Chapter 3 Charlotte's Determination

When Melvin and Elizabeth reached Charlotte's ward, they happened to see Leandro walk out.

Seeing that Leandro was leaving, Melvin immediately followed him.

There were a lot of visitors in the hospital at this time, so the elevators were crammed with people.

Melvin didn't get a chance to ask questions until he and Leandro got in the car. "Mr. Romero, did Ms. Bernard tell you what she wanted?"

Hearing this question, Leandro opened his eyes, tapped the leather seat with his finger, and said, "She did."

"Then what do you need me to get for you?" Melvin asked, feeling a bit glad that Charlotte was a straightforward woman.

Then, he heard Leandro speaking in the back seat, "A wedding house."

Melvin thought he heard it wrong, and he subconsciously turned his face around, staring at Leandro. "Mr. Romero, did you just say 'a wedding house'?"

Meanwhile, Melvin thought, 'I'm not that old to lose my hearing, am I?'

"Yes," Leandro confirmed it.

Then he closed his eyes again and raised his left hand to signal the chauffeur to drive.

The car slowly started.

And Melvin turned his face back and pinched his hand. The pain told him that this wasn't a dream, and Charlotte wanted Leandro to give her a wedding house!

Melvin was now really curious to know what Charlotte had said to Leandro.

Being Leandro's assistant for years, Melvin naturally knew this "wedding house" wasn't prepared for Charlotte and Marcus. If it was, Leandro would directly ask him to transfer the ownership of the house to Charlotte.

Melvin was bewildered.

Meanwhile, in the hospital, Elizabeth was shocked by the presence of Leandro.

After all, Leandro was a legend.

He became the president of the Splendid Group five years ago. It was extremely difficult to make an appointment with him, even for someone wealthy, like Greyson.

So, everyone was dying to know the reason why Leandro showed up in Charlotte's ward.

Staring at Charlotte, Elizabeth couldn't help but let her mind run wild a bit, thinking, 'Leandro met Charlotte no more than three times. What possibly could he want from her?'

After pondering for a moment, Elizabeth gathered her thoughts and asked directly, "Lottie, why was Leandro here?"

Charlotte answered, "The car that hit me last night was his. He came to discuss the compensation."

Elizabeth paused and said, "I see. What did you tell him then?"

Charlotte's eyes roamed. Just as she was about to say something, a man dashed into the ward. "Lottie!"

It was Marcus!

Before Charlotte could say anything, Elizabeth stood up and shouted at Marcus, "Why are you here? Get out! Don't act like you care about Lottie! It's disgusting!"

Facing Elizabeth's accusation, Marcus didn't say anything. He just looked at Charlotte silently because he knew Charlotte would let him stay.

However, he was wrong this time. Charlotte remained quiet as Elizabeth pushed Marcus out of the ward.

Outside the ward, when Greyson saw Marcus, he instantly went into a fury. He slapped Marcus and shouted, "Bastard! How dare you come here? Get out! You're too 'good' for my daughter! So don't come to her ever again, understand?"

Remaining silent, Marcus stood at the door and gazed into the ward through the window. He could see Charlotte was watching him.

He remembered her eyes were full of affection before, but now, they were cold and indifferent towards him.

Marcus knitted his brows, knowing that Charlotte wouldn't forgive him this time.

After one glance at Marcus, Charlotte looked away.

Marcus abandoned Charlotte at their wedding. Later that day, someone took pictures of him being together with Lydia.

Overnight, Charlotte, once the bride everyone envied, had become a clown that everyone laughed at.

Someone taunted, "Well, I thought they were deep in love. After all, they've been together for three years! But come on, childhood sweethearts? A perfect match? Turned out it was just Charlotte's wishful thinking!"

Another person sighed, "Most miserable bride ever! Got jilted by her groom-to-be. Got hit by a car when she chased after him. And now, she's lying in the hospital! How will she ever recover from that?"

A third person remarked, "What can you expect from an arranged marriage? They've known each other for years. If Marcus had feelings for Charlotte, he wouldn't have run away at their wedding! Tell you what, I even suspect this was his retaliation against Charlotte!"

***

Either on the internet or in real life, Elizabeth could hear people talk about Charlotte's tragedy.

For fear that Charlotte would do something stupid, Elizabeth hid all the phones and tablets away.

Charlotte was aware Elizabeth worried about her. Instead of asking for her phone, Charlotte asked Elizabeth to read all the insults against her in the comment section.

Hearing this request, Elizabeth thought Charlotte was losing her mind and said, "Lottie, are you insane? Why do you care about those haters?"

But Charlotte just stared at Elizabeth calmly and said, "If I don't hear their insults, how will I remember the pain?"

It took Charlotte twelve years to finally come around. She had to be harsh to herself this time because she didn't want to make the same mistake again in the future.

Looking at Charlotte, Elizabeth felt very sad for her. "Lottie, actually..."

But Charlotte cut Elizabeth short and said casually, "Don't worry. No one's life is ever easy."

Elizabeth knew she couldn't change Charlotte's mind, but she handed the phone to Charlotte instead of reading those insulting comments to her.

Charlotte understood Elizabeth. She took her phone, logged into Twitter, and found that her scandal had become a trending topic.

At first, Charlotte would feel terrible after reading the comments, but the more she read, the saner she became as if she was reading about someone else's story.

Charlotte broke five ribs and left calf bone in the car accident. There were also injuries in various degrees on her arms and back. She was hospitalized for over a month before she was discharged.

On the day of discharge, Charlotte was caught off guard by someone's appearance.

It was Leandro. He went to the hospital to pick her up.