Charlotte was severely injured. She was sent to the hospital and underwent an emergency operation for eight hours.
But even so, Charlotte was still not out of the woods yet. If she didn't wake up in the next 48 hours, she would never be able to in the future.
When Greyson heard this, he almost fainted.
Greyson's wife passed away a long time ago, so his baby girl, Charlotte, meant the whole world to him. It was supposed to be Charlotte's big day today, but Marcus ruined it by deserting Charlotte at the wedding.
Looking at the Gallaghers, Greyson flew into a rage. "Get lost! All of you, get the hell out of here!"
After Greyson drove away the Gallaghers, there was only Charlotte, and her best friend, Elizabeth Buck, in the ward.
As Charlotte's bridesmaid, Elizabeth was on standby in the banquet hall the whole time. When Elizabeth realized something was wrong, Charlotte was already carried into an ambulance.
Elizabeth couldn't understand how such a joyful wedding turned into an awful disaster!
She blamed Marcus and his heartlessness for all this!
Fortunately, the next day morning, Charlotte woke up. She tried to move, only to find her body was wrapped in gauze, and the only part that was unscathed was her hands.
When Charlotte saw the phone on the bedside table, she endured the pain, grabbed it, tapped the screen, and found that she received no messages from Marcus.
While she was feeling down, her phone suddenly buzzed. A notification popped out, titled "Marcus Gallagher ran away at his wedding and flew to Butterwyvern at night to see his mistress..."
Charlotte's hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and she subconsciously loosened her grip.
The phone slipped out of her hands, bumped on the bedside rail, and dropped to the ground with a bang, which awakened Elizabeth. Elizabeth subconsciously looked at Charlotte. And when she found Charlotte had woken up, she was stirred to excitement. "Lottie, you're awake!"
"Liz..."
Charlotte stared at Elizabeth, her voice shaking.
Charlotte just woke up from the coma, so Elizabeth didn't overthink and just remembered something dropped to the ground.
When Elizabeth bent down, she found it was Charlotte's phone.
But after Elizabeth picked up the phone and saw the news title on the screen and the attached picture of Marcus holding Lydia in his arms below, she flew into a rage.
She didn't know if Charlotte had seen the news. But to avoid irking Charlotte, Elizabeth suppressed her anger and pretended everything was fine, saying, "Lottie, you're finally awake! I'll get the doctor here!"
As Elizabeth spoke, she put the phone back on the bedside table. Charlotte glanced it over quietly. Then, she closed her eyes and muttered, "OK."
Charlotte noticed that Elizabeth was still wearing the bridesmaid's dress and realized that Elizabeth must have spent the whole night guarding her in the ward.
Now that Charlotte had already woken up, she didn't want her friend to keep worrying about her.
Charlotte thought to herself, 'Marcus and I have known each other for twelve years. But when it comes to Lydia, Marcus would always choose her over me. I've told myself that he still loves me, and he has me in his heart. I thought it was OK that he left me for Lydia. But no. It's not OK. Look at me now. I'm totally a mess. Well, Marcus really loves me? No. If he did, he would never just leave me like that! That's enough! I'm done with it!'
Charlotte grabbed the sheets and gnashed her teeth, which made the pain worse.
But this was the only way to keep her sane.
She had had enough of Marcus!
Soon, Elizabeth returned, and Greyson also came back with breakfast. When he saw Charlotte had woken up, he finally set his mind at ease.
After seeing the doctor having a check on Charlotte, Greyson walked out of the ward and suddenly collapsed.
When Charlotte heard the commotion outside, she subconsciously called out for Greyson. Meanwhile, a shadow of panic passed her pallid face. She wanted to get up but couldn't.
Seeing this, Elizabeth first consoled Charlotte and then went to see what was going on.
Charlotte lay on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. At this moment, she resented herself more than ever.
The moment Leandro Romero and his assistant, Melvin Pollard, walked out of the elevator, they saw the nurse and doctor helping Greyson into the break room.
Seeing Leandro stop in his tracks, Melvin also hesitated. "Mr. Romero?"
Leandro turned his eyes, raised his hand, and signaled Melvin to go see what happened.
Melvin took the hint, turned around, and went to check on Greyson, while Leandro continued to walk towards Charlotte's ward.
As Leandro walked into the ward, Charlotte heard the footsteps and slowly opened her eyes. Immediately, she met Leandro's dark eyes. "Mr. Romero?"
"Ms. Bernard, I hit you by the car yesterday. How can I compensate you?"
Leandro's voice was deep and cold. His tone was light and lofty.
Charlotte was stunned. In fact, she was partly responsible for the car accident last night because she didn't pay attention to the traffic while chasing after Marcus.
Charlotte lowered her eyes and looked at the gauze, remaining silent.
Suddenly, her phone buzzed. She immediately turned her head to the side and struggled to get her phone. However, she stretched her wound inadvertently, and her face instantly turned pale.
When Leandro saw it, picked up Charlotte's phone, and put it in front of her.
Then, Charlotte saw Lydia's message on the screen.
While she read it, a brilliant and absurd idea occurred to her.
Without taking the phone, Charlotte raised her head and looked at Leandro. "Marry me."
She knew she would put Leandro in a difficult position by saying so. But everyone was laughing at her after knowing that Marcus ditched her at their wedding, so she wanted to silence them.
After thinking so, Charlotte gritted her teeth and repeated, "I want you to marry me."
When Melvin and Elizabeth reached Charlotte's ward, they happened to see Leandro walk out.Seeing that Leandro was leaving, Melvin immediately followed him.There were a lot of visitors in the hospital at this time, so the elevators were crammed with people.Melvin didn't get a chance to ask questions until he and Leandro got in the car. "Mr. Romero, did Ms. Bernard tell you what she wanted?"Hearing this question, Leandro opened his eyes, tapped the leather seat with his finger, and said, "She did.""Then what do you need me to get for you?" Melvin asked, feeling a bit glad that Charlotte was a straightforward woman.Then, he heard Leandro speaking in the back seat, "A wedding house."Melvin thought he heard it wrong, and he subconsciously turned his face around, staring at Leandro. "Mr. Romero, did you just say 'a wedding house'?"Meanwhile, Melvin thought, 'I'm not that old to lose my hearing, am I?'"Yes," Leandro confirmed it.Then he closed his eyes again and raised his left han
Charlotte hadn't seen Leandro since he came to discuss the compensation last time.As time passed by, Charlotte slowly realized that she really acted like a jerk the other day.So, when Charlotte saw Leandro again, she was embarrassed and guilt-ridden.On the other hand, Greyson wasn't surprised to see Leandro because Leandro was the culprit of the car accident.But Elizabeth didn't overthink it. She thought Leandro was a nice guy and shouldn't be fully responsible for the accident.After Greyson exchanged pleasantries with Leandro, he went to sign the hospital discharge papers, while Elizabeth took Charlotte's medical card to print the test results, leaving Leandro and Charlotte alone in the ward.As it still needed time for Charlotte's broken calf bone to heal, she was confined to a wheelchair now.Leandro was very tall, and Charlotte had to raise her head to meet his eyes. "Mr. Romero, about the compensation...""I've thought it through," Leandro interrupted her.He then suddenly c
"Charlotte!" Marcus's face darkened. "Why did you do that to Lydia? She's sick! That's not something she can control!"Lydia, teary-eyed, pulled Marcus's arm and mumbled, "Marcus, don't blame Lottie. I deserved it. Because of me, your wedding was canceled. It's all my fault!"Charlotte couldn't be bothered to watch Lydia act, so she hopped away.Elizabeth blew a raspberry at Lydia and Marcus and hissed sarcastically, "Yeah. It's not your fault. You never make any mistake! You're just feeling blue, and the whole world has to make way for you! We get it!"With that, Elizabeth directly turned around and followed Charlotte.Marcus wanted to catch up with them, but he controlled his urge after he saw Lydia's current state."Marcus, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I know it's all my fault!"Hearing Lydia keep saying sorry, Marcus began to take umbrage against Charlotte. He said to Lydia, "No. It's not your fault! She's way over the line!"And he told himself in his heart, 'Lydia didn't want to be
Charlotte realized she had mistaken for the wrong person and whispered embarrassedly, "Mr. Romero?""I'm outside your villa, Ms. Bernard," Leandro said.Hearing this, Charlotte hurriedly pushed the wheelchair near the window and saw a Bentley downstairs."Mr. Romero, what brought you here?" she asked.Due to her leg problem, Charlotte could only ask over the phone instead of going downstairs.But as soon as she finished her words, she remembered what Leandro was here for.Leandro realized something too. He paused and said in a flirting tone, "Ms. Bernard, are you playing hard to get?"Charlotte immediately sat straight and hurriedly explained, "No, it's not like that! Mr. Romero, I can explain. It's..."Charlotte was suddenly short of words, thinking, 'Explain what? Am I supposed to tell him that I was just too angry and wanted to piss Marcus off at that time? No, I can't do that! Well. I don't know what Leandro is planning, but I can tell he really wants to compensate me. So, Charlot
Charlotte hurriedly took back her hands and clenched her fists. "I'm sorry."Leandro tilted his head and took a look at the index finger that was held by Charlotte just now. Then, he left without saying anything.Charlotte kept thinking of what Leandro said about taking her home in a week. She couldn't even eat well.She felt that Leandro did it on purpose. She forced him to marry her. And now, he began to take revenge on her for her rude and outrageous request for marriage.Charlotte hadn't told Greyson about her marriage with Greyson.When Elizabeth gave her a video call invitation, Charlotte was not in the mood for dinner anymore. She let go of her fork, picked up her phone, and pushed her wheelchair to the sofa."Lottie, did you have dinner?" Elizabeth asked."Just had some, but I didn't have much appetite," Charlotte replied.After a short pause, Charlotte was about to confess to Elizabeth about getting the marriage certificate with Leandro. But before she said anything, Elizabet
Elizabeth was cursing while looking through Timeline. Suddenly, her phone notified her that Charlotte made a new post.Elizabeth was a bit stunned. "Lottie, what Timeline did you post?"Charlotte knew she couldn't explain it clearly, so she just said, "You'll know after you look at it."Elizabeth slid her finger on the screen and immediately saw Charlotte's new post.When Elizabeth saw the photo of the marriage certificate, she thought that Charlotte married Marcus to piss off Lydia. But when she saw the groom's name clearly, she was totally shocked. "What? I'm not dreaming, am I?"Charlotte's face burned up when she heard Elizabeth's exaggerated tone over the phone. "It's true, Liz."After Elizabeth realized what was going on, she burst out laughing. "Well done! Hah! Seriously, Leandro is way much better than Marcus! Now I wanna see if that bitch Lydia still has the nerve to show off! Oh, this is so good! Lottie, you've truly surprised me!"Charlotte was initially worried that Elizab
After Charlotte hung up the phone, she found the Timeline she posted had over 99 responses.She clicked and found they were all likes instead of comments. In just ten minutes, the number of the likes surged to 300.Even if they didn't say it, Charlotte knew how surprised they were.When she was about to leave the page of Timeline and check Elizabeth's Twitter post, she suddenly saw a very strange post. There were only two words: "Got it."Charlotte had no impression of this Line friend, so she didn't pay much attention to it.Caroline acted quickly. After all, Charlotte was the most promising young female piano player in the country. No matter how low-key she was, she still had some connections and popularity.To vent anger for Charlotte, Caroline deliberately arranged the trending topic to reach fifth place. However, in less than two hours, it became the first trending topic.The visits to Charlotte's Timeline and Twitter account were beyond imagination. The marriage certificate she
Several of Lydia's best friends spoke for Lydia on Twitter. But within a few minutes, they were so criticized by netizens that they didn't dare to comment anymore.Lydia's friends Janiah Barron and Harley Walter couldn't bear netizens' criticism. They took a screenshot and mentioned Lydia in the chat group.At the same time, Lydia cried hard to Marcus and said she didn't know why they were photographed when choosing a ring and why the photos were posted on Twitter.Marcus naturally didn't believe that Lydia would do such a thing. He asked Lydia for help in choosing the ring, but someone took photos of it and posted them online. But anyway, it had already caused such a big fuss, and Marcus thought that this wasn't a good thing for Lydia.He consoled Lydia, "Lydia, don't worry. I'll find out what is going on. OK, take care and rest more. Goodbye."As soon as the phone was hung up, Lydia checked the news on the chat group. When she saw the screenshot, she turned pale with anger.Meanwhil
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
With an "I knew it" expression on her face, Elizabeth looked at Charlotte, who was earnestly lecturing and said, "Besides, Leandro is your legitimate husband. What's wrong with you touching him? Even if you kiss him, he can only endure it, right?"Charlotte's face was all red. Elizabeth was right, but saying such things in public was too much for her thin skin. She quickly changed the subject, "You're right! So why would Daisy want to publicly thank me?"Whenever Daisy was mentioned, Elizabeth's attention was diverted: "Speaking of which, this Ms. Clements, is really inscrutable."Charlotte let out a slight sigh of relief.At that moment, the food was served. The two of them were discussing Daisy's incredible actions while also complaining about some envious weirdos in their circle.A meal was enjoyed heartily by two best friends.Charlotte accidentally ate too much and felt a bit uncomfortable in her stomach, "Liz, I think I ate too much."
This had already been the third time Charlotte zoned out.Elizabeth clicked her tongue lightly, sat down directly next to Charlotte, and hooked her arm over her shoulder. "Lottie, what's got you so entranced that you didn't even respond when I called you three times?"Charlotte was suddenly embraced by Elizabeth. Her thoughts immediately flew back. Looking at Elizabeth, she felt a bit guilty, "I was just thinking about something."Elizabeth raised an eyebrow, "What are you thinking about, so engrossed?"What were you thinking about?Of course, it was about the embarrassing incident last night!God knows what got into her last night. After Leandro finished his sentence, she was silent for a while, then suddenly reached out and touched his abs.The scene at that time was extremely awkward. Even now, whenever Charlotte thought about it, she still felt so embarrassed that her scalp tingled and she wished she could just disappear.H
Hearing her words, Leandro suddenly burst into laughter.The man's laughter was deep and rich. Charlotte listened, her face rolling through wave after wave of heat.She hung her head, wishing she could dig a hole right there and bury herself.Leandro laughed for a while before he finally stopped and said, "No need to compensate.""But--"She tore the sofa!A sofa worth over three million!"Feeling guilty?"Charlotte kept nodding. This sofa worth more than three million probably cured her nervous habit of constantly picking at her fingers!After all, not everyone was as kind and generous as Leandro!Ah, Leandro was such a good man!Leandro looked at her thoughtfully, "Do you know how to massage?"Charlotte didn't understand, but still sincerely replied, "A little."Greyson had a problem with migraines, she learned some massage techniques and would massage him whenever she had time."I di
"Is there something wrong?"Leandro pulled on a bathrobe, covering his eight-pack abs, but the wide neckline was a bit low.Charlotte struggled to regain her composure, pretending to look at him nonchalantly, "I just received a call, it was from your father's secretary.""What was said?"Leandro turned and walked into the room, Charlotte hesitated for a moment but had no choice but to follow him in."...said your father wanted to see me, at half past twelve tomorrow noon at Beachmarsh Restaurant.""Don't mind him."Charlotte nodded, "Actually, I didn't really want to see him either.""Mm-hmm."Leandro responded, "Do you need a follow-up for your leg?""Yes, the follow-up appointment was tomorrow.""In the morning?""Um, the morning call."Leandro furrowed his brows, "Call me after your follow-up appointment, I'll come to pick you up."He had a meeting in the morning, which he couldn't c