Actually, it was not surprising why Gabriella initially wanted to downplay everything. The scale of today's charity performance was indeed very large, and the stage setting was comparable to the S-level competition stages that Charlotte had participated in.
Suddenly changing from the finale to the opening act, Charlotte was quite nervous as she stood backstage preparing to go on.
Charlotte performed a revised piano piece called "World of Us" today, accompanied by a dance troupe composed of deaf-mute people, interpreting the world of the deaf. With the touching piano sound, although not intense, it was very moving, absolutely a feast for the ears.
After the curtain call, Charlotte subconsciously glanced down at the stage.
When she just got on stage, she saw Leandro at first glance. The man was sitting in the middle of a row of seats, his outstanding features and unique temperament stood out like a crane among chickens, and she spotted him immediately.
When Leandro said this, he was standing sideways, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the heat of his breath hit Charlotte's face.In the dim light, Charlotte's face gradually turned red, and her heartbeat uncontrollably quickened.She closed her eyes and silently recited two phrases in her mind: Hold on! Hold on!Charlotte pinched her own hand, waking herself up a bit: "Thank you."This was sincerely and genuinely said by Charlotte.She knew that Leandro's appearance here today was merely to support her. Their plastic marital relationship required Leandro to act like a loving husband to her because of today's events, so he could help her out.Charlotte was certainly grateful, but she was also very clear-headed, knowing that this was just Leandro wanting to help her.People just wanted to help her, but she couldn't lust after their bodies. Although this man's body was indeed quite attractive...Realizing what she was thinking,
"Was it necessary?"Was she really that unlucky?No sooner had Charlotte finished speaking than she saw Leandro lean over, startling her, "Mr. Romero, you--"Before the sentence was finished, the person was directly picked up by Leandro.She instinctively struggled, but the man didn't seem to mind. He held her firmly and walked out, saying as he went, "There are so many people here, if you make a bigger scene, we'll be the center of attention."This sentence seemed like a freezing spell, upon hearing it, Charlotte was completely petrified.In fact, Leandro had already attracted attention when he moved from the front row to the second just now. Now, as he left his seat holding Charlotte, it inevitably caused a bit of a stir.Charlotte, unable to bear the sound of the gossip, had no choice but to bury her head completely in Leandro's chest like an ostrich playing dead.By the time Caroline realized, Charlotte had already been car
Elizabeth quickly skimmed through the trending topics, trembling with anger. She initially wanted to call Charlotte, but feared it might be inconvenient for her to answer at the scene, so she had no choice but to send a message through Line first.Elizabeth: Lottie! You need to get online quickly and see why Tiffany's fans suddenly started attacking you out of nowhere.Elizabeth: [Picture.JPG] [Picture.JPG] [Picture.JPG]Charlotte had thought that Elizabeth was asking about her charity performance. Unexpectedly, when she clicked in, she saw this message. As she scrolled down to see the photos, it turned out to be her trending topic: #CharlottePrivilege#.At first glance at this trending search term, it was not immediately clear whether it was praise or criticism. But upon clicking in, it turned out that all were criticizing Charlotte.Charlotte frowned, clicked in, and scrolled for a while, quickly identifying the crux of the problem.When Tiffany was originally informed that she was n
Charlotte was truly angry, even more so than when she was initially mocked by Lydia online.She started learning the piano at the age of four, and her achievements today are the result of her talent and hard work.During my senior year of high school, in order to balance my studies, I went to bed at midnight every night and woke up at five in the morning to practice the piano.Even when she had achieved fame and success, she never practiced less than 30 hours a week. Whether she was performing or competing, she never let up.She had worked so hard to climb up step by step in the field she loved, but now people were saying that all her honors were bought with money, that she was desperate for fame, and even dared to pick a fight with Tiffany.Had they criticized her character or accused her of behaving improperly today, she wouldn't have been so angry.But with just a few casual words, they negated her twenty years of hard work and sweat, even comparing her prided talent to cotton-pick
Charlotte retracted the finger that had just brushed past her lips, always feeling as if the touch of a man's lips still lingered on her fingertip.She pressed her palm with her finger, looking at Leandro, and nodded, "I've made up my mind, but for this matter, there's no need to bother Mr. Romero."She had just spoken to Leandro like that, but she was not actually seeking help.She wasn't so weak as to be bullied like this, with people stepping on her nose and face, and she couldn't even make a bit of a counterattack.She said so, partly because she was genuinely angry, and partly to give Leandro a heads-up.After all, the incident had gone online, so most of the Romero family probably knew about it.This "Mrs. Romero" might not be able to maintain her "dignity" and continue to bear it for the sake of preserving the face of the Romero family.Just as she finished speaking, the man's eyes evidently softened a lot, "Since you can handle it, then I won't interfere."Charlotte clearly fe
Joyce's words served as a wake-up call for Charlotte, who had a vague feeling that her actions were related to Leandro's bad mood.However, she was anxious to deal with things online, so she planned to go find Leandro after she finished calling Caroline.But before she could make the call, another message from Elizabeth came in.Elizabeth: Lottie, it's flipped! It's flipped! Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Tiffany is going to get scolded to death this time!Elizabeth: Impressive, even Master Albert came out to back you up!Elizabeth: [Picture.JPG] [Picture.JPG] [Picture.JPG] [Picture.JPG]Charlotte clicked directly into the picture Elizabeth posted and found that in the short half hour of the return journey, the online public opinion had suddenly reversed by a large margin.And the so-called reversal that Elizabeth mentioned was because Master Albert, a nearly retired veteran in the entertainment and music industry, suddenly spoke up for her on Twitter.Who was Master Albert?Master Al
However, this thought only flashed through Charlotte's mind for a moment.The crux of the matter was not really about whether she was capable or not, but rather that Tiffany was kicked out of the charity performance today.Charlotte immediately called Caroline. As soon as she dialed the number, Caroline picked up the next second.Clearly, Caroline was also planning to approach Charlotte to resolve this matter.In the morning, Caroline was quite upset. Later, Leandro avenged Charlotte, fought fire with fire, and kicked Tiffany out of the charity performance with magic. Only then did Caroline finally calm down.Just didn't expect that, not long after this anger subsided, it was provoked again.Caroline was no less angry than Charlotte. They were of the same age, and although Caroline was both Charlotte's assistant and her "agent", she had always listened to Charlotte.Years ago, when a bunch of olive branches were thrown from the entertainment industry, Caroline was tempted. But when Ch
"There was no need for that.""Hmm?"Upon hearing her words, Caroline became a bit stressed, "You're not possibly still thinking of leaving a way out..."Charlotte chuckled, "No, it's just that I probably can't stomach the tea she pours. Having her apologize publicly would be enough."Every additional glance at Tiffany seemed to bring Charlotte bad luck."You're right! I hung up, Lottie is waiting for my good news!"Caroline gritted her teeth and bravely hung up the call.Charlotte glanced at the "Call Ended" on her phone and couldn't help but reflect. She wondered if she had been too modest in the past.After careful consideration, Charlotte realized that she had indeed been too low-key in the past.Alas, they were all mistakes made in my youth.Charlotte sighed, no longer reflecting.She didn't need to worry about this matter anymore, she was well aware of Caroline's capabilities. She believed it wouldn't
"Is that so?"Leandro took out a wet tissue and carefully wiped his hands.Charlotte heard these words, and her hands trembled beneath her. "Yes, yes."She said and chuckled, "Mr. Romero, you go to work, I occasionally have a poor appetite."Leandro looked at her for a moment and said, "Hmm."He did not ask any further and got up from the table.He took two steps and then stopped, turning around to look at Charlotte, who was relieved. "Yesterday afternoon, thank you," he said."No, no need to thank."She was the one who caused more trouble compared to him.Leandro averted his gaze, turned around, and went upstairs.Soon, Charlotte saw him coming down from upstairs, having tied his tie."Safe travels, Mr. Romero."Charlotte raised her hand and waved, Leandro glanced at her and responded faintly with a "Hmm" before leaving.Soon, Charlotte heard the sound of a car engine outside.She purs
How should this question be answered?How could she not be moved?But what was their relationship?They were a fake couple!Charlotte glanced at Leandro and quickly said, "You go eat, I'm tired, I'm going back to sleep, goodnight!"After saying that, she turned around and ran away!In just five or six seconds, a "bang" of the closing door was heard.The man looked at the closed door of the guest room and curved his thin lips, a smile appearing in his dark eyes. "Did your heart skip a beat?"Hmm, that's great.Lying in bed, Charlotte listened to the sound of her rapidly beating heart, grateful that she had run fast, otherwise she would have been done for!Liz said it well, a man like Leandro, no woman could resist being attracted to him.Charlotte couldn't help but sigh, regretting her unwarranted thoughts.Be more dedicated, Charlotte!You are currently cooperating with each other and benefiti
Charlotte sat on the ground for a while, thinking that it had been quite some time since the two of them went down. If they didn't go back up soon, Joyce would probably call the police.It was just the drunk Leandro...Charlotte stood up, leaning on the wine cabinet behind her. She looked down at the man still sitting there and said, "Mr. Romero, shall we go upstairs?"Upon hearing her words, the man lifted his head and looked at her for a moment with his dark eyes, asking, "What are you going up for?"Listen!Is this the kind of question that Leandro would normally ask?"I went upstairs to have a meal."She said, reaching out her hand, and pulled him up.He got up with her help and said, "I had no appetite."Drunk, of course, the appetite was not good!"Did you go up to rest?"He furrowed his brows, pondering her proposal earnestly.After about five seconds, he nodded.Charlotte worried that
Just as she was at a loss, Charlotte suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "I've got it!""Is that so?"I don't know why, but Charlotte felt that every time Leandro said "Is that so?", he didn't believe her.As soon as she heard this sentence, she felt a bit embarrassed and guilty reflexively, "Really, really!""Oh."He responded with a sound, released the hand that had fallen on her back, but the left hand on her back remained unretracted.Charlotte could feel him gently touching her cervical vertebrae, each touch was light, as if he had touched her, yet as if he hadn't."You got drunk twice before, and both times you really enjoyed it when I touched you.""I, I don't remember.""Shall I help you remember?"Charlotte was dumbfounded when she heard what he said.She had no idea how to respond to this statement!How else can this be taken?"Just kidding."Just as she was at a loss, the ma
The sudden eye contact caught Charlotte off guard, leaving her completely bewildered.No, didn't you fall asleep?How can these eyes open as soon as they open?Her mind went blank for a moment, and her ears and face reacted quickly, already turning completely red.Charlotte felt her face burning hot. She looked at Leandro for a while before stammering, "You, you were asleep, weren't you?""No."Couldn't sleep?Didn't Leandro know what she had just done?This realization made Charlotte want to escape, but she couldn't escape!The man's hand was still gripping her wrist, and she tried to struggle, but he held on even tighter.The next second, Charlotte heard the other person ask in a deep voice, "What were you doing just now, Ms. Bernard?"Faced with the questioning of the parties involved, Charlotte's mind went blank. She looked at him in extreme embarrassment and said, "I, I think I was drunk, Mr. Romero."
The wine was not tasty, and the sugar was sweet.Leandro lowered his eyelids, not knowing what he was thinking. Then, he directed his hand towards the bottle opener in his hand and put the unopened bottle of wine back.Last night, he walked back to his previous position, sat down again, and reached out to take a candy from her palm.He unwrapped the candy and raised his hand to throw it into his mouth.The moment the soft candy was touched, a slight sour taste instantly spread on the taste buds, followed by a mouthful of mango flavor.He bit open the soft candy, and the sweetness immediately covered the sour taste from earlier.It was sweet.She was right.However, he was a bit greedy for more.Leandro turned his head and looked at Charlotte, who had been looking at him all along, and said, "Not sweet enough, a little sour.""Ah?"Charlotte was immediately embarrassed, "I'm sorry, the mango candy is a bit s
The car had just pulled out of the parking lot when there was a loud bang in the sky, and pea-sized raindrops started falling pitter-patter.Charlotte stood by the window, holding a cup, and looked at the distant dark and silent scene. She couldn't help but click her tongue.It seems that the rain will probably last for half a day today.She stood and watched the rain for a while, drank the water in her cup, went to the water dispenser at kitchen island to get another cup of water, and planned to go upstairs to continue practicing the piano.At that moment, a sound came from the entrance hall.Charlotte was startled and looked up to see a man walking in expressionlessly.She instinctively called out, "Mr. Romero."Leandro glanced at her and then crossed the kitchen island, heading towards the basement level.Charlotte blinked her eyes and felt that Leandro was a bit strange today.At this moment, Joyce came out of the ki
Leandro said he wouldn't smile if he didn't want to, the smile at the corner of his thin lips disappeared, his black eyes fixed on her, his whole demeanor serious and earnest, making Charlotte feel like she was sitting at a negotiation table.Under the gaze of her black eyes, it took only five seconds for her to surrender. She raised her hand and placed the phone on the table in front of him.Seeing Leandro reaching out to take the phone, Charlotte quickly raised her hand and held onto it, saying, "Mr. Romero, promise me you won't laugh after I finish watching."As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a warmth on the back of her hand.Charlotte was startled for a moment, and then her gaze dropped down to see the man's hand resting on top of hers.Her ears turned red, and she instinctively withdrew her hand.Leandro glanced at her and said, "I wouldn't smile."She was already feeling embarrassed, and when he said that, Charlotte fel
Charlotte worked diligently in the piano room all afternoon. After finishing the last piece, her fingers were sore.Holding her phone, she didn't really want to open it.But there were just too many unread messages, so she had to put her phone on the table and, while rubbing her fingers, open the message box.Caroline: "How is your leg recovering? Are you able to work again? The Sounnes Concert abroad has invited you to play the opening piece."Elizabeth: "How was it? Did Ms. Clements look for you today?"Believe it or not, Daisy is right below Elizabeth.Daisy: "Lottie, are you angry? I'm sorry, but can you please make it clear to me? Like, how did I make you dislike me?" She sent a sad cat emoji.Daisy sent this message at around three in the morning. Charlotte originally didn't want to reply, but when she saw her pitiful expression, her damn soft heart gave in!Charlotte pondered for a moment and sent a tactful reply: "I was