"The noodles were delicious, thank you."
Hearing his words, Charlotte glanced at the bowl and found that the noodles had already been eaten.
She felt that she must have comforted Leandro, "Oh, you're welcome. So, should I go back now?"
"Mm-hmm."
Before leaving, Charlotte hesitated whether to take the empty bowl and fork with her.
As she reached out to grab it, Leandro suddenly leaned in, their foreheads lightly touching. Even though they pulled away quickly, Charlotte still felt it.
She was a bit embarrassed, her face slightly red, "Sorry, I just wanted to take the bowl away..."
"Did it hurt?"
She had just finished speaking when she suddenly felt a warmth on her forehead.
One of the man's hands was on the back of her head, and the pads of his index and middle fingers of the other hand gently stroked her forehead.
The two were close, their breaths intertwined indistinguishably, Charlotte's nostrils filled with the
Charlotte returned to the room and saw that the phone on the desk had been flashing. She walked over, picked up the phone, and only then did she realize that Elizabeth had sent her quite a few messages.Elizabeth: Lottie! Are you really going to comfort Leandro?Elizabeth: ...You didn't really take my advice and put on sexy pajamas to comfort your husband, did you?Elizabeth: Half an hour has passed, Lottie. Will you be able to get out of bed tomorrow?Elizabeth: There's still ten minutes until an hour, take it easy, Lottie, your calf isn't fully healed yet! I won't disturb your baby-making anymore, I'm out of here. [I'm out of here.JPG]The latest message had arrived two minutes ago. Charlotte looked at Elizabeth's message and her face turned red instantly. She hurriedly replied.Charlotte: ...I'm back! Can you throw away those yellow scraps in your mind?Elizabeth was all talk, but in reality, she was always holding her phone waitin
Catching sight of someone out of the corner of her eye, Charlotte felt incredibly guilty. She had intended to keep playing, but after a while, she couldn't stand the man's gaze and stopped. "Mr. Romero, is there something you need?"Leandro stood by the piano, his head slightly lowered, his dark eyes staring straight at her: "Have you been avoiding me lately?"When he said this, his voice didn't fluctuate at all, only the end tone was slightly heavier, as if he was just asking a simple question.Charlotte's heart trembled, uncontrollably, she remembered that indescribable dream again, and her face instantly flushed red.She steeled herself, pretending to be calm as she met Leandro's gaze: "Oh, really? I have a charity performance tomorrow. I've been practicing this piece recently..."Leandro's hand, resting on the piano, tapped lightly. He didn't seem to intend to pursue the matter, "Do we still have the candy from that day?""Huh?"T
Charlotte found it hard to comprehend. Disturbed by Leandro, she lost the mood to continue practicing. She took her phone and went back to her room to find Elizabeth.Charlotte: Liz, I have a question. I have a friend who also plays the piano. She has a male friend who suddenly told her he was feeling down and asked her to play Robert's "Traumerei" for him.Elizabeth: [Picking nose.JPG] And then?Charlotte: Robert's "Traumerei" was a piece he wrote for his lover Clara. It had a bit of a musical love letter vibe. My friend didn't think much of it at first, she thought that her male friend didn't know the story behind it. But to her surprise, after she finished playing, her male friend suddenly said, "This piece was written by Robert for his lover Clara."Elizabeth: Oh no, then what?Charlotte: After he finished speaking, he also said to my friend, "Thank you, Ms. Farrell, for playing for me." My friend felt that her male friend was playing games wit
"Charlotte?"For the third time, Caroline called Charlotte, but there was still no response. She gently pushed her with her hand.Charlotte was nudged, only then did she snap back to reality, looking at Caroline: "What's up? Are we there yet?"Caroline shook her head, looking at Charlotte with some concern, "Charlotte, are you okay? I just called you three times..."Charlotte was embarrassed, her ears instantly turning red, "It's nothing, I just spaced out for a moment."Because Elizabeth overanalyzed, she had another fanciful dream last night.The first half of the dream was normal, it was just her playing "Traumerei" for Leandro last night, and Leandro thanking her."But the latter part became absurd," Leandro said he had no way to repay, so he had to offer himself, and then he held her and kissed her.The taste of a mango-flavored kiss, she still remembered it even now.It was over, she had been led astray by Liz!
Caroline had no choice but to give up, but she was still a bit worried about Charlotte's calf, "Is your calf okay?""There should be no problem."As the two were talking, a girl in a black mini-dress walked in, the center of everyone's attention.Tiffany, the popular rising star at home.Even if Charlotte didn't surf the internet much, she had heard of this person's big name.Tiffany was Dangelo's junior, the winner of the Newcomer Award five years ago. She rose to fame immediately and has maintained her popularity ever since.No wonder it's such a big deal, Tiffany was invited. That made the charity performance twice as effective."Ms. Bonilla, you've worked hard. It's such a hot day and we've asked you to come over. Please, have some water first."The staff member who had just been rude to Charlotte was now bowing and scraping to Tiffany as if she wished Tiffany could walk all over her.Charlotte watched, finding it am
Adrienne and the person who came in with her were both a bit surprised, "Wasn't Charlotte the special guest performer today?"The staff member standing next to Tiffany was somewhat guilty, "Ms. Bernard's leg injury has recurred, we can't force Ms. Bernard to go on stage, can we, Ms. Mullen?"Adrienne arrived late. Although she didn't know what had just happened, she glanced at Tiffany and probably guessed it.She nodded slightly and didn't say anything more. After all, she was here for a charity performance today, and she didn't have much say in anything.Tiffany saw Charlotte leave and raised her eyebrows in satisfaction, "Not everyone can participate in such a large-scale charity performance."She hummed in satisfaction, finally feeling somewhat exhilarated.The news that Charlotte couldn't participate in the performance due to a recurrence of her foot injury quickly reached the event organizer, Gabriella Harrington.Gabriella was e
Just a moment ago, Caroline was unsure if Leandro would stand up for Charlotte. But upon hearing Leandro say he was going to make a call. She immediately became excited."Charlotte, Mr. Romero stood up for you, shall we not leave?"Charlotte frowned, "I actually didn't really want him to get involved in this matter."When she left, she had already figured out how to vent her anger on herself. She just didn't expect to run into Leandro right outside the door.Charlotte had been in the circle for so many years after all. Although she was low-key, her strength and connections were still useful at critical times.The charity performance this time was personally invited by the chief planner, Gabriella, through a phone call to her.Gabriella was an open-hearted person, and she genuinely wanted to help those with hearing impairments, so she was upfront about why she was invited when she first made the call.The main purpose of this charity p
"Actually, I had a backup plan.""Really? What disadvantage?"Leandro said, returning to the car.He sat in the car, the door wide open, looking at Charlotte, "Come over."Charlotte had no choice but to walk over. She was wearing a little dress that day, which dragged a bit as she walked, so she could only lift the hem and move forward.As soon as she settled into the car, Charlotte smelled the familiar scent of wood.She subconsciously lifted her head, and glanced at the man beside her, only to find that he was looking at her.Those dark pupils were staring at her: "Tell me about your backup plan."The air conditioning was on in the car, and Charlotte felt much less hot.She pointed to Caroline not far away: "Actually, I had arranged for someone to notify the overall planner of this event, Gabriella. The call that Caroline is taking now should be Gabriella apologizing."At first, Charlotte found it a bit difficul
With Daisy's words, Charlotte also started to remember a little.She had forgotten all about it, it was too long ago.After the competition that day, they could have left after the award ceremony, but the organizers suddenly asked them to record a performance video.She was the first one, so the performance video was recorded first.After finishing the recording, she was ready to leave. If she didn't leave soon, her mask would be taken off by someone.But it was quite a coincidence that day, Karissa said she wanted to film a short clip of herself, so she drove her motorboat to the other side to record the video.Just as she finished recording, she was about to leave when she heard someone shouting from the shore.It was already sunset at that time, and it was too far away for her to see clearly. However, following the direction that people on the shore were staring at, she did see a person standing on the reef.At this time, th
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt an itch on her cheek.Charlotte froze for a moment, her ears turning slightly red.But her gaze shifted to Daisy beside her, who seemed as if nothing had happened, whispering in her ear, "Five years ago, after you finished the Tolujamo competition, you came back and saved someone who got caught in the rising tide and couldn't make it back to shore. Don't you remember?"That night, Daisy really thought that her fate was there. She had never learned how to swim since she was a child, but she had a natural love for the sea.In my sophomore year, my friends and I went to Tolujamo for a trip. We heard that there was a jet ski competition, so out of curiosity, we all went to watch it.After the competition ended, it was the perfect time to watch the sunset. Daisy brought her DSLR camera and climbed onto the outermost rocks to capture the sunset.She was taking the photos seriously and didn't pay attention
Leandro watched as Charlotte walked away before he averted his gaze. He glanced briefly at Marco and then shifted his focus onto Elvis, saying, "Come with me."Elvis felt guilty under Leandro's gaze, "I didn't go, I was busy!"Marissa slapped Elvis on the palm and said, "Go quickly, Leandro wants to talk to you!""Mom!"Are you stupid or something? Does Leandro look like he has something to say to you?He might be in for a punch like this!Of course, Elvis didn't dare to say that.He also knew that his mother was just pretending to be cunning, but in reality, she was just a naive and innocent person."Go quickly!"Marissa urged again.Elvis gritted his teeth and followed Leandro as they walked out of the banquet hall and directly into the rooftop garden on the second floor."Do you have any complaints about me?"Where did Elvis dare to have any objections to Leandro, but he felt annoyed when he heard
Looking at Charlotte and Daisy in front of him, Marco's emotions were very complicated.On one hand, he didn't want to give Charlotte a good face, but on the other hand, he couldn't be cold in front of Daisy.Charlotte was quite clever, continuing the conversation after Daisy's words, if he were to leave abruptly, Daisy would definitely ask for an explanation.Marco looked for two seconds, but in the end, he couldn't cool down his face and kindly smiled at Daisy, saying, "You're thoughtful."This birthday was quite miserable.Leandro, who was standing next to Charlotte, finally spoke after hearing his response, "Dad."Marco glanced at Leandro and said, "You do remember that I am your father, don't you?"Marissa was afraid of the father and son arguing, so she quickly pulled on Marco's sleeve and said, "Marco, it's such a beautiful day, why are you saying these things?"Marissa said, her gaze falling on Daisy, shifting the topic
"Long time no see, Lottie!"Daisy ran over, holding her skirt, just like a gust of wind. She ran up to Charlotte and grabbed her.If she hadn't been holding a glass of champagne in her hand, it probably wouldn't have been just holding onto Charlotte so simply.Leandro glanced at Daisy with a hint of warning in his dark eyes.Daisy glared at him and intentionally held Charlotte even tighter, saying, "I have been abroad recently and don't have much time to meet you. I really, really miss you!"Charlotte heard what was said behind her and her face slightly flushed, but when she saw Daisy, she was still very happy and said, "Long time no see."Daisy indeed didn't contact her much over the past month.Last time she had a competition, she hurriedly rushed there, but the competition had already ended. Daisy insisted on giving her a bag as compensation.Charlotte refused, so she had to choose a regular bag. Before she returned to Aelme
Watching her guilty look, Leandro chuckled lightly and reached out to touch her, reassuringly saying, "Don't worry, if he kicks you out, I'll walk with you."He said, pausing for a moment, "Moreover, he probably won't ask you to leave tonight."Charlotte heard what he said and thought he was just comforting himself. "But what if he really kicks me out? If you go with me, it would be so embarrassing with all the guests watching, right?"Anyway, today was Marco's sixtieth birthday.Most of the guests tonight were influential figures, and if Leandro angrily left with her...Hmm, that scene was too outrageous, she couldn't even imagine it."It wasn't us who was embarrassing."He laughed, speaking in a casual and indifferent manner, as if he didn't care about Marco at all.Charlotte was taken aback: "Okay."She still believed in Leandro.As they were chatting, the car had already driven into the hotel's entrance.
Charlotte was "dismissed" by Greyson when it wasn't mealtime this time, so she had to leave after sending him to the ward.The hospital parking lot was a bit confusing, and Charlotte was worried that she wouldn't be able to find her way and was afraid to enter through the exit of the inpatient department.She had no choice but to walk along the same path she had come from, heading towards the outpatient department, and entering through the exit of the parking lot over there.It was quite a coincidence.When I came, I met Adan and Paola, they were leaving at that moment, and then I ran into them again.Paola, at this time, had clearly cried and was following behind Adan with a resentful expression on her face.Charlotte didn't want to provoke them, so she took a quick glance and averted her gaze. Subconsciously, she slowed down her pace, intending to wait for them to leave before continuing to walk to the parking lot.I didn't want Pao
Charlotte had no idea that she had just greeted Adan, and Paola and Adan, the two siblings, immediately started arguing.She had no intention of getting to know either of these two people on a deeper level, after all, one was of the opposite sex and the other was a meddlesome character.After walking a distance from the outpatient department, Charlotte finally found the building where Greyson was admitted.At that time, the elevators were crowded with people. She waited for two elevators and decided to take the stairs to the fifth floor.Just as Charlotte stepped out of the elevator and turned into the corridor, she saw Orion standing outside the ward door.Charlotte was somewhat surprised and walked quickly over, saying, "Orion, why are you standing here?"When Orion saw Charlotte, he looked up at her, hesitating to speak.Seeing Orion's reaction, Charlotte immediately realized that something was wrong.She glanced into the wa
Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief only after receiving Elizabeth's message. If she didn't reply soon, Charlotte planned to drive over and check the situation.She lowered her head and looked at the message Elizabeth replied in Line, raising her eyebrows slightly.Strange.When did Elizabeth become so quiet?Charlotte felt something was off, but couldn't figure out what was wrong at that moment.She put away her phone and decided to go to the hospital to see Greyson.The hospital was crowded on Friday, and Charlotte had a hard time finding a parking space.Charlotte was not very familiar with the parking lot of this hospital, so she had to go around in circles before finding the exit.I went out but found that it was not the exit of the inpatient department, but the exit of the outpatient department.She had just confirmed the direction of the hospital ward when she turned around and saw a familiar face.Adan loo