For the first time, Marcus felt a little annoyed with Lydia. He didn't want to talk to her, so he pretended that he didn't see her. To his surprise, Lydia stood directly in front of his car."Squeak..."The harsh brake sound caught the attention of everyone around. They all turned to look at the black Mercedes.Marcus looked at Lydia, who was blocking his car, and a kind of anger he had never felt before surged within him.He opened the car door and got off. "Do you want to die?"Lydia looked up, tears streaming down her face. With red eyes, she appeared pitiful."I'm sorry, Marcus. I didn't mean it."In the past, Marcus would have softened his heart seeing her like this, but thinking about what happened online, he felt complicated.Marcus wondered, "Has Lydia changed, or have I misjudged her from the beginning? Is she always like this?"Marcus gazed at Lydia with complicated eyes, and his tone carried a rare touch of impatience. "You said you didn't mean it. Then what about the recor
After living with his daughter for so many years, Greyson couldn't bear to let her go.Charlotte was stunned, and her fair ears slowly turned red when she thought about this. "Everyone knows about my marriage to him. It doesn't seem proper if I don't move there."After all, they had just made a public display of affection. If they lived separately, it would be embarrassing when others found out. Although Charlotte's marriage with Leandro was fake, it was a secret only between them.Leandro asked Charlotte to move there, so there must be a reason.Leandro had done Leandro such a big favor, so it was only right for her to repay him.But Greyson didn't think it was a problem. "Although you have registered your marriage, you haven't had a wedding ceremony yet. It doesn't matter if you don't live together. Others can't say anything."Just as Charlotte was about to say something, Marcus's voice came from downstairs. "Lottie, come down and talk to me. Lottie!"It was late at night, but Marcu
Charlotte asked the maid to carry the wheelchair downstairs. Then she held onto the handrail and jumped down one step at a time.Her legs were almost healed, but the doctor advised her to move less for a faster recovery.Charlotte reached the first floor and got back into the wheelchair. Greyson pushed her out of the villa.Finally, at the sight of Charlotte, Marcus stopped calling out.He had been shouting downstairs for almost ten minutes, and his throat was a little sore. So, his voice was hoarse when he spoke. "Lottie..."Marcus tried to reach out and hug Charlotte. Ever since the wedding, he hadn't touched her again.When they were together before, Marcus didn't like that lovey-dovey way of dating. During the two years they were together, they rarely kissed, and the occasional hug was only because they hadn't seen each other for a long time.Back then, Marcus thought it was fine, but now that their relationship was on the rocks, Marcus realized how extravagant a hug could be.But
Charlotte stared at Marcus in disbelief as she had never thought Marcus would say such things.It seemed that he still believed that she would forgive him and be with him again as long as he said a few sweet things.The gentle and kind young man only existed in her memories. He had changed. Charlotte realized it a long time ago, but she never wanted to accept it.She lowered her eyes and stared at her phone. Finally, she snapped.She dialed Leandro's number. Overwhelmed by anger and disappointment, she only had one thought in mind.She wanted Leandro to come here and take her away.After she listened to the dialing tone for about five seconds, Leandro picked up. "Hello, Mrs. Romero."Hearing his cold and lazy voice, Charlotte clenched her phone tighter. "Honey. Dinner is over. Come over and bring me home.""Honey?"Leandro was sitting lazily in the car before. When he heard the endearment, he sat up straight, his slender fingers touching the top button on his collar. With a small twit
Meanwhile, in a black Bentley, someone ordered the car to stop abruptly. The driver immediately pulled over.Sitting in the front passenger's seat, Melvin was shocked by the sudden order as well. He tentatively looked back at Leandro and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Romero?""You're dismissed. Get out of the car and take a taxi home. The company will cover the expense."Melvin expected a raging Leandro. During the business dinner, Ryder Suarez, one of the guests, had the audacity to invite a woman over and set her up with Leandro. Leandro had left the restaurant with a stony face and hadn't uttered a word until the phone call 30 seconds ago.Receiving Leandro's order, Melvin hastily gestured for the driver to get out of the car. The two exited the car swiftly.Leandro got out of the car, too. But he strode to the driver's seat with his long legs and sat on it in a fluent motion.Soon, the Bentley drove off, leaving Melvin and the driver on the side of the road.15 minutes later, the Bent
Greyson was pleased by Leandro's answer. He took a sip of his tea and said, "Trust is the most important thing in a marriage."It was both a comment and a warning.Leandro spoke with Greyson humbly. After a while, Greyson wisely left, giving some privacy to him and Charlotte.After Greyson went upstairs, Charlotte and Leandro were alone in the living room.He put down his cup gracefully and tilted his head to look at Charlotte, who was sitting next to him. He arched a brow. "Shall we go home now, Mrs. Romero?"Charlotte thought, "He's good at playing along." But she replied awkwardly, "I'm sorry. Marcus is persistent. Maybe we can go out and have a light meal. What do you think?"She understood that her action was out of the line. She called Leandro over to pick her up but refused to leave when he arrived.She pursed her lips, feeling so guilty that she was afraid to meet Leandro's eyes.Leandro was a smart man and grasped Charlotte's unsaid words immediately. He stretched his long le
"Excuse me?"Before Charlotte could react, her left hand was suddenly gripped by a large hand, and the next second, she felt something both hard and soft.Leandro, who was squatting in front of her, was tilting his head slightly, allowing her to touch his Adam's apple.Charlotte quickly pulled her hand away. "I..."She thought, "I was just thinking about it. I didn't really mean to touch it..."Leandro lowered his head and looked at her. "Don't you want to touch it? You are curious, aren't you?""No, I..."Charlotte went speechless again, looking at him with unprecedented embarrassment."You sure you don't want to touch it? It's not too much to satisfy your curiosity, Mrs. Romero."He said it casually as if it were something as ordinary as having dinner.With that, his Adam's apple rolled up and down.When Charlotte saw that, her mind went blank, and inexplicably, she reached out to touch it."How does it feel?"When Charlotte realized what she had done, she was so ashamed of herself.
Marcus had not recovered from the shock when he saw their car drive past him and go into the distance.He didn't come to his senses until the car turned around the corner and disappeared. Then he quickly turned back to his car.Marcus had known Charlotte for twelve years and had never heard that she knew Leandro. And he knew Greyson and Leandro didn't have any kind of friendship. Charlotte and Leandro got married all of a sudden, and Marcus didn't believe there was anything between them.Not long after the car left the villa, it came to a steady stop at a red light. Leandro glanced in the rearview mirror, his thick lashes flapping down, blocking the coldness inside of his eyes.Soon the green light came on, and he started the car again.Ten minutes later, the car stopped again."Mrs. Romero!"Charlotte was pretending to sleep with her eyes closed. With the incident of touching Leandro's Adam's apple before going out, she couldn't face him calmly now.She didn't know what was wrong wit
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