Third Person POV
"What? You will what?" "I will raise my child." His eyes beamed authority "No." Charlotte began to feel scared. She didn't want Derik to lay claim on her baby at all, neither does she want her child to be called a bastard "Please, Mr. Miller, let me go away with this Child." I said as my voice began to shake "If I have to kidnap you, then I would Charlotte. Do you understand?" Charlotte made no reply, the words had gone down her heart. 'Is this really happening to me? Is my Mother's fate going to resurface?' She thought The next ride was a silent drive. Derik got to the school and Charlotte got out of the car. She didn't know what to say but one thing is for sure, she was not giving the baby up. She turned around and walked towards the school. But not long after she walked, she heard something nearby, someone shouted "Charlotte?"She looked to the other side of the school gate. There was a Bugatti parked by the road beside that car door a tall and handsome man leaned against the car and smiled at her with his arms crossed. Charlotte saw him and was delighted, she ran over and hugged him tightly From the Lamborgini parked opposite her, Derik's face went pale. 'Was that the oldest son of the Lockwood Family, Ethan Lockwood?' He thought. They seemed to have some connection together. Charlotte left Ethan's arms and looked at him happily, he had just brightened Charlotte's mood. "Brother, But you said it would take two months for you to return to the country." "Dad ordered me to be back early" He said with a smile Her face froze, "I see" "Do you want me to take you to see him?" She shook her head slightly. "No, I don't want to see him." " You still can't forgive him?" "How can I forgive him, I know my place." "Charlotte don't be like this. I have never treated you like an outsider." She nodded and smiled. " I know" he turned to look at the Bentley that had just left. "Was the person in that car Derik Miller?" "Yes." She answered "How do you know him?" "I'm his brother's tutor." "Are you still working? The Card I gave you, are you still not using it?" She was silent and only smiled. He sighed. "That's not the money from the Family, it's the pocket money I wanted to give to my sister" "But your surname is Lockwood." "Charlotte, Don't be so stubborn, I still feel sorry for you." "What's there to feel sorry for? I really like my life right now, It's very fulfilling." "If not this, then at least promise me to stay away from Derik Miller, he is very dangerous, he is not someone you should try to provoke. Do you understand?" She laughed "I know, I'm not stupid."He rubbed her head "Come and have dinner with me tomorrow.I'll pick you up when you're dismissed, what do you think?" "No need, where are we going to eat? Just send me the address. I'll get there on my own." Ethan frowned She smiled and looked at the time, "Brother, I have to go to class, send me the address for the meal." She turned around and jogged back to the school. Ethan turned his head and looked back toward the Lamborgini, which had disappeared a long time ago. Derik Miller was not someone who had just dropped Charlotte off at school to be a good guy. "What was his agenda? Could it be that he had found out.....?" He muttered Afternoon class ended, She was the first to rush out of the classroom because she still had to make Vincent Miller, Derik's brother, tutoring session. The Villa in the middle of the Miller's Family Estate was very imposing. It was surrounded by four, two-story buildings. The first two buildings were occupied by Derik's younger siblings. Vincent and their younger sister. The second one used to be the second brother's residence, but after he got married he moved out to live with his family. The other building was the main building of the Miller family Villa and it belonged to Derik because the Derik siblings each had their own independent residents. She stared at the mansion, She never would have guessed that she would be pregnant for Derik, especially in the manner of just a few days. She went straight to Vincent's residence, hoping not to clash with Derik. when she arrived at the door of his study.she heaved a sigh of relief and knocked on the door, "come in." A voice answered from inside. She Stopped at the door for a moment, "was that Derik's voice?" she thought She pushed the door open and as expected, She had not heard wrong, Vincent was not there. The person sitting in the front of the desk, with a book in his hands was Derik, "Mr. Miller, What are you doing here?" Derik said calmly "This is my house. I'm waiting for you." He says mischeviously "Waiting for me?" "Of course. From now on, I think you should stay here and focus more on helping Vincent with his studies, additionally, I would get to monitor my child's development" "Live here!" She exclaimed He looked at her with a gaze that said 'Yes' "But...No, thanks?" "What do you mean by 'but'? look here Charlotte, I need you to understand that I'm doing this for my brother and mainly because of my child " "And that is the problem, Mr. Miller. Actually, you see, I'm not really a Jenner." His eyes turned at her, to continue, "I'm partly a Lockwood, even though my surname is Jenner, I am an illegitimate daughter of James Lockwood, your biggest enemy. It's complicated enough that we have spent the night together. I can't live here because of that "You are what?" His eyes turned in surprise "A Lockwood?"Charlotte's POV Who could have thought I would ever reveal my true identity to anyone, a secret I had sworn not to expose. And now, I'm saying this to Mr. Miller. "You are what?" his voice so domineering. I turned my face down, unable to meet his gaze. "I beg you, Mr. Miller, let me run away with my baby." "Your baby? Don't make this more difficult than it already is, Charlotte. Why don't you give my child to me, and you can leave. I will pay you a huge amount of money, enough to sustain you for a lifetime." "What?" I was shocked by Derik's statement "I'm offering my child a life full of luxury, can't you see? Tell me, Charlotte, what do you have to give the child, huh? What do you have other than your pride? You take up several jobs to feed yourself. When you give birth, will you keep doing that? Oh! Do you think Ethan Lockwood will help you Willingly?." He chuckled "He will offer to sleep with you and you will willingly give yourself to him because you are a slut!" He barely f
Charlotte awoke to the sound of a machine beeping in an unfamiliar room, her body throbbing with pain. "Arghhhh! Where am I?" she muttered, placing her hand on her forehead, attempting to piece together her shattered memory. "You're in the hospital, are you okay?" a familiar voice asked. "Argggh!" Suddenly, she remembered what happened. "My child!" she exclaimed, realization dawning. "How is my baby?" "Charlotte, take it easy," Derik said, his tone heavy with sadness. "Mr. Miller, is my child okay?" "The baby is gone," Derik disclosed, his heart broken, his breath heavy with the weight of the burden he carried. "What do you mean, gone?" she asked, trying to comprehend his words. "You were bleeding," he explained simply. "No!" she shook her head, unable to accept that her first child was gone. "No," she repeated countless times, refusing to believe the news, screaming and yelling in anguish over her lost child. Charlotte couldn't bear it anymore. She pulled the drip
Charlotte, pushed to the front of her father, who sat in a wheelchair, by two men, wore a face filled with rage. "The esteemed Mr. Lockwood is truly capable. He can even stoop to kidnapping in broad daylight," she said. Upon releasing her, the men let her feet touch the ground. Despite being in pain, she stood resolutely. James waved his hand, and the men departed. He coldly ordered, "Take a seat." "No, thanks." "Are you trying to annoy me?" "I've already said it, my name is Charlotte Jenner." "Even with the surname Jenner, you still have Lockwood blood." "That's why I always feel sick. Why did you summon me here?" "Why are you with Derik Miller?" He asked coldly. "It's my business." "What? Are you in need of money? Is that why you got pregnant by him?" He chuckled. "You fool!" Charlotte glared at him, feeling judged by her biological father for associating with the wealthy for financial gain. Heh, how laughable. "You didn't inherit any good traits from your mother, only
It was 9pm at the bar, Charlotte's Night shift. She was wearing a suit and was shuttling through the crowd. She was ordering wine, delivering orders, and her legs were nimble. Amongst the crowd, she was exceptionally eye-catching. She had a tall ponytail, a pretty face, and a slim figure. Even though she was wearing a conservative work uniform, she could still be noticed at first glance.It was because of this that she was often stopped by guests who did not follow the rules and asked how much they wanted for a night, just like now. A short, pot belly middle aged man came to her as usual like other men. She glanced at him with a smile, "Sir, I'm sorry. I'm just a waiter here." "Pfft, what are you pretending to be so Honorable for? you just need to accompany me to the room tonight." "I'm afraid, I'm not into men sir" "What do you mean," the man said, glaring at her "No, I'm telling you, I like women." she said with a smile The man was stunned for a moment. According to h
Derik chuckled "Well, my mother used to bring me here to listen to the peaceful sound of the sea," she continued "noone comes here. Every time I feel sad, I will come here to sit for a while. This place is very peaceful place.As long as I sit here with the sea breeze, listen to the sound of the sea, and look at the beautiful night sky, I feel that life is still pretty good, and the future is still pretty promising, don't you think?" Derik didn't say anything but listened attentively as she spoke. she looked so beautiful with a lot of problems. He felt she was just too delicate and frigal for everything she has been going through and for the first time, He wanted to help her. she chuckled, "I shouldn't be saying this. Oh! look, the sky is so beautiful" she pointed above her head and he raised his head to look at the brautiful night sky. He raised his eyebrows. "How did you find me anyway?" she asked after a while, how did you know i was going to be at the bar?" "I needed to
The courtroom crackled with tension as Derik sat stiffly beside Charlotte and the lawyer he had hired, the best lawyer in the world. His eyes fixed on Jessica, the woman who had torn his world apart.Charlotte, on the other hand, was cold, her hands shivered as her wounds were opened again. She couldn't help but remember her tragic past. The feeling of being pushed down the stairs, the pain of losing her first child. Her emotions were just like how she lost her mother twelve years ago when she lost her mother. She stared into space as heaviness clouded her mind.Derik sensed the tension in her heart and saw her clustered hands shaking, couldn't help but feel sorry for her. He felt it was his fault, if he had not met Jessica that night, if he... emotions clouded his mind. He placed his hand on Charlotte's shivering hands and turned to look at her, "Justice will be served, I promise you."Hearing those words, tears began to flow from her eyes. He gently pulled her into his embrace, feeli
The next morning, they left in a car. On the way, he asked her, "Do you have plans for tonight?"She looked at him. "Working.""Cancel. I have a wine shop to attend tonight. Accompany me there. Consider it as the reward for helping you out of the predicament at the bar last time.""I thanked you""As far as I am concerned, that was not thanks. Rather, it is a form of torture for drinking that bitter coffee. To make the me feel comfortable would be to thank him.""This man is...." He tilted his head and smiled, looking out the window.When the driver saw this scene in the rearview mirror, he silently thought to himself, His big boss was actually smiling because of a woman, is this some kind of miracle?When class ended in the afternoon, she had just left school when she was picked up by the secretary arranged by Derik The secretary took her to buy a dress, put on makeup, and a haircut. Standing in front of the mirror, she almost couldn't recognize herself.Although her face was still th
Charlotte could hear nothing in the silence.The music and the discussions.All she could feel was the warmth of his lips, the aroma of wine.As for him, he seemed to be unable to stop from kissing her.Initially, he thought that he was infatuated with her lips because he had never had a woman. However, all of a sudden, he was unable to control himself.But this time, why?He couldn't explain it to himself.When the dance ended, she was led unsteadily out of the dance floor, but her mind was still in a daze.The looks from the crowd hadn't lessened, but she wasn't in the mood to pay attention to them.She just couldn't understand why he would do that.Thinking that James Lockwood was still here, she felt so embarrassed.She looked towards the corner where James Lockwood wasBut he had left some time ago.She didn't see James, but she saw Ethan Lockwood, her brother with a single glance.Ethan, who was standing, looked at her in disappointment.Her heart tightened with shame.After a mo