"Hiss--"
The intense pain forced tears from Charlotte's eyes before she could react, her cheek was suddenly pinched. Leandro had stood up at some point, his right hand gripping her cheek.
"First, spit out the ribs."
Only then did Charlotte realize, and quickly spat out the ribs.
The hand that had been pinching her cheek was withdrawn, and Leandro handed her a cup of warm water, "Where did you bite?"
"Tongue."
"What were you thinking about so seriously?"
She took a sip of water, retracted her tongue, and subconsciously responded, "A matter of a hundred million."
As soon as the words were spoken, Charlotte was stunned.
She's really not usually like this, she must have been blinded by that one hundred million today.
She glanced at Leandro across from her, "That's not what I meant."
He slightly lifted his gaze, took a glance, and said in a soft voice, "Understood, let's eat first."
"Alright."
Afte
Leandro and Charlotte were the only ones left in the living room.Charlotte felt guilty, and she didn't dare to look into Leandro's face.She hadn't figured out how to start the conversation when she heard the other person ask her, "Are you close with the aunt?""Not familiar."Leandro didn't speak, he sat down to the side, giving her a meaningful glance.Charlotte quickly pushed the watermelon and grapes over in a pleasing manner: "Eat the watermelon, it's very sweet."Leandro looked at Charlotte, who was trying hard to sell him watermelons. A hint of amusement flashed in his dark eyes, but in an instant, he returned to his usual cold demeanor: "I don't like sweet things."Of course, except for the "rabbit".Charlotte: "?"Could she repeat that this watermelon isn't that sweet?Charlotte took a bite of watermelon and suddenly realized a blind spot, "Mr. Romero, may I ask you a presumptuous question?"Leand
Just when Charlotte thought the male fairy wouldn't respond to her question, he spoke nonchalantly, "You're right, I'll have Melvin sort it out and give you the information later."Couldn't we just talk about it now?Was it necessary to be so serious?Of course, Charlotte didn't dare to say this."...Alright."She nodded with a smile, looking at the watermelon and grapes in front of her. After a moment of hesitation, she picked them up: "I'm going to the piano room to practice."Having eaten a bit too much, she needed to burn off some calories.Leandro's gaze swept over the plate of watermelon in her hand, only giving a slight nod.Charlotte, fearing that he would come to hug her again, hurried to the stairs and, grabbing the handrail, headed upstairs.Mr. Romero was too enthusiastic. She was a bit overwhelmed.Leandro stared at the figure on the stairs until his phone rang, only then did he look away.Seei
Charlotte had practiced the piano for two hours, her hands were a bit sore. She picked up her phone, intending to surf the internet and see what new trends were happening online recently.Just as she picked up her phone, Charlotte noticed that she had received a text message about her bank card:"Your card ending in 9987 received an income of 100000000.00 from Industrial and Commercial Bank on July 10th (transferred from another bank), the other party's account name is..."Ah!Was she dreaming?Charlotte's hand was trembling as she held her phone, it took her several attempts to successfully take a screenshot. It took her even more attempts to hit "send" when she was trying to send the screenshot to Elizabeth.Charlotte: Liz, quickly help me check, is this one hundred million?Elizabeth: Did Leandro transfer a billion to you? [ShockedFace.JPG]Elizabeth: Zero is too many, wait a moment, let me count again!Elizabeth: I'v
Fortunately, Leandro didn't say anything, he just picked up that high-heeled cup and finished the sip of red wine inside.Others drank red wine as if they were drinking red wine, but Leandro drank red wine as if he wasn't drinking red wine.As for what it specifically was, Charlotte couldn't come up with a similar description. If she had to express it vividly, it would probably be that while others drank red wine like monkeys on Mount Violetrock drinking water, Leandro drank red like a golden-snub-nosed monkey drinking water.To put it bluntly, the elegance of the nobility was all there."Is there something wrong?"He had poured nearly half a glass of wine, gently swaying it as he looked up at her.Charlotte quickly placed her phone in front of him: "I just received a billion in my account."Almost forgot the main thing!Leandro's gaze faltered slightly, "Is there a problem?""Did you turn?""Didn't you want to ge
Leandro quickly returned with a black card. Charlotte immediately logged into the mobile banking app on her phone and filled out all the information, only to be told in the end that for large transfers, she had to personally go to the counter to operate.Charlotte glanced at Leandro, "Large transfers need to be done at the counter, can I take a picture?""Take the card, the password is my birthday. Use it to book formal wear for parties, and you can also use it when shopping with friends."So, this card was exclusively for her use in the future, right?Then what was the significance of her transferring one hundred million into this card?"There were quite a few occasions I had to attend and quite a few formal suits you needed to order. This is what you should have taken."He glanced at her and added another sentence.What he said made sense, but Charlotte found herself unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.Leandro had said
The sunlight was behind him, and as Leandro walked in, his face also stepped into the slightly darker shadows of the room."Good afternoon, Mr. Romero."The entrance hall of the villa had been treated with transparency. Just now, Leandro had walked in from there, the sunlight hitting his face. Although his brows and eyes were cold, they didn't feel gloomy.But as he walked through the foyer and into the room towards her, the slightly dim light seemed to make him suddenly feel colder.The person walked in, and the coldness in his eyes and brows lessened considerably.Charlotte only felt a flash before her eyes, and then saw a stack of documents placed in front of her: "Melvin organized it, my hobbies and some things to avoid."Charlotte paused for a moment, recalling the conversation at noon, and quickly reached out to take it: "Oh, oh, oh."When she got hold of that stack of documents, Charlotte was somewhat incredulous.Did Le
When Leandro casually mentioned the pool to her just now, Charlotte thought it was right outside the restaurant. However, when she stepped out, she was met with a large lawn covered with golf equipment.There was no swimming pool here either!However, there was still a cobblestone path on the left side, and the right side led to the main gate. Charlotte guessed that the pool should be on the left.She had walked along that path for a while, past a cluster of flowers, before she saw the swimming pool Leandro had mentioned.The swimming pool was open-air, with coconut trees planted on both sides, four in a row. Under the trees, there were sun umbrellas and sun loungers. Near the side of the villa, there was a small room, inside which was a long table with a wooden color and white cushions, along with matching benches.When Charlotte walked past, Leandro was swimming in the pool.Under the sunlight, the man's robust figure was attractive, with
"What was the problem?"Leandro had finished reading, he lifted his head and glanced at Charlotte.Charlotte was utterly baffled, looking at his calm demeanor, she even started to doubt if she was the one who had a problem.She raised her hand and pointed at the content on the paper, "After reading this entire page, don't you think you can summarize the content in one sentence?""Hmm?""You hated women."The man's gaze moved from her face to her index finger pressing on the paper, finally resting on the paper itself: "I don't hate women."Who would believe this...Charlotte was complaining inwardly, but she could only wear a smile on her face, pretending to be confused: "But, it seems like each one is saying, as long as women don't get close to you, it's fine.""Oh, that might have been a misunderstanding on your part."Leandro stepped back, and the already loose bathrobe instantly opened up on his chest, revealin
"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