were back then this time. Even if you donāt die immediately when we throw you down from here, youāll still be pricked by poisonous thorns. We wonāt know how much agony youāll still have to suffer before you die from the poisonā¦āTherefore, when we throw you down, weāll try our best to make sure your head hits the ground first. That way, youāll die straight from the fall and suffer less.āLorraineās body trembled vigorously.She had already embraced her death wish completely this time. At that moment, she turned her head and looked at Zachary again.However, Zachary was still standing in front of the car with his back facing her. He obviously had the authority to save her life with just a single wo
Zachary was about to answer, but Charlotte, who heard the commotion from the car, quickly got out of the car. āWe didnāt wrong her! Who else couldāve done such a thing besides her? Moreover, she confessed it herself.āCharlotteās voice was calm.Jebediah seemed to have heard a clap of thunder that had struck on a sunny afternoon. He looked at Lorraine in disbelief. āLory, you obviously didnāt do this. Why are you taking the blame for it!?āLorraine, who had completely died from the inside, stared blankly at an unknown direction and refused to speak.After a while, Jebediah shifted his gaze back to Charlotteās face. āYouāre wrong. Lory didnāt do this.āāReally?ā Charlotte smirked. āSheās your beloved woman, so youāll naturally take her side when it comes to this!āāIām not just taking her side. I have real evidence!ā After speaking, Jebediah took his cell phone out of his pocket and threw it toward Charlotte from a distance.Thud! The black smartphone dropped on Charlotteās fee
āHow do I know if youāre not the one who deliberately arranged for someone to add you on Instagram and forged this chat record in order to save Lorraine?āZacharyās melodious baritone sounded abruptly. āZach, youāre the smartest person that Iāve ever met. I wouldnāt lie to you through such a clumsy method in order to save Lory.ā Jebediah then pointed to his cell phone. āWhatās more, the kidnapper said that heād contact you again. You just have to get the cash that he wants ready, and everything will come to light when he contacts you, right?āIndifference and coldness were to sole emotions that could be found in Zacharyās gloomy eyes. āBack then, you had your hand in the matter of throwing Carlie off this cliff. Iāll start this off with the ugly fact first. Iāll throw you and Lorraine off this cliff together if I find out that youāre lying to me this time.āA handful of salt seemed to have been sprinkled and rubbed on the bleeding wounds found in Lorraineās heart as she heard Zach
āLorraine! Sheās truly a vicious and terrifying woman.āTherefore, Charlotteās heart has been perturbed after mistakenly thinking that Lorraine was the one hiding Poopoo away from her. Now that she knew that the person who caused Poopooās disappearance was a kidnapper, Charlotte felt a lot more relieved.āPoopoo! My baby boy!āI liked him so much back then, but I mistakenly thought that Lorraine strangled him to death when I first learned that he was my son. However, I can finally reunite with him now!āHow I wish I could reunite with him soon!āAt that moment, Lucas, who had been sitting in the driverās seat all this while, let out a long sigh. āSecond Master, Milady, after whatās happened this time, I advise you not to be so emotional again in the future. If Ms. Larson was really thrown down the cliff just down, just how wrong the whole thing wouldāve been?āāWrong?ā Zacharyās gaze and voice were cold. āAre you taking pity on her?āāThisā¦ā Lucas was frightened when he looked a
Zacharyās car had long disappeared from the winding road, while Lorraine was still staring at the position where his car was the moment before disappearing. She then said in a daze, āBecause dying like this is more meaningful than staying alive.āāLory!ā Jebediahās hands that were helping Lorraine untie the rope originally froze. āItās always better to live than to die! How can you be so pessimistic!?āLorraineās lips trembled, and her eyes were tearful. āDid you not see? After Zachary learned of the things I had done, he was so indifferent to me as if I were his enemyā¦āIn the past, I used to be the person that he pampered and cared about! But, now⦠Whenever I exchange gazes with him, whenever I hear the tone of his voice, and whenever I think that heās so determined and ruthless toward me, I feel that dying is better living.āJebediah looked at her lovingly. He opened his thin lips but could not utter a single word, so he could just listen to Lorraineās complaints.āDo you know,
As expected, a video had been sent to Charlotteās 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.āThis 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. Youāre welcome!āCharlotteās expression stiffened.A few minutes later, she received another message.āI wonāt let anyone see this. Donāt worry.āCharlotte 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 Masseratiās door and said in a
āLoryā¦ā A clear and melodious voice called out.A fair hand held her by the wrist as a car stopped nearby.āZachary is openly making love to another woman in front of you. Heās obviously just trying to hurt you. You know this, so why are you still standing here, watching foolishly?āLorraine shook her head feebly. It took her a while before she calmed down and replied shakily, āYouāre wrong, Jez. Zachary isnāt doing it with her to hurt me. Iām nothing to him now. Carlie is the only thing that matters to him. He would never use tools to hurt me. Heās doing this because heās so in love with Carlie that heās lost control!āāUhā¦ā Jezebel turned awkwardly toward Charlotteās car, shook her head, and said, āLory, since you know you mean nothing to Zachary, why are you still torturing yourself? Forget him, and Iāll take you anywhere you like. Isnāt that much better?āāNo!ā Lorraine grimaced. Her eyes flashed hatefully.āItās all Charlotteās fault that Zach and I have ended up this way. I
The corners of Charlotteās lips twitched. āI donāt think thatās a good idea.āāWhy?ā 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 supermodelās.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 silhouetteā¦āD*mn it!āZachary realized that the longer his gaze lingered on Charlotteās body, the brighter the flames of passion burned within him, even though he had always abstained.āBased on Rothesay tradition, a man and a woman can only be considered husband and wife after holding a proper wedding ceremony. I know weāve registered, but people will talk if we live together without having a ceremony,ā 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 didnāt want Zachary to do it⦠But not because she didnāt want Lorraine to die. It was because Lorraine had Jezebelās support. If Zachary killed her, Jezebel would do everything to avenge Lorraine.It wasnāt worth it for Zachary to plunge into mutual destruction with Lorraine. She didnāt 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-driverās seat.Zachary didnāt speak. Instead, he stared at her.Despite her intimate relatio
āWhat have you done?ā Zacharyās voice was as cold as a frosty wind.āIāve 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!āCharlotteās entire body went cold as soon as she heard this.āHehehe⦠Sorry, Zach, I misspoke. I shouldnāt have said āher two kidsā. Theyāre yours and Charlotteās kids, arenāt they?āLorraine 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. āHahahaha⦠Look at that nervous look on your face, Zach. Youāve always been fearless, but sheās the only one whoās ever been able to make you lose your sh*t, isnāt she?āZachary 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. āZachary, what do you mean by these scary remarks? Iām pregnant, yet you kicked me, disregarding mine and the childās well-being. Could you be... Are you thinking of... Are you thinking of killing me?āāA wicked woman like you deserves more than just death.ā Zacharyās cold voice slapped Lorraine in the face.Lorraineās 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!āBut... wicked woman?āI didnāt expect to be labeled as a āwicked womanā in Zacharyās heart someday!āAs he was glaring at this pitiful woman, there was not even a hint of sympathy in Zacharyās eyes, and his voice still sounded frigid and merci
Lucas called not long after Charlotte put down her cell phone. āMilady, I just received a call from my ex-girlfriend, who I dumped last month, and she said that she just found out that sheās pregnant and she suspects that the baby might be my child... Ahem!āTherefore, I have to go to the hospital to get a paternity test with her as soon as possible. I donāt 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 Masterās house.āCharlotte 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 Ferrariās door was pushed open abruptly, and Lorraine walked in front of Charlotteās car angrily. She then pointed at Charlotte with her trembling right hand. āCharlotte Simmon
āDonāt forget who I am. Thereās nothing that I canāt find out as long as I want to know... AaaahāāBaby, youāre hurting me. Donāt be too greedy... Oh, slow down, Iām on the phone. Oh. Owāā The manās voice was interrupted by a series of his own cries, and a womanās moans were coming from the background at the same time.Charlotte vaguely pictured a rather explicit scene, blushed, and cleared her throat. āUm... I can call you later if itās inconvenient for you to speak now.āāThereās no need. Itās convenient. Very convenient... Good girls, wait for me on the bed. Iāll get angry otherwise, understand?āāHmph, are we less significant than your phone calls? Hmph!āāDonāt keep us waiting!āThe sound of footsteps faded away.The man squinted his rare violet eyes and said languidly, āMy little Simmons Princess, Iāve long heard people say that youāre still alive, and I really want to take a look at you with my own eyes, but Iāve 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. āSheās my wife right now, so sheās your niece-in-law. You shouldnāt call her āthat womanā anymore.āThe corner of the manās lips curled up a little when he heard what Zachary had said. However, he soon reverted to his serious expression and continued. āZach, even if sheās your wife now, I have to warn you. You have to think twice before you act. My great-grandfather, whoās 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?āāYes,ā Zachary replied, his deep brown eyes filled with murderous intent. āI owe her a wedding, and I donāt want them to interfere with my wedding.āThe man opened his mou