When Charlotte was wheeled in by Leandro, there was a clear surprise among the people in the box.The manager of the Brand Department of the Splendid Group was even more confused. Wasn't tonight's dinner supposed to finalize the spokesperson for next year?Of course, despite their lack of understanding, they didn't dare to ask any further about what was going on.Jayden, having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, immediately understood why Leandro had suddenly invited them to this meal today.Neither a day earlier nor a day later would do, it had to be today.Jayden thought about Charlotte and Dangelo trending, feeling waves of fear afterward, and pondered that he would have to find an opportunity to express his stance again later.He nudged Dangelo with his elbow. Dangelo raised his eyebrows, glanced at Charlotte, and then his gaze swept over Leandro.Leandro's attention was all on Charlotte. After someone else pulled out a chair, Leandro led Charlotte to her seat.
At a normal dinner party, Leandro seldom spoke. But being such a big Buddha, even if he just sat there without saying a word, no one could ignore his presence.He didn't talk much, as if he had nothing to do, he just focused on serving food to Charlotte.When did Leandro ever serve dishes to people?In the beginning, people who saw the Splendid Group were dumbfounded.Although it was a fact that Charlotte and Leandro had gotten their marriage license, Charlotte, a woman who had just been jilted by the groom at her own wedding, had a tarnished reputation, regardless of who was at fault. She immediately married Leandro, and everyone knew exactly why.Alas, she was just a woman used as a human shield by Leandro.But now, Leandro had served food to the "human shield".This news truly terrified the people of the Splendid Group present, their gaze towards Charlotte became reverent and sacred.There was a constant conversation at the
Lipstick mark...The others were discussing the contract with their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, none daring to step into that inexplicable battlefield.Dangelo stared at the lipstick mark, his eyes flickering mysteriously. He held his phone, a casual smile playing on the corners of his lips.Rubbing her stomach surreptitiously, Charlotte sensed that something was off. She first glanced at Dangelo, noticing that he was staring intently at Leandro. Subconsciously, she followed Dangelo's gaze towards Leandro.Charlotte lifted her head slightly, only to see the bold lipstick mark exposed on Leandro's collar.With a "bang", she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, completely stunned.Charlotte's face turned red all at once, and despite her makeup, it couldn't hide the obvious blush on her cheeks.Her skin was naturally fair, and with the nude makeup she had applied that night, her foundation was thinly used
Leandro stood up and pulled the wheelchair from the corner. Seeing the Brand Department manager and Melvin, he frowned slightly in distaste, "Aren't you leaving yet?"Melvin and the Brand Department manager both stiffened for a moment, quickly rising to their feet, "Then we'll be going now, Mr. Romero, Mrs. Romero."Charlotte was still not quite accustomed to the title "Mrs. Romero". She felt somewhat embarrassed, but she couldn't let it show on her face. She could only pretend to be calm and smile lightly: "Alright, goodbye.""Goodbye! Mr. Romero, Mrs. Romero!""Goodbye! Mr. Romero, Mrs. Romero!"Upon leaving the private room, both the Brand Department manager and Melvin breathed a deep sigh of relief.The manager of the Brand Department glanced back into the box, then immediately asked Melvin, "Melvin, is this Mrs. Romero for real?"Of course, Melvin knew what the "truth" meant from the Brand Department manager. Many people thought
The box was left with just Leandro and Charlotte, and Charlotte finally breathed a sigh of relief.When she sat down in the wheelchair, she couldn't help but notice the lipstick mark on Leandro's collar."Mr. Romero, could you lower your head?"Leandro glanced at her, didn't respond, and simply bent down.The man suddenly moved closer, a crisp woody scent following him. Charlotte pinched her own heated earlobe."Your collar was a bit crooked."She didn't dare to look at Leandro, she just reached out directly.Charlotte was indeed guilty, her hand trembled uncontrollably for a moment.She quickly flipped up the collar, then folded it back down, finally adjusting it to barely cover the lipstick mark. Only then did she withdraw her hand, "Alright, Mr. Romero."After all, lying, Charlotte glanced at Leandro, feeling incredibly hollow.Leandro looked at her and said slowly, "Thank you.""No, no need to thank me,
No one spoke in the carriage. It was so quiet that Charlotte could hear her own heartbeat.Although she didn't know why, she could sense that Leandro didn't like her talking about divorce.Words spoken; water spilled.What's said is said, she couldn't take it back.Charlotte gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and leaned her face forward, "I'm sorry, I misspoke. Maybe you could hit me to let off some steam?"Watching her lean over, Leandro suddenly wasn't angry anymore.He raised his hand and tugged at his collar, "Don't want to fight."Didn't want to fight, wanted to kiss.Dark pupils stared at that luminous white face, Leandro swallowed slightly, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down, he just felt somewhat hot."Huh?"Charlotte opened her eyes, glanced at him, saw that his expression was the same as before, hesitated for a moment, and felt that Leandro was just being polite to her: "Maybe you should hit it?"
The carriage quieted down again, but the atmosphere was noticeably better than before.Charlotte touched her bumped forehead again, thankfully, it no longer hurt.She lowered her hand, and without paying attention, she hit Leandro directly.The two people sat too close!"Sorry, Mr. Romero, I moved to the side."Charlotte said, moving a little distance to the side.But she felt it wasn't enough, that distance of over ten centimeters was still too close.Just as she was about to move a bit further away, Leandro suddenly spoke up, "Tomorrow is Friday."At first, Charlotte didn't react, "Oh right, the week really flew by!"Lifted my head, directly meeting those deep black eyes.Charlotte's heart gave a fierce thump, and the next second, she remembered something important: she was moving in with Leandro on Saturday!Realizing this, Charlotte didn't feel quite well.Leandro looked at her and added, "Ms. Be
He lowered his eyes, suddenly grabbing her hand, "Cold?"Charlotte's hand trembled slightly, she quickly withdrew it, still stubbornly insisting, "I'm not cold.""Don't cover it up, lest it gets hot again later."He said, reaching out to remove her coat.Charlotte subconsciously tugged at her coat, looking at him awkwardly, "It's still a bit cold."Leandro looked at her, holding his coat, neither exerting force nor letting go, just standing off with her like this.The gaze in his dark pupils was playful yet profound. His thin lips moved slightly, hooking into a faint smile, "Not afraid of the heat?"Charlotte suddenly realized, Leandro did it on purpose!He had long noticed that her blushing just now was due to shyness, not heat at all.This person was really mean, teasing her like one would tease a cat!She suddenly lost her temper, immediately letting go of her hand, and the suit jacket slid right off her body,
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