Charlotte immediately jumped away from him and turned around to glare at him, "if you keep acting like this, I won't be coming around anymore."He looked at her blushing face and didn't make a fuss. He sat down and looked at the food in the lunchbox: a sandwich, chicken wings, fried rice."You did all this?""Sure did. I owe you, so I figured I should repay you properly.""Join me for lunch!" Derik insisted."Oh, no, I just finished eating. I'm stuffed.""Then watch me eat.""Derik!" she exclaimed.Derik raised his eyebrows, as if to say, "What's the problem?""I have work!""So do I. Are you more busy than i am?"Charlotte felt a little embarrassed. "Since you're so appreciative," he continued, "why don't you just stay and eat with me!"At this point, it wasn't a request; it was a command from Derik to her.She picked up her fork and dug into the food alongside Derik. It was obvious Derik wasn't hungry; he just wanted Charlotte by his side as he fed her.He kept offering Charlotte mo
"Charlotte, are you okay?""Derik? Derik!" Charlotte said as she grabbed Derik and hugged him tightly.Derik wrapped his arms tightly around Charlotte, so tight she felt a little discomfort, but she didn't pay much attention to it as her heart was beating fast."Derik, I'm so scared!""Why? What happened? Talk to me!""I miss my mom! Sometimes, she yells my name, telling me she needs to tell me something. I feel so scared that I might never hear whatever she intends on telling me! I'm so scared that the Lockwoods who caused her death will go scot-free. I'm so scared I might end up like..." At this point, Charlotte was already tearing up as she tried to finish her sentence."Shhh," Derik cut her off, "It's okay, Charlotte! Don't feel scared, I am here for you. I will always be by your side. Always remember that, okay?" His tone was steady and reassuring while his gaze was fixed on her. His words somehow comforted Charlotte as she felt more at ease now.Derik hugged Charlotte tighter, an
"Is your mom Sophie?""Yes! Sophie Jenner!" Charlotte replies, looking confused. "What's going on?""We still don't know for now, sweet," Rebecca replies. "But one thing is for sure, Ethan is Sophie's son.""What? So Ethan isn't a Lockwood, and he's also my mom's son?""Yes! How can that be?" Charlotte laments."It only means one thing: your mom Sophie had a lover back then before she met the Lockwoods. The question is, who?""My mom!" she mutters.Derik places his hands around Charlotte's shoulder, who is going confused."What else have you done?""I've snatched more than half of their customers. In due time, they'll notice," Rebecca says, pride evident in her tone.Derik smirks. "Very good, Rebecca," while Rebecca smiles."Alright, I have to go now, I have a date and I am late already.""A date already? When did you get back that you have already found yourself a date? Tell me his name; I will compel him to priesthood.""I would rather hide his identity from you for the rest of my li
Angela began to shiver as she fell on her knees and grovelled, "Mr Miller, I am so sorry, I didn't mean to!" she said with her face down.His Secretary entered; he turned to look at her. "Elena, fire her this moment along with these two, and pull their certificates so that they won't be able to work for any company!" He declared, and everyone gasped at his words."Immediately, Sir!" Elena responded.Angela and the rest began to cry, knowing fully well that they were doomed. "Mr. Miller, we are sorry!" they cried out loud.But Derek ignored them as he pulled Charlotte out, and they both walked out of the office. When they got to the rooftop, Charlotte said, "Mr. Miller, what you did back there...""Don't tell me what I did back there was wrong; they were bullying you. You could have just called me. What if I hadn't walked in right on time to see this? They would keep on bullying you!""But it's not a big deal. Please, Derik, I beg of you. How will they continue to live without their cer
Abigail threw her plate onto the table where the two were sitting.The soup covered Charlotte and Mira.Mira stood up and exclaimed, "Arghhhh, what are you doing?!"Abigail hugged her chest with an angry look on her face, "What? You were allowed to vilify me behind my back, and I wasn't allowed to rebel? Do you think I'm so easy to bully?""Can you stop this nonsense?""I'm spouting nonsense? I could hear it clearly from both ears."The voice from her side quickly attracted the gazes of the passersby.Mira looked around worriedly and said, "Just now, Charlotte was angry because you gave so much work to her. That's why she said a few bad things about you, but she didn't have any bad intentions.”Charlotte raised her eyes and looked at Mira in disbelief."Charlotte, what kind of person are you? You still have to lie about me right in front of me?"Charlotte stood up and looked at Abigail with her arms crossed. "I wonder how a brainless person like you got into this company.”"What did y
What happened?” Derek asked over the phone.“Abigail, right here, is bullying me!”In the middle of a meeting, Derek felt his blood boiling. “Alright! I'm on my way,” he said as he stood up and walked out of the meeting.In less than a minute, Derek was at the door of the department. The moment he walked in, it felt like the air stopped for a minute. He had this majestic aura that spelled out authority like that of a medieval king. Everywhere went so silent that you could hear a pin drop.The sight of him made Abigail tremble, lose balance, and fall, while the others just froze.Charlotte, for the very first time, felt proud. A perfect tycoon like him answered her in less than a minute and is always there for her. This thought made her face flush.“President!” Abigail said.Derek looked at her coldly and then turned to Charlotte, “what happened?” His deep, husky, seductive voice echoed in the room.“She tried to get me fired using Mr. Smith to get me fired,” Charlotte narrated.At thi
Pang! He felt his car hit someone. Startled, he emerged from the car to find Charlotte, who had been hit by his car.“Charlotte! Charlotte!” he exclaimed as he ran over to her, shaking.“Ethan!” Charlotte weakly replied, covered in her own blood.“Charlotte, you'll be okay, I promise to do everything to…” Before Ethan could finish, he was shoved aside by Derek. “Get out, you bastard,” Derek commanded, looking at Charlotte, who was barely conscious. “Charlotte, don’t worry! Everything will be fine!” Derek reassured her.“I don’t want to die!” Charlotte repeated tearfully before passing out.He gently carried her to his car, but as he was about to leave, Ethan stopped him and asked, “Where are you taking her?”Derek looked at him coldly and replied, “What do you care? When I’m done with Charlotte, I promise to tear you limb from limb!” He entered his car and ordered, “Hurry to the company’s hospital!”In a few minutes, they arrived at the company’s hospital. Upon seeing Derek carry a bl
Charlotte knew that Derek was always dominating, but somehow he was sweet this time around. He would wake Charlotte up with breakfast in bed. She wasn’t allowed to do anything except lie on the balcony and read some books while basking in the sun.If she wanted to go out, she had to be carried downstairs by Derek.He had been doing this for the past six days since Charlotte got discharged, claiming she hadn’t fully recovered. Charlotte got angry and bored at the same time but could not vent it out because she knew he was just taking care of her.At times, anytime Charlotte tries to complain, Derek doesn’t fail to plant his sweet tongue into her mouth, making Charlotte unable to resist. This man,had too much control over his desires.Vincent came to join Charlotte on the balcony. While she was listening to the breeze, he was eating pop corn He said to her, "Sister, are you okay?”Charlotte looked at him and smiled, “I’m fine.”“Aren’t you bored?” He proceeded.“Oh! Yes, Vincent, I am so