When Wendy asked the question, Monica didn’t suspect a thing. She simply assumed Wendy was genuinely concerned about Zac and replied with a smile, “Oh, same as usual. Zac and his father haven’t said much to me. I guess he’s just been busy lately. I’ll remind him—no matter how busy he is, he can’t f
“Lottie, it’s over,” Sean’s voice was low and a little hoarse. “Joseph Ford is dead. It’s all over now.”Charlotte’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.“You… are you okay?”There was a brief pause on the other end.Then Sean replied, “I’m fine.”“Thank God,” Charlotte murmured.Charlotte finally let out
“Just leave it there,” Charlotte said with a sigh.She didn’t want to make things hard for someone just doing his job.“Got it!” Sam lit up instantly. “I’ll leave you to it then. Take care, Miss Riley.”Charlotte gave a small nod. “Mm-hmm.”After he left, Charlotte looked at the two exquisite pieces
Sean’s eyes were deep and unreadable. His voice was low and tense.“Lottie, you really don’t understand men. The way Scott looks at you—he’s not even trying to hide it. You seriously can’t see how he feels about you?”Charlotte suddenly let out a short laugh.She turned to him, her expression filled
Others in the room began raising their paddles one after another.“Five-point-three million.”“Five-point-four.”“Five-point-five.”*The bracelet’s price quickly rose to six million.Charlotte figured she would wait. There was no point tiring herself out with constant bidding. She could just jump i
Charlotte’s words had planted a seed of doubt in Wendy’s heart.After leaving the law firm, Wendy discreetly asked around and quickly learned that the Gibson Corporation was indeed in trouble.Rumor had it that the company’s largest shareholder had already sold off all their shares and cashed out. T