The elevator quickly reached the first floor, and Charlotte found a quiet corner, planning to wait there for her family's driver to come pick her up.Marcus had been persistently following her, and upon reaching the corner, his eyes lit up with evident hope, "Lottie."Marcus was supporting Charlotte's wheelchair, intending to squat down to talk to her, but Charlotte directly knocked the CT report in her hand onto his: "Don't touch me!"The report was thin and even though it was rolled up and didn't hurt when hit, the disdain in Charlotte's eyes was so obvious.Marcus only felt as if a heavy hammer had struck his heart, his throat filled with bitterness.He took a step back, careful not to touch her wheelchair, before squatting down in front of her, "Lottie, can you look at me?"Charlotte cast her gaze upon his face. For some reason, the face she once adored now seemed to evoke no feelings in her.If I had to say, it would probably be that there was still some sighing.Sighing over the
Returning to the Bernard's house, Charlotte planned to drop a line to Leandro to report her safety.No matter what, even if they were a plastic couple, they still bore the title of husband and wife.Charlotte opened Line, looked at the contact list, and fell into silence.She forgot she didn't have Leandro's Line!Alas, they were indeed a plastic couple!Ah, no, she had Leandro's Line!Thinking about this, Charlotte was glad that she had been a bit slow in her actions. If she had just called Leandro to reassure him and casually asked for another line, their plastic marriage would probably have come to an end.Finding Leandro's Line was too easy. The profile picture was an infinite geometry on a black background, and the Line name was "L".The two had a conversation before, but that was all a few days ago, the chat box had long sunk to the bottom.Charlotte pulled Leandro up, "Mr. Romero, I have safely arrived home. [Obedient.JPG]"Meanwhile, the speaker who was presenting in the meeti
The online incident lasted for several days, and Marcus and Lydia were severely criticized by netizens.The Gallagher family had become the butt of jokes recently, of course, there were inevitably some sour grapes making sarcastic remarks about Charlotte.Just when a sour grape was posting on Timeline, he forgot to divide into groups. The sour grape comments that overflowed the screen were directly seen by Charlotte."Ah, some people are just lucky. They were dealt a bad hand, but someone picked it up, and now it's a good hand again. On the other hand, the other two people who were playing cards with them are now being severely criticized. When it comes to matters of the heart, how can there be absolute right or wrong?"Charlotte used to have no temper at all, she didn't know what happened, but after a confrontation with Lydia online, she felt that her temper had become quite bad.The other party didn't categorize, whether it was intentional or unintentional, but she saw it. She was n
Charlotte woke up early the next day. Knowing that she was going to record accompaniment for a friend that day, Greyson immediately assigned Terrell to her.Since the wedding day, this was the first time Charlotte had interacted with the outside world again.In these past days, the only people she had seen were Greyson and Elizabeth, plus a plastic husband named Leandro.Today was her re-entry into the social scene, Charlotte had purposely woken up early to apply what she considered to be perfect makeup, she chose a vintage-style dress from brand A, and wore a thin cardigan over it.The recording was done indoors, Charlotte had participated once before, and the air conditioning was quite cold.Greyson also enjoyed seeing Charlotte dressed up beautifully, which gave him a sense of enduring accomplishment for attending the dinner parties he hated.Charlotte looked good today, and Greyson had been smiling all morning.The father and daughter had breakfast together, and then immediately w
Dangelo walked straight up to Charlotte, looked her up and down, "Your leg, is it lame?"Charlotte was a bit embarrassed, "No, I broke a bone. The doctor advised me to rest, so I had no choice but to use a wheelchair."Dangelo clicked his tongue, "I should have said earlier, I would have sent someone to pick you up.""It's okay, my driver brought me here.""Alright then."After exchanging a few pleasantries, Dangelo got straight to the point: "Your timing is perfect, we were just about to start!"The two of them had just been chatting intimately, and Dangelo's agent's face was getting worse and worse, looking like he was about to explode. It was then that Dangelo introduced, "Charlotte, last year's winner of the International Castaneda Piano Competition, the special invited piano accompanist for my new album!"Upon hearing Dangelo's words, the agent's face immediately changed. He enthusiastically stepped forward to greet Charlotte, "Ms. Bernard, hello! My name is Jayden Brandt, Dangel
Dangelo emerged from the recording studio. It had already been over forty minutes.It was already eleven fifty, lunchtime.Dangelo took the water handed to him by his assistant and started drinking, "Lunch together?""No, my driver is downstairs."Dangelo took another sip of water, clearly showing his thirst. His light brown eyes lingered on her for a moment, "Alright, I won't trouble you anymore."He said, tossing her a box, "A token of gratitude."Charlotte opened it, revealing a cute and delicate rabbit bag clasp. Confirming that it wasn't a very expensive gift, she accepted it, saying, "I'll treat you to a meal next time we have the chance.""When was the next time?"He suddenly asked this, Charlotte was completely unprepared and was taken aback, "When are you free?""I was quite free today."Charlotte was utterly embarrassed, her face burning hot. She couldn't respond to that statement.Seeing her embarrassment, Dangelo didn't tease her anymore: "Just kidding."Charlotte breathed
#The naive Ms. Wagner took power#At first, Charlotte didn't realize that she was trending. The trending position wasn't very high, but it wasn't low either, ranking at the eleventh spot.Charlotte had not yet gotten used to the nickname that netizens gave Lydia until she curiously clicked on this trending topic. Only then did she realize that the trending topic was about Lydia and Marcus.It turned out that someone had taken a photo of Lydia and Marcus going to a hotel together at around two in the morning last night.Not only photos, but even short videos were there.Probably neither of them noticed that someone was following and taking pictures of them. As soon as they entered the room, they started kissing passionately. However, not long after they started, the door was closed. One can easily imagine what happened next.Yesterday online, Lydia wanted to blame Charlotte, but it backfired. Everyone thought that the situation had already escalated enough last night, but to everyone's
Dangelo's fans were quite rational, but there were too many people stirring up trouble. Charlotte was directly brought to third place on the trending list, while the news about Lydia and Marcus renting a room together directly dropped in popularity.Charlotte saw such a big scene for the first time, and she was somewhat panicked inside.Dangelo's identity was special, so she didn't dare to speak recklessly. Just as she was about to call Dangelo to ask how she should cooperate. Line received a message from "L"."[Image]""[Image]""Should Ms. Bernard have explained?"It's over, her plastic husband also knew about this matter.Charlotte's heart fluttered for a moment, but she quickly calmed down. After all, she hadn't done anything wrong, she was just helping out and making some extra money on the side.Charlotte organized her words, "Mr. Romero, it's not what you think! Dangelo and I are just friends! He asked me to record the accompaniment for his new album more than two months ago, a
When Emmett walked into the venue, Claire finally let out a satisfied smile.She still hadn’t spotted Shannon, which likely meant Shannon was too afraid to face the reality.No worries, though. She would bring that reality right to her doorstep!Claire looked over at Emmett sitting in the VIP seats and couldn’t help raising an eyebrow.On the big screen, JJ, in a red and black protective suit, was holding a helmet in her left hand, wearing a purple floral mask as usual.This face, hidden for ten years, would finally be revealed today!After the opening ceremony, all the contestants went backstage to prepare.The jet-ski competition was divided into male and female groups. The women’s group had twelve participants, divided into two heats in the morning, while the men’s group had more competitors and would compete in the afternoon.The weather in L City was perfect today, and it was the weekend, so the event was packed with people.The camera on the big screen turned toward the ocean, w
That night,Claire checked her phone several times, but Shannon hadn’t replied to her messages.She wasn’t bothered, though. It was useless to bury her head in the sand.From what she knew, Emmett had bought a high-speed train ticket to L City for 7 AM tomorrow.Even if Shannon didn’t show up, tomorrow she would still get the footage.She couldn’t wait to see, when Emmett was at the event tomorrow, if Shannon would still be able to keep pretending!Just wait!She had already bribed a lot of media, so the moment Emmett appeared at the competition tomorrow, the internet would be flooded with news about "Emmett’s first love."She couldn’t beat JJ, but would she lose to Shannon?Ha.At 6 AM in A City, the sky hadn’t fully brightened yet, and Owen could barely keep his eyes open.He couldn’t understand why Emmett was taking the early train to L City.If he wanted to go, why did he have to drag him along?Owen, still sleepy, squinted at Emmett, who was sitting in the driver’s seat beside hi
After hanging up, Shannon nervously glanced at Melany and Nina. "I’m so hungry, can we go eat now, my beautiful sisters?"Nina immediately nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, yes! The hotel restaurant is ready! JJ, you need to rest before tomorrow’s competition, so we’ll keep it simple tonight. After the event’s over tomorrow morning, I’ll take you somewhere nice!"Melany, standing nearby, hummed smugly. "Once the competition is over, your JJ might not be going with you to eat anything nice!"Nina, confused, blinked. "Huh? Why?""Of course, because she’ll be with her husband! Didn’t you hear her just now?"Shannon blushed and couldn’t take Melany’s teasing anymore. She rushed over and tackled her. "That’s enough, Melany! Keep teasing me, and I’ll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks!""I’m so scared! What will you say when I point out those missed calls?"Shannon froze for a moment. "You’re the best, you’re the best! I’m so hungry. May I please have dinner, the best Melany in the worl
September 16th happened to fall on a Saturday.Shannon used a short trip with Melany as an excuse and took the high-speed train to L City early in the morning."You’re hiding this from your husband, what are you going to do when you take off the mask tomorrow?"Shannon had just replied to Emmett's message and froze for a moment. "Should I tell him the truth now?"Melany snatched her phone away. "Forget it. Telling him now won’t make a difference! Wait until tomorrow. If he’s angry, just say you wanted to give him a little surprise!""Besides, it’s still unclear if he’s even coming to the event tomorrow."Hearing this, Shannon couldn't help but give her a thumbs up. "Wow, Melany, you’re amazing! Why didn’t I think of that?"Melany raised her eyebrows smugly. "Eh, it’s no big deal, I’m world’s third at this. You really need to read more romance novels! All these tricks, I picked them up from novels!""…"Recently, Shannon had been training intensely, and it seemed like she was constantl
Emmett looked at her with a faint smile. "I want to watch the moon a little longer. After all, my Mrs. Dunn doesn’t let me look at her."Shannon froze, not daring to ask again, and hurriedly ran back to the room and got into bed.Standing outside on the balcony for a while earlier, her hair had mostly dried.She pulled the light blanket over herself, lying down and glancing at the balcony. "Aren’t you tired?"She had to get up early tomorrow for training, and they wouldn’t see each other all day. Tonight, she wanted to hold him more.She didn’t know why, but being in Emmett’s arms made her feel secure and a strange, indescribable happiness filled her heart, making her feel content and happy.Emmett glanced at her and answered with actions.He closed the balcony door and walked to her bed, sitting at her side. "I haven’t showered yet.""Ah!" Shannon sighed in regret. "Well, should I sleep first then?"He nodded, reaching out to pat her head.Shannon yawned again, her eyes becoming mist
Realizing this, Shannon felt warmth spread across her chest. She raised her leg and walked over to Emmett, wrapping her arms around him from behind."Emmett."Leaning against his broad shoulder, she said slowly, "I miss you a little today."Emmett clicked his tongue lightly, holding her hand, and turned to look at her. "What a coincidence, me too."He turned, wrapped his arm around her waist, and with his other hand, gently touched the corner of her lips. "Does it still hurt?"Shannon froze for a moment, then replied, "No, it doesn’t hurt anymore. It never did!""Mm."His dark eyes flickered slightly, and he responded in a soft murmur, though his hand remained near her lips.Shannon could clearly feel the texture of his fingers as they brushed over her lips, making her feel slightly parched. She instinctively pressed her lips together and, unable to resist, pushed his hand away. "I need some water."Emmett gave her a deep look, turned, and entered the room. He returned with a glass of
Shannon didn’t take Melany’s words seriously. She had already thought about Melany’s guess, but it was utterly unfounded!If Emmett had known she was JJ from the start, why didn’t he just say so when Claire kept mentioning that JJ was a jet ski racer? Why didn’t he just tell her?Clearly, Emmett had no idea who she was!As the red light came on ahead, Shannon slowly stopped the car and took out her phone. It was nearly eight o'clock now.Emmett had sent her a message with a picture.Curious, Shannon opened it and saw that it was a photo of the moon.Confused, she sent a question mark: “? What’s up?”Emmett didn’t answer her question but instead told her to focus on driving.Shannon felt awkward, instinctively looking out at the moon.Well, there was nothing special about it.If she had to say something, the moon tonight was especially round.The green light came on with only a few seconds left, and she put her phone down to start driving again.The traffic was smooth, and soon, Shanno
In the end, it was Melany who compromised for Shannon’s happy marriage. She agreed to Shannon’s suggestion, and the two of them chose a Mexican restaurant with fewer people.After they finished their meal, Melany tactfully suggested, “Shae, I’ll take a cab home. You don’t have to drop me off.”Shannon shook her head. “It’s hard to get a cab. I’ll give you a ride.”Melany felt a bit relieved and quickly paid the bill before heading to the parking lot with Shannon.It was around seven o'clock, the sun was setting, and dusk had fallen. The traffic wasn’t great today, so they were moving at a slow pace.Just as Melany was about to ask Shannon if she knew whether Emmett would attend the event on the 17th, Shannon’s phone rang.With the green light ahead, Shannon couldn’t answer the call, so she let Melany press the answer button.It was Emmett calling, and the first thing he asked was what time Shannon planned to come home.His low, deep voice carried a barely perceptible hint of amusement
Melany hadn’t napped. She woke up Shannon and, as she rubbed her neck, asked, “Did you have a nightmare?”She then handed her a tissue. “You’re sweating. What’s wrong?”Shannon took the tissue and wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead, thinking back to the dream. Her face was still hot, and she could feel the heat rushing to her cheeks.She didn’t answer Melany, sitting up and blankly staring at the blankets on her bed.Melany thought she really had a nightmare and quickly went over to hug her. “Shae, don’t be scared, it was just a dream. Now that you’re awake, everything in the dream is fake!”Shannon pursed her lips and glanced at Melany’s face. Feeling guilty, she murmured, “Mm.”She gently pushed Melany away. “I’m going to wash my face.”“Okay.”Melany let go of her.Shannon shuffled into the bathroom, splashing cold water on her face.She looked at herself in the mirror. The cold water helped her wake up, but as soon as she looked into the mirror, she couldn’t help but recall