Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 396

Peter dashed into the children's playground and toward Zoe, wrapping her in his arms. "Don't be afraid. I'll take you out of here. No one can hurt you now that I'm here."

"Peter..." Zoe looked up at him and said in a hoarse voice, "I know that person. We've seen his photo before. His name is Caleb. I don't know why he wanted to do that, but he's really scary. I..."

Zoe had always been mature, steady, and rational. It was the first time she acted like that, so it was clear that Caleb had traumatized her. He hugged her tight and comforted her softly, "It's all right. It's all in the past now. Everything will be okay. Believe me, all right? No matter what happens, I will always be here to protect you."

Zoe's entire body was shaking. After hearing his words, she felt slightly better. But she was still in a daze and couldn't stand up at all. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Peter sat with her for a while before helping her up and leaving the children's playground with her. The two of them walked for some distance and arrived at a relatively quiet and unoccupied place. It was then that four men, who were dressed in black, surrounded them. And right after that, Caleb appeared.

"It looks like the car accident last time failed to teach you a lesson, Mr. Brown," Caleb smirked. His fingers caressed his lips as he looked at Peter with a half-smile. "Even Avery is not qualified to compete with me. What right do you have to..."

"She's not Irena. She's Zoe. If you only care about someone who looks exactly like Irena, why don't you pick someone who likes you to get plastic surgery?" Peter stood in front of Zoe and gazed fearlessly at Caleb. "Do you think you're really that powerful? Avery might think so, but it's a pity that I'm not afraid of you at all. Do you know why?"

Not afraid of him? Why wouldn't he be afraid of him? Caleb squinted and said arrogantly, "You're not afraid of me? What right do you have to not be afraid of me?"

"Because we have nothing to be afraid of. Zoe and I are just two orphans. If you try to hurt us, our first reaction is not to commit suicide to preserve our reputation but to find a way to stab you to death." Peter said as he took out a knife from his pocket. "Do you know that I have always been waiting for this day?"

Surprised, Caleb took a step back and pointed at the bodyguards beside him. Suddenly, the four of them started walking towards Peter.

Without hesitation, Peter stabbed one of them in the neck. The person immediately staggered back, his hand pressing on his throat. Even so, a bruise appeared on the back of his hand.

"Mr. Stevens, he's for real. He didn't care if I would die or not." The bodyguard stood respectfully by Caleb's side and said, "I'm afraid what he said is true. Besides, judging from his ferocious strength and techniques, the four of us might not be able to control him. If we push him too far, he might kill the five of us... You'll be in danger."

Caleb could tell that Peter was serious. Furthermore, he was no different from his bodyguard in Peter's eyes. Caleb chuckled coldly and said, "If that's the case, Peter, why don't you tell me what you like about Zoe? I'm really upset at the fact that I can't have her. If I'm unhappy, I'll send both of you to the underworld. But if you can make up a story that will make me happy, I'll show you mercy and allow you two to be together. What do you think?"

"I like everything about her. As for sending us to the underworld... I think that's a great idea. Come closer if you dare. Let's see if you have more men or if I can kill them all without difficulty."

"You..." Caleb frowned.

"I told you before that I'm not Avery. Unlike Mr. Fuller and the others, I also don't care whether you are from the Stevens Family or not. To me and Zoe, living together is a part of life. Even if we die here, it's also a part of life. We completely have no expectations for life. What we have are expectations for each other."

Zoe never knew what she liked about Peter. He clearly wasn't that extraordinary, and he was clearly not her ideal type either. Until now, she finally understood. What she liked about Peter was the expectation that he gave her.

The feeling of one-winged angels embracing each other was exactly what she liked.

Caleb looked at the determined man. For some reason, he suddenly thought of the girl with long hair. She was also as determined as Peter was, so much so that she wasn't even willing to give birth to a child for him. Brutally, he removed her uterus, but in order to preserve her innocence, she committed suicide.

Yes, that girl was Irena. Avery's Irena. But he couldn't understand. She was already Avery's girl. And all he wanted was only for her to give birth to a child for him when Avery was not around. Why did she have to be so defensive? They had once loved each other.

If she hadn't been so persistent, he wouldn't have f*cked Avery's sister in front of her.

What on earth were they so persistent about?

Wasn't it better to surrender to authority?

"Caleb, do you think that everyone should follow your orders because you have everything in the world?" Zoe suddenly pushed Peter away and took a step forward.

She clenched her fists. Her body was trembling all over.

Caleb looked at her and nodded his head in a lazy and arrogant manner. "Yes, so what?"

"Let me tell you this. You actually have nothing at all. Do you really think that you can still survive if you weren't from the Stevens Family? You think that you have money, but many people in this world don't care about money. You think that you have power, but desperadoes like Peter and I can still survive in this world. So what if you have everything? There will always be people who think that you have nothing at all!"

Nothing at all?

Caleb smiled and said, "Not only do you two look the same but you two also talk the same. Irena, too, had once said that I have nothing at all. I'm really curious about it, Zoe. Why do you think I have nothing at all?"

"I just told you clearly."

"Tell me a little more in detail. I'll let you two go once you're done talking." "Because others don't care about what you have. If you want someone to love and care about you, you must make that person care about you and love you for who you are, not love and care about the things you have."

"You're saying that although I have a lot of money, Irena doesn't care about that? Although I love her very much, she doesn't care about that either. Then what does she care about Avery? What does Avery have that I don't?"

"A heart."

Zoe said without hesitation.

Caleb was stunned for a second before laughing out loud. He waved his hand and said, "You guys can leave now. I can't keep you here anyway. Just like you said, you guys are only desperadoes.

There's no need for me to worry about your life and death. You only look like her. She would never say something like that."

He wasn't just heartless.

Peter held Zoe's hand and ran away. After making sure that no one was chasing them, he let out a sigh of relief.

"I didn't expect him to let us go so easily," he said.

"Let's head back." Zoe paused and said, "Don't tell Ms. Emerson and Mr. Fuller." "All right.

Peter took Zoe to his car. At first, he wanted to drive home immediately, but he realized that Zoe was upset, so he suggested driving around. Zoe gladly accepted it.

Watching as their car drove into the distance, Caleb took out a pocket watch that contained a photo of him and Irena when they were young.

Rich families had smart people, so naturally, ordinary families would have smart people too. Irena was one of those smart people.

He had met her at a competition. He heard that Irena and Avery had met each other at a competition too.

"Why do you think she had to do that?"

Caleb sighed.

He only wanted her body, wanted her to give birth to a child for him. Was that too much to ask?

Was it worth killing herself for that?