Upon hearing the stylist's words, the hand that Charlotte had just raised immediately dropped.
Such an expensive necklace, where did she dare to touch it?
Just like that, in a daze, the necklace was already put on.
The originally empty neckline was adorned with such a diamond necklace, the flawless brownish-yellow diamond pendant rested on the chest, shimmering under the light.
Charlotte glanced at the mirror in front of her, her gaze falling on the massive brownish-yellow diamond. She wanted to ask someone to put the necklace away but feared it would make her seem inexperienced.
It was too expensive.
A necklace worth four hundred million was just hanging around her neck. If anything happened, how could she afford to compensate for it?
What kind of party was this?
Why did you have to wear such an expensive necklace?
"It's really beautiful, Mrs. Romero."
The stylist on the side was sincerely praising with his hands
Having someone accompany you to the bathroom was something only primary school students would do.Charlotte sat in the car, still feeling incredibly embarrassed.The lights outside the car window were spectacularly beautiful, swaying over Lottie and casting on Leandro's profile. Each pause of light and shadow was a distinct three-dimensional facet.Charlotte looked and couldn't help but exclaim, "Such a face, it's a pity not to act on the big screen."The carriage had been silent, but a woman's sigh suddenly broke the quiet.The light ahead was red, so the car stopped. Even the focused driver in front couldn't help but glance at the rearview mirror.And Leandro, who had originally been feigning sleep with his eyes closed, also slowly opened his eyes at this moment, turned his head, and stared straight at her.Charlotte: "..."This mouth, she really didn't want it anymore!But it was such a shame to give up on something s
This sudden sound almost instinctively drew everyone's gaze to Charlotte's chest.Such a large diamond, under such bright light, shone so brightly that people couldn't look away.Undoubtedly, at that moment, Charlotte had become the focus of the crowd.In the distance, Marcus, holding a wine glass, spotted Charlotte, who was arm in arm with Leandro, through the crowd.He had known Charlotte for so many years, always aware of her beauty. However, now, looking at her through the crowd, he realized that Charlotte's beauty was outstanding, far more than he had ever recognized.The waist, accentuated by that slim white dress, seemed as if it could be encircled by a single hand. And at that moment, Leandro's hand was slowly wrapping around that slender waist.Marcus's face turned pale instantly, the veins on the back of his hand holding the wine glass pulsating.The man standing next to Charlotte, it should have been him!Charlotte r
Leandro watched her movements, his eyebrows twitching slightly, "Don't like it?"It's not that I didn't like it, I was just afraid of getting drunk.Charlotte was a classic case of "weak in capacity but strong in desire" when it came to drinking alcohol.The last time she got drunk, she mentioned "car sex" in front of Leandro. Charlotte still remembers it vividly to this day.Thinking of this, Charlotte's face couldn't help but flush: "Drinking is not good."Although the wine was delicious, it was truly embarrassing!Quit it, quit it!Leandro's lips curled slightly in a rare smile, then he reached out to take the glass of red wine from her hand, and from a passing waiter's tray, he picked up a glass of orange juice for her: "Drink this."Charlotte glanced around at the people, all of whom were swirling their glasses of red wine. Dressed as stunningly as she was and holding a glass of orange juice, she couldn't help but feel she
As soon as Charlotte spoke, there was a noticeable change in Marissa's complexion.She had originally thought that, in front of so many people, with her attitude being so good, even if Charlotte was reluctant, she would have no choice but to grit her teeth and say "okay".Unexpectedly, Charlotte didn't buy into this at all. Even in front of so many people, she still didn't show any social respect.The people around waiting to watch the drama, upon hearing Charlotte's "I mind," many of them secretly took a deep breath."...Really? Was Charlotte that brave? After all, this was her husband's stepmother. Shouldn't she show some respect, if not for the woman herself, then for her husband's sake?""What do you know? Mr. Romero has always had a bad relationship with his stepmother. Naturally, Charlotte would side with Mr. Romero.""But on an occasion like today, even if there was real dissatisfaction, such a refusal was too impolite, too disrespect
Aidan walked up to Leandro, "Aren't you going to check on your little darling wife?"Leandro gave him a cold glance, and Aidan turned his gaze away in disappointment.Alright, I couldn't even make a half-joking remark.Charlotte followed Daisy to the garden. The Galloway family had put a lot of effort into the party, even the garden was meticulously decorated.However, such high-class banquets were not frequent throughout the year, let alone tonight. At this banquet, many distinguished guests who rarely appeared on normal days were present. Therefore, this "remote" garden was not favored.Just as Daisy had said, the garden was indeed quite deserted and peaceful.Of course, even the lighting was only for ambiance, it didn't serve much of a purpose for illumination.Charlotte casually put down the cup in her hand, then followed Daisy to sit down on the chair in front.Sipping her red wine, Daisy let her gaze sweep over her before
Charlotte thought that Daisy definitely did it on purpose!He intentionally got close to her first, then used her as a way to get closer to Leandro!Tsk tsk tsk!She had just thought that this Ms. Clements was not up to par, but she didn't expect her to be so cunning!Charlotte was afraid that she might inadvertently betray Leandro, so she quickly stood up to leave as soon as she finished speaking.She just didn't expect that after only a few steps, Ms. Clements called out to her again: "Ms. Bernard."Charlotte had no patience to continue this with her either. She turned her head, looking at her expressionlessly, "Ms. Clements, I'm already married to Leandro. You're a well-off young lady, I believe there are many who like you. You don't need to hang yourself on this tree named Leandro.""You were absolutely right."Daisy stood up, but instead of walking towards her, she headed for the swimming pool behind her.Charlotte
The shrieking woman's voice quickly attracted the people in the banquet hall. Charlotte had just pulled Daisy out of the swimming pool when a crowd of people surged out behind her."I saw it! I saw her push Ms. Clements into the swimming pool!"To slander her, had Daisy even arranged for people to lie blatantly?Charlotte suddenly regretted jumping down to save someone just now. If she hadn't, Daisy could have saved them as a "backup"!Charlotte put on a serious face, walked over to the shoes she had hastily taken off earlier and picked up the necklace.A necklace worth over four hundred million was lost, she couldn't afford to compensate for it!She had just picked up her shoes, planning to go find Leandro for support, when Marissa came over surrounded by people, "What's going on? Daisy, why are you like this?"Daisy was probably choked by the water, and was now there, coughing and spitting out water.Before she could speak, t
Not only Marissa was surprised and incredulous, but even Charlotte, the person involved, doubted whether Daisy's brain had been soaked in water and gone bad.She staged this whole act, wasn't it just to frame her for pushing her into the water?Wasn't it always written like this in novels?Wasn't it always portrayed like this in TV dramas?However, Daisy had denied that she was the one who pushed her down, and honestly claimed that she was her savior.Charlotte stood behind Leandro, for the first time in her life, she felt her intelligence was somewhat inadequate.Daisy draped the towel someone handed her over her shoulders, glancing at Charlotte behind Leandro, "Mrs. Romero, I'm sorry for startling you tonight."The wind blew, and she sneezed. Daisy paused for a moment, then continued, "You should go change your clothes, I will definitely come to thank you another day for what happened tonight!"After speaking, she turned arou
Leandro placed the picked-out fish meat onto her dish: "Indeed, it's not very high.""...Thank you."The concept of money for the rich was indeed different from hers!"Did you lack money?""No, it wasn't.""Mm-hmm."Leandro glanced at her, "If you're short of money, let me know, I can--lend it to you!""Thank you."There was absolutely no need!The matter had already been reported, next was to sign a contract with Dangelo.Dangelo's agent had already spoken with Caroline. After Charlotte finished lunch, she received a call from Caroline asking her to go out and sign a contract.Charlotte was somewhat surprised, "That fast?""Dangelo said over there that their company was pushing hard."Charlotte didn't think much either, "Oh, oh, oh, okay!"She had originally planned to take a nap, but now she could only change her clothes and go out to sign the contract.With the temperature out
Just when Charlotte thought Leandro was about to kiss her, the warm breath suddenly disappeared.Charlotte subconsciously opened her eyes, her gaze directly colliding with those dark pupils.Leandro had already reined in his energy, looking at her with a smile, "You're right, it's indeed a bit not so good."Charlotte looked at those thin lips, not knowing why, upon hearing his words, she surprisingly felt a bit of regret.The expression on her face was just too obvious. Leandro looked at her, "You seem to regret it?"Charlotte was startled and quickly denied in a series, "I'm not, I didn't, I can't!"The man hooked up his thin lips, his eyes full of deep meaning: "Hmm."Charlotte was really feeling guilty, "I'm going to practice the piano!"Without waiting for a response, she immediately ran upstairs and entered the piano room.Her heart was pounding so fast as if it was about to burst out of her chest at any moment.
Charlotte buried her head, "Could you please leave first, Mr. Romero?"She was clearly a clever person, so why did she act like a dumb penguin whenever she was around Leandro?"If you keep squatting like this, your blood circulation will be affected when you stand up later, and you will feel dizzy."Leandro spoke, pausing for a moment, "And now you're on the stairs, can you guarantee that you won't get dizzy and fall when you get up later? Is face more important or is life more important?""..."Alright, life matters.Charlotte bit her lip, decided to let go completely, released her own hands, looked up at Leandro, and said, "Mr. Romero, don't you think I'm like a stupid penguin?""Not like that."Charlotte secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but this relief didn't last for two seconds before she heard the other person speak again: "Like a stupid rabbit.""..."Alright, she knew it, the "stupid image" she had in f
Leandro had just come in from swimming, his hair still dripping with water. The droplets at the ends of his hair slid down the man's chiseled cheeks and finally dropped to the ground.He was wearing a bathrobe, but it was draped casually, with the neckline almost open, revealing most of his clearly defined muscles to Charlotte."Have you finished your breakfast?"Charlotte quickly averted her gaze, "Just finished eating."Damn!No comparison, no harm!Lived under the same roof!She didn't finish her breakfast until nine o'clock, by which time Leandro had already gone for a round of exercise and come back!No wonder he had such a good figure, while she couldn't even get a vest line!She was such a noob!Leandro nodded, picking up the bathrobe to wipe his hair.Due to his movement, the bathrobe was lifted, almost exposing his upper body.Charlotte once again clearly saw those eight-pack abs, and all th
Charlotte didn't know if Leandro had insomnia, but she herself didn't sleep well the whole night.The cell phone alarm rang, Charlotte struggled for a while but resignedly answered the call."Just woke up?"A man's voice came from the other end of the phone. Charlotte listened, finding it somewhat familiar, but for the moment, she couldn't remember who it was."Who were you?""It seems Ms. Bernard really is a busy person. Last time, you mentioned that there might be a part-time job and we could contact you again."Charlotte had just woken up a moment ago, feeling a bit dazed and her mind was somewhat sluggish.But by then, she had already remembered who the person was: "Dangelo?!""Congratulations, Ms. Bernard, you guessed correctly."Charlotte was taken aback, the last bit of sleepiness completely gone, "Is there something you need?""Of course, I was going on tour next month, and the first stop was Aelmere. Ther
Charlotte's breath hitched, she stared at Leandro, "Mr. Romero, I'm sorry..."She said, reaching out to take the phone.Leandro didn't give her a hard time, he simply let go and placed the phone directly in her hand.Charlotte took the phone, her ear burning, and guiltily glanced at Leandro.You didn't see it, did you?The driver ahead was apologizing, saying that a delivery vehicle suddenly rushed out.Leandro didn't say much, "Drive."Larry secretly wiped off his sweat, driving even more cautiously.The carriage fell silent again, and Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief.Leandro didn't react, which meant he didn't see it.Actually, it wasn't a big deal even when she saw it, she didn't say much to Elizabeth, it was all words of praise for him!Ten minutes later, the car drove into the villa.Charlotte and Leandro got out of the car, and the two of them walked side by side from the garage to the livi
Meanwhile.Sitting in the car, Charlotte was reflecting on everything that had just happened, wondering if she had been kicked in the head by a donkey.How did she just - just run straight into Leandro's arms?Thinking back to the moment when she had bumped into Leandro, her heart would still involuntarily quicken at the memory.You were so pathetic, Charlotte!It was just a play, why are you still here blushing like a primary school kid who has never been in love?But he was Leandro, yeah!Right, he was Leandro!The cream of the crop among men!"What were you thinking about?"In the quiet carriage, a male voice suddenly sounded.Charlotte paused for a moment, looked up at the man beside her, and blurted out as usual, "Thinking about the best among men."No sooner had her words fallen than she distinctly saw a strange change in Leandro's facial expression.His dark eyes were fixed on her, and
Leandro's sudden appearance clearly shattered Marcus's "illusion".Of course, he also slapped Tiana and Daisy hard.Daisy had been dissatisfied with Marcus's insistence on staying, but thinking that Charlotte was just showing off, she thought it might not be a bad idea to stay and watch the spectacle.Just a few minutes had passed, and Leandro appeared!The three of them had different thoughts, but Elizabeth was very pleased.She was about to make a sarcastic remark, when a young man in a suit, holding an umbrella, glanced her way, "Hello, are you Miss Elizabeth, a friend of Mrs. Romero?"Elizabeth was somewhat taken aback, staring at the man in front of her. It took her a couple of seconds to nod and say, "Yes, it's me. What's up?""I was Mr. Romero's secretary, Melvin. Mr. Romero sent me to take you home, Ms. Farrell. With such heavy rain, it's hard to get a cab."The man's voice was neither loud nor soft, but it was enough f
"Boo hoo hoo, a talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match in terms of social status!""It was enough that my boyfriend was handsome, but he would also come to pick me up whenever it rained. This kind of on-call availability, I was truly envious."Angela walked under Marcus's umbrella amidst the envious gazes and sounds of the crowd.When she hooked up with Marcus, she gave Tiana Flynn a wink.Tiana glanced in Charlotte's direction and spoke up directly, "Mr. Gallagher, Ms. Bernard is also here, won't you give her a ride as well?"Marcus's face changed slightly, he turned around and quickly spotted Charlotte in the crowd."Lottie."He restrainedly shouted.In the crowd, Charlotte, suddenly cued, said: "..."She somewhat regretted stopping Elizabeth from tearing Tiana's mouth.Before Marcus could speak, Angela asked generously, "Ms. Bernard, would you like a ride?""No need, someone came to pick me