Marcus had not recovered from the shock when he saw their car drive past him and go into the distance.He didn't come to his senses until the car turned around the corner and disappeared. Then he quickly turned back to his car.Marcus had known Charlotte for twelve years and had never heard that she knew Leandro. And he knew Greyson and Leandro didn't have any kind of friendship. Charlotte and Leandro got married all of a sudden, and Marcus didn't believe there was anything between them.Not long after the car left the villa, it came to a steady stop at a red light. Leandro glanced in the rearview mirror, his thick lashes flapping down, blocking the coldness inside of his eyes.Soon the green light came on, and he started the car again.Ten minutes later, the car stopped again."Mrs. Romero!"Charlotte was pretending to sleep with her eyes closed. With the incident of touching Leandro's Adam's apple before going out, she couldn't face him calmly now.She didn't know what was wrong wit
With a slight sound, in the driver's seat, Leandro had already unfastened the seat belt.He pushed the car door but didn't get out. With his left hand on the steering wheel, he slightly turned toward Charlotte. "We are home, Mrs. Romero."After saying that, he leaned over and unfastened her seatbelt.Charlotte froze for a while. The fragrance of the woods filled her nose. She didn't dare to move at all.Luckily, Leandro got out of the car after unfastening her seatbelt.He went to the back of the car, helped her put down the wheelchair, and carried it to the door to the garage.There were three steps on the way out of the garage. Right after Charlotte jumped one step up, Leandro came back after putting the wheelchair down to carry her up."I can do it myself."Leandro looked down at her but didn't have any intention of putting her down at all. He said, "It's not the first time. Mrs. Romero, you don't have to be so polite."After he said this, Charlotte was already carried to the sitti
Charlotte wore an angry face when she saw Marcus. She knew that Marcus wouldn't give up.She compressed her lips and looked up at Leandro. "I don't think I'm going home tonight," she said with embarrassment.Charlotte clasped her hands tightly. She was really afraid that Leandro would say no."It's nice if you can move here early."As Leandro turned off the TV, the surveillance video was gone.Leandro put down the remote control, looked at Charlotte, and added calmly, "I forgot to tell you that the place has only one bedroom."Charlotte was stunned to hear that.She wondered if he was kidding her.Charlotte didn't believe it. After a pause, she said tentatively, "It's a big villa. Just one bedroom?""Looks like you don't believe me."With that, Leandro got up and walked up to her.Staring at him, Charlotte asked, "What... What are you doing?""I'm going to show you around," he replied.Charlotte smelt the crisp fragrance growing stronger as Leandro leaned closer to her. When he picked
Before Charlotte had a chance to explain, she received a ton of messages from Elizabeth."Lottie, did you guys progress so quickly?""Mr. Romero wasn't really secretly in love with you for years, and now he's finally gotten his wish to marry, right?""Hahaha, if you're at this point at Mr. Romero's house, wouldn't Marcus be furious?""Marcus was at the door, were you planning to stay overnight at Mr. Romero's house tonight? Oh, sorry, I should say your house, you're married, joint property of husband and wife!""Lottie, you really nailed it this time! I'm impressed! Seriously impressed! Leandro is indeed a catch, don't hesitate, you guys got your marriage license, it's legal!""But for now, let's not cause any fatalities, remember to use protection. I won't disturb you guys anymore, okay!"Charlotte saw the message from Elizabeth, her hand trembled, and the phone slipped directly onto the bed, bounced, and with a "clatter", it fell to the ground.Meanwhile, the sound of a door opening
This sudden turn of events plunged the atmosphere into an unprecedented awkwardness. Charlotte, who had seen all sorts of situations in her life, had truly never seen anything like this before!Her face flushed, she propped herself up from the bed and sat back down, "Mr. Romero, I'm sorry, I didn't sit properly."Leandro looked at him thoughtfully, a rare glimpse of his master's mood visible in his unfathomable dark eyes, "Does Ms. Bernard need to take a bath before we talk?"It was already summer in Aelmere in June, and Charlotte, due to her injured leg, wore skirts every day.Today was no exception for her, she was wearing a chiffon dress, which was soft and skin-friendly, very comfortable.The chiffon fabric stained with red wine was not so comfortable. The chiffon at the chest was tightly attached, revealing a section of the bra underneath, exuding a subtle sensuality.Charlotte's face turned even redder, "Sorry, I, I need to take a shower first.""There were your clothes in the c
"Sophistry?""..."Charlotte hadn't expected to blurt out like this: "No, what I mean is, please let me explain.""Alright, make your excuses then.""..."Tired, let it be destroyed!No one spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.Charlotte bit her lip, "My friend tends to talk nonsense, please don't take it to heart. She just likes to daydream.""Perhaps I've embarrassed myself enough for tonight," Charlotte regained some composure, "I understand why you agreed to my unreasonable request of 'marriage'. You need a wife too, don't you?"After Charlotte finished speaking, she carefully watched Leandro, fearing that he would say no.Leandro gave a slight nod, signaling her to continue."I just happened to need a 'husband' too, just like in situations like tonight, you are still quite - useful.""Use?"Leandro suddenly looked up at her, his tone slow and somewhat carelessly casual.Charlotte was suddenly at a loss, inexplicably thinking of Elizabeth's news. It took her two seconds
The night at midnight was particularly quiet, the car outside the villa hadn't left yet, and it sat there like a big dog that had been abandoned.Marcus watched as the last light in the villa went out. His hand, holding a cigarette, trembled slightly. A wave of bitterness surged in his heart, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth.He knew that Charlotte would not be coming out of that villa again tonight.She married Leandro and they lived together legally and rightfully.And he, waiting outside this villa, couldn't find any solution to the problem.Perhaps by tomorrow morning, he would have seen them lovingly coming out together from the villa.Marcus didn't know how he drove back. Along the way, he was like a puppet without thoughts, just driving back to the Gallagher's house by instinct.At this point in time, the Gallagher family should have been fast asleep.But tonight, the Gallagher's house was all lit up.Marcus drove the car into the garage, and as soon as he walked up to the s
When Charlotte woke up, she realized that she had surprisingly slept through the night without any sleep. Subconsciously, she reached out and touched the bed beside her.Fortunately, there was no one.She breathed a sigh of relief, quickly got up from the bed, and picked up her phone to check the time.It wasn't early, nor was it late, it was already eight o'clock.Charlotte sat on the bed for a while before she went in to wash up.She noticed it last night when she was taking a bath, Leandro had everything well-prepared. Her clothes, toiletries, and even cosmetics and skincare products were all readily available.Just after freshening up, Charlotte received a warm greeting from Elizabeth early in the morning."Lottie, good morning! Are you still not awake?""You have to go for a follow-up today! If you don't reply to my message in ten minutes, I'll have to interrupt your morning exercise!"Charlotte's face was all red, wondering where on earth Elizabeth had learned these words.Afrai
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
Charlotte woke up the next day close to eleven o'clock, got up and realized she was still wearing a dress. The events of last night slowly came back to her mind.She was sober and rational when the incident happened, but she couldn't help but hug and kiss Leandro.Obviously, alcohol gave him courage.After realizing that she had done something absurd again, Charlotte felt extremely embarrassed but did not feel the slightest bit of regret.She was indeed influenced by Elizabeth!She raised her hand and rubbed her face, and her stomach made a grumbling sound, expressing its emptiness.Charlotte quickly got out of bed and, while changing her clothes, she realized that the zipper of her skirt was open!Did she not zip up when she went to the party last night?It's impossible. She checked it carefully before going out, and the zipper was closed properly. Now, after waking up from a nap, the zipper is open!Last night, there w
Leandro looked at her for a moment, "Was it really that painful?""..."Is this a difficult question to answer?Charlotte turned her head to the other side, closed her eyes, and pretended to be dead.The man just sat closer, and the refreshing scent of wood on his body occasionally wafted over, always enticing her to lean towards him.Charlotte was struggling between reason and morality, and finally welcomed the dawn of victory. Her blood test report finally came out!All indicators in the report were normal.Charlotte quickly stood up from her chair and said, "Mr. Romero, let's go home!"Go home, worst case scenario, she can count ten thousand sheep to fall asleep."Better go see a doctor."Charlotte remembered the doctor's ghostly gaze and had no courage to go back and see him."Go back, go back!"She couldn't care about being reserved at the moment, and instinctively she grabbed Leandro's arm and
"What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"The doctor began to ask questions.Charlotte instinctively looked at Leandro. "She had a few drinks, so someone might have spiked her drink."The doctor furrowed his brow and asked, "What symptoms do you have?""Let your wife speak."This time, Leandro didn't speak, so the doctor spoke first.The culprit Charlotte quickly spoke up, "It's a bit hot, always feeling thirsty and unable to sleep.""What else?"The doctor listened to the heartbeat and breathing while asking.Some things were difficult for Charlotte to speak about. Under the doctor's gaze, she clenched her hands and trembled as she spoke in a quivering voice, "There's this strange feeling in my body, I don't know how to describe it, it's just not quite normal..."You understand, right, doctor?"There shouldn't be any major issues. Go get an electrocardiogram, measure your blood pressure, and have a
She raised her hand and hooked it around the back of the man's neck, tilting her face and pretending to casually lean against Leandro's chest.Leandro, as expected, carried her so fast without even getting out of breath or having a racing heartbeat!Wow, my body was really good.The CEO in the novel who can strive seven times in one night is Mr. Romero, right?Charlotte, can you stop overthinking, please?After a journey of wandering thoughts, Charlotte was finally carried to the entrance of the emergency room. Compared to other patients who came to the emergency department, Charlotte, with a slightly flushed face, appeared very healthy.She was placed by Leandro on a chair outside the door, and Leandro went to register her.Charlotte subconsciously got up and started to think about the past, but the man had already guessed her thoughts. Like comforting a child, he raised his hand and touched her head, saying, "Wait for me here."
His thin lips lingered on her lips for two seconds, and Charlotte could clearly feel the soft and warm touch."Kissed, and then what?"The man's voice was deep and mellow, inexplicably pleasant to listen to.The softness on her lips withdrew, leaving her with a slight feeling of reluctance in her heart.Charlotte blinked her eyes and looked at Leandro's close eyebrows and eyes. She said, almost involuntarily, "I still want to kiss."Charlotte froze, when did she become like this?Are you crazy, Charlotte?How could such words be spoken?Just think about it!Leandro looked at her, his black eyes dark and deep. It seemed that he hadn't expected her to say that, and his eyes were momentarily stunned. However, they quickly returned to normal.He raised his hand and directly slapped her on the back of her head.Charlotte stared at him blankly as he kissed her for the second time, her heart pounding like a drum a
While daydreaming, the car had already entered the garage.Soon, Leandro had parked the car.The garage was brightly lit, and only then did Leandro notice that Charlotte's cheeks were flushed and her dark eyes had deepened. "We're here."Charlotte came to her senses and looked up to see that she had already arrived home."Oh oh oh."She quickly unbuckled her seatbelt, pushed open the car door, and got out.As soon as the person got out of the car, they felt a little dizzy, wondering what was going on."Legs hurt?"Charlotte stood up and awkwardly glanced at Leandro, "No, I felt a bit dizzy."Not only was I a little dizzy, but I was also a little hot.Charlotte subconsciously raised her hand and touched her cheek, realizing it was a bit hot. She was startled and said, "Am I running a fever?""I drank alcohol."He spoke in declarative sentences, not in interrogative sentences.Charlotte thought