Monte pinched her nose. “Enough. I know you’re young.”Charity stared at him coldly, feeling speechless. She was not as stupid as to not grasp the point that he was hinting that Charity was older than his new girlfriend.However, Charity was not old. She was merely 26 this year.“Monte, I never thought your taste would stay the same even after so many years.” While laughing, Charity said, “When you got together with me back then, I was a university student as well. Oh, but when I met you again during the new year, you were still looking for a university student to be your girlfriend. Tsk, you really are loyal.”The expression of the girl beside Monte changed. She promptly shook Monte’s hand and acted like a spoiled child. “Tell me, will you change your mind about me?” “How could I? You’re so adorable. I’ll never love you enough.” Monte pinched the girl’s nose. “I broke up with her because she insisted on entering the entertainment industry. She had done many things behind my back
Monte’s expression shifted.However, he soon concealed it. “I have no idea what you’re saying. My family has been doing proper business, unlike you.”“The Jeffs family from Newcastle,” Chester casually said. “Also, the companies that you’ve set up in Canberra previously are all involved in gambling.” Monte raised his brows and scoffed. “If you have the guts, go ahead and sue me. Beware, I’ll sue your family too.”With that, Monte did not stay around any longer. He stepped on the accelerator and left.As Chester watched the car drive away, he narrowed his eyes.“Could your dad be involved in this matter too?” Charity was dumbfounded. Considering that Monte had the audacity to make such a remark, there must be a reason behind it.“This matter… I’m really not sure.” Chester turned his eyes to Charity. “Are you, Catherine, and the rest unaware of it? Weren’t you the ones who hatched this plot by getting Monte and Hugo to work together?” “How do you know?” Charity glanced at him.
Charity was not aware of that matter.All the while, she was under the impression that she knew Chester very well. However, it was only now that she realized she did not know him well enough.Upon hearing Chester’s words, she had no choice but to tighten the hold of her hand on his.Now that she was a mother, she found it scary to think how deeply hurt she would be if that were how her parents had thought of her since she was young. “Although I must admit that you can be merciless sometimes…” She continued, “You shouldn’t be blamed for what happened in your mother’s belly. At that time, you hadn’t even opened your eyes. You weren’t even conscious. You’re not to blame for it.”Chester said self-deprecatingly, “As I grew up, I slowly came to understand some things with my medical knowledge. The nutrients needed when one is pregnant with one or two children in the belly are different. My mom was in poor health at that time and always threw up, which was why her two children failed t
“If I can’t get close to you, I’ll have no choice but to raise my volume,” Chester said as he continued to stay close to her. “As long as you’re not scared that our voices will disturb other people, it’s fine by me.”Charity was speechless. Having become well aware of Chester’s shamelessness, she could only roll her eyes and continue to immerse herself in the movie. The movie was well-produced. The Hollywood stars were generally well-built, and they went all-out with the acting. However, the romance seemed to come out of nowhere. The male and female lead started rolling on the bed right after falling in love at first sight. Charity drank a sip of water awkwardly. Beside her, Chester poked her and pointed at a nearby seat. A young couple was already hugging and tangled in a kiss.Well, most people likely chose to sit behind because they did not want to be disturbed. Noticing Chester’s jealous glance, Charity immediately said, “Don’t even think about it.”“Just a peck.”
In the end, they chose shoes, clothes, and toys for Cal, and Chester paid for everything. Charity let him do as he wished and did not stop him. While standing at the side, she thought that if she had been dating someone else, she would not have allowed him to pay for the items. She would not want that person to spend too much money when they had just started dating because she would feel bad if they were to break up afterward. Nevertheless, she had none of those concerns as that person was Chester. She could even be as pretentious as she wanted. Chester stopped the car when they arrived at their homes. “You don’t have to get off. It’s too late. I’ll take the stuff and go inside myself.” Charity was about to open the door and get down after she spoke.“Charity…” Chester suddenly grabbed her arm. “What?” Charity turned around and was met with his kiss. It happened so quickly that she did not even have the chance to avoid it. The kiss landed right on her lips. “You…”C
Chester gritted his teeth. “What? I have a girlfriend too.”“Mm. Unfortunately, you’re incapable of sex.”Chester was speechless. The conversation came to a dead end. “Go on. Why are you not asleep and calling me at such a late hour?”“Have your wife reveal the Patterson family’s scandal to the authorities. It’s time to gather the net we cast. Ask the Jeffs family from Newcastle to cooperate too,” Chester said. “I met Monte today, and he’s really an eyesore.”“Okay.” Shaun gave a swift reply.…Late into the night, Monte had just rolled off a woman sweatily when his phone rang. “Don’t pick up the phone. It’s so noisy.” The female university student clung to his waist.“Okay. I won’t pick up the call.” Monte was seduced by the girl, and desire quickly overcame his senses. They were at it until midnight. In the end, Monte fell asleep as he had run out of stamina, and he could not remember how many times the phone rang. The next morning, he was roused from his sleep by th
Before Monte could enter the platform, Ken caught him.“Let go of me.” Monte struggled desperately and shouted toward the passers-by, “Help! Someone’s trying to kidnap me.”The passers-by looked over warily.“I’m not kidnapping him.” Ken flashed a smile at the passers-by. “I’m a police on duty. This person is involved in huge transnational gambling and money laundering, and he’s planning to flee.”“No. I–”Before Monte could finish his sentence, Ken had covered his mouth. At the same time, someone searched Monte’s bag, and piles of notes dropped out of it.The passers-by who were originally doubtful about the situation immediately kept quiet.After all, if Monte were not involved in crime, why would he bring so much money to the train? He must be planning to flee.“Let’s go.”Ken dragged Monte out of the train station and shoved him into the car.Charity was in the passenger seat, while Chester was the driver.“So you called me over just to see him, huh?” When Charity saw Mo
Monte’s head instantly exploded.Never in his wildest dreams did he think that things would work out that way. He had been under the impression that he had managed to approach the Jeffs family solely based on his competence.In the past year, he had been gloating over his ability, and seeing that Chester was crippled, he found himself much more brilliant than Chester.Little did he expect that he would be the one falling into other people’s trap instead.Monte glared at Charity with his red eyes. “Eliza, why are you doing this to me? All I did was let you down. When we were in a relationship, I treated you well and made you very happy. If not for your poor family background, I would’ve married you. Isn’t it normal for adults to get together and split? At least I didn’t betray you when we were together. However, because of you, I was infected with HIV. Since I’ve received the punishment I deserved, why must you be so cruel? You’re wicked.”He looked at Charity as though she were a