"Miscarriage? what are you talking about?""Don't act Dumb Charlotte! Mia said you caused her miscarriage. you poisoned her tea!'' By the time he had finished that statements, students were already gathering round the scene, while others gasped another group brought out their phones to record.It made sense if Charlotte really poisoned Mia to cause her miscarriage, after all, she slept Her boyfriend.By this time, Bella was foaming with Rage as she clenched her fist together in annoyance, her eyes was red "How dare you come in here to accuse her Alex?""she will pay for this" Alex yelled back"Pay for what?" Bella added, "pay for all the lies mia told you? Do you really think she is capable of poisoning another person? You might not be together anymore but at least you should know what she can and cannot do!" "What?"you are so Dump Alex, you are so stupid!"Alex eyes was less in fury here here and he looked so confused, "Charlotte!""Alex! I would never cause Bella to miscarry, I kno
Charlotte stared into space for three hours, she wanted to be alone and now she has gotton it even at a better place, she wanted to really scream and cry but tears just danced on her face.She has always been an independent person all her life, she was almost raped by the person she called brother and almost sold by the Lockwood but now she is going to be kicked out from school. She has to stand up for herself, four years of hardwork can't just go in vain without a certificate to beholdshe buried her face on her laps as she though of how helpful Derik has been, even though his reputation is known to be a jerk, he might not actually be a jerk to her after all. He has helped a lot and she feels so grateful to him.When she felt like she has cried enough, she stood up to go and met Derik patiently waited for her in the car, "Mr. Miller, you are still here" she exclaimed in surprise as she walks towards the car"You are so hard to fathom, sometimes, you call me by my First name, and somet
"Mr. Miller, stop! Where are we going?" Charlotte abruptly stopped, forcing Derik to halt too. "What you just did back there, what was that all about? And who are you?" Charlotte asked, looking confused. Derik raised his eyebrows in pride. "I am your guardian angel, can't you see?" Charlotte didn't reply but only stared at him, making him force more words out of his throat. "Listen, I am the overall head of this school. It was owned by my brother. When he died, the school became mine." "Your brother? The one, the Lockwoods?..." Derik gritted his teeth in hatred, while Charlotte only stared at him, short of words. "I'm so sorry!" "It's okay! Get in the car!" "But why didn't you tell me about your authority in this school? You should have told me at least!" Derik leaned closer to her. "Are you angry?" "Angry? Of course not! I'm just... just... surprised," she said as she looked away, realizing that she might have been a little bit angry. "You are free to get angry! It makes you
"So fast?""I have to. And it's best if you don't disclose my new address to anyone," Charlotte said.Bella didn't realize that Charlotte had Derik in mind when she said 'anyone'; she had just thought of any random person."Okay, Charlly."Suddenly, a familiar car appeared in front of her. The door opened, and Derik got out of the car. Just like earlier, he was still holding a bunch of flowers and smiling at her.The moment she saw him, her eyes turned. Derik walked in front of her and handed the flowers to her. "Congratulations, the defense is over." She extended her hand and received the flowers. "Thank you.""Why are you so down? Isn't the result ideal? In my opinion, you are someone who can never go wrong."She tried her best to control her emotions. She pursed her lips and smiled but didn't say anything.Derik frowned. "Looks like you really have something on your mind. What's wrong?"At this point, Bella had bowed her head in respect to Derik before walking out, leaving the two
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