Upon hearing the stylist's words, the hand that Charlotte had just raised immediately dropped.
Such an expensive necklace, where did she dare to touch it?
Just like that, in a daze, the necklace was already put on.
The originally empty neckline was adorned with such a diamond necklace, the flawless brownish-yellow diamond pendant rested on the chest, shimmering under the light.
Charlotte glanced at the mirror in front of her, her gaze falling on the massive brownish-yellow diamond. She wanted to ask someone to put the necklace away but feared it would make her seem inexperienced.
It was too expensive.
A necklace worth four hundred million was just hanging around her neck. If anything happened, how could she afford to compensate for it?
What kind of party was this?
Why did you have to wear such an expensive necklace?
"It's really beautiful, Mrs. Romero."
The stylist on the side was sincerely praising with his hands
Having someone accompany you to the bathroom was something only primary school students would do.Charlotte sat in the car, still feeling incredibly embarrassed.The lights outside the car window were spectacularly beautiful, swaying over Lottie and casting on Leandro's profile. Each pause of light and shadow was a distinct three-dimensional facet.Charlotte looked and couldn't help but exclaim, "Such a face, it's a pity not to act on the big screen."The carriage had been silent, but a woman's sigh suddenly broke the quiet.The light ahead was red, so the car stopped. Even the focused driver in front couldn't help but glance at the rearview mirror.And Leandro, who had originally been feigning sleep with his eyes closed, also slowly opened his eyes at this moment, turned his head, and stared straight at her.Charlotte: "..."This mouth, she really didn't want it anymore!But it was such a shame to give up on something s
This sudden sound almost instinctively drew everyone's gaze to Charlotte's chest.Such a large diamond, under such bright light, shone so brightly that people couldn't look away.Undoubtedly, at that moment, Charlotte had become the focus of the crowd.In the distance, Marcus, holding a wine glass, spotted Charlotte, who was arm in arm with Leandro, through the crowd.He had known Charlotte for so many years, always aware of her beauty. However, now, looking at her through the crowd, he realized that Charlotte's beauty was outstanding, far more than he had ever recognized.The waist, accentuated by that slim white dress, seemed as if it could be encircled by a single hand. And at that moment, Leandro's hand was slowly wrapping around that slender waist.Marcus's face turned pale instantly, the veins on the back of his hand holding the wine glass pulsating.The man standing next to Charlotte, it should have been him!Charlotte r
Leandro watched her movements, his eyebrows twitching slightly, "Don't like it?"It's not that I didn't like it, I was just afraid of getting drunk.Charlotte was a classic case of "weak in capacity but strong in desire" when it came to drinking alcohol.The last time she got drunk, she mentioned "car sex" in front of Leandro. Charlotte still remembers it vividly to this day.Thinking of this, Charlotte's face couldn't help but flush: "Drinking is not good."Although the wine was delicious, it was truly embarrassing!Quit it, quit it!Leandro's lips curled slightly in a rare smile, then he reached out to take the glass of red wine from her hand, and from a passing waiter's tray, he picked up a glass of orange juice for her: "Drink this."Charlotte glanced around at the people, all of whom were swirling their glasses of red wine. Dressed as stunningly as she was and holding a glass of orange juice, she couldn't help but feel she
As soon as Charlotte spoke, there was a noticeable change in Marissa's complexion.She had originally thought that, in front of so many people, with her attitude being so good, even if Charlotte was reluctant, she would have no choice but to grit her teeth and say "okay".Unexpectedly, Charlotte didn't buy into this at all. Even in front of so many people, she still didn't show any social respect.The people around waiting to watch the drama, upon hearing Charlotte's "I mind," many of them secretly took a deep breath."...Really? Was Charlotte that brave? After all, this was her husband's stepmother. Shouldn't she show some respect, if not for the woman herself, then for her husband's sake?""What do you know? Mr. Romero has always had a bad relationship with his stepmother. Naturally, Charlotte would side with Mr. Romero.""But on an occasion like today, even if there was real dissatisfaction, such a refusal was too impolite, too disrespect
Aidan walked up to Leandro, "Aren't you going to check on your little darling wife?"Leandro gave him a cold glance, and Aidan turned his gaze away in disappointment.Alright, I couldn't even make a half-joking remark.Charlotte followed Daisy to the garden. The Galloway family had put a lot of effort into the party, even the garden was meticulously decorated.However, such high-class banquets were not frequent throughout the year, let alone tonight. At this banquet, many distinguished guests who rarely appeared on normal days were present. Therefore, this "remote" garden was not favored.Just as Daisy had said, the garden was indeed quite deserted and peaceful.Of course, even the lighting was only for ambiance, it didn't serve much of a purpose for illumination.Charlotte casually put down the cup in her hand, then followed Daisy to sit down on the chair in front.Sipping her red wine, Daisy let her gaze sweep over her before
Charlotte thought that Daisy definitely did it on purpose!He intentionally got close to her first, then used her as a way to get closer to Leandro!Tsk tsk tsk!She had just thought that this Ms. Clements was not up to par, but she didn't expect her to be so cunning!Charlotte was afraid that she might inadvertently betray Leandro, so she quickly stood up to leave as soon as she finished speaking.She just didn't expect that after only a few steps, Ms. Clements called out to her again: "Ms. Bernard."Charlotte had no patience to continue this with her either. She turned her head, looking at her expressionlessly, "Ms. Clements, I'm already married to Leandro. You're a well-off young lady, I believe there are many who like you. You don't need to hang yourself on this tree named Leandro.""You were absolutely right."Daisy stood up, but instead of walking towards her, she headed for the swimming pool behind her.Charlotte
The shrieking woman's voice quickly attracted the people in the banquet hall. Charlotte had just pulled Daisy out of the swimming pool when a crowd of people surged out behind her."I saw it! I saw her push Ms. Clements into the swimming pool!"To slander her, had Daisy even arranged for people to lie blatantly?Charlotte suddenly regretted jumping down to save someone just now. If she hadn't, Daisy could have saved them as a "backup"!Charlotte put on a serious face, walked over to the shoes she had hastily taken off earlier and picked up the necklace.A necklace worth over four hundred million was lost, she couldn't afford to compensate for it!She had just picked up her shoes, planning to go find Leandro for support, when Marissa came over surrounded by people, "What's going on? Daisy, why are you like this?"Daisy was probably choked by the water, and was now there, coughing and spitting out water.Before she could speak, t
Not only Marissa was surprised and incredulous, but even Charlotte, the person involved, doubted whether Daisy's brain had been soaked in water and gone bad.She staged this whole act, wasn't it just to frame her for pushing her into the water?Wasn't it always written like this in novels?Wasn't it always portrayed like this in TV dramas?However, Daisy had denied that she was the one who pushed her down, and honestly claimed that she was her savior.Charlotte stood behind Leandro, for the first time in her life, she felt her intelligence was somewhat inadequate.Daisy draped the towel someone handed her over her shoulders, glancing at Charlotte behind Leandro, "Mrs. Romero, I'm sorry for startling you tonight."The wind blew, and she sneezed. Daisy paused for a moment, then continued, "You should go change your clothes, I will definitely come to thank you another day for what happened tonight!"After speaking, she turned arou
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
Aidan looked at her and said, "You speak.""This matter, you know and I know, did it happen?"Aidan was choked for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.""That's good, you do as you please, I have to go to the company."Her colleagues were all asking her on Line if she was planning to quit and not work anymore. Compared to the fact that she slept with Aidan last night, Elizabeth felt that keeping her job was a bit more important!"Are you in a hurry to go to the company? I can give you a ride."Elizabeth subconsciously wanted to shake her head, she really didn't want to have any more contact with Aidan.After all, what happened last night was quite outrageous.But as the words were about to come out, she changed her mind and said, "Well, thank you for your trouble, but my boss thought I quit! I have to hurry to the company and explain!""Your boss wouldn't give you a hard time about what happened last nig
The events of last night are replaying in my mind like a movie.Aidan sat on the edge of the bed, not knowing how to solve the matter for a moment.If it was another woman, we would just sleep together and spend some money to solve the problem.But this person was not just anyone, it was Elizabeth.Not to mention that Elizabeth herself is not an ordinary woman, just her relationship with Charlotte, she took care of her last night and put her to bed. It's difficult to end it without getting married.Although the Duncan family always had their older brother to rely on, as the youngest son, he didn't have much pressure.But how could Aidan not know that in such a family, it was not enough for him to marry someone he didn't like in the future.He was not Leandro, but he said he would marry.While Aidan had a headache, Elizabeth knocked on the door again and said, "Wash your face, let's talk."When she just woke up, she was n
In the darkness, both of them did not speak anymore, only the sound of their breaths mingled together.I don't know how long had passed, but Charlotte licked her lips and felt a bit thirsty.I wanted to drink water.She thought so and couldn't help but move a little.Leandro grunted, "Baby, I couldn't bear it either."If you keep messing around, I really can't help it anymore.Charlotte's hard-won composure suddenly went up in flames, "No, I was thirsty."She really didn't mean it.Leandro lightly tapped her on the back, indicating for her to get off him.Charlotte didn't react at first, until she heard him say, "I'll pour you some water." Only then did she understand his meaning and quickly flipped off him.Leandro sat up from the bed, turned on the night light, and then picked up the nearby water glass. He went downstairs to pour water for her.The room was illuminated by a night light. Charlotte sat up i
"Did you go to sleep?"Leandro looked at her round, bright lychee eyes and smiled.Charlotte's ears turned slightly red, and she nodded, "Mmm, mmm."Actually, she was not tired.Leandro raised his hand and turned off the night light.The entire room instantly plunged into darkness, and Charlotte felt the woody scent at the tip of her nose becoming even more distinct.In the darkness, Charlotte swallowed nervously.Last night, the intimate scenes of our skin touching suddenly appeared in my mind, and Charlotte suddenly felt hot.She moved slightly, wanting to brush off the thin blanket from her body.The result was that the blanket was not rubbed off, but accidentally rubbed against Leandro's thigh.Both of them were startled.Leandro struggled to swallow and said, "Lottie, aren't you sleepy?"Charlotte's head was buzzing: "I... feel a bit hot."She just wanted to rub off the blanket from her b
Leandro had finished taking a shower and came out, but Charlotte was still waiting for Elizabeth to reply.She had no choice but to put down her phone and ask the person directly, "Leandro."Leandro turned his head and glanced at her when he heard her calling him, and softly asked, "Hmm?""So... your father's birthday, is it just this week?""Well, on Friday."Charlotte pursed her lips and blinked at him, "So, will you go then?""It depended on the situation.""What's the matter?"He wiped his hair, and his short hair was wiped into a mess, adding a touch of youth to his face.Charlotte looked on, her heart inexplicably moved.But she quickly suppressed her wandering thoughts and looked up at him, waiting for his response.He laughed and said, "Mrs. Romero's situation.""Me?" Charlotte was somewhat surprised, raising her hand and pointing at herself. "What's the matter with me?"How did she no