Charlotte felt that Griffith had some hidden agenda for calling her back, and she thought he probably summoned her just to give her a lecture. She cursed him in her mind, had some late-night snacks, and returned to her little bedroom.Suddenly, she received a call from Lucy."Charlotte, have you seen the online ticket sales?""What's wrong?""They're all sold out."Charlotte was surprised and quickly checked the online ticketing system. Indeed, all the tickets were sold out. She blinked her eyes and suddenly sat up.How did Griffith know how many people attended her performance? The thought crossed her mind, but she immediately shook her head. It couldn't be. Griffith wouldn't be that considerate. Could it be Benjamin?She touched the back of her head and said a few more words to Lucy.The night had grown late. She quietly pushed open her bedroom door, peeking out. The room was pitch dark, and Griffith was asleep.But something wasn't right. He had called her back in the middl
Charlotte was inherently stubborn. She wouldn't give up easily once she set her mind on something. Otherwise, she wouldn't have pursued Griffith for three years.Originally, her involvement in this theater project was out of respect for Suzanne. Whether it ended in success or failure, it was just an experience for her. However, Jessica had to mess with her for no reason.She chuckled. "So, I have a whorish face?"Jessica's smile faded, and her gaze scanned Charlotte's face. From the first time she had seen this face, it made her feel uneasy.Charlotte noticed the venomous look in Jessica's eyes. She had seen this kind of look many times before; Faith had looked at her the same way, full of resentment for her face."Regardless, it's still better than your 'artificial face,'" she taunted, and predictably, she angered Jessica.The woman's beautiful eyes widened, and she instinctively moved closer as if she wanted to get physical. Charlotte straightened her posture, ready to retaliat
"We're absolute geniuses!" In the dressing room, Hailey hugged Charlotte and cheered loudly. Everyone was still in their makeup, basking in the applause; they were extremely excited.Charlotte felt that, at this moment, it was all worth it regardless of the outcome. But right now, she also wanted to win. That woman, Jessica, had gone too far. "Even without a prince, we still did well!""That's right, we even received flowers!""Ah! That little girl said I'm the cutest Bashful!"The interns hugged each other, looking adorable. Charlotte and Lucy were calmer, but deep down, they were also very happy."We got lucky with today's performance. Forget about the fact that you cross-dressed as the prince. Most of the tickets we gave away offline came. The attendance rate was about eighty percent," Lucy said.Charlotte, removing her makeup, had some doubts in her mind. Everything went too smoothly with the audience.Before she could figure it out, her phone rang. It was a call from Ash.
Bringing a live chicken along for afternoon tea had to be the most unexpected event in Charlotte's life this year. Ash's mental fortitude had been honed to perfection; he was completely unfazed by the situation.After finally finishing their afternoon tea, Charlotte thought about returning the chicken to the mansion to have it prepared by the chef for a meal.However, before they parted ways, Julie patted the chicken's head and said, "Chicky, listen to your new mommy. We'll see each other again."'We'll see each other again?' What did that mean?Charlotte began questioning her life choices as she gave Ash a skeptical look.Ash cleared his throat and said, "It's better not to kill it, if possible." Julie seemed like she would remember this chicken.Charlotte was utterly baffled. Helpless, she decided to take the chicken to Ava's apartment."Get lost! My house is already messy enough, and now you want to raise a chicken here?!""Come on, Chicky is cute.""Get out, get out, get o
Kylie had a sweet smile and didn't look bad at all. However, Charlotte and Lucy were both nervous after having a bad experience with a 'good person' in the afternoon. They dared not say anything to accept her offer, no matter how tempting it might be.Seeing their hesitation, Kylie didn't insist and exchanged a few words before leaving."Do you know her well?" Charlotte was a bit curious.Lucy took a sip of her soup and shook her head. "Not really.""Then, it's a bit frightening that she's being so kind to us."Lucy glanced behind them, then turned forward again and agreed. "We're in a precarious situation. We'll be fortunate if no one else tries to stir up trouble for us. Someone taking the initiative to be kind to us is most likely a set-up."Charlotte gave her a thumbs-up. Smart.Putting aside everything else, changing to a bigger stage meant more seats, which increased pressure to fill them. Charlotte hadn't forgotten that just before the performance, the organizers had warn
With a total of five hundred seats, only four hundred were available online. At first, they had only seen one or two tickets sold when they refreshed the page, but within no time, dozens of tickets had been sold.Lucy was surprised. "Did the promoters provide us with some promotion?"The tickets were selling incredibly fast.Charlotte remained silent. She wasn't naive. She had been uncertain yesterday, but today she was convinced. Someone was manipulating the ticket sales.Was it Griffith? That couldn't be possible.She shook her head repeatedly and tapped her fingers while thinking about it. Then, she messaged Benjamin. Among her friends, Benjamin was the only one with the resources and the willingness to help her in this way. After his confession, she couldn't accept Benjamin's help on principle. Using his money to help her was a way for him to pursue her. If she had no feelings for him but accepted his money, what would that make her?She called him, and Benjamin answered pr
All the tickets were sold out in the middle of the night. Charlotte lay in her small corner and couldn't fall asleep, no matter how much she tried. She didn't feel good about it; she felt no sense of accomplishment. She even began to doubt whether the applause from the audience that day was real.After tossing and turning all night, she woke up in the morning with large dark circles under her eyes. When she arrived at the theater, Lucy was taken aback."What's wrong with you?" Lucy asked.Charlotte smiled embarrassedly and said, "I had trouble sleeping.""But all the tickets have been sold. Why are you still worried?" Lucy questioned.Charlotte remained silent.Lucy was smart; she also sensed that something was amiss with the tickets. However, since Charlotte didn't want to talk about it, she didn't ask and continued to lead the interns to do their work as usual.Charlotte's mind was a mess, and she went to wash her face. In the restroom, she ran into Jessica. Jessica had come s
Charlotte and Lucy initially thought some kids had sent them gifts, which moved them deeply. However, as they exited the room, Mary led them to the corridor. A group of people had already gathered in the corridor. The crowd bore various expressions when they arrived and instinctively made way for them.Charlotte walked up to the board listing the rankings, and she was startled when she saw Snow White was ranked first, raking in over one hundred ninety thousand dollars.She blinked several times, finding it unbelievable. Their theater only seated a few thousand, so there was no way they could have achieved such a result."Could they have made a mistake?" someone muttered."You can't be so sure. Who knows who's behind this?" another person chimed in.Charlotte remained silent. She suspected it was either Benjamin or Griffith.Their theater held only about five thousand people per show. Even if they excluded offline viewers, they must fill roughly forty shows to reach nearly two hun
Tanya's previous full-length mirror was still usable, but because it was small, she had to walk a bit farther every time she used it. Eli had long wanted to replace it.Little did he know, she got rid of many things in the house to make room for the new large sofa for him, including that old full-length mirror."How do you like it? Surprised?" He patted the mirror.Tanya smiled wryly and pointed to the large sofa. "And you? Surprised?" Only then did Eli notice fewer small items in the living room and a large new sofa. He suddenly chuckled. It was quite nice.He thought of her, and she thought of him. This winter was truly warm.Tanya abandoned the egg tart and hugged him again. "Oh no, this mirror is so big. There's nowhere to put it."Eli carried her with one hand and moved the mirror to the corner with the other. Sitting on the sofa, he thought for a moment, then hugged her and said, "Tanya, let's move to a bigger place."Tanya knew he had been thinking about this all along.
Eli found it amusing. He pushed the head of the small money jar and couldn't help but say, "You gold digger! You love money so much, then why did you give the check I gave you to Soraya?"Tanya blinked and chuckled. "I only acquire wealth in the proper way. To be honest…" She pondered for a moment, then turned to look at him. "Probably because, at that time, I was just too fond of you like I am now."Hearing this, Eli felt a pang of heartache and leaned down to kiss her forehead. Tanya smiled, moved the gifts aside, and made some space for him.Just as they were about to talk, Eli's phone vibrated continuously. It turned out that Bridget was sending over the detailed preparation process for the wedding.Tanya scrolled through it and suddenly felt overwhelmed. Eli looked at it and also felt a headache coming. The two glanced at each other, sighed simultaneously, and leaned back.After they publicly disclosed their relationship, life continued as usual but became busier due to the w
Eli being married was shocking enough, but then his wife was hiding right in the office. In the next half hour, Tanya heard wailing from all around.The atmosphere in their office was quite good, and everyone got along well. After coming clean, everyone joked around and teased each other."Nia, don't forget Mr. Ted, he's been cursing at you all along!""Yeah, he's been calling you a fool!""I heard it, I can testify!"Ted was furious and rushed out to hit someone. Tanya followed with laughter.Before leaving work, Amy indeed brought the cake and candies, sharing them with everyone in the building. Thus, the entire group gave them their blessings.From the office to the parking lot, Tanya received blessings. When she got into Eli's car, her heart was still pounding.Eli was happily eating his candy, feeling good. Especially now that he didn't have to sneak around anymore, he even turned the steering wheel effortlessly.Tanya, holding the cake, asked him in surprise, "Were these
Tanya walked out of the room with her guard down and came face to face with Ted's sneaky expression. She paused.Ted gasped, his brain instantly turning blank.He looked at Tanya, covered his mouth with his left hand, and placed his right hand over the left with his eyes gradually widening.God! This was insane!Tanya regained her composure and glanced in Eli's direction. Eli remained calm, glanced at the fruit plate on the table, and said, "Should we take some down to share with your colleagues?"Tanya nodded. She glanced at the still-disheveled Ted and kindly handed him a tangerine."Sir?"Ted swallowed, looked at Tanya, then at Eli. Finally, he settled his gaze on the tangerine in her hand, mechanically accepting it.Tanya turned to look at Eli. 'Look, you've scared my superior.'Eli shrugged."I'm leaving," she said.Eli nodded and escorted her to the door.Ted followed them out and was sent into the elevator by his boss. As the elevator doors closed, he let out a long
The deep blue bedsheet was neatly spread out. But the two pillows lacked pillowcases, exposed in a sorry state.Eli placed his hands on his belt and turned to look at Tanya. "Is this also your doing?"Tanya leaned against the door frame, only poking her head in, smiling sheepishly."I accidentally drooled while sleeping that day and dirtied the pillowcase. Knowing that you're a neat freak, I took them all off to wash," she said. She raised her hand and swore, "The pillowcases have been washed and are in the cabinet at home."Eli wasn't interested in the pillowcases' whereabouts. He remembered when Amy called him, saying Tanya missed him and wanted to touch the sheets and pillows after waking up.Nonsense!He took a deep breath, then turned his head to Tanya with a frightening smile. Tanya realized the danger and tried to run, but he grabbed her by the waist."Hey, what are you doing?" she said.Eli tossed her onto the bed and followed suit."What are you doing?!""Collecting
Tanya sat upright in the office. Eli stood before her with his hands behind his back. "Come on, explain."Tanya's eyes darted around. "Do you believe me? It's because I missed you too much. When I came to your place, I couldn't help but take away everything related to you." Eli scoffed. "Including the toilet paper?"Tanya pondered seriously.Eli tapped the coffee machine and pointed to the plug that had been pulled out, saying, "If the coffee machine wasn't too heavy, would you have taken that too?"'This brat has no conscience at all. Does she even understand what a cold shoulder is?'While he was reminiscing in her room, she made a fortune in his office!Tanya blinked and gave him an embarrassed smile. "If you think about it from another angle, I love you deeply. If we couldn't reconcile and you came back to see all this, you would hate me. Hate represents love, and love means you can't forget me. My obsession is so deep; I want to stay in your heart forever."Eli fell silen
"You should buy something while visiting. Do you have enough money in your account? If not, I will transfer some to you," Mrs. Moran said on the phone.Tanya didn't want money; she just wanted to hear some advice. She knew her parents' financial situation wasn't good. Due to illness, her stepfather had retired from his position as a butler of the Sterling family. Although the Sterlings provided a retirement package, Mr. Moran was getting old, and he had a son. She heard that his son's business had lost a considerable amount of money in recent years. As a stepdaughter, she had already received enough help from them, so how could she ask for more money?During her university days, she didn't ask her family for money. If she could find a part-time job, she would, and if not, she would endure it just to avoid causing her mother trouble."Mom, I don't need money. I have enough."When Mrs. Moran heard this, she felt even more sorry for her.Since her ex-husband was useless, Tanya suffer
After breakfast, Eli called Bridget."Why did you send her a check? Do you have nothing better to do?"Bridget had just arrived home and begun playing poker with a few old friends.She threw out a card, rolled her eyes, and said, "It's the first time I've met my daughter-in-law! What's wrong with giving her some money!"Eli was speechless."Madam, you came up and threw 500,000 dollars just like that. Aren't you afraid of scaring people?""What should I do? Throw 50,000 dollars instead? That's too stingy."Eli was speechless. Holding onto the railing, he glanced downstairs and saw Tanya ironing her coat in the living room."I almost got dumped because you caused a scene," he joked.Bridget threw the cards while chuckling. "It's good to be dumped. With your unruly behavior, someone should make you suffer a bit.""Are you really my mother?""If you still want to be a good son, hurry up and go through the procedures, live a proper life with Tanya, and try to give me a grandson n
"What did Her Majesty tell you?"Tanya nearly lost her composure, fighting back laughter.Bridget said nothing more as she left with Benjamin, leaving Tanya and Eli to return to the apartment. The journey back was silent, with Tanya deep in thought. Upon entering, Eli halted her at the entrance.Exhaling deeply, Tanya reached into her pocket and withdrew a check. Eli's gaze fell upon it, noting it was only for $500,000. As he moved to take it, Tanya tucked it back into her pocket. On the bar, a spread of breakfast awaited them - fried eggs, sausages, fruits, and vegetables. Despite the inviting display, Tanya's attention was on Eli."Don't you want breakfast?"With the situation still unclear, Eli's appetite waned. Nonetheless, knowing Bridget's nature, he remained calm. Seating himself opposite Tanya, he nibbled at a sausage, noticing her lack of interest."Is everything alright?" he asked, concerned.Tanya shook her head.The oversized sandwich Bridget had ordered had already