"Where do you think?" Charlotte asked back.The employee who was one year younger than Charlotte stammered back, "Wh-what do you mean? Why are you asking me?"Faye was indeed surprised, but she tried to remain brave and then moved to defend her friend. "Report to the boss? How could the boss believe you?" Faye asked with a half-mocking smile.Charlotte nodded, as if she understood Faye's meaning, "The boss won't defend me, that's why I won't report to the boss.""Where then?" Faye said with her chin up."The police. There's a police station not too far from here," Charlotte said.Faye widened her eyes, while her other friend was already getting pale. "You're joking, right?""No, I'm not. You guys accusing me like that wasn't a joke either, right?" Charlotte replied who was now tired of constantly giving in.Suddenly everyone fell silent, beginning to fear that Charlotte would actually do what she said.Not wanting to deal with the police, one of them spoke up, "Never mind, guys. I be
Charlotte again could only sigh softly. She also tried to restrain herself desperately and then put away all the wild questions that popped up in her head.She could not find the right words about her husband. What was clear was that he was too mysterious.Shane was strange from the start. He proposed to her without much preparation, married her suddenly and even on their wedding day, none of his family members came.For that matter, she really wanted to ask her husband. However, she was afraid that her curiosity would offend him.But, it's been almost a week and her husband didn't seem to want to reveal the things that she still didn't know.Besides, it was the issue of money that always made Charlotte wonder. Her husband was obviously a cobbler. She had seen it herself. She had witnessed him repairing his customers' shoes.However, he seemed to have so much money that Charlotte couldn't stop thinking about the amount of money he had. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Shane ask
"Charlotte," her husband called her in a fairly soft tone.Charlotte stammered, "Y-yes, Shane.""So, how is it? Which one do you like?" Charlotte asked while pointing at a beautiful necklace with a heart-shaped pendant.Not wanting to keep her husband waiting, Charlotte finally said, "You choose. I'll love anything."Hearing that, Rayan smiled. "Yes, you sit down first, I will choose it or you.""Yes, Shane."Next, Charlotte saw her husband choosing several kinds of jewelry which when the cashier mentioned the total price, Charlotte could only gape. But, to Charlotte's surprise, Shane used cash to pay. "Alright, now let's get some clothes for us and some other stuff," Shane said.Charlotte swallowed with difficulty but she still obediently followed Shane.She was curious about her husband's money which she thought was too much, but she would not confront Shane at the moment.They spent almost two hours buying the items. It seemed impossible for him to earn money through unlawful me
Charlotte winced when she heard her husband's words, as if Shane could read what she was thinking. She hesitantly said, "If I'm honest, I'm actually a bit surprised. You work as a shoe repairman but ... you have so much money."Charlotte moistened her lips, getting nervous. Especially since Shane was now staring at her unblinkingly, she became even more nervous. But, she didn't want to offend her husband so she added, "I’m so sorry, Shane. It's not that I'm insulting your work. It's not like that at all. But, how come you can earn so much money from repairing shoes?""You don't have any other jobs?" Charlotte added in a tone that sounded very cautious.Shane responded with a warm smile, "My job is just like what you see, Charlotte.""You already know that I fix shoes. You've even seen me work in person, right?" Charlotte nodded, confirming her husband's words.That was not in doubt at all. Her husband even looked very skilled at what he did and the work was very good.In Shane's ha
"You will find out later. Now, you get ready first!" Shane said who again sounded mysterious to Charlotte's ears.Shane shook his head"Don't forget to double check, don't miss anything!" Shane added.Charlotte wanted to ask again, but she tried to restrain herself and immediately organized her and her husband's equipment.Shane himself was seen taking his cell phone and typing something on it. Charlotte did not ask and just rechecked their belongings.After making sure everything was ready, Charlotte said, "Shane, I’m ready."Shane nodded and smiled at his wife, "Come on, let's go straight to the terrace.""Did we take an online taxi from the front of the house, Shane?" Charlotte asked with a surprised look."Yes, so you don't have to walk much," Shane replied who, before Charlotte could ask again, had already been grabbed by her husband to walk out of the room.When they arrived at the front porch of the house, their two parents who were seen lounging in front stared at them in surp
The driver turned around and replied after smiling, “That’s right, ma'am."Charlotte swallowed, for the first time somewhat surprised at being called "ma'am". She immediately turned to her husband who was staring at her with a furrowed brow. "Why, Charlotte?""I look old, don't I, Shane?" Charlotte asked in a whispered tone of voice.That made Shane even more surprised. He replied in an astonished tone, "So why did you say that?""Didn't you hear me, Shane? The driver called me 'ma'am'," Charlotte explained.The laughter was unavoidable. Shane even touched his wife's hair out of excitement. "How come you're laughing, Shane?" Charlotte said, again frowning.Shane shook his head and immediately touched his wife's hand and clasped it, "Thank you, Charlotte. Thank you.""Thank you for what?" It was now Charlotte who looked at her husband with her eyebrows raised in confusion.Shane gently rubbed the back of his wife's hand and said, "For accepting my proposal. I ... feel like a lucky m
Charlotte was led to a room where for the first time in her life she received a brief salon treatment, and then she was taken to another room.There the dresses and accessories bought for her by her husband were already neatly arranged on the right. "Go ahead, Ma'am!" the female employee said, who was very young this time.However, during the time she was being dressed by her Charlotte was truly amazed. Besides being careful, the woman looked meticulous. About forty minutes later, just as Shane had predicted the treatment to be over, the employee said, "It's done, Ma'am."Charlotte, who had put on a soft pink long-sleeved dress, looked at herself in front of the large mirror. How surprised she was to see herself so much different.She even touched her long hair which was left loose but adorned with beautiful but not glamorous ornaments. The necklaces and bracelets she wore also made her look more charming but not overdone.The woman even smiled at her reflection.“You are so beautif
Being stared at so intensely and a touch on the chin like that, of course, made Charlotte even more helpless. The husband's charm was no joke. The man seemed to transform into a very different man. His dominant aura was so strong that Charlotte almost thought he might have two personalities.However, when a smile was painted on Shane's thin lips so gently, Charlotte immediately dismissed the notion. Her husband's nature had not changed, still as warm as ever. It was just that now Shane looked different on the outside. His physique had changed but his eyes and smile were still the same as the Shane she knew. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Shane asked whose breath swept across Charlotte's face.Uh, she could not get close to that man in such close proximity. She felt it was not safe for her heart. In her eyes, Shane was too handsome like the dream man in dramas that women go crazy over."Am I too handsome to make you amazed like that? Are you mesmerized by your husband?" Sha
Before answering Abby's question, Faye giggled.Abby, who didn't understand Faye's strange behavior, only raised her eyebrows in confusion.But the woman who had just gotten married a few months ago calmed down her laughter and asked her friend to come closer to her. "What the hell, Faye?" Abby asked with a lazy expression because she thought Faye looked mysterious. Faye smiled wryly and replied, "Sis, that must be Mita's sugar daddy."Abby, who understood the meaning of the term mentioned by Mita, widened her eyes in shock. "Why sugar daddy? What does that have to do with Mita?" Abby asked still with an astonished and clueless look. Faye clicked her tongue impatiently and then spoke in a mocking tone, "Sist, don't you know what people are talking about with that Mita?"Abby just shrugged her shoulders because she didn't really understand the gossip about the new employee that she never paid attention to. "Uh, never mind, why did you say there was a sugar daddy," Abby pleaded.Fa
Mita suddenly smiled sadly and it made Shane stare at the girl with a puzzled look. "What's wrong, Mita?" Shane asked curiously. Mita looked back as if to make sure that Charlotte had not walked towards them. "You don't know that there are many people in this bakery shop who don't like her? Uh ... I mean, the boys are normal, but there are so many female employees who kind of dislike her or you could say maybe they're jealous," Mita explained.The girl sighed and then explained further, "Many of them often gossip about her. And then there are people who insinuate and even say insolent things too.""At first I thought it was just a few people but when I was here longer and paid attention to them, it turned out that there were far more people who didn't like her. I really wonder what they have in mind?" Mita said, this time sounding annoyed and with a hint of anger in her tone. Shane responded, "I know she does have haters here and-""Uh, if you know, why don't you just tell him to
"That's your husband, right? How come ... it's a bit different from what I saw yesterday?" Mita responded and it managed to break Charlotte's brief reverie as she wondered at the shocked expression on her husband's face. Charlotte immediately turned to Mita and replied, "Oh, yesterday he was wearing his friend's fancy suit so ... it looked really cool but now he's wearing his usual clothes."Mita nodded without asking further questions. Charlotte then invited Mita to approach her husband who looked like a statue at that moment. "Have you been waiting for a long time?" Charlotte asked her husband.Shane, who seemed to be daydreaming, immediately looked surprised and replied to his wife quickly, "Oh no, dear. I just got here."He glanced at Mita who was holding back a smile when she heard him say the word "Dear"."Oh yeah, she is my coworker and she's only been working here for two weeks," Charlotte said.Shane only gave a small nod as if he didn't want to look at Mita but the girl v
Charlotte fell silent as soon as she heard Mita's words which this time sounded very curious or rather very enthusiastic. Seeing Charlotte who was silent and did not answer her, Mita looked at her with confusion. But when she realized something, the young girl immediately raised her hand and made a gesture as if she was rejecting what Charlotte was thinking.Mita quickly said, "Charlotte, don't misunderstand me! I ... didn't mean anything by it. I don't like people's husbands either. Take it easy!"The girl said very convincingly and Charlotte judged that Mita did not seem to be lying. Uh, Charlotte who had been suspicious of the young girl became uneasy. She felt that she had a small mind to think that there was something that Mita wanted. Charlotte immediately shook her head quickly and then touched Mita's hand, "I'm sorry ... You were just thinking strangely. But, I trust you."Mita let out a sigh of relief. The girl touched Charlotte's hand back and then said softly, "You jus
Charlotte shook her head firmly, "Not all corporal punishment can have a deterrent effect on the offender.""How so?" Mita stared at the woman with an astonished look. Ever since she was a little girl she had always received corporal punishment if she made a mistake. As a result, she was always scared when she was about to make that mistake so in the end she chose to be careful not to get punished. It made her a person who did not want to make the same mistake so that she could escape punishment. "Yes, sometimes such physical punishment makes the offender afraid but it usually only lasts temporarily. There are times when he has a sense of resentment and eventually the feeling of retaliation returns," Charlotte explained.Mita immediately thought hard. Suddenly the young girl smiled strangely as she remembered how she had done what Charlotte had mentioned as an adult. In her childhood, she had been so deterred by the fear of punishment that she did not dare to do anything wrong.
Being asked about such an important matter immediately made Ferry think seriously and she also wanted to help the leader."Charlotte ... do you think my wife will be angry that I hid everything from her?" Shane asked when Ferry had not even suggested a way out for him.Ferry lifted her face and replied in a tone that sounded very careful, "Sir, you hid your identity and so many other things from Ms. Charlotte because you had to. You didn't just want to lie to her."The young man paused for a moment and continued, "You had very good reasons for doing so and I am very sure that Ms. Charlotte would not have been angry with you."Shane was not convinced and although he knew how tender his wife's heart was, he thought that no one would like to be lied to.However, what Ferry said was also one of the reasons that made him hopeful that Charlotte would be able to see things from his point of view."Maybe ... Ms. Charlotte wil
Actually, Queen seemed reluctant to answer or reply to the employee's words that she thought were not important.However, when she saw Shane's stiff and cold expression, she knew that if she didn't reply, Rayan would definitely be much angrier at her.So, she reluctantly said, "Well, how can you believe that even though everyone seems to know about your marriage, Shane. In fact, it was your family who told me about your marriage and still ... there is no proof."The girl chuckled and seemed to really not believe Shane or Ferry's explanation.While adjusting her hair which was currently dyed light brown she said again, "Even if it is not officially announced about the real identity of your wife, shouldn't there at least be a photo or a small description of what her name or origin is even if it is just initials."Queen shrugged her shoulders as if in contempt of how Shane was just telling a big lie to make her jealous.
Shane without hesitation nodded and said, "I'll choose the menu and you arrange the delivery, okay?""Yes, Sir," Ferry replied obediently.Miko, who overheard the conversation, also smiled and felt that Shane's attention towards Charlotte was very great.When Shane had chosen the menu that his wife would probably like, Ferry immediately contacted his boss's restaurant to prepare the food and deliver it to the minimarket."Wow! Ms. Charlotte must be so happy to be really taken care of by you," Miko teased, which immediately made Shane chuckle."This is just normal, Sir. I just want my wife to be able to eat without having to go to the neighborhood convenience store," Shane said.He went on to say, "So she won't be too tired."Ferry smiled at the answer and responded, "Mr. Shane is very considerate and I'm sure Ms. Charlotte won't get tired, Sir."Shane just shook his head at the two's jokes but he s
Ferry was actually quite surprised by Shane's request.Shane Lee that he knew was not someone who chose to do unimportant things like taking care of other people's lives. However, when he remembered Miko's story about his boss's life as a son-in-law who was insulted and humiliated by his wife's family, he could easily understand what Shane was doing.He quickly nodded his head, "Yes, Sir. Then, what else would you like to order?" "Nothing for now. You ... can relax until lunchtime," Shane said.Ferry nodded obediently then she quickly left the boss's office. He wandered around the inner area of the bookstore and met some of the employees. There were 10 employees working at the place and all of them were students.They work alternately and come to the character at an uncertain time. Ferry was initially very surprised by the system in the store but after he heard the whole story of Shane, he even admired the kindness of her boss. Shane deliberately built the shop not only to satis