A gleam flashed across Charity’s eyes. She stared at that name for a long time, and in the end, she added that person to her contacts. After that, she placed her phone aside. Five minutes later, the phone vibrated. Charity hesitated for a few minutes before picking up the phone. Chester had sent her a picture of blue skies and green mountains. The picture was beautiful, which reminded her of inner calmness. Chester sent a message. [Are you doing well? I’m recuperating at this place. It’s lovely. I’m greeted with the peaceful scenery outside every day when I open my eyes.]Charity sighed and touched her forehead. She could not ignore his greeting. Hence, she had no choice but to reply to him. [I’m doing well. What about you? How’s your injury?]Chester: [I can stand up now. I’m trying to walk around with crutches.]As Charity read his message, she felt a lump in her throat. She only sent a reply after some time. [It’ll get better.]Chester: [Yeah.]The man in the
Charity placed her phone on her forehead. Chester’s appearance had caused a ripple in her stagnant life. However, she could not reject him heartlessly and tell him not to disturb her life. If she said those words, what if he took it too hard, especially with his current condition?Besides, seeing such a high and mighty person like Chester become a person who struggled to walk, she could not say he deserved it. After all, he ended up like that because of her. Charity did not know what to reply. After eating, Chester sent her another message, but he was careful with his words. [Am I disturbing you?] Chester: [I’m just bored. It’s just Ken and I here every day. There are mountains all around. Whenever I go to the hospital’s garden for a walk during the day, people look pretty scared when they see me. I don't know when I can be an ordinary person again and leave this palace.]Charity consoled him. [Your leg isn’t scary. You’ll definitely recover. Don’t overthink it.]Chester
“But given that you’re crippled, do you think you’ll be able to look after Miss Robbins anymore?”Ken thought that if he himself wcrippled, he might give up the person he loved instead.That was because he would think she was out of his league.However, he did not see that with Chester. All he could see was Chester putting on an act.“If I could sacrifice my leg for a 10 percent chance of being with her, isn’t it worth a try?”Chester said it so casually. It was as though he was talking about today’s weather. “Do you think I don’t know Hunter’s character?”A hint of shock shone in Ken’s eyes as he began to put everything together in a daze. At the sight of the skinny and fragile man in front of him, Ken shuddered.It turned out Chester had long known that Hunter would angrily cause him trouble that day.How could Chester be so cruel that he took full advantage of himself?“Actually, you could’ve stopped Hunter that day, right?” Ken asked in disbelief.“If I’d begged and decei
Josh uncapped the bottle. As he drank, he glanced sideways at the woman beside him.The temperature had dropped over the last few days.Today, Charity wore a white sweater and a pair of black jeans, which made her legs look particularly long and slim.Furthermore, she used to be a celebrity, so she naturally shone, and her every movement resembled a poster.“It’s almost noon.” Josh threw a look at the time. “Do you want to have lunch together? Let me thank you for helping me out this time. I heard you spent a fortune hiring a lawyer to engage in a lawsuit. Lunch is on me.”Charity was a little surprised. Then, she looked earnestly at the athlete in front of her.The other party glowered at her awkwardly and promptly averted his gaze. “President Robbins, are you not going to show some respect for me?”“...It’s not that I don’t want to, but the public is spreading rumors about us. If we get caught on camera again–”“This is annoying. Since other people are going to suspect me whe
As to going to Country R to visit Chester, Charity did think about it. However, she had yet to decide if she wanted to do it. The weather gradually turned cold.The advertisement for Neeson Corporation’s new product was in full swing.With Josh being so well-known and Charity having Ferra support her in the entertainment industry, the products under Neeson Corporation caught the public’s eye once again. When the total year-end sales were out, Neeson Corporation achieved staggering results.In order to motivate the employees, Charity suggested organizing an overseas trip for excellent employees during Christmas this year. As for the trip destination, it would be up to the employees to decide.In December, Charity’s assistant showed her the chosen places for the trip. “Everyone prefers traveling to Europe. Coincidentally, a lot of special promotions for merchandise overseas goes on during Christmas. After one year of hard work, everyone wants to go shopping.”“Europe it is.” C
After feeling surprised, Charity soon guessed it. “Is Shaun going to visit Chester?”“Yeah.”Catherine did not hide the truth. “He said it’s quite sad for Chester to spend the new year alone, and since he’ll be going over during Christmas, he’ll bring our children and me along. By the way, Freya wants to tag along after learning we’re going there. Ryan will be coming along as well. I wanted to invite you at first, but I was worried you wouldn’t want to go to Country R.”Charity said in amusement, “Forget it. Even if you had invited me, I wouldn’t come along.”“Why? Are you afraid of seeing Chester?”“No.” Charity sighed gloomily. “You guys are all couples and have families. What’s the point of me coming along? To be a third wheel or watch you show off your love for each other?”“What’s so bad about that? It’ll make you jealous and motivate you to get a young man soon.”Catherine teased, “Josh isn’t bad. He’s a world champion. His physique must be excellent.”“Forget it. We’re j
Charity stared at the message with a weird expression. If it were not for Chester sending voice messages occasionally, she would suspect that the Chester behind the messages was fake. That man had always been bossy, vicious, and stubborn. When did he become so understanding? When did those changes happen? It seemed they occurred after his leg was amputated. Could he have suffered trauma due to the loss of his leg and turned into another person? The next day, Freya gave Charity a call after the group arrived in Country R. She said she and Ryan had driven to the hotel’s entrance to pick her up. After informing the tour guide, Charity brought Larissa and their luggage downstairs. When Larissa saw Ryan’s handsome and gentle face, she suddenly felt afraid. Although it was her first time meeting Ryan, she heard from others that Freya’s boyfriend was the prime minister’s son. “How can we possibly let you pick us up? You should’ve told us the address, and we would’ve gone ove
“Hubby, you’re finally willing to come home.” Charity suddenly heard Catherine’s sour mocking in her ear. Shaun walked in wearing a coat. His figure looked tall and straight in the night. “Wifey, are you jealous?” Shaun bent over and hugged Catherine, who was sitting in a rattan chair. Happiness was etched all over his handsome brows. “How can I not come back with such a gorgeous wife here?”Freya snickered on purpose. “You’ve been spending half a day by Chester’s side every day, yet you still have the nerve to say that.”“That’s because the situation is unique.” Shaun nodded his head at Charity and her mom with a smile as he spoke. Then, he explained to his wife, “Chester has been here alone for months. He’s quite pitiful. He doesn’t have someone to talk to besides Ken.”“Alright. I was joking.” Catherine squeezed the back of Shaun’s hand. “You can go be with Chester if you want to. I saw Chester the day before yesterday. I think he has changed a lot.”“That’s true.”Freya