Elizabeth had become unreliable, but Charlotte was also not good at comforting people.
She didn't have many close friends growing up. Elizabeth had a rough yet delicate personality. When she was in a bad mood, she would sulk for a while and then get over it, leaving no room for Charlotte to intervene.
Elizabeth was unreliable, so the only option was to rely on the omnipotent netizens!
Charlotte had spent over half an hour browsing various forums and message boards on her phone, finally gaining a bit of wisdom from a highly praised post.
After much thought, Charlotte decided that diverting attention was the most reliable strategy.
Leandro just happened to have not eaten much all night, so she made some food and comforted his stomach in the process. It was simply killing two birds with one stone!
With that thought, Charlotte quickly got up and went downstairs to cook noodles.
Why cook noodles?
No way, she couldn't handle her comp
As Charlotte picked up the phone, she mouthed the question, "Should I leave?"She also saw it just now. It seemed like the call was from Leandro's dad.It was obvious, even without thinking, that the call was to berate Leandro, and she, the "culprit", Charlotte felt she should avoid it.Leandro had only glanced at her once, and as she was about to stand up, he leaned slightly and held her wrist.A large palm held her wrist, not with great force, but as the palm rested on her wrist, Charlotte felt a constant warmth emanating from it.She subconsciously curled her fingers, wanting to pull her hand away. But the moment she moved, the strength of the large hand increased a bit.Leandro glanced at her sideways, causing Charlotte to blush with embarrassment, too shy to move again.The empty room was very quiet. Charlotte was just half a meter away from Leandro. On the other end of the phone, Marco was furious, his volume and anger level dir
"The noodles were delicious, thank you."Hearing his words, Charlotte glanced at the bowl and found that the noodles had already been eaten.She felt that she must have comforted Leandro, "Oh, you're welcome. So, should I go back now?""Mm-hmm."Before leaving, Charlotte hesitated whether to take the empty bowl and fork with her.As she reached out to grab it, Leandro suddenly leaned in, their foreheads lightly touching. Even though they pulled away quickly, Charlotte still felt it.She was a bit embarrassed, her face slightly red, "Sorry, I just wanted to take the bowl away...""Did it hurt?"She had just finished speaking when she suddenly felt a warmth on her forehead.One of the man's hands was on the back of her head, and the pads of his index and middle fingers of the other hand gently stroked her forehead.The two were close, their breaths intertwined indistinguishably, Charlotte's nostrils filled with the
Charlotte returned to the room and saw that the phone on the desk had been flashing. She walked over, picked up the phone, and only then did she realize that Elizabeth had sent her quite a few messages.Elizabeth: Lottie! Are you really going to comfort Leandro?Elizabeth: ...You didn't really take my advice and put on sexy pajamas to comfort your husband, did you?Elizabeth: Half an hour has passed, Lottie. Will you be able to get out of bed tomorrow?Elizabeth: There's still ten minutes until an hour, take it easy, Lottie, your calf isn't fully healed yet! I won't disturb your baby-making anymore, I'm out of here. [I'm out of here.JPG]The latest message had arrived two minutes ago. Charlotte looked at Elizabeth's message and her face turned red instantly. She hurriedly replied.Charlotte: ...I'm back! Can you throw away those yellow scraps in your mind?Elizabeth was all talk, but in reality, she was always holding her phone waitin
Catching sight of someone out of the corner of her eye, Charlotte felt incredibly guilty. She had intended to keep playing, but after a while, she couldn't stand the man's gaze and stopped. "Mr. Romero, is there something you need?"Leandro stood by the piano, his head slightly lowered, his dark eyes staring straight at her: "Have you been avoiding me lately?"When he said this, his voice didn't fluctuate at all, only the end tone was slightly heavier, as if he was just asking a simple question.Charlotte's heart trembled, uncontrollably, she remembered that indescribable dream again, and her face instantly flushed red.She steeled herself, pretending to be calm as she met Leandro's gaze: "Oh, really? I have a charity performance tomorrow. I've been practicing this piece recently..."Leandro's hand, resting on the piano, tapped lightly. He didn't seem to intend to pursue the matter, "Do we still have the candy from that day?""Huh?"T
Charlotte found it hard to comprehend. Disturbed by Leandro, she lost the mood to continue practicing. She took her phone and went back to her room to find Elizabeth.Charlotte: Liz, I have a question. I have a friend who also plays the piano. She has a male friend who suddenly told her he was feeling down and asked her to play Robert's "Traumerei" for him.Elizabeth: [Picking nose.JPG] And then?Charlotte: Robert's "Traumerei" was a piece he wrote for his lover Clara. It had a bit of a musical love letter vibe. My friend didn't think much of it at first, she thought that her male friend didn't know the story behind it. But to her surprise, after she finished playing, her male friend suddenly said, "This piece was written by Robert for his lover Clara."Elizabeth: Oh no, then what?Charlotte: After he finished speaking, he also said to my friend, "Thank you, Ms. Farrell, for playing for me." My friend felt that her male friend was playing games wit
"Charlotte?"For the third time, Caroline called Charlotte, but there was still no response. She gently pushed her with her hand.Charlotte was nudged, only then did she snap back to reality, looking at Caroline: "What's up? Are we there yet?"Caroline shook her head, looking at Charlotte with some concern, "Charlotte, are you okay? I just called you three times..."Charlotte was embarrassed, her ears instantly turning red, "It's nothing, I just spaced out for a moment."Because Elizabeth overanalyzed, she had another fanciful dream last night.The first half of the dream was normal, it was just her playing "Traumerei" for Leandro last night, and Leandro thanking her."But the latter part became absurd," Leandro said he had no way to repay, so he had to offer himself, and then he held her and kissed her.The taste of a mango-flavored kiss, she still remembered it even now.It was over, she had been led astray by Liz!
Caroline had no choice but to give up, but she was still a bit worried about Charlotte's calf, "Is your calf okay?""There should be no problem."As the two were talking, a girl in a black mini-dress walked in, the center of everyone's attention.Tiffany, the popular rising star at home.Even if Charlotte didn't surf the internet much, she had heard of this person's big name.Tiffany was Dangelo's junior, the winner of the Newcomer Award five years ago. She rose to fame immediately and has maintained her popularity ever since.No wonder it's such a big deal, Tiffany was invited. That made the charity performance twice as effective."Ms. Bonilla, you've worked hard. It's such a hot day and we've asked you to come over. Please, have some water first."The staff member who had just been rude to Charlotte was now bowing and scraping to Tiffany as if she wished Tiffany could walk all over her.Charlotte watched, finding it am
Adrienne and the person who came in with her were both a bit surprised, "Wasn't Charlotte the special guest performer today?"The staff member standing next to Tiffany was somewhat guilty, "Ms. Bernard's leg injury has recurred, we can't force Ms. Bernard to go on stage, can we, Ms. Mullen?"Adrienne arrived late. Although she didn't know what had just happened, she glanced at Tiffany and probably guessed it.She nodded slightly and didn't say anything more. After all, she was here for a charity performance today, and she didn't have much say in anything.Tiffany saw Charlotte leave and raised her eyebrows in satisfaction, "Not everyone can participate in such a large-scale charity performance."She hummed in satisfaction, finally feeling somewhat exhilarated.The news that Charlotte couldn't participate in the performance due to a recurrence of her foot injury quickly reached the event organizer, Gabriella Harrington.Gabriella was e
The two of them arrived home exactly at five o'clock. Charlotte got out of the car and watched as Leandro opened the back seat door, only then realizing that she had forgotten the things she bought.She instinctively reached out to take it, but Leandro gave her a disdainful look and said, "Are you afraid I'll break it?"She looked embarrassed and said, "No."Leandro laughed and asked, "What did you buy?"This was the second time he asked her this question.Just now in the car, Charlotte couldn't answer the question. Now at home, she simply pointed to the bag in his hand and said, "I bought you a little gift."After saying that, she added somewhat embarrassedly, "It's really just a small gift."After all, she couldn't afford the big gift.Leandro raised an eyebrow and said, "This one?"He had two bags in his hands, both of them were about the same size. In addition, there was a necklace that Charlotte liked, it wasn't exp
Charlotte blinked her eyes, knowing that Leandro had misunderstood, but upon hearing his words, a warm feeling enveloped her heart.She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and looked at the fruit tea in her hand. "Do you still want to drink it?"Just as the green light in front turned red, the car couldn't pass. Leandro slowly stopped the car and said, "Damn it."This time, without him saying a word, Charlotte took the initiative to hand the straw to his lips.As he was drinking, she finally spoke up and explained, "Actually, I wasn't worried that she would lure you away -"The words "hook up" are a bit difficult to mention. Charlotte paused for a moment before continuing, "I have been dealing with Lydia for so many years, so I know her quite well. If it really was her, then she must have come after me.""But it didn't really matter that she was coming towards me, because she couldn't really do anything anyway."In the past years, Lydi
Charlotte had just replied to Elizabeth's message when Leandro's message popped up.Leandro: I arrived.Charlotte caught sight of this message and instinctively looked up.The black Bentley was parked on the side of the road, and Charlotte saw it at a glance.She took her phone, grabbed the bag, and ran over.Today the weather was a bit hot, and when Charlotte ran to the car, sweat broke out on her forehead.Leandro took the shopping bag from her hands, placed it on the back seat, watched her get into the car, and then closed the car door for her before returning to the driver's seat."Why are you in such a hurry? I can't run, you know?"Charlotte had just fastened her seatbelt when she heard his words and felt a bit awkward: "It's easy to get a parking ticket here."Leandro slightly curled his lips and said, "It's fine to give Mrs. Romero a ticket."Charlotte listened to his words and felt as if something gently
Over the weekend, there was some traffic congestion on the Global side, and Elizabeth's taxi was still about two kilometers away.Leandro also said it would take another half an hour to arrive, allowing Charlotte to wander around a bit more.Elizabeth saw Charlotte finish the call and raised an eyebrow, "Lottie, Mr. Romero didn't come so quickly, did he?"Charlotte nodded, "It would take about half an hour to come over.""Should we buy a cup of latte to drink?"Charlotte thought for a moment, "Alright."It is better to not stand here foolishly.The crowd here today was really big, and there were quite a few people waiting at the entrance of the latte shop.Charlotte ordered a cup of fruit tea milkshake, the receipt came out, and there were seventeen people in front.Fortunately, the staff at the latte shop were quite efficient. After waiting for about ten minutes, there were only seven people left.Elizabeth looke
Charlotte actually didn't have much experience buying gifts for the opposite sex. Greyson's gifts were easy to buy, and he didn't pay much attention to his appearance. Whatever Charlotte bought; he was happy.As for Marcus, she had only sincerely given two gifts. One was a valuable watch with collectible value, and the other was a gift she personally prepared. However, Marcus did not cherish them, and even the gift he gave her on their anniversary was extremely perfunctory, so she just picked one casually.Anyway, he didn't care.But Leandro was different!"Liz, what do you think would be a good gift to give?"Elizabeth sighed, "Lottie, this question really stumps me! What do you think someone like Mr. Romero lacks? Well, it's not really about lacking something, to put it differently, what he likes, you might not be able to afford."Charlotte was taken aback by Elizabeth's words, although they were hurtful, they were also true.Leandr
Hanna's friend became more and more excited as she spoke: "You know, back when we were in school, Leandro was really different towards you. It's a pity that your family immigrated during high school! In all these years, I haven't heard of him having any girlfriend, I've only seen him having a good relationship with you.""You see, he told you about his marriage and even asked when you would return to your home country. Isn't this a clear hint?"Hanna smiled and denied, "You are overthinking. He had a good relationship with Mrs. Romero, didn't they trend a few times?"Hanna's friends disapproved, "Don't you know about this? Leandro has a bad relationship with his stepmother. Now that he's of age, his father wants him to get married. He married Charlotte, and we all think it's related to this! Moreover, Marco doesn't like Charlotte at all. Some people say that the first time Charlotte went to the Romero family with Leandro, she was immediately kicked out!"
Hanna almost turned away with a black face, and her friends around her didn't quite understand what they had just heard.Charlotte constantly badmouthed Hanna, and now it seems that Hanna has been cornered by Charlotte, leaving her speechless and infuriated.Hanna's friend looked at Hanna for a moment, hesitated, and then spoke, "Hanna, when did you have a conflict with Mrs. Romero?"Hanna would naturally not let her friends know about such embarrassing matters.She frowned, "I'm not sure where I offended Ms. Bernard. It might be because I have a good relationship with Lance, so Ms. Bernard misunderstood."Upon hearing Hanna's words, the friend couldn't help but say, "Is this Mrs. Romero being too sensitive?"She said, pausing for a moment, "But it's true, she also doesn't know what means she used to make Leandro marry her! Speaking of which, Hanna, you don't know, recently this Charlotte, in our circle, was really in the limelight!"
As soon as Elizabeth said this, Hanna's legs went weak for a moment.Her friend next to her reached out and gave her a hand, saying, "Hanna?"She waved her hand, indicating that it was nothing, and turned to look at Charlotte. "No need to thank me. I have known Lance for so many years, and I am also glad that he has found someone he likes so much. I wish you both happiness!"Hanna was still trying to salvage the situation, and Charlotte narrowed her eyes slightly. "Ms. Norton, if you are truly happy and truly wish us well, I hope that next time you won't mention Leandro's name.""I remember the last time we played golf; Leandro made it clear that his name, except for his grandfather, would not be called by anyone else, and he also didn't like being called by others. Look at me, his wife, I also just call him Leandro, right?""Also, as his wife, I didn't really want to hear other women calling my husband by his name. After all, it's such an intimate
Obviously, Hanna also saw Charlotte and Elizabeth.Hanna has had a hard time accepting that Charlotte was Charlene's thing until now.She certainly couldn't accept it, after all, she had said so many things in front of Charlotte before.Making her admit that Charlotte is Charlene, isn't that just asking for a slap in the face?Of course, it is a fact that Charlotte was Charlene, and even if Hanna pretended to be deaf and dumb, she couldn't resist.After all these days, she could hear someone asking her every now and then, "Is Leandro's wife really Charlene?"She returned to her home country this time quite ostentatiously. Just after her return, people in her circle were inquiring about how well she had been doing abroad and why she suddenly came back.Back then, Hanna was determined to win over Leandro, although she didn't explicitly say it, she did mention phrases like "for the person I like" and "for love."Her family immigra