Holding a cigarette between his lips, Zachary looked ahead expressionlessly, his eyes deep as the fathomless sea. Nobody dared to say anything, and the atmosphere in the hall was oppressive. Time passed second by second, and each second was as long as a century for Victor. Roughly eight minutes later, a series of footsteps were heard from the other side of the door. The footfalls grew louder and louder and then stopped. The door was pushed open, and two men, one tall and one short, stepped into their line of vision and appeared in the living room. Both of them bowed reverently before Zachary and said, “Mr. Connor, we heard you were looking for us?”Victor took a glance at the two men, and his stomach started to flip-flop. He had never seen anyone as ugly as them before. Not only were their facial features grotesque, but their faces were also filled with purplish-red cysts to the point that he could smell their stench even though there was still some distance between them. Vi

Charlotte got into the car.“Now, tell me. How on earth did you manage to drive the car across the river?” Zachary casually asked as he sat in the driver’s seat.Charlotte would have completely forgotten about that if he hadn’t mentioned it. She stared out of the window absent-mindedly. “This river may seem to be filled with water on the surface, but there are two stone pillars hidden in its depths. The surface of the stone pillars is around 20 centimeters beneath the river’s surface. The distance between those stone pillars is similar to the distance between a car’s tires. I used those pillars to drive the car across the river.”“Oh?” Zachary mused.He was the King of Drag Racing, who had driven through every harsh terrain in Rothesay, yet he was not aware of this hidden gem. How could a frail little girl like her possibly be aware of this?A hint of sadness flitted across Charlotte’s eyes, as she knew exactly what Zachary was thinking.“Bryson loved motorcycle racing. I joine

His intimidation was like a breath of ice hurtling against Charlotte.Charlotte was immediately reminded of Zachary’s punishment for Victor. Her face was instantly drained of color. “L-Listen to me… I-I didn’t mean to do it. I-I was sleep-walking… That’s right! I have sleep-walking tendencies. Just ask my dad. I really don’t know what happened. I really was sleeping-walking!”She noticed the corners of Zachary’s lips lift just as she said this.Even a casual curl of his lips could result in a perfect line on this extremely handsome man, who was absolutely stunning.‘Is he smiling?’However, Charlotte soon realized how stupid that notion was. How could Zachary possibly be smiling? The corners of his lips were obviously quivering from rage!“Are you implying that I look like an idiot to you?” Zachary’s icy lips seethed, enunciating every single word, every syllable coated in bone-piercing frost.Charlotte felt as if she had been turned into ice.Zachary released her, removing his

By the time Charlotte reached the living room on the first floor, Zachary was sitting on the couch. However, since she was in a rush to see her father, she failed to notice him when she ran past him despite his imposing presence.She slowed down a little, but she was still walking toward the door. “My dad is awake. I have to go to the hospital to see him now.”Zachary replied expressionlessly upon hearing her words, “Have you forgotten that I’ve placed you in confinement?”Charlotte suddenly stopped dead in her tracks, petrified by his words. Her face was ashen, and her eyes were filled with disbelief. She turned her head around and looked at Zachary as if she was staring at a demon.“Look, if you’re talking about the incident that happened last night, regardless of the cause, I admit I was the one who climbed into your bed. I didn’t mean to oppose your decision to place me in confinement because of what I did. However, things are different today. My dad’s awake, and I have to see

Zachary said, “You shouldn’t.” He then cast a pithy gaze at Charlotte.He was clearly telling her, “I have some private matters to discuss with Lucas. You can go out already...”Charlotte was not so unworldly that she would not even understand what people meant in an instant. Plus, she had no intention of interfering with Zachary’s private affairs, so she shook her head and exited the living room.Lucas continued after Charlotte walked away. “That incident was clearly plotted very carefully, and his purpose was to get you to sleep with that lady. After an around-the-clock, full-throttle, all-out investigation, I’ve finally found out that the person who drugged you that night was one of your uncle’s men. In other words, the person who devised the whole scheme against you behind the scenes isn’t someone else. It’s most likely your uncle!”Zachary’s eyes dimmed—the word “uncle” felt like someone was rubbing salt on the bleeding wound in his heart.“Sigh… Second Master, all that is in