Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 105

Anne looked at Raina's face, which was well-maintained for her age. Seeing that it had turned red with anger, Anne was secretly proud of herself,

She would not allow anyone to insult Charlotte.

When Shane arrived at the location that Braden sent him, he stepped into this seemingly ordinary apartment.

"Don't tell the old lady that I'm the one who leaked the information!"

Braden pretended to be pitiful as he looked at Shane who was walking forward and ignoring him. Fortunately, Shane did not say anything.

Standing in front of a half-covered door, the air around Shane was getting grimmer and more menacing. There was no emotion in his amber eyes. He said word by word, "What are you doing here?"

"How did you know I was here?"

Raina couldn't help but glare at Braden, who hurried forward to stand between her and Anne.

"It's not me!"

Braden still maintained a casual attitude and shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Enough! Are you not satisfied with policing the whole family? Now you're trying to do this to other people as well?"

Shane looked down at Raina, who stood in front of him, and the chill in his voice made Anne tremble involuntarily.

It was so grim...

"Sir, Madam Raina is just concerned about you..."

Aunt Ophelia, who was standing beside Raina, spoke out, hoping to mediate the situation.

"That's enough. Let's go."

Raina looked into her son's hateful eyes and felt as if her heart had been pierced by an arrow. She was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe.

"Madam, why don't you let me tell Mr. Fuller why you did this? If you keep hiding this secret from him, your relationship will worsen."

When they returned to the car, Aunt Ophelia asked anxiously.

"He doesn't need to know."

Raina slowly closed her eyes, and a tear trickled down her cheek. Aunt Ophelia, who was sitting next to her, shook her head in silence.

Back in the apartment, when Anne realized that she and Braden were the only ones left, she slowly raised her head and asked, "Why do I sense that Mr. Fuller and his mother don't get along? They aren't close either. The atmosphere is seriously tense."

"I'm not sure either."

Braden shrugged his shoulders innocently.

Although he and Shane had known each other for so many years, there were some things that he usually steered clear of.

Meanwhile, the cause of this drama was sitting at her desk with boredom. Her current task was to 'get used to the Fuller Group's company culture', but she was actually doing nothing.

At ten o'clock, Charlotte walked out of the office.

"Ms. Watson, do I have anything else to do?"

Charlotte knocked on the door to the secretary office and asked softly.

"Ms. Emerson, Mr. Fuller has a meeting in the afternoon. You can prepare the paperwork."

"No problem."

"Mrs. Fuller, are you having lunch with Mr. Fuller or...?"

Zoe stopped what she was doing and asked Charlotte curiously, who was at the door.

"Ah? I... I ate alone. Um, I think I prefer you to call me Charlotte from now on. I can call you Zoe."

Charlotte looked at Zoe with embarrassment.

She shouldn't be too close to Shane in the company, because she didn't want more people to know about the relationship between them.

"Sure thing."

Zoe nodded as a sign of agreement. There was a barely discernible, courteous smile on her face.

There was a series of knocking sounds on the door.

Christopher had appeared outside the office at some point and knocked on the door. He leaned against the door frame and asked with a smile, "What are you two talking about?"

"Mr. Gibson -"

"Christopher."

The two voices rang out at the same time. Zoe meaningfully glanced at Charlotte.

"Where is Mr. Fuller?' When he looked at Zoe, Christopher's expression remained gentle.

"The president went out."

Zoe explained in a matter-of-fact manner, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"All right."

Christopher raised his eyebrows at Charlotte and said in a gentle voice, "Let's have lunch together."

Charlotte was speechless.

Christopher could see the conflicted emotions on Charlotte's face. He continued, "Didn't you say you owe me a favor? It's not too much to treat me to a meal now, is it?"

"Okay, sure."

Charlotte had just taken a step toward the door when she suddenly turned to look at Zoe and asked sincerely, "Zoe, it's my treat today. Would you like to have lunch with us?"

Zoe shook her head as if nothing had happened. She pursed her thin lips and said, "No, thank you. I'll go to the cafeteria later. I have something else to do when I come back."

As she watched Christopher leave, the sorrow in Zoe's heart intensified. How good did she have to be in order to be a good match to that man?

Christopher...

"Where do you want to go, Mr. Gibson?"

After walking out of the company, Charlotte acted like the boss since she would be buying Christopher lunch today. However, Christopher, who was looking down at her from above, couldn't help but laugh.

Charlotte was 1.67 meters tall. Standing in front of Christopher, who was 1.93 meters tall, she was a dwarf. From NôvelDrama.Org.

"Let's go to the restaurant across the road."

Christopher pointed to a fancy restaurant across the street and did not notice the hesitant look on Charlotte's face.

Charlotte had long since heard of this place. Even if she had money, she might not be able to afford the food, not to mention that the price of the dishes was shockingly high.

Standing in the restaurant named Vermilion Chamber, Charlotte was awed by the elegant decors, the waiters' beautiful uniform, and how well-trained they were. As it seemed, this was truly a fine dining place.

"Shane would always treat his business partners to meals here."

Christopher suddenly said that and looked at Charlotte with a cryptic expression.

"You mean he'll be here?" Charlotte said in disbelief. But when she saw the cunning smile on Christopher's face, she pretended to be angry and tried to hit him.

"Be careful!"

Suddenly, Charlotte lost balance, and Christopher held her slender waist with his hands. Even when she finally got back on her feet, he still forgot to withdraw his hands.

Due to the fact that Charlotte was standing at the entrance, a waiter had accidentally bumped into Charlotte.

"I'm sorry. I'll... pay for the laundry."

The waiter lowered his head, trembling with fear.

"It doesn't matter. I just have to wipe myself down. My clothes are not expensive."

When Charlotte sensed the hands at her waist, she immediately took a step back. Her face was slightly red as she consoled the waiter.

After that, he immediately found a table in a corner to sit down.

During the meal, Charlotte found that everything she ate was tasteless. As long as she thought of what happened earlier on, her face would flush.

"I'll walk you back to the company."

"No, it's just across the road. I can go back alone."

Charlotte covered her burning cheeks with her hand. Without even looking at Christopher, she ran straight out.

After she stood on the top floor for a while, she finally calmed down.

'Charlotte, do not think too much of it,' she thought.

She despised herself and shook her head frantically. When she turned around the corner near the office entrance, she knocked on the door before walking in.

"Back so soon?"

"Yeah."

Charlotte sat quietly in a chair, propping her chin with both hands and staring at the document that Zoe had just flipped open.

"Charlotte, you seem close with Mr. Gibson."

Zoe suddenly asked.

Charlotte waved her hand in panic and missed the flash of sorrow in Zoe's eyes.

"You've misunderstood. He and I are just friends." "But looking at him..."

Zoe pretended to be puzzled and asked. They were both women, so Zoe could tell that Charlotte did not lie to her. However, she also knew that Christopher definitely did not see Charlotte as just a friend.

"Since he's Mr. Fuller's friend, he will naturally interact with me."

Charlotte immediately denied. Her dark eyes darted away, then she suddenly asked with a sly smile, "I wonder if our beautiful and angelic Ms Watson fancies anyone?"

"Yes, I do."

Charlotte was just joking to ease the depressing atmosphere, but she didn't expect that Zoe would answer her question seriously.

Today's interaction had completely subverted her previous perception of Zoe. It turned out that not only was Zoe very competent, but she also knew how to control her emotions well. Wasn't this how the president's secretary should be?

"Then you and him..."

Charlotte continued to ask curiously.

"I don't deserve him, but I'm trying to become a woman who does."

Charlotte was slightly surprised to see Zoe's serious expression. She admired Zoe even more now.