Charlotte called Caleb soon after he got into the car. “I’ve been waiting for 20 minutes, Caleb. Where are you?” Caleb looked at his wristwatch. “I just finished a meeting. I’ll be there in 20 minutes.”“You’re as obsessed with work as ever. How could you just let me stand here and wait for you?” “You should find a place to sit down and wait.”Charlotte did not say anything. Tears appeared in her eyes. “You’ve changed, Caleb. You used to be different.” Caleb massaged the space between his brows and said quietly, “I’ll be there soon. Dinner reservations have been made.” The look on Charlotte’s face turned less ugly. “Alright, I’ll wait for you.” Caleb sat and stared into space after hanging up. Sebastian, who was in the front seat, looked at him through the rearview mirror but did not say anything as he tightened his grip on the steering wheel. The car pulled to a stop at the airport 20 minutes later. Charlotte was waiting outside, and she immediately spotted Caleb
Charlotte looked like she had just heard some of the most ground-breaking news of her life. Her brows arched in surprise as she felt disgust wash over her. That woman was a flirt who slept around with men. Her divorce from Caleb had not even been finalized yet, but she already had a new man waiting for her. However, she was shallow-minded. Jeremy might have an excellent background, but he was nothing compared to Caleb and the rest of the Fergerson family. She had probably been fooled by his sweet nothings.She sneered inwardly but arranged her features into a look of surprise. “You’ve already met her, Mr. Tate? Have you fallen for her?” Jeremy merely smiled in response. “Of course. I really like her.”The frosty aura surrounding Caleb grew even cooler, and his eyes turned a darker shade of black. His voice sounded cruelly cool when he spoke. “You can have her if you like her that much.”He spoke calmly, indicating just how much he did not care about his so-called wife.
Susan’s legs turned into jelly when she got upstairs.She held onto the wall beside her so that she would not end up kneeling.She could not stand the torture anymore, so she immediately called Asher to tell him about what had happened.Asher was raving mad at Susan."What do you think you're doing?! I didn’t say anything when you kept Sunny around as your sugar baby, but how did you end up taking his words seriously?!"Susan felt regretful and replied, "Ash, what can I do now? Zane caught us messing around. If he wakes up, he’ll kick the three of us out."Asher was also ill at ease, but he had to admit that Sunny did the right thing.He thought to himself, ‘We’ve come so far. We mustn't let Zane wake up.’Nonetheless, he was still angry that Susan kept bringing Sunny to Sullivan Residence to mess around. Last time, Penny almost bumped into Sunny when she unexpectedly returned to the villa. He thought Susan would've learned her lesson and restrained herself, but it was not the
Penny was not aware of what was going on upstairs, so she waited quietly in the corridor until 11 o'clock. Upon getting up, she felt a little numb in her legs.She said a few words to the nurse before she left. She dragged her tired body to the car park and drove to the hotel.Penny got out of the elevator on the top floor when the elevator next to hers opened. Caleb stepped out of it.He wore a suit, and his hands were casually tidying up his cuff buttons.Sebastian was not behind him; he came back by himself.Blinking her eyes, Penny called out to him, "Mr. Fergerson."The elevator doors behind the two closed at the same time and slowly descended to the lower floors.The floor was quiet, so they could hear the sound of the elevators descending.Caleb walked to his room before Penny could react.Penny's side was closer, so he inevitably passed by her.She caught a hint of the perfume scent on him.She thought to herself, ‘It’s a woman’s scent. Did he just come back from a d
Soon enough, everyone knew about Charlotte's return. Those who knew about Caleb and her past began to bet on when Caleb would divorce and be with Charlotte.Jeremy sat at the bar with a few of his friends. Everyone was in the same social circle, so they were the first to hear about the news.The Shaws were an ordinary well-to-do family and were far from being considered rich.However, Charlotte made it into Imperial City's socialite circle because of her relationship with Caleb."When do you think Charlotte will marry into the Fergersons?"Someone started gossiping, and everyone at the scene chimed in immediately."She’s his first love, so I reckon they’ll get married in less than a month. I’m sure Caleb's nominal wife is ugly. Otherwise, why has never appeared at the Fergersons' banquets? When Caleb returned to the country, she didn’t even show up to the celebration.""Who at the scene knows her? She hasn't dared to show her face in the past three years. It seems like she’s a s
Penny slept for hours but woke up from the jabbing pain in her lower abdomen.She was shivering and could not see things clearly.Penny knew that she must be menstruating.She had been overwhelmed with work. On top of that, she slept with wet clothes when she was in Union County, which made it extraordinarily worse.The pain made her want to vomit, but the hotel was booked so last minute that she did not bring anything but a change of clothes.Face pale, she dialed for the front desk of the hotel with her trembling fingers. She prayed that someone would be able to bring her what she needed.It was six o'clock in the morning. Thankfully, the hotel had great service, and the sanitary napkins she needed were delivered to her room quickly.Penny dragged her exhausted body to open the door. The room attendant noticed that her face was as white as paper, so he asked with concern, "Miss, do you need some medicine?"Penny was used to dysmenorrhea and would usually prepare medicine to t
She was rolled into a ball on the bed, and he could only see her smooth hair.The bedside lamp was on, making the room's atmosphere feel warm.Caleb did not go straight in but knocked twice on the door.The person in the room did not respond, so he just walked over."Penny?"The structure of her room was the same as his, but the interior design was different.He turned on the lights in the room, only to see Penny's furrowed brows. He assumed it was because of the dazzling light.Caleb wanted to put his hand on her forehead, but Penny opened her eyes before he made contact.Her face was still pale, but her spirits had improved. There was a look of surprise in her eyes when she saw Caleb beside her bed."Mr. Fergerson?"Taking his hadn back, Caleb calmly placed it to the side."Are you sick?"Penny had a mild fever when she was in Union County. Her menstrual cycle this time was much heavier than usual. She took three ibuprofen at noon without even thinking about how it might
Her mind was blank, and she did not even notice when Caleb left.The door closed in front of her, leaving only some traces of his cool aura in the air.Penny looked like a zombie as she looked down at her nightgown.The fabric was thin, almost transparent under the light.Her protruding nipples seemed to be the greatest seduction.She hurried back to the bedroom to put on her coat, but the heat on her body still could not drop.Penny was abashed.She thought to herself, 'It's no wonder Caleb would think so. Which woman would wear a nightgown while holding a casual conversation with him? I even got up to send him off…’She covered her face, thinking of the exact words that Caleb said.'I've been wondering if you’re trying to seduce me.'She thought to herself, ‘He said that he had been wondering…’Penny thought of what happened at Union County, where she applied medicine for him when she was covered in nothing but a bath towel.She knew that any ordinary man would have made