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THE FOLLOWING DAY.

The cab halted at Stonegazer Estate, Charlotte got down from the cab alongside with Jasmine. Charlotte had no other choice but to take her since she insisted on going with her.

Charlotte bend over to Jasmine level, “Promise me you’d be a good girl, huh?” Charlotte asked and Jasmine nod immediately.

“Yes mummy! I will be a good girl,” Jasmine instantly said, Charlotte caress her cheeks and they both walked in.

Charlotte jaw dropped when she got to the Harrington Villa, it was so gigantic. The Villa was different from the one she went to 6years ago, in fact this Villa was the most beautiful building she has ever seen.

She went to the security guard, “Good day, I’m here to see Brandon wells,” She asked the security guard while the man scanned her properly.

“Charlotte Walker?” The man asked her and she nod immediately, “Go in, Sir Brandon is waiting for you,” The man instructed and she walked in with Jasmine.

Charlotte thought she had seen it all, no, not until she entered the house, The well arranged grey couch made the living room look so classic, a painting was on the wall, an intoxicating fragrance flower vase by side. Charlotte couldn’t help but admire it all.

“You must be Charlotte, right?” She heard someone’s voice behind her, it diverted her attention and turn around.

A man walked towards her, he’s probably in his late 40s and judging on his look, ‘Is he the young master?’ Charlotte couldn’t help but think.

“Yes sir and you’re,,,”

“Brandon, The housekeeper and the personal to Mr. Astor,” Brandon introduced while Charlotte mouthed an ‘o’

‘He’s not the young master,’ She muttered to herself.

“Let me introduce you to the other staffs here before Mr Astor comes back,” Brandon offered taking the lead while Charlotte followed behind but she didn’t notice Jasmine has left her side.

Jasmine took the stairs instead until she stopped at an half opened door, she went towards the door and went in and luckily for her, no one was in the room.

“This bed is so big! Wow,” She exclaimed going towards it, then all of a sudden her eyes ran to a wall clock on the shelf beside the bed.

Jasmine took it looking at the Barbie statue on the wall clock, she liked the statue “So cute! I will tell mummy to buy me one,” She muttered to herself and was about placing back on the shelf but her hand slipped and in a split seconds, the wall clock crashed badly on the floor.

“WHAT THE FUCK…” Fear gripped Jasmine when she heard a thick voice behind, with trembling hands, she turned only to meet, A tall man who’s eyes has changed to deep brown scaring Jasmine, she started crying.

“This Belinda, Roda, Delia and Quinn. These are the main staffs in the laundry area and I hope you get along,” Brandon introduced while Charlotte nod.

“Nice to meet you all,” she waved at them.

“Now, let me take you to the kitchen, the main reason you’re here,” Brandon told her and took the lead going to the kitchen.

They got to the kitchen but he merely introduced them when he heard his name, “Brandon!”

“Oh, Mr Astor is back, let me quickly attend to him,” Brandon left but Charlotte followed him to the living room where Astor was sitting.

Charlotte stayed behind the door instead, she couldn’t see Astor face but was listening to their conversation,

“Who brought a kid here?” She heard Astor question Brandon and that was then she remembered Jasmine.

“J-Jasmine?” She called but no one responded behind her, she decided to peep and there, she found Jasmine sitting beside Astor.

She gasped and came out from her hiding, “Jasmine!” She called while Jasmine ran into her arms.

“Mummy!” Jasmine cried while Astor and Brandon watched the scene.

“So, you’re her mother? And you think it’s sensible to bring her on your first day?” Astor asked rudely getting tired of the pathetic situation, Charlotte quickly pull away from the hug and titled her face, and when there eyes met, Astor was taken aback.

His eyebrows arched in confusion, shock were written all over his face then a smirk came along,

“Brandon, you might need to stop searching for her. I found her,” Astor said to Brandon without shifting his gaze away from Chatlotte.

No one need to tell Charlotte who the man was, with the grey eyes he has and his deep brown hair, she instantly knew it was him, the man she slept with- Her baby father.

Astor looked at Jasmine who has the same hair color and eyes as his, he smiled out. “Finally, you’re here-with my child,”

“Marry Me.” the next words when shocked both Chatlotte and Brandon.