Zachary replied, “I want to punish you.”‘What?!’ Before Charlotte could react, Zachary had come at her again with his tall, buff figure.The lights were still on, so everything was still brightly illuminated.She seemed to be engulfed by waves and dragged to the bottom of the sea again. She felt suffocated, but at the same time, inexplicably intoxicated...Intoxicated? What was wrong with her?About an hour later, Zachary was putting on his clothes, showing off his majestic figure under the bright chandelier.Charlotte lay on her side on the carpet with her arms wrapped around her knees. Her back was against the cold wall, and tears were cascading down the side of her eyes and her flushed cheeks like pearls rolling down a bloody hill.Zachary could not help but look at her again.He had never been a sympathetic person, but when he saw that Charlotte was in tears, his cold heart seemed to melt inexplicably. He also felt an acute pain, as if dozens of needles were pricking his h

‘Don’t be naive, Charlotte Simmons! Did you think that he would develop feelings for you just because you’ve become husband and wife legally? Don’t forget that he’s Zachary Connor. He’s known best only for his coldness and ruthlessness. There was no chemistry when he was cornering you against the wall. It was pure humiliation!’“Second Master, turns out you’re here. I’ve just gone through hell to find you!” Lucas’ voice sounded extremely surprised as he ran in through the garage door with bright eyes.“You were no longer there when I returned to the dining table from the washroom. President Collins said that you were drunk and returned to your suite to rest. I had a hunch that something didn’t make sense, so I fastened myself onto that old fox and fished for more information. It turns out that his niece, Sarah, was waiting for you in your suite.”Charlotte immediately understood that someone was behind this scheme—that was the reason Zachary had treated her like that.He was not pu

“Second Master, do you want me to drive you and Ms. Connor home?”Zachary’s face was cold and his gaze gloomy. “Take us to The People’s Hospital of Rothesay.”“Huh!? Why do you need to go to the hospital?”“Mimi got beaten.” Freezing-cold syllables escaped his gnashing teeth.Lucas looked worried.Zachary’s younger sister had always been an arrogant lady. He had spoiled her so much that she kept stirring up trouble around the city without having to bear any of the consequences. She was so full of herself that even Lucas could not get along with her. Therefore, Lucas was not worried about how severe her injuries were but how the person who had hit her would end up.Had that person not looked up whose sister Miranda was before hitting her?At the hospital...Zachary knocked on the door of a delux ward.The nurse opened the door quickly.The interior of the ward looked magnificent. A custom-made, luxurious bed was in a ventilated corner, and a lady with fiery red, wavy hair was

Zachary took the report and opened the folder. Charlotte craned her neck to look at the report as well, and the line of words written in red stated, “Comminuted fracture of the lower leg. Degree of disability: Severe.” The words stung her eyes.She recalled the scene of Coraline pushing Miranda, and she wondered if Coraline had really pushed her that hard.Zachary’s expression turned grimmer as he read the report. Even though Charlotte was standing half a meter away from him, she knew that he was angry right now.“The doctor said I will not be able to get out of bed for at least three months. Even if I do get up after three months, I will have to be in a wheelchair, and it will take at least a year before I can walk. However, I will never be as flexible as before.” Miranda then said in a choking voice as tears began to flow madly on her face, “Tiff already told you who’s the culprit, Zach, so you… you have to do something for me.”Zachary sat by her bedside and used his right han

“Don’t ever do that again.”Zachary made another call as he said that.Charlotte knew how lucky she was that Zachary had released her. Regardless of how much courage she had, she didn’t dare poke the proverbial dragon. However, the thought that Coraline’s legs could be broken after a single call from Zachary filled Charlotte’s eyes with desolation.“You’re nothing but a clown. Despite your painstaking efforts, the outcome remains the same. Just you wait. You’ll watch that best friend of yours suffer.” Miranda mocked her triumphantly.Charlotte stared at Miranda’s complacent face and recalled every single detail of that incident. She understood what had happened. She rushed to her bedside, gathered all of her strength, and slapped Miranda in the face.Smack!The resounding sound of the slap could be heard from a distance.She had never thought that Charlotte would be crazy enough to slap her in front of Zachary. Miranda stared at Charlotte in a daze, but her lips slowly parted tw