Charlotte’s POV“Charlotte, my daughter….please can we talk for a moment? I have been waiting for this moment to talk to you—about everything.” I paused in my stride and turned to stare at him. I had not been feeling well in this mansion for three days. Everything seemed uncertain, and I felt like I was being suffocated. Particularly Luca; he was the one who made me see that staying here, with them, was the worst possible choice. My father opened his arms wide and said, “Charlotte, my baby, can I hug you?” I shook my head immediately. “No, why would I allow someone like you to hug me? You have not been a father to me for thirteen years, and now you’re here standing in front of me, asking for a hug? You don’t know what Miguel had done to me! You don’t know what I’ve been through—it was hell!” Luzia came in, and she called my father, “Fabian, let her be. Just give her time to think.” My father nodded his head and walked away with a worried look on his face. Luzia crossed her arms
Charlotte’s POV"I understand, but I..." I paused and gulped. "I'm in love with you!" I said after a moment of trying not to cry in front of him. He didn't say anything in response to what I just said. Instead, he looked right into my eyes. He sighed deeply and said, "Charlotte, I can't go up against you and your father. I tried, but it didn't work. The organization gives the favor to him and not to me. I'm sorry, Charlotte." I slapped him and cried, "I hate you! How could you do this to me?!" He held both of my hands. "Charlotte, I can't do anything else. If I don't keep my end of the deal, they'll do something that will make me mad. I'm sorry I made you marry me, but you fell in love. But you know I did that only to hurt your dad, the one who ruins my family!" I gasped in shock, “So after all this time, you are just using me?!” “You knew the plan, didn't you know anything? Charlotte, I’m a guy who doesn't want any commitment. Everything you see or hear from me was all part of
Charlotte’s POVAnd just like that, I felt humiliated in front of my dad as I faltered and fell in front of everyone else. His business partners, clients, and investors saw me at my worst. I had no idea that it was the day my dad would present me to everyone, but I was so headstrong that I didn't even bother to think about the repercussions of my actions. So now I find myself in the glare of everyone's critical gaze. I took a slow look back at Luca, and he shrugged his shoulders to show that he can't do anything right now. Because I couldn't stand to see them, I turned my head down and walked away. All of them were shocked right now, so they asked my father. "Was she really your long-lost daughter?" I wiped the tears off my face as I walked to the hallway. Suddenly, Luca grabbed my arm, and I turned around sadly. He asked, "Have I ever told you to clean up and look nice? You didn't believe me, and now everyone saw you at your worst introduction." I rolled my eyes and said, "Well,
Charlotte’s POVMy lips trembled as I stared at him in furious, and suddenly because of anger towards him, I slapped him hard on the face, and screamed for help. He had no choice but to leave the place since the bouncer came in to rescue me. Then Henry said, “What happened?” I smirked, “He just left.” Henry followed me outside while he was catching his breath. "Oh, Damn...woman, where are you going?" he said. "Can I go home with you? I promise not to tell my dad that you brought me here." He laughed at me and said, "I thought you wanted to get wasted?" “Yes, but not here. Someone’s watching me.” He asked in a low voice, “Someone’s spying on you?” I nod my head and take his hand. "Yes, that's why you have to help me get away from here because that man is dangerous. He's got a gun and could kill both of us." I said that to try to convince him, but the man I was talking to just laughed as if hearing something like that was nothing unusual. "Trust me, I've been through much worse.
Charlotte’s POVOne week later,"It's not a good time to think about him right now. I want you to pay attention to your training." Luca yelled at me and pointed behind me, saying, "See? Even if you are on his land, you won't be able to escape. He'll hurt you because you're not strong enough!" "Luca, you know that I'm learning. I can't be as good as you on the first day of practice." I said it as I wiped the sweat off my face and drank a bottle of water. Luca sits on the edge of the stairs and looks in my direction. "What is it you really want to do, Charlotte? Going to leave your dad and go back to Logan?" "Of course not," I sighed, wiping the wet edge of my lips. “No matter what happens, he will always be my father. I won't leave him, and I still want to know why my mom died. She was too young, full of life, and they took it away from her." “And how about Logan?” I laughed. "I'll make him love me more, and then I'll break his heart just like he broke mine. He used me. He did som
Charlotte’s POVHe grabbed my arm tightly, pulled me, and took me to the lift. He told Luca, "Don't take a step forward or I'll shoot you in one second." Luca looked at me like he wanted me to do something, so I told him, "Just stay there. Tell Dad that Logan is trying to kidnap me!" Logan said in a low voice, "Shut the fuck up." He shut the elevator door, and we went to the parking lot, where he pulled me toward his car. He told me in a harsh voice, "Get in." “Logan, is this a joke?” I pushed him away and punched his face, and his reaction was priceless. He smirked at me, and said, “Did you really punch my face, Charlotte?” “Oh, yeah.” I tried to hide my pain because I thought I sprained my knuckles by punching his hard face. “So tell me what do you want? Why are you doing this? Do you really wanna make me so jealous? To tell you the truth, Charlotte. I’m not jealous.” I smiled at him, and pushed him away, “Then don’t.” and snatched the car’s key in his hand, and as I got into
Charlotte’s POVI walked down the hall and knocked on Casey's door, "Are you there?" "Come in." She opened the door, and my eyes landed on her dirty white pajamas with a red stain. I saw a lot of empty wine bottles on the floor, and she looked like she was in a mess. I had never seen her like this before, and my mouth dropped open as I asked, "So what happened to you?" She bit her nails, and drank the last glass of wine, and said, “My mother wants me to date Logan…” I frowned, “Logan? Who?” She looked at me worried and said, "You know how much I love my singing career. The arts are also my life. I don't want to get married, and I don't want one guy to ruin our friendship." My lips quiver as I realized what she meant, “Do you mean, Logan? My ex-husband?” I took her hand and gave her a friendly smile. "Well, if you want to date my ex-husband, that's fine with me. The issue is that...You don't know anything about that guy, but he's a living red flag. You might have seen him as a b
Charlotte’s POV"No, I'm not sure..." I said softly between gasping breaths, and I couldn't stop thinking about who saved me from almost being shot by Miguel."It could have been Logan. We know that guy. He's keeping an eye on you, so he can do whatever he wants because he knows you're safe." Luca said this while driving and keeping his sharp eyes on the road. "Why would he try to protect me? I had the feeling that he no longer wanted me. Just today, I found out that he was going out with my best friend. How could he treat me like this?" I breathed heavily, but my mind was mixed up with many complicated things. My adoptive father, who brought me up in pain, came to kill me today, but he failed. I wonder if his sins are so bad that he might meet Satan now. “Are you fucking kidding me? Of course, you’ll have to do something about that.” Luca sneered. I nod my head, “Yes, I did. I tried to stop my best friend, and she believed in me.” "You're right." He clapped his hands and pushed