“This for you sir.” The waitress placed a glass filled with champagne before Richard. He nodded, took the glass, and sipped slowly. She studied everyone around the table before walking away.Charlene fuddled with her purse on her lap, switching her gaze on everyone that was talking. Their conversation wasn't something she couldn't flow with, they were all talking about business and it left her hanging in the way. Jeremy was among the guests sitting around the table. Charlene felt invisible in their midst, she glanced around to see only Rowan, she scanned the hall, but she couldn't find Kathleen, she concluded that her mother couldn't make it to the party. She checked the time, it wasn't late, Charles was supposed to be enjoying his date with Veronica by now.She sighed softly. When everyone roared in laughter, she was the only one that didn't laugh. She put her purse on the table, leaned over, and moved her mouth to his ear. “I need to use the restroom.” She told him.Richard looked

“I haven't seen Charlene since morning. Did she step out of that room at all?” Kathleen asked Flavia who was coming out of Charles' room. She nodded. “She's with Charles.” “Charles?” Kathleen furrowed her brows. She skipped a step close to the door and planted a soft knock on it before twisting the doorknob, as she peeked through she was surprised to see how far Charlene had changed in three days.The sound of the door prompted them to look over, Charlene beamed. “Good afternoon, mum.” “Oh. Honey, how are you today?” She asked, striding toward the bed.“Perfectly fine.” She replied and flashed her a bright smile.Kathleen had no idea of what was going on with her, last night she was moody and barely had her dinner. Right now she was fully dressed and her face wasn't pale anymore, she had a bright smile that lit up her face. It had been only three days, and Kathleen was curious to know what was going on. “So, what happened to you?”She frowned. “What do you mean?”“Charles, what did

A day turned into weeks Charlene left home against her parent's will, and since none of them supported her decision, they all wanted her to give their marriage a second chance which she was ready to let go. Charlene only informed her parents she was going on a vacation and that she needed some time to clear her head. Ever since she left home they hadn't heard from her, and Charles was unable to get in touch with her.On the other hand, Richard was bothered because it had been weeks since he heard from her. At first, he wanted to respect her decision to go on vacation, but right now he couldn't do it anymore. A day after his last conversation with Charlene, he signed the contract to change custody, Miguel was returned to Henrietta as the child had always been her excuse to get close to him, and now that she had him, Richard assumed she would never bother him again. Luciana and Richard weren't on good terms after the day at the party. Bryant wanted Luciana to apologize to Kathleen for

“Miss, I think this belongs to you.” A young man dashed after to catch up with her when she halted to look at the person seeking her attention. She pooched, darkening her eyes suspiciously. “Is there any problem?” She enquired politely. Ever since she stepped into the mall, the young man had been looking at her and Charlene didn't seem to know him at all, there was no way she had come across him somewhere or anywhere before.“I think this fell from your wallet when you were paying the cashier.” He extended the gold credit card to her.Charlene looked down, she abruptly opened her purse and her wallet to check for it but it was gone. She collected it from the stranger and saw the credit card belonged to her. She let out a sigh of relief. “Ah. Goodness, I didn't notice when it dropped off from my bag. Thank you so much.” The young man flashed her a bright smile, revealing his dimples. “You're welcome.”“Thanks.” Charlene nodded, whirled, and walked out of the mall. Opposite the mall t

“I may not be the best daughter or best wife but I never regret ever running away back then, Charles.” Charlene spoke out of anger which she was trying to abate.“It's been five years, Charlene. For how long will you keep the truth to yourself.” Despite seeing the anger in her eyes, he was calm and polite. He had no intention of telling her what to do, as long as she knew the right thing to do, she was just playing stubbornly, he wouldn't intervene.“As long as I'm breathing. Richard doesn't deserve us.”“He lost everything. Your trust and Miguel.”“I only feel sorry for the poor child. Henrietta was a terrible mother to him, she never really cared about the child from the beginning. I know Richard loves Miguel so much, I told him I'm ready to be a mother to Miguel. Why would he let his ex-wife come between us?”“You still don't understand?”“Of course I do, everything is clear to me. I'm going to inform Richard about Daniella very soon but I won't let him take the child away from me,