《Blood Oath: Forever Yours》 Chapter 1: Watch You Becoming Dirty and Die with You Chapter 1: Watch You Bing Dirty and Die with You What is the most shocking despair that you were not prepared of in life? You eloped with the person you loved full of joy, yet was sent to another man¡¯s arms the next moment. He only wanted one drop of blood from you, yet because of this, the rest of your life was ruined. ¡­ Charlotte Garcia was imprisoned. Three days ago, her father was poisoned by her stepmother and he was paralyzed in his bed without showing any early sign. Beforepletely losing his consciousness, her father gripped her hand tightly and said with tears, ¡°Charlotte, go find Lawrence with your younger brother and leave City B!¡± ¡°Dad was foolish back then, I was determined that you should marry someone who matches our family status and I forbade you to be with Lawrence. But I can tell that kid has extraordinary looks and temperament. Although he¡¯s never mentioned his background, I believe he¡¯s someone unusual.¡± That night, Charlotte said goodbye to her father with tears and ran away with her younger brother. Yet, twenty minutester, they were stopped at a ce more than 300 meters away from Lawrence. She was held captive in a pitch-ck room and was not given any food or water. She lost all her connection with the outside world. It was only until three dayster she was dragged out by two lofty men and pushed onto the floor of a bright living room. Her stepmother, Evelyn Wilson was standing before her in a superior way and was looking at her with a grim smile on her face. ¡°My dear stepdaughter, don¡¯t me me for being cruel. If you want to me anything, then me your blood for being too valuable!¡± ¡°Someone has found you from the national blood bank. The special factor in your blood type is exactly the lifesaver of their son. They want your blood, once a month, and they¡¯re willing to pay five million yuan each time. I certainly have to try everything to keep you for this good bargain!¡± Charlotte was almostpletely dehydrated. She lied on the floor with her face facing upward and stared at Evelyn with red-rimmed eyes. She opened her dry mouth with difficulty and said with a trembling voice, ¡°Evelyn Wilson, you¡¯ve already gotten the Garcia Group. Let my father and brother go.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll stay, no matter how long it takes. You can take my blood as much as you want¡­¡± Even if it cost her life, she only wanted her family to live. She could wait until they did not need her blood anymore, and until she was useless for Evelyn. She believed Lawrence could wait for her to return to him too. Having heard that, Evelyn wrinkled her eyebrows and smiled as if she was looking at a fool. ¡°Charlotte, you¡¯re too na?ve. Could you possibly think that everything would be over after you offer your blood?¡± Charlotte¡¯s heart plummeted and she quickly looked up. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Evelyn grabbed her hair and stooped. She let out a creepy smile beside her ear. ¡°Inparison with the blood that flows inside you, the virgin blood in your pure body is far more effective. Not only they want your blood, they also want your virgin blood, and your virginity.¡± Charlotte¡¯s face immediately went pale. ¡°No!¡± She shrilled and pushed her away, mbering towards the exit madly. ¡°The person I love is Lawrence Harris. I want to save my virginity for him, I can¡¯t do that! I can¡¯t!¡± Evelyn¡¯s expression changed. She strode towards her and grabbed her hair. She then instantly tapped her phone screen and Lawrence¡¯s deep and listenable voice was heard. ¡°Lotta, didn¡¯t we agree to leave City B together? Where are you?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been the second day. I¡¯ve looked for you in the Garcia house and they say you¡¯ve left with a man. I don¡¯t believe it. As long as youe, I promise I¡¯ll tell you my real identity, and my secret.¡± ¡°Charlotte Garcia.¡± The man¡¯s voice became hoarse and he sounded distraught. ¡°You¡¯re noting, are you?¡± It¡¯s been the third day; this is thest chance I give you. If youe, I¡¯ll let you follow me and show you a brand new world. If you don¡¯t¡­I¡¯ll pretend that you¡¯re already dead.¡± ¡°Can you believe it? While I¡¯m leaving this message to you, there¡¯s already a woman waiting for me to sleep her¡­¡± Charlotte¡¯s tears dropped. ¡°Lance¡­¡± She scrambled and wanted to seize the phone but she was held back by Evelyn the next moment as she dragged her hair. The woman¡¯s evil and demon-like voice was heard beside her ear. ¡°You know, the ce that he¡¯s waiting for you right now is full of my men. As long as I give them a call, the man you love the most would be crushed into pieces by countless cars in a split second. Let him go, or let him stay and watch you bing dirty and die with you, it¡¯s your choice.¡± Charlotte shuddered and she copsed as if she was a puppet that had surrendered to one¡¯s control. Her father. Brother. And the one she loved the most, Lawrence¡­ Evelyn handed her the phone and patted her face. She stood up, walked towards the couch nearby and sat down. ¡°Have some moment of thought. You know what to do.¡± As if the phone had detected something, it suddenly vibrated intensively in her hands. It vibrated rhythmically and would keep on ringing as long as she did not pick up the call, and it had resembled the man¡¯s stubbornness to look for her continuously during the three days she had disappeared. With her red-rimmed eyes, Charlotte¡¯s hands which were holding the phone kept on trembling. She only picked up the call with her shivering fingers after a long while. ¡°Lotta! You finally pick up my call!¡± There was extreme surprise after experiencing full disappointment in Lawrence¡¯s voice. ¡°I knew you¡¯lle! Tell me your whereabouts, I¡¯ll¡­¡± ¡°Even if I do tell you, so what?¡± Charlotte¡¯s gentle voice suddenly became knives that pierced one¡¯s heart. Tears were all over Charlotte¡¯s face and she forced herself not to choke. ¡°Lawrence, did you really think I want to run away with you? I was only joking with you before we break up. I am the superior mistress of the Garcia family. Did you really think I¡¯ll have my eyes on an ordinary office worker like you? Don¡¯t be silly!¡± There was a moment of silence at the other end of the call. ¡°What did you say? Say that again, Charlotte!¡± Charlotte gritted her teeth and said clearly, ¡°I said, I was only ying with you, and I¡¯m tired of you now. We, are, done!¡± Just then, a thunder was heard. A lightning sh suddenly tore the sky apart and stroke the old tree in the yard. The tree broke into half and crashed onto the ground. The sound of the wind whirling and rain falling was heard from the phone. ¡°Is that so, Charlotte!¡± The man¡¯s desperate roar was heard followed by a grunt. There was also some men¡¯s exmation. ¡°Quick, he¡¯s vomited blood!¡± ¡°Lance¡­¡± Charlotte was shocked and she nearly shouted. ¡°Don¡¯t call my name!¡± Lawrence¡¯s hateful voice which seemed to be drowned by the surrounding noises was heard once more. ¡°Charlotte Garcia, you¡¯re the only woman that I loved, and the only woman who has yed with my feelings. I¡¯ll leave, I¡¯ll N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content. leave City B.¡± ¡°But I hope you could live a good life. Because I¡¯lle back one day, and then we¡¯re gonna have some fun!¡± The call was hung up and Charlotte tossed the phone onto the floor. Listening to the beeping sound of the phone, there was excruciating pain in her heart. Lance, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m really sorry¡­ Evelyn¡¯s voice was heard not far away. ¡°That¡¯s right! That¡¯s what a smart girl should do.¡± After finished, she gave a wave and several people immediately appeared from the side. ¡°Let her make some preparations, and make her quieter. Don¡¯t disappoint our employer! As long as the son agrees, we¡¯ll get our first stack of cash tonight.¡± Sheughed. Hercent and reckless voice gradually faded as she walked away. Charlotte lied on the icy floor facing upward. Her eyes zed over and she did not move a muscle, as if she was already dead. Some people grabbed her hair and dragged her upstairs. They mped their hands on her jaw and wrenched her mouth open, shoving unknown pills into her mouth rudely. Her limbs became weak in just a couple of minutes and her body was boiling hot from inward to outward as if she was being grilled on a stove. She opened her mouth with difficulty yet she could not let out a voice. She finally gave up. It was raining outside. The rain was hitting the window ledge madly. Not knowing how long had passed, the honking sound of a car was heard from the outside and several lofty figures quickly walked into the vi. The strong man who led the men entered the house amidst the rain and the wind. There were deep lines on one half of his face while the other half was concealed. He possessed a strong, horrifying aura. Evelyn¡¯s man quickly weed him when he saw him. ¡°Sir, the person you demand is ready, she¡¯s now inside.¡± He looked up as he spoke, yet as he saw the man up close, he suddenly eximed and backed up as if he had seen a monster. He then blurted out, ¡°Sir, your, your face¡­¡± Chapter 2: You鈥檙e as Dirty as This Ring Chapter 2: You¡¯re as Dirty as This Ring That face was half handsome and half horrifying. Veins were crawling all over that part of the face like spider web. There seemed to be no skin and the veins looked like they would burst at any time. The man stood there silently. His aura was intimidating and he did not utter a word. His sidekick raised one leg and gave a hard kick towards Evelyn¡¯s man. ¡°Shut your goddamn mouth up! If not because of our master¡¯s face, for what do you think we¡¯lle here? Open the door!¡± ¡°Yes, yes!¡± Evelyn¡¯s man quickly scrambled to the door and opened it. Charlotte who was at the edge of having a mental breakdown turned around and saw a lofty figure walking in slowly. The door was then closed behind him. Without being able to react, a strong petrichor approached and the man grabbed her rudely. He tossed her onto the floor. The sound of bone breaking and the tearing of the shirt were heard at the same time. She was instantly flooded with immense terror. Charlotte trembled. She wanted to struggle but she had no strength. She wanted to shout and resist, but she could not let out a voice. There was only desperate moan that echoed all over the room. The man went behind her and forced her to kneel on the ground with the most humiliating posture. Charlotte closed her eyes in despair. ¡°Lotta,e with me, I can give you everything in this world, as long as you want it.¡± ¡°I have an identity that will make you surprised, and also a secret that I¡¯m hard to tell. As long as you demand it, I could tell you all about it.¡± ¡°Lotta, I¡¯ll wait for you, no matter for how long, I¡¯ll wait.¡± She initially thought she would have the purest and the most wonderful romantic love in this world, and she would give her everything to the man she loved the most. Yet she was dirtied now, and she no longer fit to do so. She could only cry and go against her true thought under the drug¡¯s effect while keeping on calling a man¡¯s name in her heart. Lawrence. Lawrence. Lawrence¡­ Not knowing when, the rainstorm had stopped. The man was working fiercely and he tossed her onto the floor with extraordinary disgust. He got up and left without saying a word. The door was opened and closed. His subordinate who was guarding outside turned around when he heard the sound. He realized half of the man¡¯s face which was horrifying before had returned to normal after doing the business with the woman. The face at the moment looked determined and apathetic, it was wless. ¡°Mr. Harris, Daniel was right, that woman¡¯s blood really works for you! You can now finallye back with us!¡± ¡°I have to say, why don¡¯t we just spend the money and take that woman back, it will save some troubles¡­¡± The man turned to the side and nced at the room behind him with an icy look. ¡°No need. What happened today is gonna be thest time. I only want that woman¡¯s blood. From today onwards, as long as it¡¯s a woman, get her far away from me.¡± His subordinate was startled and seemed to have remembered something. ¡°Mr. Harris, could it be it¡¯s the girl that you wait that makes you hate women that much? If you really want to take her with you, we can wait for one more night until she shows up.¡± The man¡¯s face froze, a cold, loathsome and bloodthirsty look shed across his face. He sneered out of the blue shortly. ¡°That kind of woman is not worth it!¡± After finished, he turned and walked towards the exit of the vi. He stopped firmly after taking a few steps, looking towards his subordinate and ordered coldly, ¡°There¡¯s a thing I want you to do for me before leaving City B.¡± ¡­ Charlotte became a soulless object after the man left. She lied on the floor silently as if she was This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. already dead. The rain was pouring down outside with the strong wind and her world had already copsed. She heard Evelyn¡¯s madughter from downstairs after she got the money. Without taking too long, she scurried upstairs with light footsteps all the way and opened the door. Upon seeing Charlotte, she expressed her disapproval and squatted down beside her. ¡°I can¡¯t believe your hymen actually worth ten million yuan, I¡¯ve truly underestimated you.¡± With the rim of her eyes red, Charlotte held back her urge to bite her neck and spoke with her voice trembled, ¡°They¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll let your father live, and I¡¯ll also take good care of your younger brother. As for Lawrence Harris, he¡¯s left City B half an hour ago. However, he¡¯s sent someone to give you something before he left. I¡¯ll give it to you as a reward for your cooperation tonight.¡± Evelyn stood up and tossed something towards her casually. A round thing fell beside her. Emotion instantly sparked inside Charlotte¡¯s dismayed eyes when she saw that. That was Lawrence¡¯s ring. The ring was initially a couple¡¯s ring. It was designed and made by Lawrence himself. The couple¡¯s rings were the only ones that existed in this world. They had used to promise each other back then that once they put on the rings, they could never regret and take it off until the end of life. Once one of them had disobeyed the rules, he or she could never have the other¡¯s forgiveness. She still had hers, yet he had thrown his away. He no longer wanted her¡­ Her heart ached as if being pierced. She asked while stammered, ¡°What else¡­did he say?¡± Evelyn sneered. ¡°He said you and this ring symbolized his foolish past. He hoped that you could keep it nicely no matter where you go in this life because you¡¯re dirty as this ring.¡± Dirty. Not only that he regretted loving her, he thought she was dirty. Years of feelings seemed to be a terrifying joke. Despair, darkness and agony gradually pushed her into hell. Having thought of the long and agonizing ordeal that was going toe for the rest of her life, she suddenly lost her purpose to live¡­ Charlotte held the ring tightly in her hands and suddenly burst outughing. As sheughed, her tears dropped. Evelyn only thought she had gone nuts. She wrinkled her eyebrows with disgust, turned and walked towards the exit. As she just ced her hand on the door handle, she suddenly heard Charlotte¡¯s grunt from behind. She immediately turned around and saw blood flowing down from the corner of Charlotte¡¯s mouth. ¡°Someone! Come! Hurry!¡± ¡°That bitch has bitten her tongue!¡± ¡­ Five yearster. The sound of the door opening was heard from outside the vi. A man came in while leading several people d in white coat. They headed straight towards a room upstairs. After pushing the door open, the man pressed the button of a remote control in his hand and the room instantly went bright. ¡°Pleasee in, she¡¯s right there.¡± It was already spring. The sunshine was bright outside. The birds were chirping and the flowers were blooming. Yet the room before them was deprived of light all year round. It was dark and moist. There was also an extremely faint blood smell in the air. Having heard themotion, the skinny figure which was curling up on the bed slightly trembled and struggled to block the dazzling light above with hand. It was Charlotte. She had been held captive here for five years. Seeing the people in white coat, there was not a single expression on her usual pale face. She only extended her hand towards them numbly. It had been five years. Every month, she would have chance to see her father and brother once. Someone would take a tube of blood from her and Evelyn would receive a five million yuan cheque. She thought everything would end as normal this time. Yet she heard the sound of the television from the opened door when the housemaid turned it on from the outside. ¡°Today, Lawrence Harris who is a young and well-praised entrepreneur in City B has suddenly showed up and caused a stir in the business world of City B¡­¡± Lawrence¡­Harris? That name which was deep-rooted inside her heart had made her lifted her head at once. She pushed the people beside her madly the next second and staggered all the way to the exit. Yet her legs were weak. She fell straight onto the floor once she got into the living room. The moment she lifted her head, a familiar face went directly into her line of sight. Time did not leave a trace on him, yet it had made his chiseled facial features looked even more impressive and there was a natural horrifying aura that was typical of someone superior. That pair of eyes was cold and deep that could not be read. It was really him. He hade back! shlight was all over him and the press waspeting to interview him. ¡°Mr. Harris, are you born in City B?¡± ¡°Having chosen to set the headquarters of your ongoing sessful business here in City B, is it because you have some special feelings towards the city?¡± ¡°Are you single? May I ask if¡­¡± A woman¡¯s soft chuckle was heard from Lawrence¡¯s back. ¡°Please don¡¯t trouble him any longer. Lawrence¡¯s temper is not as good as you think. You won¡¯t be able to take it if he loses his temper.¡± A curvy white figure then walked out from behind, followed by a little figure that popped out from the woman¡¯s back that pounded towards Lawrence. ¡°Daddy¡­¡± Chapter 3: He Had Gotten Married Chapter 3: He Had Gotten Married Charlotte shuddered. He had gotten married, and had even had child? She widened her eyes and stared at the little girl in the TV. She was around four or five years old and had a bob cut. She was wearing a white puffball princess skirt and was clinging towards Lawrence¡¯s leg. She raised her head and stared at him with big eyes. ¡°Daddy, hug!¡± Lawrence lowered his head and looked at the little girl. There was a soft light in his cold eyes. He stooped and carried her up. He then turned towards the woman beside him and said softly, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± They left while being surrounded by the press. The man was tall and handsome, the woman was graceful and attractive, and the kid was pretty and adorable. No matter how others looked, they were a family that would make one jealous and envious. Charlotte stared at the scene in a daze and let out a self-deprecating smile. That was the way it should be. He was that bright that even her father used to say he must be an extraordinary man. He should have the fame and happiness he possessed now. Yet as she looked at it, the rim of her eyes went red and there was excruciating pain in her heart. That used to be the happiness she was going to embrace¡­She lowered her eyes and stood to her feet numbly while supporting herself with one hand. She staggered and walked back, yet she fell hard onto the floor after two steps. ¡°Charlotte Garcia!¡± A man darted out of the room and grabbed her hair. He dragged her up and gave her a hard kick. Her legs went weak at once and she fell to her knees. The man rolled her sleeve up rudely and her arm which was full of holes left by needles was shown. He raised his head and looked at the people in white coat. ¡°Take her blood!¡± ¡°Have you forgotten what ma¡¯am said before? Stay inside the room obediently and don¡¯t have any ridiculous thought!¡± ¡°You¡¯re already in such a situation; do you possibly think you could be with such a great man like Lawrence Harris?¡± Charlotte knelt on the floor quietly and her face was cadaverous. She seemed to not feel any pain and was letting the sharp needle pierce her skin and draw her blood out. She seemed to have lost her soul. The doctor who was responsible to take her blood glimpsed at her and sympathy flickered in his eyes. It had been five years which was equal to sixty months. Every time he drew blood from her, there would be one more needle hole left on her arm. Until today, there had been too many holes on her arm that its original look could not be seen. She had kept on losing weight. Although it was obvious she did not have any appetite, she still forced herself to eat those disgusting meal the housemaid sent. She ate and vomited, and ate again, as if she needed that to continue her life, and it would already be alright that she was still surviving. Not to mention being severely anemic if she continued that way, she might lose her life. Without anyone¡¯s notice, the doctor casually took a vitamin pill out from his pocket and hurriedly shoved it into her mouth. As his hand just approached Charlotte¡¯s mouth, the door not far away suddenly opened. His hand shivered and the pill instantly dropped onto the floor. Charlotte¡¯s stepmother, Evelyn walked in while wearing high heels and all her jewelries. She stared at Charlotte with a false smile. ¡°So you¡¯ve seen Lawrence¡¯s return.¡± As she said, there was a creepy smile on her face. ¡°Charlotte, it has been five years. Seeing you being that obedient, I¡¯ll give you a chance to All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org. meet him, how¡¯s that sound?¡± ¡°But there¡¯s one condition.¡± Chapter 4: For Someone as Dirty as Her Chapter 4: For Someone as Dirty as Her After finishing her words, there was a slight change in Evelyn¡¯s expression and she grinded her teeth with hatred. ¡°You gave up on Lawrence back then and he was forced to leave the city. Now that he has just returned to the country, he has started toy hands on the Garcia Group. It¡¯s obvious he wants to take the chance to revenge.¡± Evelyn squinted and nced at Charlotte from the corner of her eyes. She sounded even more despicable. ¡°To be honest, it¡¯s all because of you. Therefore, you should be the one making amends for all of these now. I¡¯ll send you to Lawrence¡¯s and you have to make him give up on the thought of pressuring on the Garcia Group.¡± She squatted before Charlotte, pinched her chin and looked at her from left to right. A cold smile broke up on her lips. ¡°You know men, they would more or less have some special feelings towards their first love. As long as you behave well, I¡¯m sure you can do it.¡± A chill instantly spread over her body. Charlotte raised her head at once and met Evelyn¡¯s calcting eyes. She turned her head away strongly and rejected without hesitance. ¡°I won¡¯t see him!¡± No matter for what reason, it was her who gave up on Lawrence back then, and she no longer had the eligibility to stand in front of him. For someone as dirty as her, she did not even dare to do so¡­ A pnded on her face. Due to the impact, Charlotte fell hard onto the floor. ¡°Who gives you the right to reject?¡± Evelyn grabbed her hair and forced her to raise her face. She narrowed her eyes and warned with a cruel look. ¡°Charlotte, let me tell you. If I was able to force you to give up on Lawrence back then, I¡¯ll be able to use the same trick to force you back to his side.¡± ¡°Oh yes, I forgot to tell you one thing. Your father was just saved from cerebral hemorrhage few days ago, and he¡¯s now relying on a bunch of medicine to survive. If he knows what kind of life you¡¯ve been living these few years, what do you think would happen to him?¡± ¡°And your brother¡­¡± As if her lifeline was almost being cut, Charlotte¡¯s chest tightened and she felt hard to breathe. ¡°Don¡¯t say it anymore! I¡¯ll go! No matter what you want me to do, I¡¯ll do it!¡± She shrilled and interrupted her. Her body shivered uncontrobly. There had been a thousand times she was so eager to bite and break that woman¡¯s neck. ¡°Evelyn Wilson, why do you want to do this? Dad treated you so well and I treated you as my mother, why do you have to be so cruel and evil? You¡¯ll go to hell and you won¡¯t die peacefully!!¡± Evelyn let out a satisfied smile. ¡°Those are not important, what¡¯s important is the Garcia¡¯s is now mine, and you are my utmost important chess piece.¡± She pushed Charlotte onto the ground, patted her hands casually and headed towards the exit. She stopped after taking just a few steps. ¡°I suppose I don¡¯t need to teach you what you shouldn¡¯t do and say? Remember, no one knows where your father and brother are besides me. Even if you¡¯ve told Lawrence the truth, he can¡¯t help you either.¡± ¡°Plus, who would give up on a wonderful marriage and ept someone as filthy as you?¡± Sheughed and mmed the door shut. Even after a long while, hercent and recklessughter still lingered This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. on her ears. Charlotte lied on the floor with the rim of her eyes red and her tears instantly dropped. Lawrence Harris. How could someone like her be so shameless to show up in front of him again? ¡­ A modest ck car was speeding along the road and it soon reached a financial tower which was located among many skyscrapers. The moment the car stopped, Charlotte was pushed out of the car by someone behind her mercilessly. She staggered for a few steps to the front and instinctively raised her hand to block the sunlight from above. It had been too long that her eyes seemed to be scorched when she first saw the sunlight after so many years. In order to cover the traces on her body, Evelyn¡¯s men had tried hard to dress her up. Although it was a hot and sunny day, they still made her put on a dress with long sleeves and thick fabric. Charlotte looked at the strange things before her with a panic and frightened look. As she just turned around, a stretched limousine drove all the way and stopped right in front of her. The car door was opened and a long leg d in suit pants showed up first. Charlotte froze at the spot the moment she saw that face and blood seemed to rush to her head. ¡°He¡¯s here! Lawrence Harris is here!¡± The press suddenly popped out behind her and rushed forward while carrying their equipment. She was squeezed to the middle and was forced to the front. Not knowing who had bumped into her from behind, she flew to the front¡­ Chapter 5: The Person Who Gives the Blood Is Here in City B Chapter 5: The Person Who Gives the Blood Is Here in City B At the same time, the man who was in front of the car was buttoning his zer up and stepping forward. Charlotte fell straight before him. Lawrence lifted his leg and stepped straight on her without showing any reduction in force. He could hear everyone drawing cold breaths but there was not a yell of pain. Lawrence wrinkled his eyebrows and quickly retrieved his foot. He lowered his head and looked at the woman who was falling in front of him. She was skinny and was wearing a thick, long dress with long sleeves. There was a livid bruise on the back of her hand which was stepped by him. She seemed to shiver due to the pain but she still bit her lip and did not utter a word. And it was because of that Lawrence lowered his head and took an extra glimpse of her. She was lowering her head and her face waspletely hidden in his shadow. She was too skinny yet her figure looked so simr to a woman in his memory. A gloomy look showed up on Lawrence¡¯s face and he immediately took one step forward. A woman¡¯s gentle voice was suddenly heard from behind. ¡°Lawrence.¡± Allison Miller stooped and came out of the car. She handed the little girl that she was carrying in her arms to Lawrence and with an ufortable look said, ¡°I¡¯m having a fever and I feel really unwell. I can¡¯t take care of Emma at the moment, could you let her follow you?¡± Lawrence took Emma over and touched Allison¡¯s forehead. He then frowned. ¡°I¡¯ll let Jeffrey get you a room, and then ask the doctor over.¡± Allison smiled and replied, ¡°Okay.¡± After finished, she looked at Charlotte who was on the ground and said gently, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, miss. Lawrence has identally stepped All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org. on you. I can see your hand is badly injured. Is it okay if I let the doctor check on you after hees Charlotte lowered her head. She could sense excruciating pain from both her hand and her heart. She lowered her head and looked at the shadow standing in front of her with teary eyes. With a hoarse voice, she stammered, ¡°It¡­It¡¯s okay.¡± She did not dare to wish that he would recognize her. She was afraid to lift her head. She was afraid to meet Lawrence¡¯s eyes and see the piercing cold and hatred from them. That would make her suffer more than death do. Lawrence¡¯s indifferent voice was heard from above her head the next second. ¡°Don¡¯t waste your strength on someone unimportant, just give her some money. Go have a rest first. I¡¯ll go visit you straight after finishing my work here.¡± After finished, without even glimpsing at her, he went straight pass her while carrying the child in his arms. He left withrge strides. The press immediately followed after him the moment he left. Allison looked down at the woman on the ground when there was no one around. As she was about to speak, she saw her suddenly stood up while supporting herself from the ground without uttering a word. She ran while staggering all the way. ¡°Hey! Wait up¡­¡± Seeing her disappearing at the corner of the street, Allison put down her hand. ¡°Oh well, never mind!¡± She took out her phone and made a call. After waiting for a short while, a lofty man who was wearing a suit ran all the way towards her. ¡°Miss Miller.¡± Allison turned her head towards theer and asked while lowering her voice, ¡°Today¡¯s fifteenth. Did you get the blood Lawrence wants?¡± Theer nodded and handed her the thing in his hand. ¡°I just got it. But this time, it¡¯s different from usual, because the person who gives the blood is here in City B. So from today onward, no matter when, we could take the blood as long as we want it.¡± ¡°City B?¡± Allison looked surprised and she slightly wrinkled her eyebrows. But she said casually after just a short moment, ¡°That¡¯s okay. As long as the person could provide the blood on time and guarantee that the outsiders would not notice Lawrence¡¯s aberrance, I don¡¯t care who¡¯s providing the blood.¡± After finished, she took over the special drostitch from the man and rolled up her sleeve which was the nearest to her wrist. She then pricked the needle straight into her arm without blinking an eye. The needle went in and out. Although there was no blood, a conspicuous tiny hole was clearly left. Chapter 6: I Want to Take Him Down Chapter 6: I Want to Take Him Down The man in front of her stared at her arm and frowned. He spoke with his voice lowered, ¡°Miss Miller, actually, you don¡¯t have to do that. Although Mr. Harris can¡¯t see these empty needle holes, he always thought you¡¯re the one that gives him blood.¡± Allison smiled gently and threw the used needle into the dustbin. She still looked gentle and kind, but there was a cold look on her face. ¡°If I don¡¯t do this, how would Lawrence see this at anytime and anywhere, and forever remember my kindness?¡± Five years ago, Lawrence who had used to stay outside suddenly returned to the Harris family. Under the help of Scarlett Harris, the olddy of the Harris¡¯s, she sessfully became the ¡°person who gave blood¡± to Lawrence. Every month, the real blood provider would take and send the blood to her, and she would prick her arm before giving the blood to Lawrence. Maybe it was because she had an innocent look, and she knew when to stop. What Lawrence knew all these years was he had used a woman¡¯s virgin blood when he left City B and the blood was all contributed by Allison afterwards. Noticing it was about time, Allison nced at the top of the financial tower and glimpsed at the man beside her. She ordered softly, ¡°Keep the blood first.¡± ¡°Tonight, I want to take him down before giving him the blood.¡± ¡­ Charlotte had sat outside the financial tower for a very long time. She still did not have the courage to stand up and walk into the tower behind her when the sunlight gradually faded away and her limbs turned numb, until Evelyn phoned her and yelled at her with apprehension in the phone. ¡°You little bitch! Don¡¯t you y tricks with me, I¡¯ve seen you from TV! If I still don¡¯t hear anything from you one hourter, you know what will happen.¡± After hanging up the call, Charlotte¡¯s face turned pale and she staggered while standing to her feet. As she just gritted her teeth and turned, she suddenly heard a child crying nearby. ¡°Daddy, daddy where are you? Emma¡¯s scared, Emma wants to go home¡­¡± ¡°I want daddy¡­¡± Charlotte saw a white little figure wiping tears while lingering at the financial tower¡¯s square from a distance. It was obvious she had gotten separated with her family. Charlotte stood at the spot and hesitated. As she was about to approach the little girl, several men who were wearing caps and their face could not be clearly seen straight away stopped in front of the little girl ahead of her. ¡°Little girl, you can¡¯t find your daddy and mommy? Come with us, we¡¯ll help you search for them.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you lollipop, and there¡¯s princess dress from Frozen in the car too.¡± Charlotte stood far away and she could vaguely hear the little girl¡¯s voice. ¡°No! Daddy¡¯s said strangers who offer lollipop and want to take Emma away are all bad guys!¡± The men stopped breathing for a moment and then said with a hateful tone, ¡°You¡¯re smart, but you can¡¯t escape when you meet us.¡± They¡¯re human traffickers! Charlotte¡¯s chest tightened and she rushed there while staggering all the way. She yelled at the men. ¡°Put that kid down now!¡± The men froze and turned around at the same time. ¡°Who are you? Go away!¡± The little girl had already passed out and was hanging on one of the men¡¯s arm weakly. She was All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org. clearly Lawrence¡¯s daughter from the familiar looks and dress! Charlotte clenched her fists and could not help but shiver. ¡°Her name¡¯s Emma, and I¡¯m her mother! Put her down, and I can pretend nothing happened, or else¡­¡± As she spoke, she suddenly looked around and yelled. ¡°Somebody help! Someone wants to take my kid away! Help¡­¡± A security guard who was just patrolling nearby heard her and came. The men¡¯s expression changed and having remembered the little girl calling herself ¡°Emma¡± before, they gritted their teeth and shot Charlotte a re, tossing the kid down and ran away. ¡°You better watch out, bitch!¡± Charlotte did not see thating. Watching the kid being thrown towards her, she pounded and caught her, falling straight onto the ground. Charlotte instinctively protected the girl¡¯s head and held her tightly in her arms. They rolled on the ground and stopped. Maybe it was because of the huge movement, the girl in her arms frowned and she slowly opened her eyes. Charlotte was delighted. ¡°Are you alright, little sweetheart? Don¡¯t worry, the bad guys already¡­¡± Seeing the strange face up close, the little girl instantly burst into tears. Charlotte froze in panic. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t cry, I¡¯m not a bad guy, I was only¡­¡± ¡°Emma!¡± A man¡¯s strict and horrifying voice was heard from behind. Charlotte froze and did not let out a voice at once. Theer strode towards her and sped her shoulder. ¡°Take your hands off her!¡± But Lawrence¡¯s movement stopped halfway. He lowered his head and met a pair of eyes that would make his heart leapt. Chapter 7: The Day on Which Lawrence Needed the Blood Chapter 7: The Day on Which Lawrence Needed the Blood Time seemed to stop instantly. Charlotte had nowhere to go and her heart leapt when she met that pair of cold and bloodthirsty eyes. The rim of her eyes went red at once. ¡°I¡­¡± She opened her mouth but could not even call out his name. The man fixed his eyes on her face and his eyes were brimming with emotions. The rage in his eyes made him looked like he was going to eat her alive. He called out her name with his teeth gritted. ¡°Charlotte, Garcia! I can¡¯t believe it¡¯s you!¡± The crispy sound of something broken was heard the next second. Her shoulder seemed to be broken and she yelled in pain. She was tossed hard onto the ground and intense pain was felt all over her body. ¡°Daddy¡­¡± Hearing his daughter¡¯s voice, Lawrence regained his mind at once. He turned around and squatted, carrying Emma up and consoled her calmly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry Emma, daddy¡¯s here.¡± Everything that happened before her, even the little girl¡¯s cry and tears had made her appeared to be the one that should be med, as if she was the culprit that wanted to take Lawrence¡¯s child away. Charlotte¡¯s heart ached as if being sliced. She gritted her teeth and staggered to her feet. ¡°Lawrence, I didn¡¯t do anything, you have to believe me. The little girl¡¯s knocked down and someone wanted to take her away, it¡¯s not me!¡± The little girl was still crying. A child who was only four or five years old could not tell any truth. Lawrence carried Emma and stood up with a frightening look. He shot a cold re towards Charlotte but he was talking to the person next to him. ¡°Take her inside. I have something to tell her in person.¡± Charlotte watched him left with determination and instantly copsed onto the ground. He did not believe her. ¡­ Charlotte was held by two lofty men all the way into a room and she was pushed onto the floor. She could still vaguely hear Emma¡¯s intermittent cries from the corridor outside. It was rare to see Lawrence being gentle. He was hugging her while talking to her softly. ¡°Don¡¯t cry, Emma, daddy will not let anyone bully you. Daddy will not let those who try to harm you off.¡± As he spoke, he looked up and nced at the room with its door closed. The coldness in his eyes grew. Emma had been crying for too long and it was hard to make her stop weeping. The little girl only remembered that her Uncle Jeffrey was going out to work and she was left in the office to y. She sneaked out of the office yet she ended up getting lost. She met three bad guys on the way who wanted to take her away and she could not recall what happened after that. She could only recall seeing a strange woman¡¯s face the moment she woke up. ¡°Daddy¡­¡± As Emma wanted to tell her father the whole truth and looked up, she suddenly widened her eyes and stared at half of Lawrence¡¯s face. She blurted out, ¡°Daddy, what happen to your face?¡± Lawrence frowned and the expression of Jeffrey who was next to him changed. He immediately came forward. ¡°Mr. Harris, today¡¯s fifteenth!¡± It was the day which Lawrence needed the blood!N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content. Chapter 8: Could You Please Turn On the Light? Chapter 8: Could You Please Turn On the Light? ¡°Fifteenth?¡± Emma slightly wrinkled her nose and stared at Lawrence with an innocent look. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with fifteenth? Will daddy get sick?¡± Lawrence turned his body a little to the side and shot a dreadful look towards Jeffrey. His grasp towards Emma as he hugged her unnoticeably tightened. ¡°Daddy¡¯s okay, you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± He handed Emma towards Jeffrey when Jeffrey finally understood his meaning and summoned several men. He endured the continuous rush of cold and heat inside his body and smiled ndly at Emma. ¡°Be a good girl and y with Jeffrey, daddy would go find you very soon.¡± Emma nodded and left with the men docilely. The moment they left, Lawrence who was tensing his muscles instantly rxed. He stooped and supported himself with the wall, puffing hard. ¡°Mr. Harris!¡± Jeffrey wanted to hold him but he was pushed away. ¡°Where¡¯s the blood?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve made the call, the person delivering the blood is on the way. If nothing¡¯s gone wrong, he should be here soon¡­¡± Jeffrey spoke and turned his head. As he was going to say something else, he was startled when his eyes fell onto Lawrence. His illness had started to recur. Veins started to bulge at one side of his face and his whole face became creepy and horrifying. Jeffrey had seen that many times all these years. It was just that besides the change in his face, he was sensitive enough to detect the anomaly in his body¡­ ¡°Mr. Harris, could it be that¡­¡± Lawrence raised his head and pressed his chest. He gritted his teeth and closed his eyes. ¡°I¡¯m drugged.¡± Being drugged and the recurrence of his illness had both happened at the same time during the first day he returned to City B. It was indeed a surprising gift from stranger. Feeling shocked, Jeffrey¡¯s expression became awful. He extended his hand to take the phone the moment he reacted. ¡°I¡¯ll call Miss Miller and ask her toe now. You¡¯re a couple and she¡¯s also your blood provider. It could be that you don¡¯t need the blood anymore after you¡¯ve finished doing the business with her.¡± It was just that before he could make the call, Lawrence¡¯s voice was heard. ¡°No need.¡± The veins on his forehead were throbbing, his chest was rising and falling. His face looked fierce and appalling, and there was something in his eyes that could not be exined. His voice was exceptionally cold that no one could say no. ¡°Call somebody, I only want the blood. I¡¯ll deal with the rest.¡± ¡°Mr. Harris¡­¡± Jeffrey still wanted to say something but a cellphone was tossed towards him. The phone instantly broke into pieces with a crack. ¡°Go, now!¡± Jeffrey did not dare to speak anymore. He glimpsed at Lawrence and the room door which was tightly shut before him. Not knowing what he had figured out, he dashed towards the end of the corridor like a wind. Lawrence slid down the wall. He put his hands on the icy floor, closed his eyes and leaned against the wall. He gritted his teeth to endure the double torture from both his illness and libido and puffed hard. There was the continuous yelling and patting sound of the door from Charlotte not far away. ¡°Lawrence, let me out! It¡¯s really not me, I didn¡¯t try to harm that kid.¡± ¡°Please open the door, I can exin.¡± ¡°I beg you, please open the door, it¡¯s too dark in here¡­¡± Lawrence reopened his eyes instantly. Hearing Charlotte¡¯s yell, the veins on his forehead throbbed. The desire in his eyes faded and was reced by coldness. He stood up while supporting himself the next second and rushed there while staggering all the way. The door was kicked open at once. Charlotte who was behind the door did not see thating and she fell back due to therge impact. The man¡¯s lofty figure stood straight beside the door. His shadow N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content. made him looked like he was an avenger that came from darkness. Charlotte tried to stand up while stumbling. She scrambled and pounded towards him, gripping the leg of his pants. ¡°Please turn on the light, could you please turn on the light?¡± Chapter 9: I鈥檒l Have Plenty of Fun with You Chapter 9: I¡¯ll Have Plenty of Fun with You She had developed an almost deadly horror towards darkness now. It had been five years, one This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. thousand and eight hundred more days. Having struggled in that pitch ck room without sunlight all year long, it seemed to be a nightmare that she could not get rid of. At the moment, even a little bit of light would be her savior. Lawrence stood there superiorly. His apathetic voice was heard from above. ¡°Turn on the light? I¡¯m afraid after doing so, you can¡¯t bear seeing something. And there¡¯s something I feel disgusted when I do.¡± Charlotte was startled at the spot. What did he mean by she could not bear seeing something? And what disgusting thing was he trying to do? She trembled while clinging towards his long leg and wanted to get up, trying to see his face by relying on the light at the corridor. As her eyes just fell onto his face, a strong big hand was mped onto her neck at once. The door was mmed shut behind him. Lawrence dragged her all the way into the dark room and suppressed her on the icy floor. He grabbed her hair, gritted his teeth and approached her ear, speaking frigidly, ¡°Charlotte Garcia, do you still remember what I said to you when I left City B after you abandoned me? Since Miss Garcia likes to y with men that much and I¡¯ve returned this time, I¡¯ll have plenty of fun with you!¡± Charlotte¡¯s dress was torn into pieces after he finished his words. Lawrence who was behind her slightly got up. There was the sound of him untying his belt in the dark and the sound of him taking off his clothes. Charlotte shuddered. Having realized what he was trying to do, she struggled madly and pushed him away while shivering. She shrilled with tears. ¡°No! Lawrence, don¡¯t do this to me, I beg you¡­¡± ¡°No? Have you forgotten how I used to beg you in this way back then? It¡¯s toote to say no now!¡± He exerted force on his knee and made Charlotte lied on the floor in the dark. He grasped her waist and jerked down her underwear, leaning forward. Charlotte shrilled. The excruciating pain seemed to take over her body at once. Charlotte tensed her muscles. She gritted her teeth and moaned with agony. She remembered the man who made her lose her virginity during that terrifying night five years ago had also used the same brutal way and humiliating posture to ruin the rest of her life. They were doing the business on the floor with the posture of a prostitute and her customer. Charlotte¡¯s tears dropped. ¡°Lawrence, I¡¯ve be dirty, I¡¯m really dirty, and I¡¯m no longer the Charlotte Garcia you knew back then. It¡¯s not worth for you to do this to me!¡± ¡°I know you hate me, you can humiliate me. But I beg you, at least not in this way. Lance¡­¡± ¡°Shut up, you don¡¯t fit to call my name!¡± And there was another excruciating pain. Lawrence suddenly held her up in the dark and he pressed her against therge French window nearby. The posture was still from back to front. His lips approached her ear and he puffed while smiling coldly. ¡°Remember what happened today, Charlotte. Because you¡¯re dirty, you only deserve this kind of posture.¡± Chapter 10: Kneel towards Him Chapter 10: Kneel towards Him Loud thunder was heard from above the sky of City B at night. A rainstorm was looming with drizzles and wind. The clouds seemed to be filled with holes like a broken and dismayed heart due to lightning struck. Charlotte was crying and struggling in the beginning, she started to grit her teeth and endure after that, and finally, she became numb and silent like a fish out of breath, letting the man satisfying his own libido. One after another. Not knowing how long the ordeal hadsted, the man finally snorted and released her. The room light was turned on. The light was too bright and the dazzling light was shined towards Charlotte. Her long eyshes trembled and she raised her hand instinctively, covering the side of her arm which was full of needle holes at once. She was trembling all over. She struggled and wanted to take her clothes from the floor, but as she just sat up, her skinny body failed her and with a whirl of her head, she fell back hard. The sound of her head hitting the floor was exceptionally loud and ear-piercing in therge room. Lawrence took the bathrobe with an expressionless face and as if his body hade in contact with something disgusting, he walked towards the bathroom. He unintentionally turned to the side and saw her with the rim of her eyes red, lying on the floor like a corpse without moving a muscle. With a surge of anxiety, he squinted with impatience. He said coldly, ¡°Why, you want to stay here overnight with me? Or is it because your libido is too strong that you want me to have sex with you one more time with the same posture?¡± After finished, without even giving her one more look, he turned and walked away. ¡°Lawrence.¡± Charlotte¡¯s voice was suddenly heard from behind. She gritted her teeth and crawled up. She covered herself with the clothes, lifted her head and looked towards him. ¡°Could you¡­let the Garcia Group off? That¡¯s my father¡¯s hard work. If you really want to do anything to the Garcia¡¯s, you can turn towards me.¡± Lawrence turned around and stared at her with a stern look. There was a false smile on his face. ¡°Let off? Charlotte, with what identity and reason are you pleading me?¡± Charlotte tightened her grasp towards her clothes. ¡°No matter what reason, it¡¯s still true that you slept me.¡± She looked at his stern eyes and suddenly let out a bewitching smile. ¡°It¡¯s been five times from afternoon till now.¡± N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Mr. Harris, if I¡¯m not wrong, we¡¯ve broken up five years ago and we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Since you¡¯ve slept me now, you have to be held responsible. I won¡¯t ask you to marry me, but I hope you can do me a favor and let¡­Oh!¡± Lawrence seized her neck. His strength was so strong that he almost lifted Charlotte up in the air. ¡°Charlotte Garcia, for a prostitute who thinks she¡¯s dirty too, what makes you think you¡¯re eligible to make a deal with me?¡± ¡°You and your Garcia Group are just garbage in my eyes.¡± She was an unworthy prostitute. It turned out her image was that atrocious in his heart¡­Charlotte suddenly stopped struggling and she closed her eyes, letting him tightening his grasp. ¡°Then what should I do¡­so you¡¯re willing to let the Garcia Group off?¡± She felt his grasp towards her neck loosened abruptly the next second and she fell onto the floor. Lawrence was speaking fiercely above her. ¡°How? I want you to kneel down and beg me.¡± Charlotte immediately raised her head, her face gradually went pale as she saw the serious look on his face. But for just a short moment, she lowered her head with the rim of her eyes red and slowly stood up, walking towards him. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll kneel.¡± After finished, her knees bent. She stooped and slumped to her knees¡­ Chapter 11: One Yuan to Buy Out a Lifetime Chapter 11: One Yuan to Buy Out a Lifetime A st of cold breeze suddenly blew past her ear, and Lawrence reached out his hand abruptly right at that moment. He grasped her by the arm to pull her up from the ground, and after she was on her feet, he dragged her to the door to firmly conduct her out of the room without giving her any chance to exin. When Charlotte had turned her head back, she was met with Lawrence¡¯s scarlet and bloodcurdling eyes as he roared at her, ¡°You make me sick, Charlotte! How naive of you to actually think that you merely getting on your knees will suffice to get your wishes fulfilled! I will never let you and the Garcia family off. This is just the beginning of our game, so get the hell out of my face right now!¡± She was thrown onto the corridor, and the next thing that had hit her body was a round coin. ¡°And this too.¡± Lawrence stood by the door in a stand-offish manner while the chilliness on the corner of his mouth turned into contempt as he uttered, ¡°Do you remember how you have bought out my feelings for you with this exact coin back then? Now that I have given a thought about it, it was just utterly asinine and disgusting.¡± Charlotte raised her gaze towards the direction of the coin, and when she had finally recognized it, she falteringly threw herself at it and held it tightly in her hands after picking it up. This was their love token back in those days. She was the one whom had taken the initiative to court him relentlessly back then, and he was still not as eminent and prominent as he was currently at that time. She had even hired someone to create this personalized one-yuan coin that only belonged to them tofort him back in those days. ¡°Listen to me, Lawrence. Are you willing to let me buy you off for the rest of your life with this one-yuan coin?¡± ¡°Of course, I do, but what if you were to go back on your words one day?¡± ¡°I wille to a sticky end then, and I will never get to be happy till the day that I die.¡± The coin had jogged Charlotte¡¯s memory of her vows to him, but little did she know when she had made her promise that day, the curse woulde true so soon like chickens hade home to roost. She carefully stroked the two alphabets that had represented their names on the edge of the coin, and she slowly raised her head to stare into Lawrence¡¯s eyes while asking softly, ¡°It is indeed karma that hasnded upon me now that I am where I am today. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m not sure whether you are assuaged by my current state now?¡¯ As soon as she had ended her sentence, she helped herself up in a fluster by relying on the wall and limped off. Lawrence¡¯s countenance was ck as thunder as he stared at her back, and blue veins stood out on his forehead while he got hot under the cor. He should have beenforted after seeing Charlotte whom was dressed in disheveled clothes to be N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content. in a tight corner miserably and being lowly in manner. However, his rage had swelled as he felt increasingly fretful while staring at her disappearing back figure. Just when he was about to turn and walk away, the elevator which was located not far away opened its door suddenly, and Jeffery could be seen scurrying towards him with an umbre in one of his hand while carrying a mini medical kit in the other. When Jeffery had passed by Charlotte, he subconsciously turned sideways and stole a nce at her. ¡°I have brought you the blood, Mr. Harris.¡± Jeffery walked up to Lawrence and raised his head while reporting to him, but he was immediately taken aback when he hadid his eyes on Lawrence¡¯s face, ¡°Mr. Harris, your face?¡± Lawrence gave him a dark nce after discerning the astonished look on Jeffery¡¯s face, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Jeffery opened his mouth to try to answer, but he felt that words would not suffice to express his sight, hence he swiftlyunched the camera function on his phone and handed it over to Lawrence, ¡°Take a look at yourself, Mr. Harris.¡± Lawrence reached the phone, and as soon as he had taken a look at himself, he was slightly startled as well. His grim and hideous face that was filled with blue veins which seemed like they were going to burst anytime soon had recovered miraculously without even a single drop of blood infused into him. He instinctively raised his eyes and shot his gaze towards the direction which Charlotte had taken her leave, and his countenance grew darker after cognition had manifested in his heart. Jeffery followed his gaze while his face lit up with glee and wonder, ¡°That girl possesses something that you need, Mr. Harris. Your face has healed on its own without even using any blood after you have touched her body under the influence of drugs by mistake. Is she a virgin then? Did you use her virgin blood just now?¡± Chapter 12: Torment Her asYou Like as long as She鈥檚 Alive Chapter 12: Torment Her asYou Like as long as She¡¯s Alive Lawrence cast him a cold look upon hearing his question while the corner of his mouth curled up in disdain as if he had just heard the biggest joke in the world. Charlotte was untainted? ¡°There is no other woman in this world whom is filthier than her.¡± Jeffery immediately grasped the meaning behind his word, but he could not make out the reason for Lawrence¡¯s self-restoring countenance if that was the case. ¡°However, there are only two types of women whom could help to restore your face for the past five years. It¡¯s either because a woman possesses virgin blood; or in the case that she is not a virgin, she would work on you too if her blood type matches the requirements.¡± ¡°Your face has healed on its own after merely touching the body of the woman whom has left just now, but since she is not a virgin and you have not been in contact with her blood, how could we make of this then?¡± Lawrence raised his head and looked at the direction which Charlotte wasst seen during her N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. departure with a somber expression on his face while his brows were furrowed even deeper, ¡°That¡¯s exactly what I want to know too.¡± ¡­ It¡¯s pouring outside when Charlotte had exited from the Financial Tower, and Evelyn¡¯s call came through right when she had emerged from the lobby as though a pair of eyes were stalking her the entire time in the dark. ¡°You fool, Charlotte! Why is Lawrence still not letting the Garcia family off the hook even after you have dedicated your body to him? Or have you been up to some deliberate mischief by giving away information that are not supposed to be revealed?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you forget that your old senile father still has some breath in him!¡± Charlotte was instantly thrown into a panic from her threats, ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything! How could Lawrence agree to my request so easily when he detests me so much?¡± She felt a twinge of pain in her heart when her father and brother had crossed her mind while tears rolled down her cheeks without any warning as she begged, ¡°I beg of you, Evelyn. Please just give me some more time so that I can think of another way.¡± After a moment of pause, Evelyn¡¯s condescending sneer could be heard from the other end of the call, ¡°As long as you don¡¯t y games with me, I will naturally give you another chance as I still have to look after both your father and brother. If the Garcia family were to go bankrupt due to your inexertion, we would all have to die together.¡± A snap could be heard the next instant as the call was hung up by Evelyn right after she had made that threatening remark. Charlotte¡¯s hand trembled out of fear after the call had ended, causing her phone to fall to the ground and roll down the staircase into the heavy downpour. Beep¡­ A silver white van suddenly emerged out of nowhere at that moment, cutting through the rain curtain and charging towards her while crushing her phone along the way, and it stopped abruptly and steadily right in front of her in an instant. When the door was opened, two towering men jumped out from the van and immediately grabbed her by the arms to drag her inside without offering her any exnation at all. Charlotte had been swiftly stuffed inside the van before she could even react to what had happened to her. She stared at the two unfamiliar faces in bleak dismay while being in a stunned state for a few seconds, and when she had finallye to her senses, she instantly put up ast-ditch struggle as she shrieked, ¡°Who are you? Where are you bringing me? I don¡¯t know you!¡± ¡°Let me go! Or else, I¡¯ll call the police¡­¡± She did not stand any chance to finish her sentence at all as the tall man sitting beside her had promptly grabbed her by the hair to tilt her face upwards in a forceful manner while covering her nose and mouth with a cloth. Her nose was assaulted by a strange and unusual scent which had caused her to ck out and lost her consciousness in an instant. She was able to hear the pouring raining from the outside of the car window and the sshing sound made by the running tires while being in a daze. A few hushed voices could be heard in the van soon after, ¡°We have brought her to you, and I believe you all know the drill. You can torment her however you like as long as she is kept alive.¡± She could vaguely sense some glimmering lights and a group of silhouettes flickered around her, and the ominous atmosphere had chilled her to the bone. Her arms and legs were hung up shortly after as a voice rang in her ear, ¡°It¡¯s ready. Let¡¯s start.¡± Chapter 13: Say Something, Charlotte Chapter 13: Say Something, Charlotte She could feel that her body was being pierced by something. The feeling of acute pain was strange but familiar to her at the same time, and she subconsciously struggled with all her might to resist the intrusion while wanting to get up on her feet. However, she could not manage to open her eyes, and both her arms and legs were pinned down by an overwhelming force as well. Her strength had failed her, and it was not long before she could feel herself plunging into darkness again. ¡­ Charlotte was woken up by the shing tter of steady rain in her ears and the bitter cold that had cut her to the marrow. After she had opened her eyes with much struggle, she was instantaneously met with countless shlights and numerous pairs of appalled and contemptuous eyes. She was leaning against the outer walls of the Garcia Mansion at this moment, and her body had been drenched through with rain while she was dressed in disheveled clothes. The deep marks on her body that were the oue of Lawrence¡¯s trample on her were increasingly obvious and ring under the blinding lights. Charlotte sat straight up immediately while ncing around in a fluster, and she finally realized that she was currently at the Garcia Mansion. Who brought her here? A small banquet was being held in the hall of the Garcia Mansion which was located not far away from her right at this moment under Evelyn¡¯s intention to cozy up to those with prestige and power. It was still raining outside, so the guests whom had yet to enter the hall all had umbres over their head as they engaged in finger-pointing at her and exchanged murmurs in front of her. ¡°Isn¡¯t she Charlotte Garcia, the eldest daughter of the Garcia family? Hasn¡¯t she disappeared for the past five years? Why is she back now?¡± ¡°Obvious! It must be karma that she¡¯s in this current state! The story of her doggedly pursuing a poor young man was the talk of the town back then, but in the end, she shamelessly dumped him when she had gotten tired of him. I¡¯m assuming she has been cast aside as well after being trampled on when she was gone for the past few years!¡± ¡°Man, look at the marks on her body. How aggressive it must have been to be able to leave traces like that.¡± Charlotte¡¯s face turned ashen when the crowd¡¯s peculiar gazes and nderous rumors were shot at her ruthlessly. She opened her mouth to try to exin her circumstances, but her words were stuck in her throat instead as she was stumped to even know where to start. She could only help herself up by holding on to the wall for support while clenching her teeth tightly, ¡°Charlotte!¡± Evelyn¡¯s exasperated shriek sounded from behind the gate of the patio all of a sudden. The gate was pushed open in the next second while she emerged with a few servants behind her, and all of them were carrying umbres over their head as they came trotting to where Charlotte was. A loud ringing p sounded soon after as Evelyn had pped Charlotte in the face while she yelled, ¡°Whye back? How dare you!¡± Charlotte¡¯s face had swung to the side while she staggered a few steps backward from the impact, and her cheek was instantly burning with searing pain. Evelyn stood in front of the sh lights with utter disappointment and wrath disying on her face as she pointed at Charlotte¡¯s nose to berate her, ¡°You had dumped your boyfriend whom was sincere to you regardless of my dissuasion back then, and you had overindulged in a promiscuous lifestyle while being a wanton woman all these years. You had even left with another man for five whole years in order to escape from your family¡¯s rein on you.¡± ¡°Your father was struck with cerebral hemorrhage due to shock and fury over your behavior, and if I had This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. not promptly sent him to the overseas hospital overnight, he would have left us then. We would not have been able toe this far if not for your brother whom is staying by his side while studying overseas, and if not for me whom have tried so hard to support the Garcia family on my own.¡± ¡°And what about you? Has it finally urred to you toe home after you have had enough with another man and being dumped? You have disgraced the Garcia family name!¡± As soon as she had finished her castigation, she abruptly grabbed Charlotte by the cor under the cover of blinking shlights and mors ofments while whispering in her ear, ¡°I believe you know very well the consequences if you do not cooperate with me, you little bitch!¡± The soft pitter-patter of the rain that was coupled with the hubbub of voices bubbling up from the spectators and the increasingly blinding shlights had overwhelmed Charlotte, and everyone¡¯s eyes were set on her while waiting for her answer. Would she own up to all the usations hurled at her by Evelyn? Or was there more to the reason behind her departure five years ago than met the eye? Nobody knew that the happenings in front of them right now was being broadcasted live to Lawrence through one of the lenses on the scene at the same time. He was seated in his office which was located on the top floor of the Financial Tower with hisptop in front of him, and his darkened eyes were fixated on the screen as if he was waiting for Charlotte¡¯s answer as well. ¡°Say something, Charlotte!¡± Evelyn prompted her impatiently. Chapter 14: Ms. Garcia鈥檚 Blood Test Report Chapter 14: Ms. Garcia¡¯s Blood Test Report Charlotte red at Evelyn with her reddened eyes, and it was at this moment that she wished she could bite her neck off so that her blood would stter all over. Unfortunately, she could not bring herself to do that as Evelyn had always known how to touch her sore spot, and all she could do no matter how many times she had experienced things likes this was to sumb to her. N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Evelyn. This is all my fault.¡± Charlotte opened her mouth and pleaded guilty to all the usations, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have given up on the man whom have loved me and shacked up with other guys, and it is my fault that Dad has been bed ridden all these years. After being treated as a ything by all these men for the past five years and being dumped, I have finally realized how well you all have treated me and how undeserving I am! I have truly regretted my decision!¡± Her body trembled all over as she got down on her knees while facing the direction of the Garcia Mansion, ¡°I have been blinded to have mistaken the bad guy for the good guy, and it was all because of my ipetence and uselessness that my father and brother have to suffer right now. It was also because of me that the Garcia family havee to this plight. Everything¡¯s my fault. Death should Although the crowd might not be able to decipher Charlotte¡¯s words, Evelyn was in the know about the meaning behind her desperate screams. She felt that Charlotte had crumbled under the pressure and gone mad, so she instantly halted her, ¡°Enough, Charlotte!¡± Evelyn hurriedly stepped out under the umbre and dragged Charlotte up on her feet as she was afraid that Charlotte would blurt out excessive information that would lead to association with her. She promptly shoved Charlotte to her subordinates beside her as she continued to p her down, ¡°Your father has informed me before he leaves the country that he would not ept you so you¡¯re none of the Garcia family¡¯s business. You¡¯re not weed here, !¡± As soon as Evelyn had given her order, Charlotte¡¯s arms were instantly seized by two men from both sides, and they crassly dragged her away from the crowd in no time. Her cries of despair could still be heard clearly even when she had been dragged far away, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Dad. It¡¯s all my fault. Everything¡¯s my fault. Dad¡­¡± Her desperate cries had struck everyone¡¯s heart as the anguish and despair in her tone had choked them with grief. Lawrence mmed down hisptop in extreme fury after hearing her answer, and he immediately picked up the ashtray at hand and smashed it towards the door panel which was not far away. The ashtray was broken into pieces on the ground, and his face was swiftly covered with frost while his brows were furrowed in unrelievable hostility. Before he had returned to City B, he had even tried to give her a chance by persuading himself that there was more to the incident back then than met the eye. However, she had confessed in person just now that she was indeed a wanton, and that turned out to be her true self behind her mask all along! A patter of footsteps sounded from the corridor right at that moment, and the door was pushed open by Jeffery soon after as he walked into the office to report to Lawrence, ¡°Ms. Garcia¡¯s blood test report has juste out, Mr. Harris. The result is just the same as what we have in mind. Her blood indeed possesses the ability to heal your face, but¡­¡± Jeffery paused for a second and hesitantly ced the report in front of Lawrence as he continued, ¡°Our employees have limited capabilities to decipher the reason behind Ms. Garcia¡¯s ability to recover your face even though she is not a virgin, and the only person whom could enlighten us, Dr. Daniel, is out travelling at the moment, hence it would be hard to¡­¡± Lawrence stared at the report in front of him with a somber expression on his face while his brows were deeply knitted, and it seemed that he was lost in thought for a while. ¡°Mr. Harris?¡± Jeffery suggested tentatively while looking at Lawrence after not getting any response from him, ¡°Do you want me to dig into Ms. Garcia in private? After all, she is the only few besides the girl whom has given you her virgin blood back then and Ms. Miller that could help you out.¡± Lawrence sneered when upon hearing his suggestion, ¡°Investigate her? There¡¯s no need to.¡± He had already heard the past five years of her life from her own lips through that live broadcast video just now. Jeffery nodded and promptly raised his gaze towards Lawrence when something else had crossed his mind, ¡°By the way, your grandmother called me today. She reminded me to tell you that she hoped our engagement can be settled down as soon as possible.¡± Chapter 15: Take Responsibility for Her? She鈥檚 Not Worth It! Chapter 15: Take Responsibility for Her? She¡¯s Not Worth It! ¡°Allison?¡± Lawrence frowned when Allison had suddenly urred to him, and after looking up and shooting a nce towards the clock, he tossed the report in his hand into the bin and scooped up his coat while rising to his feet. When he had just reached the door, his phone which was nested in his pocket rang timely. Hisplexion simmered down silently after he had peeked at the caller ID, and he proceeded to walk out from the office while picking up the call. ¡°Hello? Are you still busy now, Lawrence? Cough! Cough¡­¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m not. I¡¯lle over now. Has the doctor dropped by?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m running a fever again somehow although the doctor hase by during noon. You don¡¯t have to pay me a visit if you are busy.¡± ¡°Not at all. Nothing is important than you.¡± ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll wait for you.¡± After Allison had hung up on Lawrence, the smile on her lips slowly faded as her grip on the phone tightened. She stared coldly at her subordinate whom was standing in front of her as she asked, ¡°Have you run a background check on the woman whom is being left in Lawrence¡¯s room under his order to make the antidote this afternoon?¡± ¡°Yes, she¡¯s Charlotte Garcia, the eldest daughter of the Garcia family from the south of City B. She has returned recently after leaving City B with someone else five years ago, and the reason as to why she is with Mr. Harris is due to her saving Ms. Emma from being kidnapped by human traffickers down in the lobby.¡± Allison narrowed her eyes while taking in the information, and her stunning face was gradually clouded with frigidness under the light as she ordered in a tone that was manifested with menacing iciness, ¡°Continue digging further, and find out whether she is Lawrence¡¯s former acquaintance or the woman whom has left him five years ago. Keep me posted on any update.¡± Lawrence was never the kind of person whom would act recklessly despite being drugged. If it was purely an ident, Allison would not get to the bottom of the incident that had happened this afternoon, but if it was not¡­ She would not put up with anyone whom was trying to get involved between her and Lawrence at this critical point of time. She shot a quick nce towards the time after giving her order and immediately looked up to the doctor whom was sitting not far away from her with her lips quirked up, ¡°Let¡¯s begin. Lawrence is almost here, so if you do not manage to make mee down with a cough and have a temperature, how am I supposed to justify myself in front him and make him feel sorry for me?¡± ¡­ Allison was coughing relentlessly while lying on the bed in the suite when Lawrence had arrived, and he could even hear her distressful and incessant groans as if she was terribly sick. She was even weeping which had caused her messy hair to stick to her face, and her circumstance was such a pitiful and heartbroken sight to take in. Lawrence cast aside his coat and bent over to touch her with his hand, and his brows instantly furrowed when he had detected her abnormally high temperature, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you send her to the hospital right after you found her have got high fever?!¡± The doctor hurriedly exined when he saw that Lawrence was about to make a phone call, ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much, Mr. Harris. Even though Ms. Miller¡¯s condition is more acute due to her suffering from emotional shock, she is just down with amon flu, and all she needs is just some rest after taking Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. some medicine and shots.¡± Lawrence frowned upon hearing his advice, ¡°What shock?¡± ¡°Precisely. Ms. Miller has been crying non-stop after getting wind of you being drugged and having a girl in your room this afternoon, and it is due to anxiousness and emotional shock that her condition is unstable¡­¡± ¡°Who has such a loose tongue?¡± When Allison had discerned the ghastly look on Lawrence¡¯s face that indicated that he was about to fly into a rage, she abruptly floundered about in her bed and sat straight up after a few seconds while grabbing his hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t me them, Lawrence.¡± ¡°Incidents that are out of your control are bound to happen sometimes, and since it hase to this, I will respect your decision no matter what you have chosen. If you want to be responsible for that girl, I can step back to fulfill your wish. I will talk with your grandmother about our wedding, and we shall break up peacefully¡­¡± Her movement was big enough that the loosely fitted pajamas which she was attired in had slid down at that moment, and her heavily dotted arm that was covered with countless pinpricks was instantly revealed underneath her clothes. It was as if these ring scars were a clear embodiment of her sacrifice for him andpanionship throughout all these years. Lawrence¡¯s face darkened even further when his eyes were set on Allison¡¯s arm. The scene of Charlotte repeatedly admitting to her guilt while kneeling in the pouring rain suddenly crossed his mind, and his gaze was soon silently set on Allison¡¯s face again. He curled his lips into a sardonic smile after a few moments while scoffing, ¡°To be responsible for her? How could she be worthy of my attention?¡± He had never given Allison any exnation regarding this matter, but he tightened his grip on her hands as he made a solemn promise to her, ¡°I will only recognize you as my wife, and I promise that I will marry you. I have already ordered Jeffery to set about preparing for it. Let¡¯s get engaged, Alice.¡± Chapter 16: What had You Been Through All These Years? Chapter 16: What had You Been Through All These Years? Charlotte was soaked to the skin while aimlessly wandering the streets in the downpour like a lonely spirit. Just when she had finally stumbled upon a 24-hour convenience store, the clerk shut her out at once while casting her nces that were full of contempt towards her abject state for fear that she would set foot in the store with her muddy shoes. She could only huddle herself up while shivering all over under the eaves outside the store, and her eyes unknowingly started to redden and well up with tears. Her father and brother had been missing, and Evelyn was constantly terrorizing her with all the threats against her family, and now the person that she loved the most even detested her to the core. All she wanted was a ss of hot water to warm herself up when she was down and out and stone broke, but even such a small wish could not be fulfilled. It was not the first time that she had desperately wanted to know whether it was because she had The door was pushed open abruptly at that moment, and the sound of approaching footsteps could be heard closing in on her. She instinctively thought that someone wasing to drive her away, so she slowly rose to her feet while supporting herself with her hands on the ground with a self-deprecating smile on her face. She uttered without even looking back, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll leave right now.¡± Her voice was caught by someone whom was standing behind her, and that person hesitantly took a few steps forward while calling out to her tentatively, ¡°Are you¡­ Lotta? Charlotte?¡± Charlotte was struck by the familiarity in that voice as well, and just when she was about to turn around to take a look at the owner of the voice, she was seized by a sudden rush of dizziness, and the whole world felt like it was fading away from her. She fell heavily down the steps in the next second when her body had suddenly lost its bnce. ¡°Lotta!¡± ¡­ Charlotte had finallye around after drowning in a seemingly endless nightmare for a long time, and she was still immersed in a mncholic state after waking up. A graceful and reposeful figure was standing in front of the window when she had woken up, and the figure promptly turned her head upon detecting some subtle voiceing from Charlotte. Her countenance was beaming with joy when she had noticed Charlotte regaining her consciousness, ¡°Have you woken up, Lotta?¡± The middle-aged woman walked over to her and proceeded to take a seat beside her bed as she exined while sping her hand, ¡°I¡¯ve asked someone to help bring you back to my home after you have fainted outside the store. I was going to give you a hot shower just now, but you were clutching on to your cuffs so tightly and simply won¡¯t let anyone touch you.¡± ¡°Where have you been all these years, Lotta? Why have you lost so much weight?¡± Charlotte stared at the middle-aged woman whom was seated in front of her, and she was instantly on the verge of tears after recognizing whom she was as if she had just awakened from a long dream. She was Lawrence¡¯s mother, Victoria Harris, the woman whom had regarded her as her own child and treated her with so much love and affection with all her heart back then! Charlotte abruptly threw off Victoria¡¯s hand on her in the next moment, and she got out of bed at once to escape from her without uttering a single word as she was mortified to face her at her current state. However, Victoria held on to her hand before she could leave, ¡°It¡¯s been so many years. I cannot let you leave us again.¡± She let out a deep sigh while looking at Charlotte¡¯s scrawny physique, and her eyes were tearing up as well from her heartbroken state, ¡°Take it easy. I won¡¯t ask you anything that you don¡¯t feelfortable in letting me know, but aren¡¯t you curious about how Lance has lived throughout all these years?¡± ¡°I do.¡± Charlotte immediately grabbed hold of her hand without a single hint of hesitation as her nose twitched, ¡°I really do!¡± It was all she had thought of over and over again during the countless nights over the past few years. Did he change a lot? Did he have a girlfriend or even get married? Did he still loath me so much? Victoria had always suffered from heart disease, and it was Charlotte whom had saved her on the street seven years ago when she had not known Lawrence yet. It was seven yearster that Victoria had once again brought the homeless Charlotte back to her home. After taking a shower and changing into a clean dress that Victoria had prepared for her, Charlotte carefully hid her arm that was covered with pinpricks and proceeded to get seated by the table, and she started to stuff herself with the food in front of her with her head lowered. Victoria was staring at her quietly, and she still refused to believe the tabloid news which had reported that the reason for her return to City B was due to being dumped by another man that she was previously sleeping with. She wanted to ask for Charlotte¡¯s rification on that matter, but she could not help but to sigh again, only walking over to the door while pointing at the steps outside as she gazed at Charlotte, ¡°Do you know what has happened to Lance on the night that you have broken up with him, Lotta?¡± Chapter 17: The Secret of The Harris Family Chapter 17: The Secret of The Harris Family Charlotte had stopped eating upon hearing her words. Victoria¡¯s voice rang again, ¡°That night was the most depressed and painful night in Lance¡¯s life.¡± Her eyes were set on the wisteria and roses which had crept along the wall in the courtyard, and her son¡¯s bearing on that night five years ago had suddenly materialized before her eyes again. ¡°When you had called him that night and promised to elope with him, he was on cloud nine that he had even skipped his meal, and all he did was only urging me to pack overnight so that we could leave City B together.¡± ¡°In actual fact, someone from the Harris family hade over three days before your call as they had wanted to bring him back. He is the bloodline of the Harris family; hence he naturally possesses the secret of the Harris family. The reason that they hade for him was because he had to return to his ce when he turned twenty-three in order to safeguard that secret.¡± Charlotte¡¯s brows were slightly knitted as she had recalled that Lawrence did inform her that he wished to divulge his secret to her after they had eloped together during their call on that fateful night. Unfortunately, she did not have the chance to be able to hear from him anymore. ¡°That night, Lance had told me that he wanted to let you in on his secret which was not to be revealed to anyone before he left City B as he wanted you to make the call of whether both of you should go back to the Harris family together or live your own life outside.¡± ¡°He had already decided that he would renounce his rights of inheritance in the Harris family in order to protect you if you were to return to the Harris family with him, and if you ever chose to run away with him, he would be willing to shoulder the consequences of not being able to safeguard that secret for the Harris family as well. However, you¡­¡± Victoria turned her head back and cast a nce towards Charlotte as she continued, ¡°I still remembered that he hade back in a drenched state that night looking extremely undone and disheartened, and he told me that he had been dumped by you. He sat on these steps at that time and drank his sorrows away bottle by bottle, falling asleep when he was drunk and continued drinking when he came to. I just let him be as I knew how devastated he was at heart.¡± ¡°However, when I had woken up afterwards, I found out that he had copsed on the steps with his whole body covered with blood, but he was still cutting his own body with a knife and asking me incessantly, why couldn¡¯t he feel any pain?¡± Victoria was still able to recall clearly that hair-raising and horrifying incident despite many years had passed by as it was such a dreadful sight. She was frightened out of her wits at that time, and when she had insisted to send Lawrence to the hospital while urging him to not take things too hard, he grabbed her hand instead and shook his head with tears welling up in his eyes, and he let out a lowugh in the end, ¡°I¡¯m not trying tomit suicide, Mom. I just want to know whether I will feel any pain. You have no idea what I have done after Charlotte has broken up with me. I have slept with someone else too, so we¡¯re never going back to N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. whom we used to be anymore. It¡¯s impossible to go back anymore¡­¡± Bang! Charlotte suddenly knocked over the bowl in front of her without any warning after Victoria had just finished her words, and she started to shriek with pain, ¡°That¡¯s enough, Victoria. I beg of you, please don¡¯t say anything anymore.¡± She squatted down on the ground with her face buried in her hands as she whimpered mournfully and apologized repeatedly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Victoria. I¡¯m truly sorry to have let him down, It¡¯s all my fault!¡± Charlotte got up on her feet by holding on to the edge of the table after wailing her heart out, and she proceeded to rush out the door in the next instant like a gust of wind while stumbling past Victoria. ¡°Lotta.¡± Victoria¡¯s anxious voice sounded from the back as she tried to stop Charlotte from leaving, ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened to you. However, Lance will definitely help you out if you had got to undertake all bitterness. Trust me.¡± Charlotte quickened her pace upon hearing her affirmation and rushed out without even looking back at her, and she had run all the way out of the courtyard in just a few seconds. However, she had failed to notice that a ck Bentley was heading towards her after making a turn at the corner as she was still caught up in her emotions. When she had finally realized and turned her head sideways, she was instantly met with a pair of frosty eyes which had caused her blood to freeze all over. She was thrown into a daze right at that moment, and she stood still on the spot while letting the car charged towards her¡­ Chapter 18: Someone Like Me Was Not Worth It Chapter 18: Someone Like Me Was Not Worth It Screech! The deafening squeal resulting from the friction between the tires and the ground had almost perforated Charlotte¡¯s eardrums, and the car halted steadily right in front of her knees in the next second! Her legs had given way due to the overwhelming fright after a close encounter with death as she slumped down on the ground while shaking in her shoes. Bang! Lawrence mmed the door on his side after getting down from the car, and he had reached her in just a fewrge strides with a sinister look on his face. He dragged her violently and pressed her against the enclosure wall of the courtyard as he rebuked her, ¡°Are you here to harass my mother when you know that you failed persuading me, Charlotte? Don¡¯t you want to live anymore or continue trouble my family?!¡± His eyes were brimming with deadly coldness and undisguised revulsion towards her when he had uttered those cruel words. Charlotte¡¯s heart was pricked as she shook her head desperately to deny his im, ¡°I wasn¡¯t trying to harass your mother. The only reason that we¡¯re together is due to¡­¡± Victoria had trotted out from the courtyard right at that moment after hearing some stir with shards of the broken ceramic bowl in her hands. When her eyes wereid on the scene unfolding in front of her, she gasped in horror while eximing, ¡°Lance!¡± She immediately sprinted towards them and pulled Lawrence away from Charlotte, and she proceeded to grab Charlotte by the hand and hide the poor girl behind her while giving her son a cold look, ¡°Don¡¯t browbeat Lotta. She didn¡¯t do anything wrong.¡± ¡°How in the world could you treat her like that? The old you used to be so distressed even when Lotta had just frowned or shed a drop of tear back then.¡± Lawrence sneered as his frosty eyes swept across Charlotte, ¡°You do know that it¡¯s in the past, don¡¯t you, Mom? She used to be a princess whom was cherished by everyone, but now she was just a shameless prostitute. Do you think I still care about her?¡± Charlotte¡¯s face turned ghastly as her heart was pierced through by his ruthless remarks, and it turned out that his feelings for her was all there was to it. She wondered how much he had loathed her for him to be able to humiliate her in front of his own mother. ¡°Cut it out, Lance!¡± Victoria berated him in a forbidding manner as she could not bear to hear him spitting out malicious remarks at Charlotte anymore. ¡°Your remarks are out of line! Do you have any idea how hurtful that is?¡± Allison had witnessed the happenings firsthand from inside the car through the half-rolled down window. She narrowed her eyes while staring at Charlotte, and it took her just one nce to imprint Charlotte¡¯s face on her mind. That woman, Charlotte Garcia, turned out to be Lawrence¡¯s ex. Allison retracted her sight on Charlotte and proceeded to get down from the car, and after she had slowly walked over to them, she beamed brightly at Victoria while calling out to her, ¡°Nice to meet you, my dear Ms. Harris.¡± Victoria was taken aback by her sudden appearance, ¡°You are¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m Allison Miller.¡± Allison reached out her hands to hold onto Lawrence¡¯s arm as she quirked up the corner of her beautiful lips into a charming smile, ¡°I¡¯m Lawrence¡¯s fianc¨¦e, your future daughter-inw.¡± Fianc¨¦e? Charlotte looked up in a startled manner to see the girl snuggling up to Lawrence in an intimate manner. It turned out that he had not gotten married in the past few years, but he was soon about to¡­ A stunning and elegant woman like her was probably the only one whom could be a good match for Lawrence whom was such an outstanding man himself. Charlotte instantly felt that her presence here was such an eyesore and uncalled for. ¡°Victoria.¡± Her head was drooped in a lowly manner when she had called out to her softly, ¡°Don¡¯t get so worked up over someone like me. It¡¯s not worth it.¡± Lawrence¡¯s callous voice instantly struck her from behind when she had just finished her sentence, ¡°Who do you think you are to call my mother¡¯s name, Charlotte? To what exactly you owe the right to do that?¡± Charlotte¡¯s body wobbled as she tightened both her hands which were hanging by her sides, and she soon let out a lightugh, ¡°You¡¯re right, Mr. Harris. I don¡¯t deserve to.¡± She suddenly took a step backward after responding to him and bowed unexpectedly towards Victoria as she uttered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mrs. Harris. It¡¯s me whom have crossed the line. Thank you so much for yesterday.¡± Victoria was caught off guard by her action, and she swiftly stepped forward to try to grab hold of her hand again while saying, ¡°Please don¡¯t be like that, Lotta.¡± Charlotte dodged her reach instead and proceeded to turn and stare straight at Lawrence whom was still wearing a horrifying look on his face, ¡°Simrly, I¡¯m sorry too, Mr. Harris. I have bitten off more than This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. I can chew, and I should be damned for disturbing the precious time of your reunion with your family and fianc¨¦e. I promise that it won¡¯t happen again.¡± As soon as she had apologized, she bowed again towards Lawrence¡­ Chapter 19: Be Fruitful and Multiply, and to have Conjugal Felicity Chapter 19: Be Fruitful and Multiply, and to have Conjugal Felicity Her head had just drooped down and before she could even bend over her body, Lawrence instantly grabbed her hair and pushed her far away with blue veins standing out on his forehead as he yelled, ¡°Get out from my sight right now! Don¡¯t make mee for you myself, Charlotte!¡± Charlotte staggered backwards as she fell back far away from him after being pushed violently, and when she had finally managed to keep her footing, she curled her lips into a smile while uttering, ¡°Thank you for your mercy, Mr. Harris. I wish for you to be fruitful and multiply, and may the two of you enjoy evesting conjugal felicity for the rest of your life. Furthermore, you won¡¯t be able to meet any woman whom is as disgusting as me ever again.¡± ¡°Get lost!¡± ¡­ Charlotte did indeed get lost from his sight right away, and she had trodden along Victoria¡¯s courtyard all the way to themercial district in the city center. When she had just arrived at the central zone of the city, she immediately detected Lawrence¡¯s figure on the massive TV wall which was directly ahead of her after lifting her head. ¡°Breaking news: Walvis Group, which is led by the business magnate, Lawrence Harris, has already rolled out a series of big moves since his return to City B not long ago. After seeding in getting his hands on thend project in the western district that is worth almost five billion yuan, he has sessively bought out numerous established local corporations in a swift as well.¡± ¡°Among them is Garcia Group which will be the first enterprise to bear the brunt of his ruthless buyout.¡± Charlotte¡¯s face took on a ghastly expression after watching the news as he had indeed kept his words and moved in on Garcia Group without giving any quarter! This meant that she had failed to fulfill her promise to Evelyn, so what was she going to do about her father and brother now that she had infuriated that wretched and evil woman? She was suddenly thrown into a panic after running around like a headless chicken, and it was at that moment that the giant TV screen had switched to another news. This time, another prominent figure had shown up on the big screen after Lawrence. ¡°ording to reliable sources, the nationwide renowned detective has shown up in City B today to help a well-known entrepreneur to find his daughter whom has been missing for many years.¡± ¡°Although his sess rate for all the missing person cases that have been handled by him throughout all these years is hundred percent, but his exorbitant rate of remuneration has deterred a lot of seekers as well.¡± Charlotte could not move her feet anymore after she had identally stumbled upon the news about that detective. Her feet were nted firmly on the ground while she stared intently at the TV screen with unblinking eyes, and the words ¡®Hundred percent sess rate for finding missing persons¡¯ had spellbound and transfixed her on the spot. A daring idea had materialized in her head all of a sudden, but her me of hope was extinguished in an instant when the sky-high remuneration that was mentioned previously had urred to her¡­ Her shoulder was suddenly tapped by someone from behind, and when she had turned around to get a good look, a towering man hade up to her. He raised his hand and passed a brand-new phone over to her while saying, ¡°This is from Ms. Wilson.¡± As soon as he hadpleted his task, he turned around and walked away from her without even giving her any chance to react. When the man had just disappeared, a video call from Evelyn popped up on the screen at once. Evelyn presumably could not sit still anymore after Lawrence had be aggravated and moved in on Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Garcia Group at a sh. However, Evelyn¡¯s face had not appeared on the screen as per her expectation when Charlotte had epted the call, instead her brother, Ethan Garcia! He was sitting at a corner against the footwall in a dimly lit room with a blurred background, hence it was impossible to discern where he was right at this moment. Charlotte stared at her brother with her eyes wide open, and tears instantly rolled down her cheeks as she asked anxiously, ¡°Is it really you, Ethan? How are you and Dad? Where is he? Let me see him!¡± She could only watch them afar through the videos and photos that Evelyn had taken for her before this, so when Evelyn had gone out-of-the-way this time by allowing her to see them through video calling, she instantly knew that Evelyn¡¯s intention was to further pressurize her. However, she could not care less as she desperately wanted to know whether her father and brother were well and alive. ¡°Charlotte.¡± She could perceive that Ethan was extremely scraggy while his eyes were deeply sunken from the video call, and his high-spirited demeanor and vigor of youthfulness were nowhere to be seen anymore. His eyes had welled up after calling out to Charlotte with a catch in his voice. Ethan was the only one whom had appeared in the video while her father was still nowhere in sight. Chapter 20: Lawrence鈥檚 Daughter Chapter 20: Lawrence¡¯s Daughter Ethan seemed shifty-eyed as he whispered softly after casting a quick nce towards an unknown direction beside him, ¡°Dad is fine, so don¡¯t you worry too much.¡± Charlotte instinctively had a sinister foreboding that something had gone wrong, hence she hurriedly urged him again, ¡°I don¡¯t believe you. Be nice, Ethan, and let me see how Dad is doing right now!¡± As soon as she had finished her words, Ethan whom was lifeless and spiritless suddenly lifted his head and sprang at the camera. He red at her with his reddened eyes and bawled out regardless of the consequences, ¡°Why do you allow yourself to be threatened by this damned bitch, Charlotte? Since you have gotten out, you should run away as far as you can! Just run away right now!¡± ¡°Dad and I are not your burden, and we would rather die if we were to tie you down!¡± ¡°I know Lawrence has returned, Charlotte. Just tell him the truth, and I¡¯m sure he will help you out! He will definitely give you a helping hand! Even though he might be angry at you because of the past incident, he surely won¡¯t stand by and leave you in the lurch¡­¡± A loud p sounded in the next moment as Ethan was pped across the face, and he was instantly dragged away from the camera. ¡°Ethan?¡± Charlotte¡¯s heart was stifled instantaneously after witnessing her brother being beaten in front of her, and when she had finallye to her senses, she pped on the phone screen maniacally while shrieking, ¡°Say something, Ethan! What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± The screen flickered at that moment, and Evelyn¡¯s vicious face had materialized in front of her eyes. Charlotte red at her spiteful countenance while her body trembled all over, and if Evelyn was right in front of her and not through a screen, she would have destroyed her there and then and perished together with her. ¡°I will never let you go even after I¡¯m dead if you ever try to harm my father and brother, Evelyn!¡± Evelyn sneered in front of the camera and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know that you can only pour your heart and soul into doing what you have to do if they are alive, so they won¡¯t be harmed for now. However, you have only two weeks to achieve your mission. The fates of your father and brother are in your hands.¡± Beep¡­ The video call ended abruptly after Evelyn had given herst warning. Charlotte went limp and fell to the ground with the phone still clenched tightly in her hand as she was out of her wit¡¯s end. Evelyn had driven her to the wall after that call, and her only way out of this was to go to Lawrence even if she had known how much he detested her, and that he would not let her off the hook. ¡­ It was already eight p.m. when the ck Bentley had entered Walvis Manor, the private vi area in City B which was worth an inch of gold for an inch ofnd. Jeffery was behind the wheel in the driver¡¯s seat while reporting to Lawrence whom was seated at the back about his schedule for the next day. When the guard rail in front of the courtyard had just been lifted by the guards, a slim figure had rushed out from the bushes at that moment and thrown herself in front of the car with her arms stretched out¡­ Beep¡­ Jeffery mmed on the brakes at once, and the car instantly jerked forward due to the great inertia. ¡°Sorry for that, Mr. Harris.¡± Jeffery looked up and stared ahead as he continued, ¡°It¡¯s Ms. Garcia.¡± Charlotte was shivering in front of the car either due to fear or the extreme cold, but she decidedly fixed her gaze on Lawrence whom was seated in the car as she shouted shakily, ¡°I know thest thing that you want is to see me right now, but I¡¯m begging you to give me some more time. Please¡­¡± ¡°Keep driving.¡± Lawrence¡¯s emotionless voice sounded from the car. The car window rolled down slowly to reveal his sullen face in the next moment, and he uttered coldly without shooting her any nces, ¡°Follow along.¡± Charlotte was stunned for a while, but she soon beamed with joy when she had caught on his meaning. She hurriedly stepped aside to let the car passed by while promptly trotting behind the car and followed them into Walvis Manor. What she did not realize was Walvis Manor had upied a wide area ofnd, and it would take some time to reach the living room even by car, let alone to reach on foot especially in her feeble state. The car passed by the fountain in the courtyard and proceeded to enter the garden, and it had even dropped by the tennis court at the backyard. After going back and forth for the umpteenth time, the car finally drove towards the living room. Charlotte gritted her teeth tightly as she trotted along behind the car non-stop, and she was soon out of breath after running for some time. She felt abnormally light-headed as if her body was floating on the cloud. She knew that Lawrence had done it on purpose knowing that she was following along behind them. This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. However, she was also aware that no one could enter his residence that easily. When she had discerned his upright figure disappearing in the living room, she promptly caught up to him with her final breath. When she had just stepped foot in the living room, her eyes were instantlyid on a familiar tiny figure which was not far away from her after raising her head, and it turned out to be Lawrence¡¯s daughter, Emma. Chapter 21: Delivered to You Anytime Anywhere Chapter 21: Delivered to You Anytime Anywhere The little girl was wearing a cartoon pajamas and with a plush rabbit tucked in her arms, she was sitting on the sofa in the living room while watching a cartoon. At the sight of Charlotte, she jumped off the sofa and ran all the way to Charlotte, ¡°I know you. You helped me that day.¡± When she met the little girl¡¯s jet ck and glistening eyes, Charlotte felt a reassuring sense of familiarity. ¡°That¡¯s me.¡± While she recalled that this girl was almost kidnapped by human traffickers, Charlotte suddenly felt a pang of guilt, ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I have spooked you that day.¡± The little girl shook her head. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have thought about it and I know that you were trying to save me that day. You are not a bad guy. I like you!¡± ¡°You like me?¡± Charlotte felt funny at her words. With one of her shoes dangling from her hand, her heels were battered and frazzled. There were blots of dirt on her dress and legs, and her hair and back were soaked all over by sweat. What was there to like about the way she had looked that day? ¡°Yes, I like you. Besides, don¡¯t you think that this part of our eyes look alike?¡± The little girl said with bright eyes as she pointed at her eye bags happily. Charlotte subconsciously smiled as she bent down, attempting to check out what this girl meant. ¡°Don¡¯t touch her.¡± Lawrence¡¯s cold voice pierced through the air. He was done with his bath and there was a ck bathing robe draped over him, with his chiselled chest barely visible. The ties of the bath was dangling carelessly on his waist. He appeared to be extremely eye-catching, but he was also cold at the same time. This was especially true when he cast his gaze on Charlotte. A heavy and intense distant look hid a sense of disgust and contempt. It felt like Charlotte touching his daughter was something unforgivable with the way he looked now. Charlotte felt something trip in her heart as she took back her hand. With her gaze lowered, she said faintly, ¡°Sorry.¡± Lawrence swept his gaze over her expressionlessly, then he looked downwards at Emma, and his voice turned soft. ¡°It¡¯s gettingte, Emma. You should go back to your room to sleep now.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± Emma was very smart to realize that there was something off in her father¡¯s expression. She cast a longing nce at Charlotte before turning around to disappear upstairs obediently. Only when the sound of a door shutting in the distance was heard did Lawrence instruct a maid next to him. This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. ¡°Take her to the bath. Don¡¯t let her dirty our floor.¡± Charlotte¡¯s face turned pale instantly as a familiar sense of suffocation and pain coursed through her. In an instant, her whole body was experiencing this sensation. No matter the time and ce, she was always dirty in Lawrence¡¯s eyes. ¡­ After scrubbing through all parts of herself thoroughly, Charlotte reached the study room on the third flood under the guidance of the maid. As soon as she sat down, something that resembled a file was thrown in her direction. Lawrence was looming over her and staring at her coldly. ¡°You just want me to let go of the Garcia family. I can agree to that, but simrly, everythinges at a price.¡± ¡°In exchange for the peace of the Garcia family, I can¡¯t marry and I can¡¯t give birth to any child, and I can¡¯t leave City B either. Anytime, anywhere, as long as you have the urge, I have to deliver myself here and sleep with you?¡± Charlotte stared at Lawrence with horrified expression. Her hands which was clutching the documents were sharking uncontrobly. ¡°Lawrence, you¡¯re saying you want to buy over my whole life and make me your mistress in the shadows?¡± Lawrence snickered coldly. ¡°Charlotte, you¡¯re thinking too highly of yourself. You don¡¯t even deserve to be a mistress.¡± Chapter 22: I Want her Body and Blood Chapter 22: I Want her Body and Blood ¡°You¡¯re nothing more than a tool for me to fulfil my lust on bed. All I want is your body.¡± This applied to every single drop of blood in her body too. This man¡¯s words were like sharp knifes which sliced with force on Charlotte¡¯s heart. ¡°Taking off your clothes and spreading your legs would be too easy for you. You are winning this deal.¡± Charlotte felt her blood drained from her face. She lifted her reddened eyes which were now misted by tears. ¡°What about your fianc¨¦e? She is your future wife. There is no woman in the world who is willing to share her own husband with another woman. Don¡¯t you think that this is too disgusting?¡± Lawrence jerked up his lips, and his eyes were filled with utter irony. ¡°Man is man! We have this animalistic side to us, and sometimes we are filled with the urge to trample all over a woman or even abusing her to death. My wife deserves the gentlest treatment from me, and you, Charlotte, on the other hand is my tool to vent my emotions.¡± While he was dering that, he bent his body slightly towards Charlotte as he looked at her with raised brows, ¡°Are you satisfied with this answer?¡± At this moment, Charlotte felt that all life had gone out of her body. He still had the same lovely face in her memories, and he was still someone she couldn¡¯t forget. However, at this moment, although he was within inches of her, Charlotte felt him like a stranger. Charlotte fixed her gaze on him for some time, and all of a sudden she chuckled. ¡°Satisfied. Of course, I¡¯m satisfied. I have been fooling around for many years out there and getting slept on and discarded by men over and over again. Now that you are willing to take me in, Mr. Harris, I can¡¯t even begin to describe how happy I am feeling.¡± The pages of documents almost got prated by the force exerted by her palms. Charlotte sucked in a deep breath and smiled at Lawrence. ¡°I know that this document had no legal effect. This is just something you want to use to keep my hands tied, Mr. Harris. Since you have this intention, then I have my conditions too.¡± Charlotte thought of the massive television disy seen in themercial street for some reason and she stated her condition without hesitation, ¡°I want a house and five million yuan.¡± When she had just finished saying that, her chin was abruptly grabbed by Lawrence. His gaze was sharp and clinically cold as it was trained on her. ¡°I must be blind back then to think that you are different from those wanton and materialistic women.¡± A golden card was viciously thrown at Charlotte¡¯s face, and the sharp edges of the card instantly sliced open a wound on her skin. ¡°Five million. Charlotte, let me see whether you¡¯re worthy of this amount!¡± Charlotte lowered her head to wipe off remnants of her tears as she bent down to pick up the bank card. She let out augh with her back facing Lawrence. ¡°Of course. Are you still nning to do it on the floor, Mr. Harris? I suggest you to switch off the lights. I don¡¯t want you to feel disgusted at the sight of my body which has been enjoyed by countless men.¡± With a loud snap, the room was immediately plunged into darkness. A pair of hands restricted Charlotte as she was pinned on the chilly floor with force. Her clothes were being torn off as he advanced on her without any forey. He was tearing apart everyst trace of Charlotte¡¯s dignity in his business-like manner. N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content. Charlotte felt an immense pain which threatened to tear herself apart from inside her. There was a rough breathing sound by her ears, and together with a piercing sound, they assaulted Charlotte violently. ¡°Do you know how smart you are in this case? You know that you are only qualified to do this in such a position.¡± ¡­ Lawrence was quick to get to work. The next morning, he immediately sent someone to arrange everything for Charlotte to settle down in. Charlotte didn¡¯t have much with her to begin with, and every single aspect of her new house was solemnly handled by Jeffrey personally. Before he left, Jeffrey couldn¡¯t help stealing a nce at Charlotte as he said something with a vague meaning, ¡°Miss Garcia, you need to improve your nutrition intake during your meals. You need to make sure you are healthy.¡± She was too skinny and looked too feeble. Whether it was her blood or her body, with the way Lawrence was going to go at her, there was no way she could hold on forever like this. As soon as he said that, a card flew past Jeffrey¡¯s ears andnded in front of her. Lawrence was standing in the lobby and staring at her with emotionless eyes. His voice was equally cold, ¡°There is a million yuan in this card. Use it to reinvent your figure and appearance so that you won¡¯t disgust me every time I do it with you.¡± Charlotte froze upon hearing that, and the man had disappeared after mming the door loudly. After the door was shut, Lawrence thrust his hands into his pockets as he made his way to an elevator nearby. However, after just a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned around to give an order to Jeffrey, ¡°Inform Alice¡¯s side that I have found a new blood donor. In the future, she no longer needs to have her blood taken from her.¡± Chapter 23: When I Die or When She Kills Me Chapter 23: When I Die or When She Kills Me Jeffrey nodded to indicate he understood. ¡°Alright, I will immediately inform Miss Miller. With Miss Garcia, Miss Miller can y her role perfectly as your wife and she no longer needs to donate blood to you monthly. But¡­¡± Jeffrey paused slightly before mustering enough courage to ask, ¡°Mr. Harris, do you really intend to buy over Miss Garcia¡¯s life? Besides, if Miss Miller were to learn of this, I am afraid there will be troubles ahead. Lawrence knitted his brows hard. He stood in front of the elevator and watched his own blurred and somehow unfamiliar reflection on the steel door, and he blurted out after suddenly lifting his mouth, ¡°I¡¯m just ying around. Why so serious?¡± ¡°If Charlotte wants freedom, she will get it when I die or when she kills me.¡± Jeffrey couldn¡¯t find any words to continue the conversation. ¡­ Charlotte continued to stand by the window until she saw with her own eyes Lawrence¡¯s departure before turning back and returning to the living room. As soon as she sat down, her phone which was on the table suddenly rang. Seeing ¡°Evelyn¡± was being disyed on the screen, Charlotte felt her face bing emotionless. She promptly answered the call. ¡°Charlotte here.¡± Evelyn¡¯s voice came through on the receiver. ¡°Well, you are a lucky cat! The family who is the benefactor of your blood-donating has fetched me a news that they have found a more suitable blood donor. They don¡¯t need you anymore.¡± Charlotte was stunned for a moment. ¡°They don¡¯t¡­ need me?¡± She widened her eyes in disbelief as she sought to confirm this fact, ¡°Is that for real?¡± If she didn¡¯t need to get her blood taken anymore, did that mean she was going to recapture a newfound freedom? Then, her father and younger brother¡­ Before she could process this thoroughly, Evelyn interrupted her while sounding very anxious, ¡°I know what you are thinking. Don¡¯t even dream of that! Without this massive amount of ie, the Garcia family is myst resort here. I won¡¯t return to you your father and brother. You need to do what you should do!¡± After that, the line went into busy tone. Charlotte felt her heart sinking into a deep abyss. In just one minute, she felt like she had fallen from heaven into hell. However, it had been five years. She no longer wanted to live like this. She didn¡¯t want to see people rted to her suffer anything. Therefore¡­ Charlotte shot up from the sofa and swooped down to pick up the bank card left behind by Lawrence. She cradled the card as if it was the most precious thing ever. She had six million yuan now, which was enough. She rummaged around and found her phone while shutting her eyes to reminisce about the phone number she had seen disyed on a huge television screen in themercial street. With a shaking hand, she dialled that number. It rang for some time before it was answered. ¡°Hello, who is this?¡± It was a stranger¡¯s voice. Charlotte clutched the phone tightly as she held her breath. Then, she asked carefully, ¡°Hello. Are you the detective who¡¯s responsible for finding missing person?¡± That person immediately chuckled. Content held by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°That¡¯s me. Why, are you looking for someone, miss?¡± ¡°Yes. I need to find someone.¡± It had been five years, and Charlotte regarded this moment as the culmination of her hopes. When she thought about the possibility of reuniting with her father and brother, her voice inadvertently cracked. ¡°I want to look for my family.¡± That person asked, ¡°Then you should know what it takes for me to start my search, no? The starting price is five million yuan, and I won¡¯t do anything if there¡¯s a cent less¡­¡± ¡°I will pay you that amount. In return, I want you to tell me about their whereabouts.¡± The man paused before continuing, ¡°Transfer three million yuan to a designated ount. Come to the second floor of the Gilt Bronze Caf¨¦, I will wait for you toe here to sign the contract.¡± Chapter 24: Let Me Try It Next Time Chapter 24: Let Me Try It Next Time After hanging up the phone, Charlotte almost sped to the Gilt Bronze Caf¨¦. She followed the instruction she had received to a table and saw a slender man wearing a cap sitting by the table. Half of his face was concealed purposefully by the cap he was wearing. The man looked upwards and saw Charlotte who was also wearing sunsses and a cap. He curled his lips into a smile, ¡°Miss Garcia, we are quite in tune with each other.¡± Charlotte kept her head low as she pulled a chair for herself. Then, she broached the subject directly, ¡°Sir, I have a prerequisites before signing the contract. If my families were found, please keep it a secret and assure them safe.¡± Once this matter was exposed, she couldn¡¯t imagine what would Evelyn do to her father and brother. The manughed lightly, ¡°This smells like trouble.¡± Charlotte pursed her lips and pushed for the bank card containing the remaining two million yuan. ¡°I implore you.¡± The man stood up and took the bank card and pocketed it. ¡°This is the first time I have seen someone pay me the full amount upfront. Seeing that you are so trusting in me, Miss Garcia, I will find your family for you.¡± ¡°But keep in mind that this is no simple business. I need time, so¡­¡± With a loud p, Charlotte mmed the bank card containing one million yuan onto the table. She bore her reddened eyes at the man and punctuated her words, ¡°You have at most a week. I don¡¯t want to wait for one more day.¡± ¡­ Half an hourter, Charlotte and the man left the caf¨¦ one after the other, and the two of them remained Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. drooped as they disappeared into the stream of people walking on the street. At a corner of the street which was close to the caf¨¦, a ck car was parked silently. Allison was seated in the backseat as she narrowed her eyes in the direction where Charlotte had left. Her mouth curled into a cold smile. After a moment, someone hurriedly pulled the car door and entered the back seat. ¡°Miss, the opposition party is a famous detective whose expertise is finding people. He only focuses on finding missing people as his source of ie. Charlotte has contacted him because she wants to look for her father and younger brother who are currently missing.¡± Upon hearing that, Allison felt very surprised. ¡°Finding missing people? Aren¡¯t her father and brother staying overseas now? Or could it be that her stepmother¡­¡± A slight crease formed on Allison¡¯s forehead as she left her words hanging. After a moment of silence, she came back to her senses and a strange smile took over her face. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is.¡± ¡°Miss, do you need me to assign another person to investigate Charlotte thoroughly?¡± ¡°No need for that.¡± Allison shook her head. ¡°Lawrence has found a new blood donor, so I don¡¯t need to waste energy on that matter anymore. The only imminent problem is to settle once and for all his ex which is a bother so that in the future I can be his wife without any problems.¡± ¡°Find someone to tail that man. Whatever he discovers, I need to know all information sooner than Charlotte.¡± ¡­ A few days had passed in the blink of an eye. At eleven o¡¯clock at night, Charlotte who was curled up on the sofa lifted her head to check the clock. She subconsciously let out a sigh. Lawrence would arrive at ten o¡¯clock sharp every time and pressed her on the ground before torturing her like mad. Then, he would leave without staying overnight. It was very likely that he wouldn¡¯te anymore at this hour. Just as she was about to get up, her phone which was next to her rang. It was Jeffrey. As soon as the call connected, his apologetic voice at the other end sounded, ¡°Miss Garcia, Mr. Harris has drunk a lot tonight and I can¡¯t take him away. He personally wants you toe to get him on your own, so you see¡­¡± Upon hearing that, Charlotteughed bitterly, ¡°Do I have the right to say no?¡± After hanging up the phone, without dying for even a second, she departed and hailed a taxi to a location sent to her by Jeffrey. After arriving the destination, a waiter led her through a corridor and stopped in front of thest suite there. When the door was flung open, a strong alcoholic scent wafted up from within. Several men were scattered along the length of the sofa and they were all holding wine sses and cigarettes. The whole ce was shrouded in an alcoholic scent and smoke. Lawrence was sitting in the innermost part of the sofa and he had his legs crossed. With the dim lighting in the suite, his face could not be seen clearly. At the sight of Charlotte, the group of men immediately whistled loudly. ¡°Hey! It seems that our Mr. Harris has a special taste in choosing his ex. This little model isn¡¯t half bad, and although she is just a little on the thin side, you can handle her with just one hand. Mr. Harris, she feels great, right?¡± Lawrence who was in one cornerughed mockingly, ¡°I will try that next time. Our usual posture is doing it on the floor and entering from behind. This is what she asks for.¡± Immediately, the whole ce erupted withughter. ¡°Her appearance wouldn¡¯t tell me that. It seems that this little girl has a special taste.¡± Charlotte¡¯s hand which was dangling on her side slowly clenched, and under the dim lights, her face didn¡¯t have any colour. He was deliberately humiliating her. She pursed her lips as she tried to ward off those mockingughter. She fixated her gaze at a point in darkness and said softly, ¡°It¡¯s gettingte. Let¡¯s go.¡± With a loud smashing sound, a wine bottle suddenly careened towards her from the darkness and ¡°Charlotte, is that how you speak to your owner? Don¡¯t forget your ce!¡± His cold voice came again, which made everyone else silent. They all exchanged nces before leaving the suite with a meaningful look on their faces. The door was shut behind her. Charlotte was taken aback, and the man suddenly rose from the darkness and pulled her into his embrace. He then pressed her onto the sofa and pulled up her skirt. He bent down to bite her shoulders too. ¡°Let¡¯s try it here tonight. What do you think?¡± Chapter 25: The Night I was Abandoned by You, I Made Love With Another Girl Chapter 25: The Night I was Abandoned by You, I Made Love With Another Girl Charlotte mmed up and said nothing as her mind reyed those moments she was abused violently on the floor by Lawrence during those nights. Her body shrivelled up into a rigid state. N?velDrama.Org ? content. Sensing that she was tensing up, the man on top of her said, ¡°Are you scared of me?¡± After asking that, Lawrence suddenly let out augh, ¡°You should be scared of me, of course. In this world, there is no prostitute who isn¡¯t afraid of her customer and debtor who isn¡¯t afraid of debt collectors!¡± With a loud tearing sound, her shirt was instantly in pieces, and the man¡¯s initially blurry and absent- minded gaze suddenly took on a vicious bloodlust as he locked her neck in ce and started to vehemently kiss her. It was an understatement to call that a kiss. He even looked like he was gnawing off her lips. ¡°Charlotte.¡± Perhaps he was really very drunk now, as he continued to tear her apart, he continued to ask, ¡°It has been five years, and since you have eloped with another man, why do you stille back to me? How dare youe back to me?¡± Charlotte was lifeless while she was pressed by his weight. Her face was a ghastly white colour. Soon. Very soon, as long as her father and brother returned safely, she would be able to tell him the entirety of the truth. ¡°Say something!¡± The man bellowed as his knees continued to dig into her. He was weighing down on her heavily, and it seemed there would be no escape¡­ Suddenly, the impatient sound of a phone ringing broke his action. Lawrence paused his movement for a second before picking up the phone. His voice immediately became much mellower as he cooed, ¡°Alice, what¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Alright, I got it. I will be there in a minute.¡± He hung up the phone while looking much sober now. After shooting a cold nce at Charlotte lying underneath him, he got up and pushed away her body. He tidied up himself before turning around to leave. ¡°Lawrence.¡± Charlotte held her torn clothes in ce as she sat up. She sounded like she had to use a lot of force to utter a single word. ¡°I am just specting. If that incident never happened, and if everything is nothing but fake, will we be able to go back to how we used to be?¡± Lawrence froze for second before he beganughing coldly. ¡°Charlotte, don¡¯t you think you¡¯re a little too na?ve?¡± He slowly turned around and looked at Charlotte with squinted, smiling eyes, but within those pupils it was utterly cold. ¡°I think you don¡¯t know about a certain something. During the night you were abandoned, I have slept with a girl. A virgin who was clean.¡± Charlotte felt her breathing stop, and her whole body started to writhe in agony. She recalled that fearful night five years ago when she was being sat on by an unknown man who had stolen away her virginity violently. The thought that while she was suffering from such pain and he was sleeping and rolling bed sheets with another woman never urred to her. That was really the best form of revenge. When he saw her pale face, Lawrence smiled with satisfaction. ¡°Charlotte, even if you are still clean, the moment I have slept with someone else, I have ceased to love you. There is no turning back for us anymore.¡± ¡­ Charlotte had nightmares the whole night. She couldn¡¯t recall how she had returned to her condominium and fallen asleep. By the time she woke up, her head was throbbing with an immense pain. When she remembered Lawrence¡¯s wordsst night, her whole body was froze on the bed for some time. Only after that she got up to wash herself. The moment she got off her bed, her phone suddenly rang. When she saw a memo being disyed on the screen, Charlotte felt her breath catch in her airways. Her senses suddenly became sharp without warning. ¡°How¡¯s the progress? Is there any news about my father and brother?¡± The man at the other end of the phone stayed silent for a moment before answering in a low voice, ¡°I have found them, and they are now in City B. Despite that, things are kind ofplicated, so I can¡¯t get them out of there immediately. Strangely, I have a feeling that I¡¯m being tailed by someone.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, wait me at the usual spot. After shrugging off the pursuer, I wille to you and tell you everything personally.¡± Charlotte¡¯s hand which was holding her phone couldn¡¯t stop shaking, and only after a while, she blurted out a reply, ¡°Alright¡­¡± Finally, there was news. Her father and brother were in City B. She only needed to meet the detective, then what came after this¡­ Bang! There was a loud crashing sounding from the other end of the phone, and the sudden noise caused Charlotte¡¯s hand to shiver violently. The next second, she abruptly lifted her head and called out, ¡°Detective?¡± ¡°Hello? Are you still there, sir? Are you listening? Say something!¡± Chapter 26: Charlotte, You are So Cheap! Chapter 26: Charlotte, You are So Cheap! What answered her was scattered screams at the other end which was mixed in with police sirens and also sound of ambnces. The next moment, an anxious female voice sounded, ¡°Hello, may I know are you rted to the owner of this phone? He has met with an ident, and it was pretty serious, we¡¯re at¡­¡± Charlotte felt a shudder run through her and her phone immediately dropped to the floor with a loud crashing sound. ¡­ In the central hospital. Charlotte rushed to the hospital like mad, and the operation being carried out in the operation theatre wasing to an end. The door was swung open and a nurse hurried out of the theatre. Charlotte lurched forward and grabbed the nurse¡¯s hand with force. She asked with a shaking voice, ¡°That man inside has met with an ident in a ce just five hundred metres away from the hospital? How is he now? Is he¡­¡± The nurse retrieved her hand and lifted her gaze at Charlotte for a moment. ¡°Are you his wife or?¡± Charlotte straightened her body and shot a wary nce elsewhere. She then said with hesitation, ¡°We are¡­ friends.¡± The nurse let out a sigh and said with a sorry tone, ¡°He is so young too, that¡¯s unfortunate. His nervous system has been buffeted greatly, and he has be a vegetative. Nobody can guess now when will hee back to reality.¡± ¡°A huge truck hit him from the front and he was immediately sucked underneath the truck. It was a miracle that he wasn¡¯t smashed into pieces. The perpetrating driver has been arrested.¡± A vegetative¡­ Charlotte trembled and sat down on a bench behind her. ¡°Miss.¡± The nurse held her and said, ¡°At this point, I hope you well and nor be drown by sorrow.¡± Sorrow? It was initially hopeless to reunite with her family members, and the only detective who knew about their news had turned into a vegetable. ¡°Sorrow¡± was not enough to describe her life right now. Charlotte reached out to cover her eyes with reddened face as she wailed in despair. What should she do now? How to deal with the terrible situation? At that moment, there was a sound of footsteps approaching her, and the sound stopped just beside her. A very chilly voice boomed, ¡°Are you sad because he has turned into a vegetative?¡± Hearing a familiar voice, Charlotte snapped her head up only to meet a pair of deste eyes. There were two person standing in front of her. Lawrence stood there dressed in his usual suit, and his eyes were burning with anger. His knuckles were holding two bank cards smeared in blood. The cards were exactly the ones that she gave the detective. Why are Lawrence holding it? ¡°Are you wondering why the bank card I have given to you is now back in my hand?¡± Lawrence began suddenly. Before Charlotte could respond, he tossed the card hard at her face. ¡°Charlotte, you are so shameless!¡± Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. The blood on the card spilled to Charlotte¡¯s face, which made her deathly pale face looked more pronounced in contrast. She was just staring at her with a pair of reddened eyes, seemingly unable to digest what he meant. ¡°Miss Garcia.¡± Allison who was next to Lawrence started talking in grace and elegance as usual. ¡°Lawrence is an aplished person in his career. I don¡¯t mind if he¡¯s fooling around before getting marriage, but you can¡¯t make him into someone you can simply take advantage off and use his money to provide for another man. If this ident did not happen today, how many more men are you nning to raise out there?¡± Charlotte widened her eyes as she rose from the long bench. She looked at Allison incredulously, ¡°What the hell are you talking about?¡± Chapter 27: You Must Be Happy If I Die Chapter 27: You Must Be Happy If I Die Allison looked at her silently, unfazed by her sudden explosion. ¡°What¡¯s worse? Lawrence is a public figure. He is involved for the litigant has his bank card and gets interrogated by police because of this. Do you know how serious his reputation would be affected by this?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t do what you were iming!¡± Charlotte screamed at Allison without paying heed to her exnation. She looked at Lawrence with teary eyes as she said with cracking voice, ¡°He¡¯s not my man. Besides Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. you, I don¡¯t hook up with another man. He is¡­ He is¡­¡± How would she be able to tell him the truth? How would she dare to tell him the truth? ¡°Who is he? Why do you stop talking?¡± Lawrence inched towards her and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear. He said this with venom, ¡°Charlotte, you make me feel even more sick that in the past.¡± She felt something register in her heart, and she reached out subconsciously, wanting to hold his hand, but she was being swatted away. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me, dirty woman.¡± Lawrence nced at her coldly before turning to face Allison, ¡°Ignore her.¡± Allison nodded and settled herself naturally into his arms. Before she left, she eyed Charlotte meaningfully. ¡°Miss Garcia, the man involved in the ident is still being rescued. We are not interested in his identity. We just hope that you don¡¯t do anything derogatory to Lawrence¡¯s reputation.¡± Charlotte watched them walking away, and there was a nauseating pain in her heart. It seemed that God always liked joking her. Every time when she almost got out of the trouble, God pulled her back! However, Evelyn had only given her half a month time. She wouldn¡¯t have any opportunity anymore¡­ Like a drowning person forced to the further recesses of the water, she longed for thest straw of hope. Her mind reyed the words spoken by Victoria and Ethan. ¡°Lotta, you need to tell Lance the truth. Trust me, he will help you.¡± ¡°Sis, brother Lance will help you, go look for him, go now¡­¡± She felt something went off in her brain as Charlotte mbered up from the ground and chased in the direction where Lawrence had left. After exiting the hospital, seeing that Lawrence had crossed the road, Charlotte gave chase without thinking. ¡°Lawrence!¡± Charlotte¡¯s familiar voice sounded behind him. Lawrence turned around instinctively and saw that she was running towards him without paying attention to her surroundings. A fast-moving car was rapidly closing the distance between them¡­ ¡°No!¡± Lawrence suddenly howled as she pushed away Allison who was in his arms and ran towards Charlotte rapidly. He was able to pull Charlotte into his embrace before the car had a chance to hit her. When the two of them fell to the ground, a huge hand naturally guarded the back of her head as both of them rolled to the side of the road. After some dizziness, Lawrence seized her arm and pulled her to her feet violently. ¡°Charlotte, are youmitting suicide? If you want to die, please die at some ce I can¡¯t see!¡± The man¡¯s unnatural wrath struck her hard like lightning. Charlotte gaped at Lawrence and noticed the bulging veins on her forehead and her taut face. Within his emotionless eyes, it seemed that there was a hint of¡­ worry? She felt her nose twitch sourly, ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you feel happy if I were dead?¡± ¡°¡­Get lost!¡± Realizing that he had lost hisposure, Lawrence pushed off Charlotte before turning around and leaving. However, Charlotte were clutching his sleeves. ¡°Lance, I have my own reasons for what happened all those years before. Truth is not the things as you imagine.¡± ¡°Now, other than you, nobody can help me anymore. Give me some time, I will tell you the truth¡­¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Not far away, a shriek interrupted her words. Chapter 28: Can鈥檛 Stand Them Labelling You As Dirty Chapter 28: Can¡¯t Stand Them Labelling You As Dirty Not far away, Allison¡¯s body tilted to one side and she suddenly fell down from the stairs of the garden. ¡°Alice!¡± Charlotte felt her hand grabbing air as Lawrence had flung her aside and turning in Allison¡¯s direction. ¡°Lawrence.¡± Charlotte suddenly spoke as she bore her gaze onto his back. She was able to say this after mustering all of her courage. ¡°What I am telling you is the truth! I will wait for you toe back, no matter how long it will take. I will wait for you!¡± Lawrence stopped momentarily in his tracks before resuming his motion towards Allison. ¡­ Allison had sprained her ankle. Lawrence sent her to the hospital behind her immediately. Luckily, her bones were fine. The doctor treated her wound and gave some reminders for theing few days before leaving. Lawrence asked her to stay put on the bed as he held a prescription list to get the medicines. As he reached the door, his phone which was in his pocket rang. With some distance between them, Allison could still hear Jeffrey¡¯s nondescript voiceing from the speaker. ¡°I got it.¡± When Lawrence hung up the phone, Allison suddenly took away the prescription list and smiled at him warmly. ¡°I know that you have something to do at thepany. Go head, I will call for Logan to pick me up.¡± Lawrence only nodded after some dilemma, and he stroked her hair gently, ¡°Good girl. I wille to visit you after the board meeting.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Allison watched Lawrence leave, and when he was at the door, she suddenly called out to stop him. ¡°Lawrence.¡± ¡°You¡­ don¡¯t you really want to have a talk with Miss Garcia? After all, she is still your ex, perhaps¡­¡± Lawrence felt his pace pause as he ced his hand on the hinges of the door. He didn¡¯t turn around as he let out a strangeugh. ¡°Her reasons have nothing to do with me. Alice, a woman shouldn¡¯t be too generous and brash. If you can cry, smile and coo to me, it will make you more adorable.¡± After saying that, he exited the ward and left. Allison felt her face freeze as she subconsciously clenched her fists. When he talked about a woman disying her emotions, was he referring to the Charlotte of the past? When she recalled Charlotte¡¯s pale and hesitant face, he couldn¡¯t help letting out a coldugh. She rummaged around for her phone and made a call. ¡°Have you been able to find the ce that the vegetable has found?¡± ¡­ Charlotte continued to wait. Only until the detective had left the operation theatre alive and being transferred to a ward and stabilized did she leave the hospital. When she returned to her condominium, she just quietly sat on the sofa while waiting for Lawrence¡¯s news, waiting for him to appear. This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. However, from morning until afternoon and from evening until night time where the sun had set and night had descended upon her, Lawrence was nowhere to be found. In choosing between the truth and hating her, it seemed that he had silently chosen thetter. As her surrounding was sunken into pitch-ck darkness, Charlotte finally gave up. She wiped her face as she got up. The phone she left on the table suddenly came to life. She was ecstatic as she pounced onto her phone and answering the call without checking the caller. ¡°Lance, you finally are willing to¡­¡± ¡°Sis.¡± Her brother, Ethan¡¯s hoarse voice suddenly sounded, ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± Charlotte froze. ¡°Ethan?¡± She was instantly delighted, ¡°How are you able to call me? Is it Evelyn that woman, or¡­¡± Ethan didn¡¯t answer her, and instead he said in a low voice, ¡°Sis, weren¡¯t youining about father Then, a very ancient voice reced Ethan¡¯s voice, and he was calling out her name with much difficulty and stubbornness. ¡°Lo¡­ Lotta, my¡­ daughter.¡± Charlotte felt her heart ache as she immediately cried, ¡°It¡¯s me, Lotta. Dad, I¡¯m your daughter.¡± ¡°Dad, you must hold on with Ethan and stay well. Very soon! I have found a way, and very soon, we will be able to reunite.¡± There was a depressing silence at the other end of the phone. What came next was Ethan¡¯s voice again as he was sounding very agitated and his voice is cracking, ¡°Sis, father and I never thought that throughout the years, you are living this kind of life!¡± ¡°I cannot stand that you are living without freedom, that men abused and abandoned you, that you are forced by damn Evelyn and gave up your beloved Lance. No!¡± ¡°Sis, you have so many chances to run away. Why didn¡¯t you do that?¡± Chapter 29: They Were Dead Chapter 29: They Were Dead Charlotte¡¯s face immediately turned pale as she sucked in a cold breath. ¡°Ethan, who told you about this?¡± Was it Evelyn? Impossible! She had promised to her that for her own benefit¡¯s sake, she would never do that. A huge creeping fear immediately encapsted her heart, and Charlotte was shaking her head hard to deny what she had heard. ¡°Ethan, dad, stop bluffing to me. That is all fake! I am fine, really fine. If you don¡¯t believe me, when we reunite, you will see with your own eyes that¡­¡± Nobody was listing to her. What was reverberating at the other end of the phone was Ethan¡¯s sobbing voice. ¡°Sis, you are the youngdy of the Garcia family. You are my most beloved sister and dad¡¯s precious daughter. How can you go through such humiliation? How can you go through such a life? If I know that we are having this life because of your sacrifice, we would rather be dead in the first ce. ¡°Sis, I¡¯m sorry, we have dragged you down¡­¡± When Ethan finished saying that, it seemed that he also whispered something to someone beside him. ¡°Thank you, thank you for letting dad and I know about the truth. Thank you.¡± With that, the line went dead. As the connection was cut, a deadly sense of fear gripped Charlotte mercilessly. With her whole body shuddering, she browsed her call records and dialled the unknown number to call back. The line couldn¡¯t go through. She tried to call Lawrence, but it was the same result. She tried to call multiple times, but the call still wouldn¡¯t connect. The same result repeated itself many times. When she recalled Ethan¡¯s words which sounded like resignation, Charlotte couldn¡¯t bring herself to imagine what came after this. There was only one name floating around in her head. Lawrence. Only he could save them! As she remembered that he would personally get his daughter Emma from the kindergarten at this timing, Charlotte clutched her phone and stumbled out of her house¡­ ¡­ The Walvis Group. After the directors¡¯ meeting ended, Lawrence drove to the kindergarten to pick Emma up. While he was on the way, he would see glimpses of Charlotte¡¯s desperate face. His eyelids would jump up by themselves as an uneasy feeling settled in his heart. He reached for his phone, wanting to make a call only to find that his phone had ran out of battery. There was a traffic jam ahead. He pressed the car horn impatiently, and in the end he turned around and headed to the condominium. When he reached downstairs, he parked the car before catching a glimpse of a figure running towards road side. He turned his head instinctively but the streets were empty. There was no figure in the first ce. He went up to their unit and took out the key to open the door. He scanned the interior only to find that Charlotte was not here. When he recalled her words saying that she would wait for him no matter how long it would took, Lawrence felt his face darkened as he lifted his hand and tossed the key angrily. ¡°Charlotte, you are really something!¡± ¡­ Outside the Walvis Manor. A taxi careened towards the manor, and before the security guard could react, the car was already in the porch. Charlotte¡¯s hoarse voice came from the car window. ¡°Drive to that ce! To the living room!¡± ¡°Miss, this is a rich area. If I intrude into the ce and overstay, they will¡­¡± ¡°Whatever happens, I will take responsibility! I beg you, there is a matter concerning life and death at stake right now!¡± The people in the living room noticed the noise only to see a taxi speeding towards them and screeching to a halt in front of the entrance. The car door was flung open with a loud bang and out came Charlotte who looked very anxious. She was mbering into the living room. ¡°Lawrence,e out now. I beg you, save my father and brother. Lawrence!¡± ¡°Lance, help¡­¡± The next moment, she tripped and crashed to the ground in embarrassment. Emma who was standing by the door was startled by her. She softly called out to her, ¡°Aunty, dad is not at home.¡± ¡°What?¡± Charlotte felt her breath run out of her. The nanny who was taking care of Emma shielded Emma with one hand while ring at Charlotte with animosity. ¡°Miss Garcia, Emma is not lying to you. Miss Miller has sprained her ankle, and she has called to inform that sir would visit her at night. She has instructed me to bring along Emma together for dinner.¡± Charlotte felt her body jolt and she lifted her head and saw a huge television in the living room. ¡°Breaking news, an elder and a young man has driven up the Tulum Mountain and they have crashed to their demise into the ocean.¡± ¡°A hiking enthusiast of City B has witnessed the scene, and the victims are none other than the ex- president of the Garcia Group, Michael Garcia who has been rehabilitating overseas and his son, Ethan Garcia.¡± Boom¡­ Suddenly, there were lightning around her, and it was creating a buzzing dizziness by her ears. The world seemed to copse at that moment. Charlotte gaped at the television screen, and her tears couldn¡¯t help gushing out of her eyes. They were dead. Her father and little brother were dead. Just when she had sacrificed everything she had and led a miserable and struggling life, they had abandoned her without a second thought and plunged into the ocean to their deaths. This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. Her sacrifice in past five years was in vain. Life turned to be so meaningless now. ¡°Haha!¡± Charlotte drooped her eyes, and as she cried, she suddenly startedughing. As if she had lost her soul, she got up from the floor with wobbly feet and moved forward. When she passed by a car parked by the road, she stopped in her tracks. ¡°Miss Garcia?¡± The nanny, Emma and the taxi driver all widened their eyes at her. They didn¡¯t know why she was staring at a car with a miserable expression on her face. The next second, she suddenly pulled open the car door and got into the car. Before anyone could react, she stomped the gas pedal and the car shot off¡­ Chapter 30: Charlotte, Your Life Belongs to Me Chapter 30: Charlotte, Your Life Belongs to Me With a loud crash, the ss smashed on the floor and into pieces. Lawrence frowned at his empty palms as his eyelids jumped for no apparent reason. His gaze scanned the tightly shut door. She haven¡¯te back. While thinking of her unusual antics, Lawrence felt more and more uneasy. He pulled of the plug of his charger and switched on his phone to make a call. The familiar ringtone went on for a while. Just when Lawrence felt like his patience had ran out and was going to hang up, Charlotte¡¯s faint voice sounded at the other end. ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± It sounded like she was driving as Lawrence could make out the wheezing sound of wind that described a half-open car window. All of a sudden, he felt his heart skip a beat. ¡°Charlotte, where are you now? Why are you driving a car?¡± What answered him was the sound of wind getting stronger and stronger. An uneasy feeling crept up to him and with his palms tightening the grip of the phone, he raised his voice, ¡°Charlotte, I¡¯m talking to you!¡± The car was speeding along the road, through a lush forest and stopped short just hundreds of meters away from a cliff. The sound of wind blowing stopped. Charlotte¡¯s strangely hollow voice came again, ¡°Lawrence, you know what? Just a moment ago, my father and brother has died.¡± ¡°Charlotte, what the hell are your plot? Aren¡¯t your father and brother staying overseas at the moment¡­¡± Lawrence couldn¡¯t finish his sentence as his gaze identally fell on a television screen. When he understood the news being reported, he immediately froze. ¡°Breaking news, an elder and a young man has driven¡­¡± A surge ran through his body. They were¡­ Charlotte¡¯s father and brother! Lawrence shot up from the sofa and glued his eyes in shock at the television screen. He uttered each word with force, ¡°Charlotte, what have you been hiding from me? How many things that I still don¡¯t know about!¡± At this moment, Lawrence couldn¡¯t tell whether he was furious or nervous, and before Charlotte could This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. answer, he marched to the lobby and opened the door and rushed outside. ¡°Charlotte, you told me that you would wait for me and told me everything personally. The one thing I hate most in my life is people who are not punctual. Now, I am back at home. I¡¯ll give you half an hour, you have to appear in front of my eyes!¡± He rushed to the elevator, and his hand was strangely trembling while he was trying to press the button. ¡°Wait me there. I wille to you. If you want a chance, I will give it to you now!¡± The next moment, Charlotte¡¯s soft voice came through the receiver. ¡°No need anymore. My father and brother are dead. Everything is meaningless.¡± So does her life. ¡°You dare?¡± A ck Bentley sped out like the wind. Lawrence gripped the steering wheel hard and with his eyes bloodshot, his forehead had veins bulging violently. ¡°Charlotte, your life belongs to me! You owe me too much. I¡¯ll take back everything little by little from you. Without my permission, you¡­¡± Charlotteughed lightly. ¡°Since I owe you so much, how about I pay you back with my life?¡± She gripped the steering wheel equally hard and levelled her gaze on the edge of the cliff. She imagined her father and brother plunged off the edge with despair while she shut her eyes. ¡°Lance, everything should end now. I am really tired after all those years.¡± Chapter 31: I Never Regretted Meeting You Chapter 31: I Never Regretted Meeting You ¡°That year, Evelyn forced me to give up on you using my father, my brother and your life. She forced me to have sex with a stranger. I was locked in a dark room, suffering day after day, but I still never gave up. I constantly remind myself that I have family and loved ones to protect and one day my Lance would return to me.¡± ¡°But, I¡¯ve made it through more than 1800 days. If only they could trust me and wait a little longer, we would be able to reunite soon. Why did they choose to die? What was the purpose of my suffering and pain all these years?!¡± ¡°Lawrence, I¡¯ve never regretted meeting you. I¡¯ve thought countless times about bing your legal wife by marriage and giving birth to your baby, but we couldn¡¯t go back anymore. You have someone you love and a lovely daughter. There isn¡¯t a ce for me beside you. You don¡¯t need me, and I don¡¯t deserve it too.¡± N?velDrama.Org ? content. The car elerated rapidly on the road. Surrounded by the sound of car horns everywhere, the car hastened like a twisted dragon. Lawrence firmly grabbed the steering wheel and his eyes were red. He shouted in a low voice, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me about this when I came back?¡± Lawrence felt a spike pain in his heart almost instantly. Like a fishbone stuck in his throat, he needed to speak out about his pent-up feelings. He hated her for five years, but he never knew that she was living such a tough life. The car hastened even wildly. ¡°Lotta, listen to me. Stand where you are and wait for me there. As long as you promise me, I¡¯ll tell you my secret.¡± ¡°My daughter Emma...I didn¡¯t make any women pregnant. Allison and I...¡± ¡°Lance...¡± Charlotte¡¯s tears flowed down her cheeks, ¡°I¡¯m tired, I¡¯m really tired of all these.¡± ¡°My father and brother mustn¡¯t have gone far, I want to leave with them. Lawrence, if there¡¯s an afterlife, let¡¯s not meet again...¡± With that, she suddenly sat straight and tightly held the steering wheel. She stepped on the elerator and drove towards the cliff ahead without hesitation! The wind soughed... The cold wind roared on the top of the mountain. The ck car made a perfect radian in mid-air and disappeared instantly. ¡°Lotta...¡± A mouthful of blood immediately spitted on the steering wheel. Lawrence¡¯s hand slipped, so the car that was elerating in full speed suddenly lost control and hit towards the front! Bang! The world was quiet. ... On this day, the press in City B was overblown by the news. Michael Garcia, the former president of Garcia Group and his son Ethan Garcia, as well as Charlotte Garcia from the Garcia family, all drove and fell into the sea from Tulum Mountain in the very same way. The Garcia family seemed to have encountered a great catastrophe. Even Evelyn Wilson, the stepmother who had always been in power of the Garcia family, disappeared from City B on the same day. Lawrence was unconscious after the ident and only woke up the next day. Jeffrey was pleased to see that Lawrence had woken up when he pushed the door open. Before he could speak, Lawrence had already lifted the quilt to get off bed. He walked towards Jeffrey and pulled the cor of his shirt. ¡°Where is she?¡± ¡°Where¡¯s Charlotte?!¡± Jeffrey didn¡¯t respond. When he raised his head, his gaze met Lawrence¡¯s red eyes and murmured. ¡°Mr. Harris, calm down. Tulum Sea is a few thousand metres deep. Miss Garcia fell into the sea with the car, and she didn¡¯t have the instinct to survive at all. Even if she could be found now, she... there was no way that she could survive.¡± Chapter 32: Completely Vanished from City B Chapter 32: Completely Vanished from City B Lawrence lost his strength in an instant. He let go of his hand, stumbled and fell on the hospital bed. ¡°Mr. Harris!¡± Jeffrey subconsciously reached for him, but Lawrence stopped him. ¡°Find her.¡± Lawrence closed his eyes and heavily spitted out these words. When the car ident happened, the airbag was triggered just in time. Although the airbag managed to slow down the force, Lawrence still injured his head. Now, his hair was cut short as his head was wrapped in gauze. Lawrence¡¯s facial feature was even more distinctive now, but his expressionless face still looked scary. ¡°I don¡¯t care how big or deep the Tulum Sea is, send someone to search for her. Bring her to me, dead or alive. Even if the only remaining was her bones, I must see it with my own eyes!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Jeffrey remained silent for a moment and said to Lawrence in a low voice, ¡°Mr. Harris, Evelyn is missing.¡± ¡°Evelyn had disappeared as soon as Miss Garcia was in an ident. The Garcia Mansion was already empty when we got there. When I wanted to continue investigating, Miss Miller¡¯s side called to visit you in the hospital after seeing the news that you had injured your leg.¡± Jeffrey¡¯s tone sounded a little guilty. ¡°After settling things with Miss Miller, I went to the ces where Evelyn was often seen in the surveince camera. Several ces had already been levelled, there wasn¡¯t any trace left at all.¡± ¡°Expect for a few servants of the Garcia family, all those who have connections with Evelyn have Jeffrey wasn¡¯t sure if that sentence had caught Lawrence¡¯s attention, he suddenly looked up and gave Jeffrey an intense stare. He asked hoarsely, ¡°Why did those people know?¡± ¡°They were all old servants of the Garcia family. They were extremely tight-mouthed. It took me so long to pry their mouth open. They only knew that five years ago, Miss Garcia was nning to leave with her brother that night, but they were detained by Evelyn¡¯s subordinates.¡± She was nning to leave. He had really misunderstood her... But, it was toote now. Five years ago, not knowing the truth, he didn¡¯t save her. Five yearster, he still didn¡¯t save her and her family. Nheless, it was the harshest punishment in the world. Lawrence raised his hand andid it on his chest. He couldn¡¯t ignore the sharp pain that he felt in his heart. ¡°What else?¡± Lawrence¡¯s voice was hoarse. Jeffrey reluctantly took out a blue-coloured velvet box and passed it to Lawrence. ¡°This was found in the things that Miss Garcia had left. I saw the initials of your name engraved inside, so I thought this might be something rted with you...¡± Seeing the familiar outline of the ring, Lawrence took a close look at it and he was immediately stiffened after that. This was his belonging. It was the man design of a couple ring, and the other one was in the hands of Charlotte. When he refused to leave City B that night five years ago, he sent someone to return it to her. How much exactly could you love someone that you would still carry his thing by your side after experiencing so many struggles and tribtion? The answer was obvious. Lawrence held the ring in his hand tightly. He seemed to have suppressed a huge emotion that the blue veins on his forehead were visible. He grasped the ring until it was out of shape and a drop of blood fell on the floor. ¡°Lotta, are you punishing me?¡± ... Her throat was burning, and her body ached everywhere. Charlotte groaned in pain and she struggled to open her eyes in the white light. A luxurious crystal chandelier. A soft quilt made of silk. A magnificent room that was nicely decorated. She could vaguely hear the sound of ocean waves outside through the half-opened window not far away. Other than the sharp pain on her body, everything in front of her looked particrly unreal. Where was she? This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org. Was she dead already? Chapter 33: Who鈥檚 Your Young Master? Chapter 33: Who¡¯s Your Young Master? The door was suddenly opened, and a tall man with built figure came in. ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± The man took a nce at her. Then, he walked towards the window to open the curtain and the bright sunlight shined inside in an instant. ¡°Although you fell into the sea with your car, it was fortunate that you weren¡¯t in water for long and we managed to rescue you in time. Other than a few superficial wounds, there wasn¡¯t any fatal injury on your body. Stay in bed and rest for a few days. You¡¯ll recover soon.¡± So, it wasn¡¯t heaven here... She was still alive, because someone had rescued her. ¡°Thank you.¡± Charlotte muttered and looked towards the direction where the man was standing at. She could also see the sea waves hitting the shore not far away. ¡°Where... am I?¡± ¡°Nameless Ind, our master¡¯s private ind. The cities nearby were all far away from here. Miss Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Garcia, don¡¯t worry. You can recuperate in peace here.¡± Charlotte was stunned. She subconsciously raised her head and looked at him, ¡°Do you know me?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± The man nodded without any other expression on his face. ¡°Our young master specially told us before the ident that Miss Charlotte was a simple person, but the things that you encountered were tooplicated. Hence, he asked us to look out for you.¡± The things that happened afterwards was evident. Charlotte clearly knew how deep the Tulum Sea was. If someone hadn''t rescued her from the car the moment she fell into the sea, she wouldn¡¯t have any chance of survival. It was just that she didn¡¯t remember knowing their young master at all. ¡°Who is your young master ?¡± The man did not answer. He poured a cup of warm water and passed it to Charlotte along with the medicine. He murmured, ¡°You¡¯ll see him sooner orter.¡± Charlotte understood his meaning, so she didn¡¯t continue asking. Then, she thought about something and asked gently. ¡°Would we be able to hear about the outside news on this ind?¡± Upon hearing that, the man was stunned. He seemed to have caught what she was thinking about. He deeply looked into Charlotte¡¯s eyes. ¡°We managed to save you on time, but your father and brother weren¡¯t so lucky. I offer my sincere condolences, Miss Garcia.¡± Condolences... Although she had clearly known about her family¡¯s death, she still felt pain when someone revealed the truth to her. Charlotte clenched her fist tightly. She immediately stuffed the pills on her palm into her mouth and swallowed it without water. After that, she smiled bitterly. ¡°I understand.¡± She just felt that since she wasn¡¯t dead and had nothing else to worry about anymore, it was a pity that such a good opportunity wasn¡¯t used to demand repayment. At this moment, a whistle sounded outside the vi. The man looked out of the window. He took a nce at Charlotte and turned around to walk out of the room. ¡°Have a good rest. Someone will take care of you here.¡± With that, he left the room. He went downstairs and hurriedly walked out of the vi. Under a beach umbre on the seashore, he bowed to a middle-aged man who looked about forty to fifty years old and politely greeted him. ¡°Master.¡± The middle-aged man answered with his nasal voice. He wore a short shorts with his upper body unclothed and he took a sip of fruit juice from time to time. ¡°How is she?¡± The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and looked towards the room where Charlotte¡¯s was, ¡°She was rescued after attempting tomit suicide. Is she making a second attempt again?¡± ¡°No, she has been clear-headed since she woke up.¡± The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction. Then, the corner of his lips tipped into a smile again. ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t expect the person that my son asked you to protect would be Lawrence¡¯s woman.¡± ¡°Send someone to City B and bring the news to Lawrence. It would be a pity if I didn¡¯t use such a good opportunity to get even with him.¡± Chapter 34: Wouldn鈥檛 Be Able to Live His Life Chapter 34: Wouldn¡¯t Be Able to Live His Life The man was stunned and he quickly responded. ¡°Master, I¡¯m afraid this isn¡¯t appropriate. If the young master knows that you have taken advantage of this, ording to his temper, he will definitely...¡± ¡°He couldn¡¯t even fend for himself, how could he stop me? If he had that capability, wait till he woke up ande to me!¡± ... m! Lawrence fiercely smashed something towards the ground and the whole ward was in a mess. Lawrence stood in front of the hospital bed and stared deadly at Jeffrey with his red eyes. ¡°It has been three days. I don¡¯t want to hear that you¡¯ve tried your best, what I want is Charlotte¡¯s news!¡± Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. The rescue team had been floating on the water surface for three days to seek for Charlotte. They had searched countless times, but the answer that they brought back was always the same. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Harris.¡± Jeffrey stood still and he didn¡¯t dare to breathe loudly. ¡°The rescue team never stopped searching for her, but you have a special status after all, and now you¡¯re engaged with Miss Miller too. If this matter is too publicized and your grandmother happened to find out about this, it would be even more difficult to search for her.¡± ¡°So...¡± Before Jeffrey could finish his words, one of his subordinates hurriedly came in, ¡°Mr. Harris, I have news about Miss Garcia!¡± He walked a few steps towards Lawrence. ¡°Mr. Martin¡¯s subordinate brought news from the Nameless Ind. Knowing that Mr. Harris was looking for someone recently, they just saved a girl with simr conditions at the sea. Mr. Martin said... he hope Mr. Harris could personally go to the Nameless Ind to confirm it.¡± Upon hearing that, Lawrence squinted his eyes. Jeffrey who was standing beside him, was also shocked. ¡°Mr. Harris, it¡¯s a good thing that Miss Garcia is still alive, but Mr. Martin is a cunning and revengeful man. I¡¯m worried that...¡± Sebastian was an old slick with multiple identities and he had a huge tracing agency in his hands. Over the years, he had earned a lot of money as people paid him to look for someone missing. However, tracing business wasn¡¯t his onlymerce. He had many powerful resources under his control and he was involved in many industries. Many prestigious family businesses in Country H had suffered a great loss in his hands. But in front of the tremendous Harris family, not only he had to face constant resistance from the Harris family, he was oppressed by them too. He took the initiative to contact Lawrence using Charlotte¡¯s name this time, he absolutely thought of getting more than just money. Jeffrey wanted to say something, but Lawrence had already turned around and looked out of the window in an unknown direction. He said with a deep voice, ¡°Jeffrey, prepare it for me. I¡¯ll go to see the old man myself, right now. ¡°But Mr. Harris, you still injured...¡± ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind.¡± Lawrence interrupted Jeffrey¡¯s words, ¡°No matter what Mr. Martin wants, I¡¯ll agree to all his terms.¡± Lawrence thought of Charlotte¡¯s face when she said to not meet again in the next life. He forcefully closed his eyes. Charlotte was his ideal wife, the woman that he had always wanted to marry. She had been his knot for so many years. If he couldn¡¯t get an answer from her, he wouldn¡¯t be able to live his life. ... Charlotte stayed at the Nameless Ind. A doctor would examine her every day to check on her recovery. There was someone that would take care of her daily life too. However, she felt that her freedom was inexplicably restricted. There were two men guarding outside her door. When she wanted to go downstairs and went out for a walk, she would be rejected for various reasons by the people who were in charge to take care of her. This feeling was just like when Evelyn locked her up many years ago. It made Charlotte feel uneasy and eager to leave this ce. Until a few dayster, Charlotte tried to bring out this matter to the servant who took care of her. ¡°I¡¯ve almost recovered. It¡¯s time for me to leave. Can I meet your master before I leave to thank him for his kindness to me?¡± Who knew the servant would shake her head without hesitation after hearing her words? ¡°Not today, our master has guesting over to see him.¡± Chapter 35: Where is She? Chapter 35: Where is She? As soon as she said that, an engine sound was heard at the shore not far away. A white luxury yacht was gliding rapidly on the blue sea and driving towards their direction. A ck figure was standing on the deck. He had a straight and built body, but his face could not be seen clearly. Before Charlotte could take a close look, true servant grabbed her hand and pulled her into the room. ¡°The guest has arrived.¡± ¡°Miss Garcia, our master doesn¡¯t like to be disturbed when he¡¯s entertaining his guest. Please step back and stay in the room obediently.¡± With that, the servant turned around and left. She also took away the two men who had been guarding the door when she got to the door. ¡°The guest is here, hurry up and get downstairs to stand by!¡± They went in a hurry that they forgot to close the door. Listening to the footsteps that were fading on the stairs, Charlotte raised her head and looked at the partially-opened door. Not knowing what she was figuring about, she got up and went to the back of the window. When she looked down, she saw a slender and tall back, and it disappeared in an instant. ... Downstairs.N?velDrama.Org ? content. Lawrence wore a white shirt and ck pants with one of his hands ced in his pocket. He entered the vi with a cold expression. Because he was still injured, the gauze wrapped around his head made him look even more fierce. They walked past the corridor towards thest room. As soon as the door was opened, a burst ofughter sounded inside. ¡°Mr. Harris, I¡¯ve been looking forward to seeing you.¡± Sebastian sat on the couch and he was still wearing a hot pants with his upper body unclothed. He nced at Lawrence and looked behind him. Then, he put on a smile on his face. ¡°You only brought one person with you here, Mr. Harris is indeed a brave man.¡± Lawrence sneered. ¡°Even if I¡¯m smashing up your ce, two people would be enough for that.¡± Lawrence¡¯s words were full of mockery as he turned around and took the box from Jeffrey. He raised his hand and threw the box towards Sebastian. Thump! The box fell on the coffee table and immediately spilled a cup of tea. Some of the tea even sshed directly on Sebastian¡¯s face. ¡°30 million dors, where is she?¡± Sebastian immediately stiffened as his face took on a ghastly expression. ¡°You!¡± He was the most outstanding and youngest heir of the Harris family. Even though he was injured, his inherent sense of oppression had not been reduced at all. But... If the girl upstairs wasn¡¯t his weakness, he wouldn¡¯t havee personally. At the thought of this, Sebastian smiled softly. He reached out to feel the money note in his hand. ¡°30 million is quite a sum of money, but I don¡¯t need money. The whole world knows that it¡¯s easy for me to find someone, but difficult to take someone away from me.¡± ¡°Other than money, Mr. Harris should leave something here to proof your sincerity, right?¡± Lawrence raised his brows contemptuously. ¡°So?¡± Sebastian poured a cup of tea and ced it in front of Lawrence. The lines on the corner of his eyes were clearly visible, as if he had unintentionally said that. ¡°Last month, your sister robbed thend that I had long talked about. Two weeks ago, my subordinates just went to yourpany¡¯s database to learn at night and they were identally caught by the people of the Harris Group. Not only they got thrown inside and even injured their legs, they were also...¡± As Sebastian said that, he coldly raised his head and a sharp light that frightened him suddenly shed in his sight. ¡°Ahh!¡± Chapter 36: Burned Everyone鈥檚 Bridges Chapter 36: Burned Everyone¡¯s Bridges Sebastian shouted and fell on the couch as he saw the sharp lighting towards him. But the next second, the sharp dagger passed through his ear. Then, Lawrence turned the dagger and vigorously stabbed it on his leg. Blood immediately flowed out from the wound. ¡°Mr. Harris!¡± Jeffrey was shocked and he quickly rushed towards Lawrence. He reached out his hand to cover Lawrence¡¯s wound, but Lawrence stopped him. He could only stand aside while gritting his teeth and warned Sebastian. ¡°Sebastian you old bastard, how dare you ask Mr. Harris to pay the price for your men? If there is anything wrong with his legs,you are done!¡± Sebastian was also terrified as he stared at Lawrence¡¯s bleeding wound. He knew that Lawrence had always been cruel to others, but he didn¡¯t expect that Lawrence would be so cruel to himself too. As soon as he got here, he burned all his and Sebastian¡¯s bridges! Just as Sebastian wanted to say something, he looked up and met Lawrence¡¯s contemptuous gaze. His gaze was deadly and full of oppression. ¡°Sincere enough? If not, there is more!¡± Sebastian kept a straight face and he didn¡¯t respond. Upon seeing his reaction, Lawrence frowned and ced one of his hands on the coffee table. Then, he held the dagger up again and stabbed it on his hand. When the dagger fell on the back of his hand, Sebastian suddenly recovered from his surprise and he This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. quickly rushed over to stop him. ¡°You win, Lawrence! What a ruthless man!¡± If his hand was left here, the Harris family definitely wouldn¡¯t let the Martin family off! ... Bang! A loud noise sounded at the room door downstairs and a man rushed out from the hallway. ¡°Doctor! Where¡¯s the doctor?¡± Upon hearing that, Charlotte carefully went to the door and opened it. Charlotte saw that man dragging the doctor towards the hallway through the crack of the door, ¡°Hurry up, that man is injured and he¡¯s bleeding profusely.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve met someone who is cruel to others but even cruel to himself. He¡¯s paying such a big price just to get a person from the master!¡± As the man said that, he suddenly thought of something. He turned to his man andmanded him. ¡°By the way, take Miss Garcia downstairs. She¡¯s worth 30 million! She must be the most valuable woman that was taken from our master¡¯s hands.¡± Upon hearing that, Charlotte tightened her hand that was grabbing the door and trembled uncontrobly. 30 million for a woman? It turned out that the reason she got rescued was because she was a deal worth 30 million dors! Charlotte was dispirited and felt as if she had been cursed. No matter where she went, she could never attain freedom. Bang! Charlotte mmed the door and locked herself in. Then, she stumbled all the way towards the window. The bedsheets that had been twisted like a rope on the window, was prepared by her in advance. She was still hesitating just now, thinking it was inappropriate to leave without saying a word for the master had saved her anyway. But now... She, gritting her teeth, climbed up the window and tightly grabbed the rope in her hands. Then, she closed her eyes and jumped down in an instant. Thump! A clear noise sounded outside the window in one of the rooms on the first floor. When the people in the room heard that noise, they saw a thin figure stumbling on the ground and getting up towards the speedboat parked not far away. People started bustling about in the room. ¡°Mr. Harris, it¡¯s Miss Garcia!¡± Chapter 37: Are You Planning to Die Again? Chapter 37: Are You nning to Die Again? Lawrence¡¯s pupils were constricted. The next second, he got up in an instant as he kicked the coffee table in front of him away and ran towards the door. The doctor who was squatting behind him while cleaning his wound, was knocked to the ground by his movements. The medications and medical tools were all scattered on the ground. ¡°Your wound is still bleeding, sir!¡± The doctor eximed and got up from the ground to chase him, but he was stopped by Sebastian from behind. ¡°Don¡¯t chase him, he wouldn¡¯t listen to you anyway.¡± Sebastian squinted his eyes and looked at the two men rushing towards the beach with an unmeaning smile on his face. ¡°Lawrence must have his own ability and potential that he could be standing on top of the vicious Harris family, but I¡¯m sure that he would fall on a woman¡¯s hands in the future.¡± ... This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Charlotte stumbled all the way to the seaside. When she saw the speedboat by the shore, she gritted her teeth and climbed over with her hands. But she didn¡¯t know how to operate the speedboat. Although she had lived a good life since she was a child and her father even brought her to enrich her knowledge, but she was born afraid of water. She didn¡¯t even know how to swim. ¡°Stop right there, Charlotte! Do you not want your life anymore and nning to die again?!¡± A man¡¯s yell sounded from behind, but the distance was too far that she couldn¡¯t hear it clearly. She just thought that the person chasing her was approaching her, so she became panicked. She must escape from this ce! Even if she were to die in the sea again, she didn¡¯t want to live a life inplete darkness and without freedom anymore! She looked around at the operating table as she listened to the approaching footsteps behind her. She gritted her teeth and ced her hands on the steering wheel. ¡°Ahh!¡± Charlotte screamed in fear. Lawrence was startled. He raised his gaze and saw a white speedboat rushing out in front of his eyes... ¡°Lotta!¡± Lawrence¡¯s heart throbbed and he immediately raised his leg forward, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his leg. Therge surface of untreated wound on his leg and his vigorous movements had caused his wound to bleed profusely. He gritted his teeth and rushed to another speedboat without hesitation. ¡°Mr. Harris!¡± Jeffrey chased up from behind and grabbed his arm. ¡°Your leg is still bleeding. Besides, Miss Garcia is not thinking straight right now. If you chase after her like this, something will happen to both of you...¡± ¡°Get out of the way!¡± Lawrence fiercely pushed Jeffrey towards the shore. When Jeffrey got up again, Lawrence had already gotten onto the speedboat and rushed out in an instant... Charlotte was holding the steering wheel while trembling in fear ahead. Her face looked pale and she was breaking out in cold sweats. She not only couldn¡¯t control the steering wheel well, she was constantly jolting along with the force of the speedboat. Besides, she also felt difort in her stomach. It seemed that she was forced on a dead end and couldn¡¯t turn back. Charlotte¡¯s eyes became red as she felt a great despair slowly rising in her heart. When she unconditionally looked behind, she saw a speedboating towards her from a little distance away. Her limbs trembled at the same time. The next second, the speedboat seemed to have lost control and crashed against a huge rock ahead. Bang! The speedboat was flipped over in an instant due to the great impact and tilted towards one side. Charlotte was forcefully flung out of the speedboat before she could react... Chapter 38: Don鈥檛 Punish Me Like This Chapter 38: Don¡¯t Punish Me Like This Charlotte subconsciously closed her eyes the moment before her body fell into the sea. She had suffered a lot in her life and wanted her family to stay alive, but they still died. When she wanted to die, she was rescued by someone. And when she wanted to live, fate once again reached for her. Thump! Her body fell into the sea. Charlotte struggled to turn around and she saw the speedboat from afar rushing madly towards her. A This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. built and ck figure was screaming her name. "Lotta...¡± Was it an illusion? Why did the same man shed through her mind every time she was about to die? Lawrence. Rumble... The extremely cold sea water surged up from all directions, swallowing her body and dragging her into a huge vortex without mercy. Suffocation, pain, despair and death, slowly drowned her out. Her consciousness slowly left her body, and there seemed to be a streak of light ahead. Then, she heard a ssh and saw a slender figure jumping into the water without hesitation and swam towards her. Behind him, the sea water turned oddly red. Charlotte struggled helplessly and tried to open her eyes to see the man''s face clearly. But her body was still descending uncontrobly, and her eyelids were getting heavier. The moment when she lost her consciousness, a pair of big hands tightly held her waist as he pulled her up with all his strength. The next second, Charlotte felt a soft sensation pressing on her lips... ... Ssh... After a while, a ssh sounded on the surface of the sea and Lawrence appeared with Charlotte in his arms. When Jeffrey saw them, he instantly jumped up on the deck. ¡°Hurry! Mr. Harris is right there. Get over there quickly!" Upon saying that, the people who were initially swimming around with their diving suits immediately swam towards Lawrence. Along with the people waiting on the deck, they sent Lawrence and Charlotte to the yacht as fast as possible. The pool of blood on the deck was all from Lawrence. Charlotte quietlyid in his embrace as she leaned against him with a pale face. She showed no sign of life, as if she had already died. ¡°Charlotte, hang in there!¡± She was put on the deck. Lawrence knelt down in front of her while he was bleeding out. He interlocked his fingers in front of her chest, and constantly pressed it down. He dared not rx as he keptpressing her chest back and forth. She was still unconscious. Lawrence was stiffened up as he raised his hand to hold her face. He lowered his head over her lips and performed rescue breaths on her. ¡°Charlotte, I order you. Wake up!¡± Lawrence¡¯s eyes were red, and he looked extremely anxious. His wet hair destructively pasted on his face, blocking the fear that could be seen clearly on his appearance. He massaged her over and over again and performed cardiothoracic pulmonary resuscitation on her. His voice slowly became hoarse. ¡°Charlotte, could you listen to me? Please open your eyes.¡± ¡°You have suffered so much. Don¡¯t you want to do something about it? You can¡¯t leave like this. I¡¯m telling you, I won''t agree!" Lawrence stopped his movements. He looked at the unresponsive woman in front of him and his eyes slowly turned red. He reached out his hand to embrace her. ¡°Lotta, don''t punish me like this.¡± ¡°I know you''re sad, and I know you hate me too. You hated me for not believing in you before and for missing the best opportunity to save your father and brother. Hence, I¡¯m begging you, please don¡¯t let me fail to save you too. Lotta..." Lawrence muttered while choking with emotion as he tightly held her in his arms. The next second, He felt Charlotte¡¯s body trembling slightly in his arms. Chapter 39: Is It Worth to Do This for A Woman? Chapter 39: Is It Worth to Do This for A Woman? Then, Charlotte spitted out a mouthful of water from her mouth in an instant. Lawrence was shocked. At the same time, he could obviously feel the petite body in his arms slowly regained her heartbeat and body temperature. "Lotta?" A bright light shed through Lawrence''s eyes. He stiffly pushed the woman in his arms away and looked down to see her face. But the next second, it seemed that his mental tension had been relieved, so Lawrence suddenly felt dizzy. He felt pain and dull on his body at the same time and he directly fell down. ¡°Mr. Harris..." ... Charlotte faced the dazzling light overhead and struggled to open her eyes. The sound of waves rolled in her ears. She struggled to sit up and she found herself lying in the room of a yacht. The memory before falling into the sea suddenly appeared in her mind. Someone was shouting her name and even dived into the sea to save her. In her vague memory, the man seemed to be... As she thought of that impossible person, Charlotte vigorously shook her head. It couldn¡¯t be him! He This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. used to wish that she was dead. How could hee to save her specifically? Maybe it was the person who first saved her that caught her back? After all, she was a woman worth 30 million dors. There was a sudden sound of rapid footsteps outside. Then, she heard an anxious voice asking, "How is it? Has Mr. Harris¡¯s fever gone down yet?¡± Charlotte was startled. Mr. Harris? Lawrence? ¡°Not yet. The doctor said that Mr. Harris¡¯s leg was severely injured and he had lost too much blood. Not only that, he suffered from a high fever due to infection too. His condition was really bad.¡± The person who was speaking sounded angry and seemed he was defending against an injustice . ¡°To save her, he suffered car ident and injured himself. To save her, he went to the Nameless Ind after hearing about her news. Not only did he lose 30 million dors but also got one of his leg injured.To save her, he jumped into the sea and his leg got an infection.¡± ¡°Is it worth it for Mr. Harris to do so much for a woman, Jeffrey?¡± ¡°Shut up! Don''t forget that Miss Garcia is still in the cabin. If she heard this, Mr. Harris might break your neck. Get going!¡± Charlotte heard everything thoroughly. She stood still as she silently listened to the sound of footsteps fading away from her door. Her face looked pale and she felt sharp tingling in her heart. It turned out that everything was done by Lawrence. To save her, He had lost 30 million and even injured himself. It was undoubtedly over between them and she knew clearly that they would end with no result, but Charlotte still bit her lips as her eyes slowly turned red. She raised her hand to wipe the tears on her face away. She had said this before, that it wasn¡¯t worthy. She wasn¡¯t worthy before and now, she was even not worthy. Charlotte didn''t know how long she had stood behind the door. She stood there for a long time until there wasn¡¯t any sound outside her door. Only then, she moved her numb feet, gently opened the door and went out. The cabin and deck were bright. Jeffrey stood on the deck, smoking, and talked with his subordinates from time to time . The cabin was not too big for Charlotte to find Lawrence''s room. The door was opened, and Lawrence was dully lying on bed. Not know whether it was pain or something else, even in aa, he was frowning with a taut expression. Charlotte originally just wanted to have a look at him for a while and leave afterwards. But after seeing him in this condition, she hesitated for a moment. However, she still pursed her lips and walked into his room. Chapter 40: Couldn鈥檛 Go Back Anymore Chapter 40: Couldn¡¯t Go Back Anymore She could see him even clearly now that she was closer to him. His head and leg were wrapped in thick gauze. Because the injury on his leg had an infection and his wound had reopened, his blood was still oozing slowly from his wound under the thick gauze on his leg. Besides, his whole facial features had be even more defined due to his short hair, but he looked thinner now. Charlotte¡¯s heart throbbed in pain. Seeing him frowned and groaned in pain, his dry lips squirmed as if he wanted to say something. Charlotte hurriedly rushed towards him and carefully helped him up. She took the warm water aside and gently handed it to him. ¡°Drink some water.¡± She said gently, but her voice made Laurence relieve and calm down. After he had obediently drank the water andid down on bed, Charlotte subconsciously raised her hand to feel the temperature of his forehead. She saw the warm water ced by the bed, so she lowered her head to wring the towel. Then, she wiped his face. After that, she slightly opened the cor of Lawrence¡¯s shirt to wipe his neck and chest. The moment she ced her hand down, she saw a dazzling ring hanging with a red rope around his neck. The rope was so long that no one could¡¯ve seen it at all without opening his clothes. And that ring... was one of their couple rings that belonged to him. Five years ago, when he hated her, he had sent someone to return the ring to her. This ring was cherished by her up until now. She didn¡¯t know when the ring was back in his hands. Charlotte stopped her action to wipe Lawrence¡¯s body. She stretched out her hand and held the ring up. Then, she could clearly see the initial of his name "L" engraved on the inner side of the ring. Her tears flowed down in an instant. She raised her hand and covered her mouth, but she still couldn¡¯t stop her sobbing which sounded from the gap between her fingers. "Lotta." A man''s hoarse voice sounded from above. Charlotte was stunned when she heard that. She raised her head and saw Lawrence with his eyes opened. He was staring intensely at her. There seemed to be a shallow smile in his eyes. He wriggled his lips in difficulty and murmured. ¡°I hated you before, and you hate me now. Now we don''t owe each other, right?" To get even and start over like nothing had happened before. Charlotte covered her chest in pain as she watched him struggling to speak but couldn''t say anything out. ¡°Lawrence, we...¡± When she looked up again, Lawrence had already closed his eyes and fallen asleep. Charlotte¡¯s eyes were red as she looked at him in tears for a long time. Then, she choked with sobs and said, ¡°It¡¯s toote, Lawrence. We couldn¡¯t go back now...¡± The next second, she suddenly reached out her hand and pulled down the red rope around his neck. ¡°We couldn¡¯t go back anymore!¡± ... ¡°Lotta...¡± N?velDrama.Org ? content. Lawrence suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed. His movements were too vigorous that he identally scraped against his wound. He felt a sudden sharp pain on his leg. ¡°Mr. Harris.¡± Jeffrey quickly came to Lawrence and supported him. ¡°Your fever had just gone down. The doctor said that your condition was really bad, you mustn¡¯t torment yourself anymore!¡± Lawrence didn¡¯t listen to him. He frowned and swiftly looked around with his cold gaze. The next second, he ced his hand at his neck. Nothing. The ring was gone! Chapter 41: He Felt Worried Because She Was Not Afraid of Death Chapter 41: He Felt Worried Because She Was Not Afraid of Death Lawrence abruptly looked towards Jeffrey. He grabbed his cor with great force, pulling him over and stared at him coldly and fiercely, ¡°Charlotte came to my roomst night. She came to see me, right?¡± ¡°Mr. Harris, please calm down. Miss Garcia indeed came to see you.¡± Jeffrey was tensed up. He looked at Lawrence nervously, ¡°I know that you¡¯re worrying about her, so I deliberately brought her to the deck to have a conversationst night to buy time for you.¡± ¡°So she really came to your roomst night. Moreover, she¡­¡± Jeffrey added. ¡°I want to see her now.¡± Lawrence let go of Jeffery. When he heard that Charlotte actually came to his roomst night, he looked more relieved, ¡°Ask her toe here. I want to see her. Or I cane to find her.¡± When hearing Lawrence¡¯s words, Jeffery, who was standing by the bedside, changed his expressions slightly. ¡°Mr. Harris, we¡¯re not on the yacht now. We¡¯vee back to the manor.¡± Jeffery paused and then continued while studying Lawrence¡¯s expressions carefully, ¡°Miss Garcia hasn¡¯t walked out of her bedroom after visiting youst night. When the yacht pulled in to shore today, I led my men to send you to the car and asked two of them to pick up Miss Garcia. But when they came back to the yacht, she was nowhere to be found.¡± Lawrence was stunned. His expressions became extremely gloomy and scaring when he recalled that she had taken away his ring. At the next moment, he suddenly lifted the quilt and stammered towards the door. ¡°Mr. Harris!¡± Jeffery hastily walked over to support him. ¡°Miss Garcia has returned to City B. What Evelyn did before has been exposed and she escaped from the city. Miss Garcia is free and safe now. You don¡¯t need to worry about her.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t understand it.¡± Lawrence abruptly closed his eyes, ¡°She cares about nothing now and is not afraid of death. I¡¯m afraid that she would harm herself or evenmit suicide.¡± ¡­ Charlotte went to the police station alone after getting off Lawrence¡¯s yacht. Two female police officers received her. When learning that she was the notorious eldest daughter of the Garcia family who had been reported by many media recently, their expressions turned cold and contemptuous. ¡°Spill the beans. What do you want to report? Are you dumped by your man again and you want us to help you get somepensation?¡± Charlotte was not bothered. She fixed her eyes on the female police officers and said in an extraordinary calm voice, ¡°I want to use my stepmother, Evelyn Wilson, for havingmitted illegal house arrest and causing others¡¯ death. Moreover, I can let her show up and admit her crimes to you.¡± ¡­ When she walked out of the police station, it waspletely dark. When the two policewomen sent Charlotte out of the station, they had apletely different attitude. They kind-heartedly gave her a coat and hailed a taxi for her. Charlotte knew it was because they felt sympathetic towards her. Her past was disgusting and thrilling. Even she herself would not have the courage to experience it This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. again. Charlotte then came back to the Garcia family. After the ident to her father and her younger brother, who were her soft spot, Evelyn couldn¡¯t control her any longer. Moreover, she alsomitted suicide after learning about their deaths. Therefore, Lawrence must have learned about the truth. Naturally Evelyn would run away. This happened so abruptly. So Evelyn could only give up many valuable things in the Garcia family and escape from the city as soon as possible even if she was reluctant to do so The only things that Evelyn could take away was some cashes and her bank cards. But Charlotte demanded the police officers to temporarily freeze her ounts just now and they agreed. Hence, Evelyn would not be able to hold on for too long and would show up when she was run out of money. Charlotte turned on all the lights of the Garcia Mansion. She then made a phone call. After a short while, a car stopped at the gate of the Garcia Mansion and several men jumped out of the car one after the other. Chapter 42: If You Really Enter the House, You Will Be Caught Chapter 42: If You Really Enter the House, You Will Be Caught Standing at the gate of the Garcia Mansion, Charlotte pointed at the jewelries, famous paintings, collections and many valuable porcin wares, big or small, which were piling up in therge living room, and said with a smile, ¡°Take away all of them. I¡¯m not clear of the market price. Record the objects I have and tell your boss to calcte the total price and you just need to give me the money. My dad and my brother are all gone, so I don¡¯t care how much they can sell.¡± The leader of those workers nodded his head and waved his hand to gesture his men. Then the workers began to move the objects into the car. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. The gate of the Garcia Mansion was opened and there movements were quite noisy. If one stand outside of the gate, he/she could see clearly what was happening inside. Charlotte¡¯s loud reminders sounded from the house from time to time. ¡°Sir, please don¡¯t be hurried. Although the Garcia family has decided to sell them, they were once my stepmother¡¯s treasures after all. Even if she can¡¯t see them now, she will feel distressed if they are broken.¡± They workers walked in and out of the Garcia Mansion to move the objects out of the house and then drove the car away when it was filled. After several rounds, they finally finished their work. And it was already midnight. Charlotte closed the door and took a nce at the dark ce outside of the house and then turned around and walked into the living room. After a short while, she turned off the nights. Therge Garcia Mansion was then shrouded in the night and silence. In the early houses of the morning, a woman who was in ck clothes and wearing a peaked cap slowly appeared from behind a big tree that was opposite to the Garcia Mansion. Stooping, she quickly walked to the gate and then tried to unlock the door under the disguise of the night while cursing, ¡°Charlotte Garcia, little bitch! How dare you to treat me like this soon after being free? Damn you!¡± Charlotte also drove the car into the sea after learning about the ident happened to Michael and Ethan. Then Lawrence immediately learned about the fact that it was she who kept Charlotte under house arrest at that year and he tried to catch her by all means. All her men were caught by Lawrence. Originally, she thought she could run away with arge sum of money. But she hadn¡¯t expected that she was wanted by the police and they even announced it on the Inte. Moreover, her few banks ounts were froze at the same time. If it was not because she secretly kept some cashes and valuable objects in the Garcia Mansion before, she would not run the risk ofing here. ¡°Little bitch, let¡¯s wait and see! I will kill you if I get the chance!¡± Evelyn cursed with a ferocious look. Then the door was unlocked. Just when she was about to push open the door, a person suddenly sprang out from behind her and grabbed her. Evelyn was startled. She thought that she was caught and wanted to scream out of instinct. The person said in a low voice, ¡°Shut up! I¡¯m not Charlotte Garcia. I simply want to do you a favor. If you really enter the house, you will be caught tonight.¡± ¡­ Charlotte slept all dressed in bedroom on the first floor. Until the small hours, she finally couldn¡¯t resist the sleepiness anymore. When she was about to fall into sleep, she heard a noise from the gate of the courtyard. It was a gentle noise, but Charlotte quickly got out of the bed. She then strode to the windows and lifted a corner of the curtain. As expected, she saw a person stooped towards the storage room quickly. Chapter 43: Allowing Her to Die Easily Was a Mercy for Her Chapter 43: Allowing Her to Die Easily Was a Mercy for Her The room was originally a garage and Evelyn forcefully transformed it into a storage room after marrying Michael. Charlotte learned after a long period of time that it was actually Evelyn¡¯s ¡®private coffer¡¯. The person opened the door of the storage room and quickly sneaked into the room and even plucked up courage to turn on a smallmp. She then rummaged through the boxes and cabs under the dim light. Although the woman was wearing a hat and a mask, Charlotte still saw clearly of her facial features and back that she was familiar with. Only Evelyn would run the risk ofing back to the Garcia Mansion at this juncture for the sake of money. Charlotte gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. Standing behind the curtain, she had the impulse to rush out of the house and to bite her neck, suck her blood and eat her flesh for many times. But she held it back in the end. Evelyn could not atone for her crimes even if she died for hundreds of times. It would be a mercy for her if she died easily! At the next moment, she put down the curtain and under the cover of the dark night, she walked out of the door. After the short while, her figure disappeared in the darkness. The person in the storage room was rummaging for her treasures excitedly and hadn¡¯t notice the noise from outside of the door. The person turned off themp after a short while and held up a replenished bag with difficulty. She then walked out of the room furtively and ran towards the gate after making sure that there was no one in the surroundings. However, the moment she ran out of the Garcia Mansion, a noise sounded by her ears. And a strong sh of high beams shone on her face. The woman shivered. She hurriedly raised her hand to cover her eyes and struggled to find out the source of the beams, only to meet Charlotte¡¯s red and ferocious eyes in the air. ¡°Ah¡­¡± The woman screamed like she had seen a ghost. She trembled violently and then things in her bag fell down onto the ground and scattered along with a tinkling sound. She turned around without a second thought, pounced towards the treasures and frantically tried to pick them up. As expected, she wanted money more than life. Charlotte sneered. Her hands that were holding the steering wheel tightened and she put her foot down on the gas. After picking up the treasures from the ground, the woman turned around, only to find that Charlotte was driving her car towards her in a high speed. When she was about to be mmed by the car, it abruptly came to a halt and the gap between her and the car was only several centimeters¡¯ wide. The woman¡¯s legs trembled violently and she became feeble at the next moment and fell down on the ground. Nevertheless, just as she had pulled herself together, she heard the sound of the engine restarting. She was so scared and crawled towards the roadside. ¡°Ah¡­ Help! Help! Charlotte Garcia gonna kill me!¡± The moment she finished her words, the car rushed towards her again and stopped when it was about to hit her. This process repeated again and again. Charlotte, the driver, intentionally chased after the woman. The woman tumbled and rolled to her feet while screaming. The things in her bag all fell down on the ground and were all smashed into pieces. N?velDrama.Org ? content. In the end, the woman was exhausted and didn¡¯t even have the strength to let out a scream. With feeble legs and arms, she crawled to a bridge that was not far away. And the car finally stopped. She was so exhausted that she couldn¡¯t run away again. Charlotte gazed at the woman with satisfaction. Michael had been doting on Evelyn after she married into the Garcia family. She had always been exquisite and elegant and had never got into this unholy mess. Charlotte¡¯s expressions became serious with a touch of cold killing intention shing across her watery eyes. She started the engine and gunned the car again. They were now on a bridge. If one fell down from this bridge, he/she would be brought into the sea by the torrents. Charlotte¡¯s father and younger brother died in the sea, and she wanted to send this evil-minded woman into the hell by the same means. She should atone for the crimes she had done to them! As for she herself, she had lost everything. So what did it matter? At the next moment, with a loud sound, the car rushed towards the woman again¡­ ¡°Ah¡­¡± The woman on the bridge screamed in despair. Nevertheless, she was so scared before that she became feeble; hence, she couldn¡¯t pick up herself from the ground and could only shook her head again and again. ¡°I¡¯m not her. I¡¯m not¡­¡± She even reached out her hand, trying to take off the mask. Chapter 44: Lawrence Harris, Don鈥檛 Force Me to Hate You Chapter 44: Lawrence Harris, Don¡¯t Force Me to Hate You But everything was toote. Charlotte subconsciously closed her eyes when the car sped towards the woman and curled her lips into a smile of relief. She could finally kill her foe, by herself. Bang! A loud crashing sound suddenly sounded by her ears. Charlotte¡¯s car crashed into something and jerked back due to the impact. She bounced from the driver seat and then slumped onto the seat again. Charlotte trembled. She opened her eyes and found that a ck off-road vehicle, which seemed to appear from the thin air, was blocking her way. Charlotte shivered all over when she saw the tall man who was standing in front of the car. It was Lawrence Harris! His car inserted in and blocked her way when she was about to hit Evelyn. The dim light of the bridgemps faintly shone on her, making her expressions look gloomier. He was in a hospital gown and it looked like he still couldn¡¯t maintain his bnce. Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Charlotte Garcia!¡± Lawrence called out her name while gritting his teeth. Ignoring the pain on his legs, he strode towards her car and reached out one hand, trying to pull her out of the car. ¡°Deliberately trying to cause a car ident? Do you know what you are doing now?¡± Charlotte grasped the steering wheel tightly, feeling that she was clutched by endless chillness. ¡°It¡¯s my own business. You don¡¯t need to be bothered. Drive your fucking car away and get out of the way!¡± She had put in great efforts to entice that vicious woman toe here, so she would by no means give up easily. Lawrence closed his eyes tightly. It looked like he had tried so hard to calm down himself. He reached his hand into the car through the window and sped her shoulder. ¡°I spent thirty million to buy your life. I won¡¯t allow you to casually risk your life because of any others. Lotta, listen, the one you want to hit¡­¡± Charlotte fiercely pushed Lawrence away. Being caught off guard, Lawrence staggered several steps backward and felt a stinging pain from his leg. Before he could bnce himself, the car door was abruptly opened. Charlotte jumped out of the car andnded a p on his face. Lawrence¡¯s face turned to a side due to the impact and blood filled his mouth at the next moment. Charlotte shivered all over and red at him with a pair of red-rimmed eyes, ¡°Lawrence Harris, please stay away from me.¡± ¡°I knelt down onto the ground to plead for you before, and waited for you in the chilling house, hoping to tell you the truth. I rested the only gleam of hope of keeping my father and my brother alive on you. Since you disappointed me at that time, now I don¡¯t need you!¡± Charlotte shouted hysterically, her eyes replete with the hatred and disappointment towards Lawrence. Lawrence was a bit stunned and a trace of inexplicable light flicked across his eyes. He staggered. Charlotte felt nervous when seeing him staggering and involuntarily stepped forward. But when noticing that Lawrence barely maintained his bnce at the next moment, she abruptly turned her head to aside and said coldly, ¡°Get out of the way.¡± After finishing the words, she ran pass him and rushed towards the woman. Anyhow, she must kill Evelyn today, even at the cost of her life! But at the next moment, Lawrence sped her waist with one hand and used some forced to pull her into his arms. The more she struggled, the tighter the man¡¯s confinement was. He didn¡¯t give her any chance to break free from his embrace. Charlotte¡¯s face became pale due to anger. ¡°Lawrence Harris, don¡¯t let force me to hate you!¡± With his head lowered, Lawrence fixed his eyes on her face and said nastily with a hideous expression, ¡°You wish so much to kill that woman, right? Well, I¡¯ll give you the chance!¡± Chapter 45: Do You Think That I Will Care About It? Chapter 45: Do You Think That I Will Care About It? He squeezed out the words from between his teeth and tightened his grip on her waist. She forced her to walk to the woman who was curling up herself beside the rails of the bridge. Lawrence let go of Charlotte. He then grabbed the woman¡¯s hair and pulled her towards Charlotte and then removed her mask. ¡°Have a clearer look. Is she Evelyn Wilson?¡± Charlotte was dumbfounded and abruptly looked up at the woman. When the woman¡¯s hat and mask were removed by Lawrence, her face was exposed. Her figure and profile were simr to Evelyn¡¯s, but she was not her! Charlotte trembled in shock and felt like all her body was rushing towards her brain. ¡°How could it be possible?¡± Charlotte mumbled. She looked at the unfamiliar woman in disbelief, feeling hard to ept the truth. At the next moment, she walked forward like an insane and grabbed the woman¡¯s cor and forced her to get up from the ground. ¡°How could this be possible? Why do you masquerade as Evelyn Wilson? Where¡¯s she?¡± The woman looked at Charlotte with her eyes widened. When seeing that Charlotte¡¯s car that was speeding towards her was stopped by Lawrence, the fear in her eyes gradually disappeared. She curled up her lips into a triumphant smile. ¡°Of course I¡¯m not Evelyn because the real Evelyn has left the country several hours ago. Miss Garcia, you will not be able to find her for the rest of your life. Before leaving the country, she gave me arge sum of money. If I hadn¡¯t made full preparation, would you be convinced?¡± ¡°Miss Garcia, stealing was not that serious, but deliberating hitting a person with your car was a criminal offence. I recorded it just now¡­¡± Before she could finish her words, Lawrencended a hard kick on her. With a loud sound, the woman dashed against the rails and spit out a mouthful of blood. She passed out instantly. Lawrence knitted his brows tightly. As he had used great force just now, the wound on his leg opened up again. It looked like he was trying to withstand the pain. He turned around and gazed at Charlotte, whispering, ¡°Lotta.¡± But Charlotte acted like she hadn¡¯t heard it. Lowering her head, she looked at the unconscious woman with a stunned look, feeling quite heartbroken and beginning to shed tears, ¡°Why isn¡¯t she Evelyn Wilson?¡± ¡°She caused the deaths of my father and my brother andmitted many crimes. I¡¯ve put in great efforts, trying to take revenge on her. But in the end, she ran away and I will be used of intentional murder. Why?¡± She almost killed a stranger just now. Charlotte felt despairing and anguished. Despair and anguish were like a vine nt and engulfed Charlotte in an instant. ¡°Did I offend anyone? Or did I really do something wrong?¡± Lawrence stood on the spot silently, feeling quite distressed for her when he saw the sorrow on her N?velDrama.Org ? content. face. It had been five years. She had been confined in a dark world for five years. When she was free, her families passed away. Right at this moment, Charlotte was utterly despairing and there was no trace of pursuit in her eyes. Charlotte Garcia shouldn¡¯t be like this. ¡°Lotta.¡± Lawrence closed his eyes, trying to get rid of the strong waves of dizziness. He took a step forward, slowly reached out his hand towards her and said in a husky voice, ¡°I will deal with everything. I won¡¯t let anything bad happened to you.¡± Nevertheless, Charlotte hurriedly dodged his hand like she was escaping from an epidemic. Fixing her eyes on him, she sneered, ¡°Lawrence Harris, do you think that I will still care about this now?¡± After finishing her words, she turned around and walked towards the house without even sparing a nce at him. Lawrence didn¡¯t chase after her. A couple of secondster, Charlotte her a loud noise from behind. Chapter 46: She鈥檚 Only a Toy for Him Chapter 46: She¡¯s Only a Toy for Him Charlotte¡¯s heart missed one beat. She immediately turned around and found that Lawrence had lost his consciousness and was falling backwards. ¡°Lawrence!¡± Charlotte ran towards him without hesitation, trying to pull him. However, unexpectedly, as Lawrence was so heavy, they all lost bnce. Charlotte then fell down onto Lawrence. The two of them were so intimate to each other. Charlotte could feel his hot breaths and it scorched her skin like mes. He had a high fever! Charlotte was panicked and hurriedly got up to check his condition. When she raised her hand, she found her palm was covered by blood. ¡°Lance?¡± Charlotte felt her heart ached. She hurriedly approached him and reached out her trembling hands, trying to pick him up from the ground, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Don¡¯t scare me¡­¡± A burst of engine sounds sounded from not far away. Jeffrey sped towards them. When seeing that Charlotte was still pressing on Lawrence, his expression changed slightly. He strode forward and then pulled Charlotte away from Lawrence with great force. ¡°Mr. Harris!¡± Charlotte staggered due to the great force and her knees crashed onto the ground. She was then overwhelmed by a sharp pain. Gritting her teeth, she struggled to support herself up from the ground. Involuntarily, she tried to exin it, ¡°You misunderstood it. I didn¡¯t ¡­¡± ¡°Miss Garcia,¡± Jeffery interrupted her and raised his hand to gesture the doctors at the same time, ¡°For me, whether you meant to do it or not, there¡¯s no difference.¡± Jeffery, who had always been amiable, was now ring at Charlotte coldly. ¡°When youmitted suicide, Mr. Harris had a car ident because he was too anxious. When he got the news about you, he immediately went to the Nameless Ind regardless of his injures. Do you know how you were free? It cost Mr. Harris thirty million. He even stabbed one of his legs and even almost cut his hand!¡± ¡°In order to save you, he jumped into the sea without even treating his injures. He guessed that you would try to seek revenge on Evelyn and rushed to here without even caring about his high fever. All these actions are dangerous and he did all these because of you. He would have died if he was not lucky enough.¡± This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Charlotte listened to his usations quietly with her head drooped. She felt touched yet at the same time distressed and it was like her heart was boiled in hot water. Her hands that were ced at her sides clenched into fists. After a long while, she looked up after a fierce emotional battle and looked towards Lawrence who was ced on a stretcher by the doctors. She then said in a husky voice, ¡°I don¡¯t deserve this.¡± Jeffery let out a disdainful smile. ¡°Of course you don¡¯t deserve it. You dumped Mr. Harris back then, and now, Mr. Harris also hurt you. It was your choice that led to the deaths of your father and your brother. Mr. Harris didn¡¯t owe you anything.¡± Jeffery¡¯s eyes became colder when he recalled of something. ¡°In my point of view, you¡¯re simply squandering Mr. Harris emotions towards you. It was Miss Miller who stayed by his side and made sacrifices for him. And you, you¡¯re just bought by Mr. Harris¡­¡± Jeffery suddenly paused as he felt he had gone too far. Charlotte looked up at him, her face pale. Jeffery¡¯s words were like a hard p on her face. She moved her lips, trying to say something, but after a long while, she only let out a lightughter. ¡°I know it. He bought me and I¡¯m simply a toy for him.¡± Charlotte clenched her hands into fists, trying so hard to hold back her tears. ¡°You don¡¯t need to remind me of my identity. I know it all. I have no other request. I just want to follow you to the hospital. When I make sure that he¡¯s safe, I will¡­¡± A cold question abruptly interrupted her. ¡°Who do you think you are?¡± Then a person rushed towards Charlotte and before she could react, she was pped hard. Chapter 47: You鈥檙e a Jinx Chapter 47: You¡¯re a Jinx Charlotte staggered backwards due to the force of the p, her face stinging. Allison walked towards her in high heels and gazed at her condescendingly and coldly. There seemed to be daggers in her eyes and it looked as if she was using her gaze to cut Charlotte¡¯s skin. ¡°Charlotte Garcia, I told you before. I¡¯m Lawrence¡¯s future wife and I don¡¯t care him flirting with other woman before our marriage. But if he neglects his safety and life because of a woman, then she must go west!¡± Allison¡¯s eyes were filled with hatred and killing intentions. Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. But only Charlotte noticed them. In other people¡¯s eyes, Allison was a person who was furious because of her lover. ¡°Since after he left you and came back to the Harris family, his life had been going well and he had never encountered any idents or mishaps. However, since you urred again, he was put in danger for numerous times and almost lost his life!¡± Allison suddenly curled her lips into a weird smile and slowly looked up at Charlotte, ¡°Your father and your brother died, the Garcia family was ruined, and even Lawrence injured himself again and again because of you. Miss Garcia, have you thought into it? Or is it because you¡¯re unwilling to ept this ¨C you¡¯re really a jinx!¡± A jinx. Charlotte abruptly raised her head and shifted her gaze towards her dully. She felt like someone had stabbed her heart. And it ached so much. Even Jeffery, who was standing aside, felt that Allison¡¯s words were so harsh. He couldn¡¯t help interrupting her, ¡°Miss Miller, please don¡¯t say¡­¡± Charlotte slowly looked down onto the ground. With a pair of red-rimmed eyes, sheughed at herself, ¡°Yeah, a jinx.¡± Because of her, her father and her brother died and her family was ruined. Even Lawrence, who had deep hatred towards her, almost lost his life because of her. Right at this moment, Charlotte felt like she was cut by numerous swords and daggers. Every inch of her skin was suffering the stinging pain. She slowly took a nce at the ambnce that was not far away from her and lowered her head to hide the tears in her eyes. She then said in an extremely low voice, ¡°I will leave now. I will stay away from him¡­¡± Allison didn¡¯t move. She simply fixed her eyes on Charlotte and uttered word by word, ¡°Stay away from him? That¡¯s not enough. You should disappear in his life.¡± When she finished her words, a burst of siren sounds raised from not far away. Several minutester, another ambnce and a police van stopped in front of them. Then several people got off the car and rushed towards the woman who was lying unconsciously beside the rails. The woman gradually woke up. Lying on the stretcher, she struggled and pointed at Charlotte tremblingly, using, ¡°I called the police before I passed out¡­ I admit that I was wrong because I masqueraded myself as one of her families and sneaked into her house to steal these things. But she wanted to hit me with her car! She tried to kill me!¡± Charlotte abruptly looked up when she heard her words. She thennded her gaze on the ambnce that was not far away and then quickly looked towards Allison. An idea suddenly popped into her mind and she seemed to understand it. This woman was not sent by Evelyn. It was Allison who nned all these. Charlotte felt like she was overwhelmed by coldness at the next moment. She felt it quite ironic. Although Charlotte had found out her nned, Allison was not panicked at all. She still put on an air of superior and elegance. ¡°It¡¯s true that Evelyn has gone abroad and it¡¯s impossible for you to find her. You lost your father, your brother and your family. Miss Garcia, if onemits some sins, she has to atone for them, right? I beg you. It¡¯s for the sake of my Lawrence, right?¡± Charlotte understood the connotation of her words. With a pair of red-rimmed eyes, she sneered, ¡°Do you know it? Every time when I had sex with Lawrence before, I felt quite sorry for you. I thought I shouldn¡¯t hurt his future wife who has been by his side for five years. But now¡­¡± Charlotte squinted at Allison as if she was looking at aughing stock. ¡°Miss Miller, I overvalued you before. You¡¯re nothing more than¡­¡± The expressions on Allison¡¯s beautiful face froze, ¡°You!¡± Charlotte turned around resolutely and smiled at the police officers who were walking towards her. ¡°No need to question me. I drove the car and tried to hit her. Mr. Harries was injured because he tried to stop me.¡± ¡°I admit all the usations.¡± Chapter 48: Lawrence Couldn鈥檛 Control Everything Chapter 48: Lawrence Couldn¡¯t Control Everything The leader of those police officers narrowed his eyes and subconsciously took a nce at Allison who was standing by his side. Allison nodded her head to gesture her. He then said expressionlessly, ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, pleasee to the police station with us.¡± Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. Click. Charlotte was then handcuffed. Charlotte¡¯s heart missed one beat. She was stunned and lowered her head to look at her wrists. The handcuffs were so dazzling that she felt her eyes sore. She then curled up her lips into a bitter smile. This was cold. Maybe she would have to weather a long and torturing period of darkness. But at least she could stay away from Lawrence. They would not meet each other again. ¡­ Jeffery, who watched Charlotte being taken away by the police, couldn¡¯t believe that she would give up so soon. He couldn¡¯t help but to step forward to stop them. ¡°Mr. Garcia¡­¡± Allison quickly stopped him, ¡°Jeffery, it¡¯s true that she tried to hit that woman with the car. The surveince camera of the roadside has recorded it. She¡¯s not wronged.¡± ¡°But, if Mr. Harris learns about this when he wakes up, he will definitely¡­¡± Allison remained calm as if they were talking about an insignificant matter. ¡°In this world, if one does something wrong, he has to pay the price. Moreover, Lawrence is not a god who can take control of everything. Or do want her toe back to Lawrence and bring danger to him again?¡± Jeffery moved his lips, trying to say something to retort her. But apparently, he was convinced by Allison and shut up his mouth. He had never experience the love between Lawrence and Charlotte and he couldn¡¯t resonate to such kind of feelings. What he knew was only that Charlotte was not a blessing for Lawrence; instead, she would only put him in danger. Allison was quite satisfied with Jeffery¡¯s reaction. She then produced her phone and took a look at the new message. [Evelyn has sessfully left the country. Rest assured.] Allison curled up her lips into a smile and quickly texted a message: [Watch her. I will send this time bomb back to Charlotteter.] When the message was sessfully sent, she deleted it. ¡­ When Lawrence woke up, it was already the wee hours. The moment he opened his eyes, he involuntarily propped himself up from the bed and asked Jeffery who was standing by the bed, ¡°Where¡¯s she?¡± Undoubtedly, he was asking about Charlotte. Jeffery froze. The expressions on his face became unnatural. After a short while, he braced himself and answered, ¡°Mr. Harris, Miss Garcia has left when we came back to the hospital. You were suffering a high fever and injures at that time, so we focused our attentions on you. Hence¡­¡± Lawrence frowned when he heard the words. ¡°That¡¯s all?¡± He was never a person to be fooled. Noticing Jeffery¡¯s weird expressions, Lawrence squinted at him gloomily, ¡°Jeffery, tell me the truth.¡± ¡°Mr. Harris¡­¡± Jeffery had been by his side for years and was quite familiar with his temperament. Lawrence looked fierce and stern. Apparently, he was not convinced. Jeffery almost failed to maintain hisposure. The door of the ward was suddenly pushed opened. Allison walked into the room with a instion barrel at her hand and gently said to Lawrence, ¡°Lawrence, why are you going hard with Jeffery? He didn¡¯t lie to you. It¡¯s true that Miss Garcia left quietly when you were sent to the hospital.¡± She walked to the bed and sat down on the bedside, and then grasped Lawrence¡¯s hand, fixing her red-rimmed eyes on him, ¡°Or are you anticipating that it¡¯s Charlotte to apany you now, but not me?¡± Chapter 49: Not Going Anywhere or Doing Anything Chapter 49: Not Going Anywhere or Doing Anything Lawrence furrowed his brows and asked in a gloomy voice, ¡°Alice, are you questioning me? I thought you know me well.¡± Allison¡¯s expressions froze as she clenched her hands that were ced by her sides tightly. She thought as she was going to marry him, at least she could ask him for an exnation. But apparently, she had overvalued herself and devalued Charlotte. At the next moment, she pulled Lawrence¡¯s hand towards herself and looked at him with her watery eyes, ¡°It was just that I was scared. You got injured again and again recently because of Miss Garcia and I was so worried about you. Lawrence, we have been together for five years and you mean everything for me. I don¡¯t want anything bad happens to you.¡± ¡°I know that Miss Garcia is your ex-girlfriend. But I¡¯m the one who will apany you for the rest of your life. Please think about me, Lawrence¡­¡± Allison choked with sobs. Lawrence lowered his head and saw the needle pinholes that were densely covered on the upper part of her fair arm. At the next second, the rigidness and coldness on his face was relieved. ¡°Alice.¡± He grabbed her hand. But Lawrence didn¡¯t exin it to her, ¡°I¡¯ve told you, you will be my future wife.¡± Allison was a bit stunned and smiled through tears. She shot a nce at him cutely and crossly, as if her mood was enhanced because of his words. ¡°What I care was not the glory to marry into your family. I only care about you.¡± When speaking, she casually took away his phone that was ced beside the pillow and grabbed the keys for the ward. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to upset me again, please listen to me these few days. Don¡¯t go anywhere or do anything. You can only leave the hospital and go back home when you¡¯re recovered, alright?¡± When Jeffery saw this scene, he held his breath, feeling so nervous. But Lawrence replied in a low voice, ¡°Alright.¡± Charlotte was taken to a remote detention center that was located in the suburbs. Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. Two police officers led Charlotte through a long corridor. They then stopped in front of a room that was at the end of the corridor. The officers then threw her into the room. ¡°Stay in it.¡± They had used great forced to push Charlotte into the room. Charlotte staggered before barely bncing herself. The irony door was then locked. Charlotte remained motionless for a long while and then slowly turned around. But her gaze met with several other prisoners¡¯ at the next moment. Charlotte trembled. She then realized that except herself, there were four women in the same room and that she was the eldest one among them. With coldness in their eyes, they all stared at her ferociously. Everyone knew that the detention house was a horrible ce. But the situation was much more severe than she had imagined. Charlotte subconsciously tensed up her body. She pressed her lips together, lowered her head, walked to a ce that was rtively far away from those woman, and then slowly sat down beside the wall. But at the next moment, a slipper swooshed towards her. The woman¡¯s ferocious voice sounded from above her head, ¡°Hey, you. Don¡¯t you know about the rules?¡± Charlotte froze and then slowly looked up and asked in a gentle voice, ¡°What are the rules?¡± Chapter 50: A Lost Chance Never Returns Chapter 50: A Lost Chance Never Returns ¡°I meant why you are arrested! How dare you to step into this room without any knowledge of the rules here! You¡¯re seeking death!¡± After finishing her words, one of the girls, who looked younger than the others, jumped up and pounced towards Charlotte. Without saying anything, she grabbed Charlotte¡¯s hair, intending to give her a hard p¡­ But at the next moment, her eyes met with Charlotte¡¯s eyes that were filled with coldness and hopelessness. Charlotte looked up and looked at the girl withposure, ¡°I suffered a lot before being throwing into this room and paid dearly, but that¡¯s because I¡¯ve made a wrong choice and done something unforgivable. I don¡¯t you guys, so I won¡¯t allow you to p me out of no reasons.¡± She enunciated clearly. Although she looked weak, her eyes were as cold and sharp as arrows and her whole person was enshrouded in a cold aura. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe in my words, you can have a try.¡± It sounded like she was not afraid of death because there was no going back for her. The girl, who acted aggressively and ferociously just now, stiffened. She then hesitantly looked towards the other girls who were standing not far away. One of the girls, who looked older than the others, said, ¡°Let go of her, little girl. Can¡¯t you notice that she¡¯s different from those weak women? This doesn¡¯t work on her.¡± After finishing the words, she looked towards Charlotte and wore a fake smile. She patted on the ce beside her. ¡°You look so young, but it seem like you¡¯ve experienced many things. Would you like to tell us about your story? If it pleases us, we can get along well in the future. But if it doesn¡¯t, I¡¯m afraid that you will have a miserable life in the future.¡± Charlotte gritted her teeth and slowly stood up with the support of the wall. Maybe it was because the woman¡¯s words had touched her soft part and made her think of her past, Charlotte inexplicably had an impulse to cry. She had been too oppressed and despairing over the years and she didn¡¯t have any scruples to tell her story to a group of strangers. ¡°You want to listen to my story? All right.¡± Charlotte suddenly let outughter when she finished the words. She then rolled up her sleeve to show her arm that was covered with dense needle pinholes. ¡°My story starts with my lover and my blood¡­¡± ¡­ Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Early in the morning, Allison walked to Lawrence¡¯s ward with an instion barrel. When she opened the door, she found that Lawrence was still asleep with Jeffery guarding him beside. When Jeffery saw Allison, he stood up to take the instion barrel from her and told her in a low voice, ¡°Miss Miller, when Mr. Harris woke up from consciousness, he specially instructed me to tell you that you don¡¯t need to watch him in the ward all the time and that you cane back first.¡± Allison looked towards the bed and asked gently with her brows knitted, ¡°Did Lawrence ask you about anything else?¡± Jeffery shook her head. Lawrence didn¡¯t ask about Charlotte since after he learned that she had left. Every day, except for reading financial news and lying on the bed to have rests, he didn¡¯t do anything else. And he was not anxious even if his lost contact with the outside world. When thinking of this, Jeffery felt inexplicably distressed. Allison knitted her brows even more tightly. She then fixed her eyes on Lawrence who was sleeping soundly with his back to her and lowered her eyelids. ¡°Take good care of him. I wille here when he wakes up.¡± Jeffery nodded his head and sent Allison off the room. When he closed the door and turned around, his gaze met with a pair of cold and gloomy eyes. The instion barrel almost slid down her hand. When he looked up again, his voice became inexplicably shaky, ¡°Mr¡­ Mr. Harris, when did you wake up? Miss Miller sent some dishes to you just now. She¡­¡± ¡°Jeffery,¡± Lawrence interrupted him. Lawrence slowly propped himself up from the bed and leaned against the head of the bed. He then squinted at him and said with a meaningful smile, ¡°A lost chance never returns.¡± Chapter 51: The Girl Loved Him with Her Life Chapter 51: The Girl Loved Him with Her Life Jeffrey screwed up his face and stiffened. ¡°Mr. Harris?¡± Lawrenceughed slightly and leaned his head against the bed as if he didn¡¯t notice Jeffrey¡¯s fright. ¡°Last night, I dreamed what happened years ago when I was in City B. At the time, I was together with Charlotte.¡± Lawrence showed a certain amount of nostalgia when talking about the past. ¡°I was not sick and didn¡¯t tell she who I really am. Her father thought his daughter was not supposed to suffer with a poor guy and opposed our rtionship. To maintain our rtionship, she almost fell out with her father.¡± ¡°On one of my birthday, she was locked at home by her father. But at the midnight, she managed to escape through a window and drove me to watch the stars on a mountain. However, on our way back home, a torrential rain poured down, causing andslide, and we had an ident.¡± Lawrence turned to Jeffrey and asked, ¡°Do you know what happenedter?¡± ¡°I was injured and lost my consciousness. She, a girl, carried me all the way home at the dark night. Because of that, her heels were wounded and she stayed in bed for a month before she was able to walk again. At that night, we were lost in the mountain and stayed in a cave for two days without any food or water. To help me survive, she bit at her own hand to feed me with her blood.¡± To the present day, Lawrence still clearly remembered how the weak and fragile girl held him tightly and murmured to him, ¡°Lance, don¡¯t fear. If my blood is not enough, I can feed you with my flesh. Whatever it takes, I¡¯ll never regret loving you!¡± Before hearing the story, Jeffrey assumed that Lawrence had been living on because of Allison¡¯s blood. As a matter of fact, Allison¡¯s blood only kept Lawrence from pain and getting ugly. What really made him stay was his hatred toward Charlotte. Lawrence couldn¡¯t understand why the girl, who once loved him with her life, gave up on him so easily? Jeffrey dropped to his knees before Lawrence finished. ¡°Mr. Harris, I am sorry. I lied.¡± Jeffrey had a prejudice against Charlotte from the very first. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Lawrence sneered. ¡°Allison took my phone to cut me off from outside. The financial news I watched on TV was what she wanted me to know. Jeffrey, you really think I am an idiot?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you to tell the truth these days. But surprisingly, you are a tough guy!¡± Jeffrey straightened up his back, showing deep regret on his face. ¡°Sorry, Mr. Harris. It was my fault. I thought Miss Garcia was a burden on you, so ¡­ You saved me from the fire, so if you want to kick me out, take my life first!¡± While he was speaking, Jeffrey took out a sharp knife from his pocket and handed it to Lawrence. ¡°Enough!¡± Lawrence¡¯s eyes darkened and he kicked the knife away. He seemed to be tired, leaning back against the bed, closing his eyes, and asked in a low voice. ¡°Where is she?¡± Jeffrey didn¡¯t dare to hide the truth and murmured while lowered his head. ¡°She is in the suburban prison ¡­.¡± Lawrence was stunned. A feeling of rage began to creep over him, creating a tense atmosphere. Instantly, he thought of something and smiled with his eyelids lowered. ¡°Let her stay there as she likes ...¡± Chapter 52: Do You Want to End Your Life Here? Chapter 52: Do You Want to End Your Life Here? Let Charlotte stayed in prison? Jeffrey stunned for a second and looked up at Lawrence inexplicably. With a murderous facial expression, Lawrence was apparently furious to learn that Charlotte is in prison. Why now¡­ ¡°Mr. Harris, Miss Garcia is ady on her own after all, staying in that kind of ce all the time, I''m afraid she will..." Lawrence opened his eyes and gave Jeffrey a cold nce, "Don''t you want her to stay in prison all the time?" Jeffrey was silent and wished to find a hole to bury his head in it. He then heard an unintelligible sneer from Lawrence, ¡°She should learn her lessons this time¡±. ... In the suburbs... There was a rush sound of footsteps from the corridor right after dawn. Then the iron gate opened with a loud noise. "Charlotte Garcia, someone wants to see you. Get dressed and follow me!" People in the room immediately sat up by hearing the warder¡¯s words. While seeing Charlotte walking out silently to put on her shoes, the eldest woman immediately got up and grabbed Charlotte¡¯s hand. The woman lowered her voice to remind Charlotte, "Remember, girl, don''t be a fool. No one in this world is worth sacrificing your freedom. Your father and brother died to let you live your life, not to waste it." Charlotte spat her five-year story out to these women the other day. Unexpectedly, they were all deeply touched by it, and their attitude towards her changed drastically. She could never imagine that it would This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. be such a group of strangers who gave her warmth and care for the first time during the past five years. Thinking of this, Charlotte couldn¡¯t help but have watery eyes. She nodded gently, "I won¡¯t. Thank you all." Charlotte turned around and walked out the door. She followed the warder through the corridor and entered a temporary meeting room. A man in dignified appearance was sitting in front of a long table with his perfectly tailored ck suit. Charlotte frowned slightly. She was sure that she didn''t know this person. She lowered her voice and asked softly, "are you looking for me?" The man nodded when he heard the sound without getting up from his seat. He squinted his eyes to look at her from head to toes and pointed his finger to the seat on the opposite side. "Miss Garcia, take a seat." When Charlotte walked to the bench and sat down in confusion, the man immediately handed over a business card and said solemnly, "I¡¯m Raymond Porter. A few years ago, your father saved me in a car ident. I am here to return his favor." Charlotte¡¯s hand stiffened for a couple of seconds by holding the business card. She looked up again and found the way he looked at her was sharpened and more scrutinizing. "I am aware of what happened to the Garcia family recently. Miss Garcia, you have tried to kill yourself so many times while your enemy walked out freely from it. And you lost your freedom in this world again. Do you ever regret it?" Charlotte bit her lip fiercely. Her face gradually turned pale with her squeezing the card and her veins bulging on the back of her hand. After a long while, she whispered, "Do I still have a choice?" Her father and brother died, and she inexplicably became a jinx to Lawrence. Allison clearly wanted to ruin herpletely. "Besides, I did deliberately try to hit someone after all..." she said. The man curled up his lips into a subtle smile and interrupted her decisively, "It doesn''t matter. You only need to tell me, do you want to end your life here, or do you want to go out and live a better life? Apart from this, that''s my business." Chapter 53: What Did You Do to Her? Chapter 53: What Did You Do to Her? ¡°Miss Garcia, I am not joking. It is your only chance.¡± It became quiet instantly, creating a tense atmosphere. Charlotte began to breath fast and hard. A strange man showed up suddenly and offered her the chance of a lifetime. She stared at the man for a while and uttered a world slowly. ¡°Yes.¡± She wanted to get out of here. She desired to be alive. She craved for freedom. She had been faced with life and death so many times and left the past in the past. Now she only wanted to stay alive for the sake of her father, younger brother and the Garcia family as well as revenge on those who hurt them. But ¡­ As she finished, Charlotte leaned forward urgently, looking at the man, and rushed to continue. ¡°But under one condition.¡± ¡°I know I have already owed a great deal to you for getting me out of here. But could you please do me one more favor by keeping it a secret? I don¡¯t want to be discovered by anyone.¡± Especially Lawrence. Raymond Porter raised his eyebrows slightly but showed little surprise. ¡°Miss Garcia, I can help you get rid of here, but I can¡¯t decide whom would you meet or what kind of life would you have after that.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up at eight tomorrow night.¡± When he finished, he looked up and nodded at the man outside. The man immediately came to Charlotte. ¡°Time¡¯s up. You should get back.¡± Charlotte pressed her lips. She understood that she¡¯s owed a lot to him and shouldn¡¯t ask for more. Before she left, she thanked Raymond in a soft voice. ¡°Mr. Porter, thank you.¡± Raymond didn¡¯t response. When Charlotte was out of his sight, he smiled slightly and then got up and strolled out. As soon as he got into his car, he got a phone call from a familiar number. He answered the phone and immediately heard a deep voice. ¡°Did she consent?¡± ¡°If she couldn¡¯t realize how precious life and freedom are after witnessed death so many times, she must be idiot.¡± Raymond thought of something while he answered and then gave a little giggle. ¡°I am curious about one thing. Lance, you worked your ass off to make me help your girl get out of N?velDrama.Org ? content. there, but she asked me to keep it a secret to avoid you. What on earth did you do to her?¡± Lawrence remained silent on the other end of the phone. After a while, Lawrence finally made a voice. ¡°I owe you this time. Jeffrey already drew up a transfer contract of thend in the eastern district. You¡¯ll get thend after you sign it.¡± Raymond arched his eyebrows. ¡°This girl is definitely something. You are spending a lot for her! But ¡­.¡± He nced at the rear-view mirror while speaking. ¡°You¡¯d better take it easy. Mind you don¡¯t piss off your future Mrs. Harris!¡± When Raymond hung up and started the car, a ck car drove slowly from the darkness in a short distance. The woman in the car narrowed her eyes and stared at the direction of Raymond¡¯s car. Her eyes were as cold as the freezing ice. The woman tightened her hand on her knees again and again, the veins popping out on the hand. After a while, she issued amand to her henchman in an icy voice. ¡°Get Charlotte out of the prison before Lawrence does. Now that it¡¯s impossible to keep her in the prison, I¡¯ll knock her off!¡± Chapter 54: Better to Leave Earlier Chapter 54: Better to Leave Earlier Usually, the henchman would say yes immediately, but this time, he hesitated. ¡°Miss Miller, it¡¯s obvious that Jeffrey failed to hide it from Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris has known the truth, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have Raymond meddle in the affair. If you act rashly, Mr. Harris may ¡­.¡± Jeffrey failed, so did Allison. But the name ¡°Charlotte Garcia¡± was a thorn in her side. The longer Charlotte wasing between her and Lawrence, the more she hated Charlotte. She couldn¡¯t stand it. Thinking of this, Allison narrowed her eyes slightly. ¡°Now that sooner orter, I have to risk ruining the old times between Lawrence and me, why don¡¯t I deal with Charlotte once for all?¡± ¡­ The day passed and the dusk came soon. Charlotte had an appointment at 8:00 pm, but before that there was sound of footsteps from the corridor and the door was opened soon. ¡°Charlotte Garcia, you can go now.¡± As soon as the man finished, few people entered and grabbed Charlotte without a word, taking her out and urging her. ¡°Hurry up, someone¡¯s waiting for you outside. Come on!¡± Charlotte was dragged away, but she looked up at the clock by reflex. It was 6:00 pm, two hours earlier than the appointment. Before she said goodbye to her cellmates, a woman made a loud sound inside. ¡°Charlotte, live your life. In this world, there¡¯s no one worth you hurting yourself.¡± Charlotte was choked up and couldn¡¯t help but turn around to say something, but a man pushed her abruptly and rudely. ¡°Hurry up!¡± ¡°I¡¯m confused. You hurt people deliberately by driving, but why are they trying so hard to help you ¡­¡± Charlotte was confounded. They? Before she was able to understand what did the man mean, she was pushed out of the prison. mmed! The iron gate behind produced a loud sound. Charlotte had been in a state of confusion, but in a moment, she was standing in the faint light outside This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. the prison. She involuntarily trembled in the cold wind. ¡°Miss Garcia.¡± A car pulled over nearby. A tall and strong man in suit got out of the car and trotted to Charlotte. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Mr. Porter¡¯s assistant, and he sent me to pick you up.¡± Charlotte stood there pressing her lips. Before she asked, the man seemed to read her mind and exined with a smile. ¡°Mr. Porter had an appointment with you at eight, but we¡¯vepleted the necessary procedures. The earlier you get out of here the better, right?¡± On hearing that, Charlotte was relieved a little. ¡°Thank you. It¡¯ste now, and I¡¯d better not bother Mr. Porter. When I settle down, I¡¯ll visit him in person.¡± The man insisted. ¡°Miss Garcia, please let me drive you home. I¡¯ve to make sure you are home safely to have my work done.¡± Charlotte couldn¡¯t persuade the man so she nodded reluctantly. She followed the man toward the car. When they reached the car, the man opened the door for her. She thanked him and got into the car. All of a sudden, the man pressed himself against Charlotte, grappled her around her neck, and covered her face with a handkerchief with a strange perfume. Charlotte felt dizzy, and before she could struggle, she closed her eyes and lost her consciousness. Chapter 55: You Shouldn鈥檛 Have Thought about Another Woman鈥檚 Man Chapter 55: You Shouldn¡¯t Have Thought about Another Woman¡¯s Man After a certain while, Charlotte opened her eyes in dizziness. She could smelt the soil and grass in the air. Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Under the dimmed light, she could vaguely see a few tall and strong figures not far away. They raised their arms and put them down, digging something on the ground with all their strength. Charlotte suddenly sobered up. When she wanted to move, she found that her all fours were tightly tied up. Something was stuffed in her mouth as well. Immediately, she struggled in horror, letting out fierce whimpers. ¡°Hmm... hmm.. hmm...¡± Upon hearing her voice, the men who were digging paused. The leader tossed away the tool in his hands, turned around, and walked to her. With a dazzling shlight on her face, the man sneered at her. ¡°You¡¯d better save your energy to theherworld road instead of struggling.¡± Charlotte trembled violently. Trying hard, she shook her head and whimpered. Meanwhile, she reached her legs and moved fiercely on the ground, trying to talk to him. The man pulled out the thing in her mouth. Charlotte inhaled deeply. She couldn¡¯t help trembling all over her body. Gritting her teeth, she red at the man and asked in a trembling voice, ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°If you want to kill me, you should make it clear before I die!¡± she added. The man looked down at her, snorting. ¡°Make it clear? The only that confused you before you die should be how stupid you are to think about another woman¡¯s man, her fiance!¡± Charlotte was startled. A deadly chill surged in her heart. It was Allison! Allison didn¡¯t want her to disappear only from Lawrence¡¯s side, but also from the world. That woman was indeed a vicious beauty! ¡°Why? Are you quite surprised?¡± The man squatted down when she didn¡¯t notice. Raising her chin with a hand, he kept wandering on her face under the shlight. ¡°You chick look so pretty. You do have the capability to do such a thing. What a pity if you would die like this. How about...¡± Charlotte tightened her body desperately, all her hair standing on the end. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡± She lowered her head and bit the man¡¯s hand. He groaned and immediately withdrew his hand. On the back of it, he only saw blood. In anger, he pped her across her face fiercely. Pak! ¡°Bitch! How arrogant you are! Show me how much you care about your chastity as a dying woman!¡± The man pounced at her in rage. He straddled on Charlotte, tearing off her clothes with reddened eyes. Hiss-- Her body was exposed. A crazy coldness attacked her. The man rubbed her body unrestrainedly. His mouth that was full of the smoky stinks kept biting and sucking her neck. He also kept letting out exciting voices. ¡°Chick, cooperate with me obediently. Let¡¯s grasp the chance. I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll have a great time before dying...¡± Charlotte was shaking all over her body. Her teeth were clicking fiercely. She couldn¡¯t use her arms at all, so all she could do was to try her best effort to dodge the man¡¯s touch. The man became so excited that subconsciously he reached to untied the roles on her legs. As soon as her legs were free, Charlotte suddenly bent her knees and gored between the man¡¯s legs. ¡°Ouch!¡± The man rolled down from her body while covering his lower abdomen. Immediately, she struggled to stand up and staggered to rush out. However, after she had just taken a few steps, several ck figures pounced at her from the dark, pressing her on the ground firmly. Then she heard a man¡¯s voice. ¡°There are so many women that you can fuck. If you ruin Miss¡¯s n, you should know the consequences. Just kill her!¡± Chapter 56: She鈥檒l Die if You Still Don鈥檛 Save Her Chapter 56: She¡¯ll Die if You Still Don¡¯t Save Her As soon as thest syble fell from the tip of his tongue, the men who had caught Charlotte lifted her and dragged her away. ¡°Let go of me! What are you doing? Let go...¡± The next second, Charlotte felt that she was in the mid-air -- she was tossed away. Bang! She fell into a pit. As soon as she fell in, she felt soil smashed above her instantly. It fell on her head, body, and face. When she cried out for help, her mouth was fulfilled with the soil. Charlotte trembled crazily. Both of her hands were tied up. Gritting her teeth, she kept bumping the pit wall. Whenever she tried to climb up, she was smashed down by the soil that constantly fell on her. The soil had be thicker and thicker around her. Her legs were covered by the heavy soil. Gradually, she lost her strength to struggle. As the soil umted in the pit, her breath became weaker and weaker. At this moment, she finally understood. Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Allison offered her such a way to die because Allison wanted her to experience the long and winding process from alive to death while losing her breath bit by bit. She felt suffocated. When she gradually lost her consciousness, she faintly heard a wheelchair approaching from afar leisurely. Then a few figures shed. Those men who were busying burying Charlotte with the soil were all knocked down on the ground. ¡°Pak!¡± Suddenly, the surrounding area was lit up by the dazzling lights. Lawrence was sitting in his wheelchair, which was pushed by Jeffrey, followed by the tall and strong Raymond. Next to Charlotte, a few men were pressed on the ground with their heads stamped. They kept struggling and creeping on the ground, begging Lawrence for mercy. ¡°Mr. Harris, please have mercy!¡± ¡°Mr. Harris, we are also ordered to do so. Please have mercy on us!¡± ¡°Mr. Harris, we won¡¯t do it again! Thisdy is still breathing. You can still save her. Mr. Harris...¡± As if she had heard the familiar name, Charlotte opened her eyes in difficulty. Seeing the figure in the wheelchair, she felt a stressful pang in her heart. It was Lawrence. Whenever she was so close to Hell and struggling in pain, she would see him at the most critical moment. Charlotte struggled to speak, but she could only utter a short syble in difficulty while parting her lips. ¡°Lan...¡± Under the light, Lawrence looked terribly gloomy, emanating an aggressive coldness. His eyes starting at Charlotte were as cold as the arctic ice. After a long while, he said coldly, ¡°Push me over there.¡± Jeffery didn¡¯t have the guts to dy. In a hurry, he pushed the wheelchair forward. Raymond also sped up to follow them. When he reached Charlotte, he actively greeted her, ¡°Miss Garcia, nice to see you again.¡± Since Raymond had appeared, a lot of things made sense. It wasn¡¯t that Raymond rescued Charlotte because he was grateful to her. Instead, Lawrence had set her free in another way. As he spoke, Raymond actively bent over and walked to her. He hinted at his man next to him while reaching out to the soil under Charlotte. However, before he could reach Charlotte, his hand was stopped by Lawrence. Raymond was startled, looking at Lawrence in confusion while frowning. ¡°What are you doing, Lance? If we don¡¯t save her now, she could die at any time.¡± Lawrence twitched his lips. ¡°Die? No. Charlotte Garcia is always lucky and strong.¡± As he spoke, he waved his hand to hint at Jeffrey, who pushed his wheelchair forward. Then he slightly bent over and approached Charlotte¡¯s eyes. He asked, stressing each syble, ¡°Charlotte, how does it feel when dying?¡± Chapter 57: She鈥檒l Hate You Even If She Doesn鈥檛 Die Chapter 57: She¡¯ll Hate You Even If She Doesn¡¯t Die He seemed not to notice the soil that trapped Charlotte¡¯s body at all, and nor did he realize that she had the danger to die because of being suffocated. Comparing with those men, he was more like a murderer. Charlotte could hardly maintain her consciousness. She looked at him with her reddened eyes. Tears ran out immediately. She felt such a sharp pang in her heart as if it was cut by a dagger inch by inch. Lawrence could have saved her, but he deliberately made her desperate as if she was in Hell. Seeing that she couldn¡¯t utter a word at all, Lawrence sat straight. Curling up his lips, he cast a nce at her with a faint smile. ¡°I guess... it¡¯s better than you can experience such a feeling more.¡± After he finished his words, Lawrence put down his hands to roll his wheelchair farther and farther away from her. Then his wheelchair was pushed towards the men who were next to her. When those men saw him, they all trembled violently. ¡°Mr. Harris, have mercy! Mr. Harris, please have mercy...¡± Lawrencepletely ignored them. Then he reached the leader of the group. Bending over slightly, he looked at the man. Squinting, he asked in a gentle tone, ¡°Tell me. Which hand of yours has touched her?¡± The man suddenly shook. ¡°Mr. Harris...¡± He had witnessed how cruel Lawrence was, so he dared not to risk his life at all. Reaching out one of his hands while trembling, he stammered, ¡°This... this one...¡± Lawrence didn¡¯t turn around, but Jeffrey had already passed him a baseball bat in the tactic understanding. The next second, Lawrence raised his hand and smashed it down. The baseball bat was smashed on the man¡¯s hand. ¡°Ouch...¡± The man howled like a hog, echoing in the air. Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Lawrence suddenly squinted again. The baseball bat in his hands was waved to his lower abdomen fiercely -- The man stopped howling instantly. Rolling his eyes, he cked out and lost his certain ability. The other men next to him witnessed what had happened. Blood drained from their faces. Pak. Lawrence tossed the baseball bat. Cast a cold nce at other men on the ground, he tilted his head to Jeffrey. ¡°Threw him out of City B. As for the rest of them, let them experiencepletely what they had done to Charlotte.¡± Jeffrey answered, ¡°Okay, Mr. Harris, I got it.¡± Those men were dragged away. The wheelchair¡¯s direction was changed, turning around towards where Charlotte was. Under the light, Charlotte¡¯s face was ghostly pale. Her chest was pressed under the soil, and it couldn¡¯t be told if it still heaved or not. Only the weak breath in her nose showed that she was still alive. Lawrence bent over and strangled her neck as if he was quite satisfied to see her suffering in this way. Squinting, he asked in a low voice, ¡°How do you feel now? How do you like the feeling of struggling between life and death? Huh?¡± Charlotte opened her eyes in difficulty. Her breath stopped in her chest from time to time. She felt pain because of the suffocation, but she couldn¡¯t tell if that was physical or mental. Before shepletely cked out, she cried out in the struggle, ¡°Lance...¡± Her voice with the crying tone stiffed Lawrence¡¯s fingers. His eye pupils shrank violently. The next second, Lawrence¡¯s cold and strict voice was heart suddenly. ¡°Jeffrey!¡± As soon as thest syble fell from his lips, all his subordinates who were waiting aside showed up. Shortly, they pulled out Charlotte from the pit. A group of doctors surrounded her immediately. The light was dazzling. There were so many people around Charlotte. They could see her figure except there were asional sounds from the medical equipment. No one knew how she was doing. Raymond also thought the hope was small. ¡°Man, you¡¯ve gone too far this time. Charlotte isn¡¯t an ironwoman! You¡¯re treating her in this way. Not mention if she would die or not. Aren¡¯t you afraid that she would hate you?¡± Chapter 58: Don鈥檛 Tell Me that You Still Love Me Chapter 58: Don¡¯t Tell Me that You Still Love Me Lawrence didn¡¯t speak. He was sitting in the wheelchair, staring in the direction where Charlotte was, motionlessly. His hands were on the edge of the wheelchair, the veins popping out on the back of them. Lawrence didn¡¯t seem so calm in this way. Until -- Suddenly, Charlotte got up and straightened her upper body, violent coughing. She struggled to open her eyes and fainted instantly. They heard the doctor¡¯s announcement with relief. ¡°She has recovered her vital signs and passed out temporarily.¡± Lawrence¡¯s hands clenched at the edge of his wheelchair were loosened, and he looked rxed in silence. Closing his eyes and twitching his lips, he said in mockery, ¡°If I didn¡¯t do it, how could she have the lesson learned? There¡¯s a huge price to pay even for death.¡± ... When Charlotte woke up, it was almost the early morning of the next day. She saw the crystal chandelier above her head. She felt the soft bed under her body. There was a faint scent from thevender essential oil, which was her favorite. She red at everything in front of her in a daze. After a long while, she finally came back to her senses. She realized that she was in the apartment that was bought by Lawrence for her deliberately. ¡°You are awake.¡± She heard the man¡¯s deep voice. Lawrence was sitting next to her bed. He still looked quite cold with bloodshot eyes. There was aptop on hisp where his legs were still bandaged. She could tell that he looked a bit tired. Charlotte looked into his dark and deep eyes, her heart tightened. She couldn¡¯t help but clench her hands under the quilt. The next second, she lifted the quilt and sat in front of him. Looking into his eyes, she said in a gentle voice, ¡°Lawrence, you¡¯ve spent so much effort on doing it just because you want me to let go of my family¡¯s death and live on.¡± As she spoke, suddenly she chuckled in mockery. ¡°Do you want to tell me that you still love me in such a way after you¡¯ve been living with another woman?¡± Lawrence frowned. Looking into her aloof and scrutinizing eyes, he suddenly felt a bit angry. ¡°Love you?¡± Lawrence squinted at her and said ironically with a sneer. ¡°Lotta, you are so naive! Even there were no our past or understandings between us, after all, you are the woman I spent on six million...¡± Charlotte¡¯s heart was tightened. The next second, she didn¡¯t give Lawrence the chance to finish his words before leaning over to him all of a sudden. With one hand wrapped around his neck, she lowered her head and kissed him. Lawrence was taken aback. Her whole body had been clung to him already. Raising her leg, she straddled on the man¡¯sp. Then she clumsily and stubbornly drew his lips with her lips. In such a short distance, he could feel her tremble in nervousness and smell her unique scent from her body. He didn¡¯t react, so she became more unrestrained. Probably it was because the wounds on his legs were touched by her bold movement, Lawrence creased his brows and groaned. The next second, his eyes were suddenly darkened. With one hand pressed Charlotte¡¯s back of her head, he kissed her back fiercely. ¡°Hmm...¡± Charlotte¡¯s body was tightened. She was forced to raise her head, enduring the extremely overbearing enthusiasm from the man. The dazzling light of the crystal chandelier on the ceiling reflected a trace of a tear in her eyes secretly. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. The man¡¯s breath became heavier gradually. When his hot lips moved to her ear, he couldn¡¯t help but call her name in a hoarse voice, ¡°Lotta...¡± Charlotte raised her arms to wrap around him, letting him do whatever he wanted on her. As soon as the man reached his hand and touched her skin, she suddenly asked with a smile, ¡°Lance, same as before right? Shall I turn off the light and lie on the floor?¡± Chapter 59: Let鈥檚 Not Meet After Tonight Chapter 59: Let¡¯s Not Meet After Tonight Her tone was full of self-depraved frivolity and indifference as if she had already used her identity as a ¡°tool¡±. Lawrence paused his movements. Her words were like a bucket of water poured down from his head. The man¡¯s face turned cold in an instant. He grabbed Charlotte¡¯s neck hard. With reddened eyes, he looked at her, gritting his teeth. ¡°Charlotte Garcia!¡± Charlotte bit her lower lip hard. Although she couldn¡¯t help trembling under his hand, she still looked up at him with a faint smile. ¡°Mr. Harris, what are you so angry about? As your tool, I¡¯m doing what I ought to do and get ready. Why are you so mad?¡± Lawrence¡¯s eyebrows twitched violently. He knew that she had done it on purpose. She deliberately humiliated herself and provoked him. Good job! Awesome! The next second, the man suddenly stood up and kicked the wheelchair, which bumped onto the wall not far from him fiercely. Lawrence squinted his eyes in anger. ¡°If you are so sure about what you are, I¡¯ll help you prove it.¡± He slowly unbuttoned the buttons of his shirt. Gritting his teeth, he dragged Charlotte¡¯s arm and tossed her on the ground mercilessly. Then there was a click from his belt buckle. The man dragged her hair without any mercy and pressing her head down forcibly-- ¡°Come on! Aren¡¯t you just a tool? Show me how you do it!¡± Lawrence roared with reddened eyes. Silence suddenly nketed the room. The girl knelt there motionlessly with her stiffened body. Her shoulders faintly heaved. The next second, her tears dropped on the ground. She was crying. Lawrence felt his heart tightened slightly. A stream of suffocation rushed to his heart With a livid face, he stared at the crystal tears on the girl¡¯s pale side face. The next second, he dragged her up. Click. All the lights in the room were out. The man dragged Charlotte with his strong hand, violently dragged her onto the bed, and pressed on her. He rudely stripped her, grabbed her chin hard, and kissed her while getting into her directly. Charlotte subconsciously closed her eyes, waiting for the thunderstorm. But, much to her surprise... His kisses were gentle and his movements were tender. In the bed, for the first time, they were like true lovers -- they hugged each other face-to-face, kissed, and enjoyed having sex tenderly. He treasured her. Biting her ear fiercely, he squeezed words between his teeth, ¡°Tell me, are you still like a tool in this way?¡± Charlotte was taken aback, tears falling in an instant. ¡°Lance...¡± ... They were tangled with each other continuously. When it finally ended, Charlotte''s tears dried and her voice became hoarse. When Lawrence was still pressing on her body, his phone on the nightstand suddenly rang. It brought Charlotte back to reality as if she just woke up from a dream. With a pale face, she pushed him away. ¡°Your phone.¡± After finishing her words, she wrapped herself in the quilt and rolled to the other side of the bed. Lawrence¡¯s hand that was reached out hung in the mid-air. He cast a nce at her with his darkened eyes, took the phone over, and swiped to answer in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± ¡°Okay. Wait for me downstairs.¡± After hanging up the phone, he looked down at Charlotte. She had already sat up, wrapped in the quilt. Looking at him, she said softly, ¡°Lawrence, let¡¯s not meet again after tonight.¡±This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Chapter 60: What Did You Experience in those Five Years? Chapter 60: What Did You Experience in those Five Years? Lawrence looked down at her, his eyes darkened. He asked in a deep voice, ¡°Do you hate me?¡± Charlotte looked away while lowering her head, her hands under the quilt suddenly clenching. She shook her head slowly. ¡°No matter what caused things happened in the past, it was my fault. But now, I¡¯ve vented all my misfortune on you. You have Allison Miller who can do anything for you. I just want to have a steady and peaceful life and avenge my family.¡± She spoke steadily and softly, but every single word from her was smashed between them, which formed an invisible gap. ¡°We can¡¯t go back to where we used to be, and nor could we move forward. Lawrence, I¡¯m begging you. Please let me have my only dignity and let go of me.¡± She lowered her head, trying hard to hide the redness in her eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll try my best and return the six million you spent on me. I¡¯ll also move out of this apartment as soon as possible. In the future...¡± Before Charlotte could finish her words, she heard Lawrence¡¯s mocking sneer. He didn¡¯t speak or react to her words. From the beginning to the end, he didn¡¯t respond to her at all. Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. After a long while, Charlotte couldn¡¯t hear him speak. Raising her head, she found that he had already stood up, reaching out to his shirt and putting it on. The gauze had been removed from his injured head, and only several light-colored scars were left. However, his legs... Charlotte looked down by ident, only to find the gauze soaked in blood on them. Earlier, he stood up too suddenly, and then he had sex with her crazily without caring about anything. His wounds must have cracked. Seeing that he was putting on his trousers and ready to go, she suddenly reached out to pull him to stop. ¡°Wait a minute.¡± The next second, she withdrew her hand pretty quickly as if she had an electric shot. She said awkwardly, ¡°Your wounds are bleeding. Could you wait after I¡¯ve dealt with them for you, please? After all, it was my fault today...¡± Before she finished her words, she gritted her teeth and got off the bed, wrapped under the quilt. Under the man¡¯s gaze, she walked to the cloakroom nearby. Lawrence looked in the direction where she had gone with his darkened ck eyes. Nobody could tell what was in his mind now. Charlotte put on her clothes pretty quickly. Then she rushed out with a first-aid kit. Open the box, she squatted down in front of him. Seemingly after she had hesitated for a short while, she took off his trousers for him carefully. Cutting the bloody red gauze, she started to deal with his wounds with caution. The smell of disinfectant dispersed, and the room quieted down. They were so close to each other. The distance was so short that as soon as Lawrence slightly lowered his head, he could see the blush on her delicate face, which hadn¡¯t faded away, the sweat oozed on her forehead because of nervousness, and the ambiguous marks around her cor, which were left by him. The man¡¯s eyes were darkened, some other kinds of emotions appearing in his eyes. He couldn¡¯t help but wonder how many years it had been. Lawrence had forgotten how many years he hadn¡¯t been so close to her in such a quietness. At the thought of her past reported by Jeffrey, Lawrence¡¯s face fell slightly. Staring at her side face, he suddenly called her, ¡°Lotta?¡± ¡°Ehn?¡± Charlotte concentrated on dealing with his wounds, so she hummed subconsciously to respond. ¡°In those five years when I was away, you were locked up by Evelyn Wilson. What on earth has happened? You are just a weak and fragile girl who even can¡¯t bind a chicken. What has she done with you?¡± The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!