Both father and daughter breathed a sigh of relief, Greyson knowing his daughter was doing well, and Charlotte not having to worry about her guilt being exposed.
After hanging up the phone, Charlotte thought of the "marriage agreement". She reached out to the dressing table, grabbed the agreement, and read it again.
Upon looking again, Charlotte still felt that something was off.
Forget it, the contract has already been signed, there's nothing to agonize over anymore.
Charlotte yawned, too tired to continue. She put away the agreement, changed into her pajamas, and went to take a nap.
The issue between Charlotte and Tiffany had caused quite a stir online, and later Leandro even got involved. Even Aidan, who usually doesn't pay attention to this entertainment gossip, took a glance at Twitter.
Leandro had just finished handling matters when he turned his head and saw the screen of the mobile phone on the desk lit up.
Messages were being
Leandro, who had already reached the middle of the stairs, realized that Charlotte hadn't followed him. He stopped, turned around, and looked at her, "What's wrong?"Charlotte pursed her lips slightly and shook her head, "It's nothing, let's eat."Forget it, it was quite embarrassing, let's not bring it up.The incident at this charity performance, although there were some unpleasant occurrences, the final result was quite satisfactory for Charlotte. After all, this was a meaningful event.The online commotion lasted for a few days and then stopped. Charlotte received a call from Gabriella.Gabriella had invited Charlotte to be the ambassador for "Melodious Music". Of course, there was no remuneration, but for public figures, such philanthropic activities were considered mutually beneficial.Public welfare needed the heat of traffic to attract people's attention, and public figures needed such things to add a sparkle to themselves, especiall
On the other end of the phone, Elizabeth didn't hear Charlotte's voice and found it a bit strange, "Lottie, what's wrong? Did the call drop?""No, Liz, it seems like my house has been burglarized—""No sooner had the words 'We've been robbed' left my mouth than the front door was flung open. A familiar figure walked in. Charlotte, holding her phone, awkwardly shuffled her feet."Just at this moment, Elizabeth's voice came from the phone, "Hide quickly, I'll call the police for you. By the way, what's your address? Ah, hurry up and quit the game, let's text on Line, don't use voice chat, otherwise the thief will find you, isn't that just handing yourself over?""..."Spoken very well, don't say it again next time.After Elizabeth finished speaking, she hung up the call. Charlotte, looking at Leandro who just walked in, forced an awkward smile, "Mr. Romero, you're back.""Didn't Melvin send you my itinerary?"The implicatio
Charlotte grabbed her phone and hurriedly ran out to open the door.Sure enough, a police car was parked at the entrance, and several police officers were standing there.Probably for convenience, there was also a female police officer."Ms. Bernard? Your friend called the police saying there was a burglar in your house, was there a burglar in your house?"The speaking police officer was sizing up Charlotte.Charlotte, embarrassed, quickly shook her head and explained, "I'm sorry, officer, there was no burglar in my house. It was a misunderstanding. My husband came back from a business trip and I thought he was a burglar. My friend hung up before I could explain..."When the police saw Charlotte, they also realized it was probably a misunderstanding. However, as per protocol, they still had to ask: "So, there really wasn't a burglar, and nothing else happened? Would it be possible for your husband to come out and meet with us?"Charlo
"Didn't see much, I'm going down first, the police are still waiting at the door, you should come down quickly too."Charlotte, feeling guilty, quickly dropped a sentence and turned to run.Walking down from the second floor, Charlotte's heartbeat had not yet returned to normal.It was so embarrassing!She stopped at the entrance, her hand clutching her chest, while the other touched her burning cheeks from side to side. After pausing for half a minute, she finally lifted her leg to step out."Sorry, Mr. Lowe, my husband was about to come down."Jeffery nodded, in fact, when he saw Charlotte come out for the second time, he knew that this was just a misunderstanding.But since Charlotte had already notified people, it wasn't good for them to say they were leaving at this time.Leandro came down quickly, wearing a black bathrobe straight down, the tips of his short hair still dripping with water, it was clear that he had just ta
Leandro looked at her, "Go take a shower first, the stuff won't be delivered until later."Charlotte nodded, watching as Leandro turned and left. She quickly closed the door, glanced down at her disappointing belly, and then grabbed her pajamas to take a bath.Charlotte, who claimed not to be hungry, not only drank a bowl of porridge but also ate two shrimp dumplings.Looking at the last shrimp dumpling in the basket, she restrained herself from picking up the fork to take it.Leandro glanced at her, "Are you full?"Charlotte's face heated up. Leandro's casual question, "Are you full?" made her feel embarrassed because of something she had done earlier. "I'm full," she replied."Mm-hmm."Leandro absentmindedly responded, not saying anything else.Charlotte felt a bit tired, stifling a yawn that welled up, "Mr. Romero, may I go back to my room to rest?""Go.""Good night, Mr. Romero.""Good night."Ch
Charlotte opened her eyes, only to realize that she had been dreaming.She breathed a sigh of relief, her hand covering her face, unable to understand why she would have such a dream.After sitting on the bed and reflecting for a while, Charlotte went to wash up. By the time she had finished tidying up and went downstairs, it was already past nine.Charlotte had only gone to bed at one in the morning last night, which was too late. Consequently, she woke up late as well, yawning as she descended the stairs.The spacious villa was very quiet. Charlotte walked towards the kitchen. Upon seeing her, Joyce hurriedly brought the breakfast out from the kitchen.Charlotte said thank you, "Joyce, how was Leandro's appetite this morning?"Fortunately, I almost let the cat out of the bag.If Joyce found out that they weren't sleeping together, the relationship of this plastic couple would have been exposed.Joyce placed a stack of radish
Melvin, who had been Leandro's secretary for many years, recently found his position to be in jeopardy.He used to pride himself on being the secretary who understood the boss the best, but recently, Melvin was somewhat unable to keep up with Leandro's successive orders.There was the matter of Leandro asking him to draft a "marriage agreement" last weekend, and now there's the matter of Leandro suddenly deciding to bring Mrs. Romero to the party.He not only didn't understand why Leandro suddenly changed his mind about attending the party but was even more puzzled as to why Leandro, who never usually brought a female companion, suddenly wanted to bring Mrs. Romero to the party.Melvin, holding the invitation, pondered in his own office and finally figured out a bit of its meaning.The party was hosted by the Welllyn Group, which had a collaboration with Byness Sparks House. Naturally, people from the Gallagher family were invited to this party.
Charlotte was reminded, she reluctantly pulled her thoughts back, refocusing her attention on the game.A team battle broke out quickly, and Charlotte no longer had the mind to worry about whether she was too close to Leandro.Leandro, who was by her side, reminded her from time to time. Thanks to Leandro's reminders, she only failed twice in this round.The game ended, and looking at her impressive score, Charlotte couldn't help but gloat to Leandro, "I'm the MVP.""Um, very impressive."The man looked at her and responded respectfully.At that moment, Charlotte realized that she was almost in Leandro's arms.She instantly lost her composure, her hand holding the phone even trembled for a moment.The ears suddenly turned red, the blush spreading from the ears to the cheeks. Soon, even the face turned red.So close.The scent of cedarwood was overwhelming in her breath, each inhale was that familiar woody fragranc
"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