Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 219

"Despicable."

"Since you're able to say that word to my face, I assume that we're already friends. I am honored." Avery laughed and said, "I'm the beneficiary in both cases. I may not be sincere to you, but I may not be loyal to Rick as well. If there's anything you need help with, I will certainly not hesitate to help you, provided that it doesn't harm my benefits."

Shane uttered, "Alright."

Avery and Shane were silent for a while. Then, Avery suddenly opened his mouth and said, "You can take Sheryl out for a walk in crowded areas. Instead of letting Charlotte wait to be dumped, you might as well intensify their conflict. At least you can still seize an opportunity."

"I'll see." Shane didn't want to confront Rick directly.

Avery didn't continue his speech. He stood up and said, "Mr. Fuller, you can rest a little longer. I'll leave first."

Shane nodded.

After Avery left, Cole stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Fuller, are we still going to stay here?"

"Wait."

What were they waiting for?

Cole was puzzled.

About ten minutes later, a man holding a camera suddenly walked in and handed him a business card, saying that he was a reporter from the newspaper company.

Cole instantly recalled what Avery had said before, that Shane could take Sheryl out for a walk in crowded areas...

And now a reporter had appeared out of nowhere.

Avery must have wanted to introduce him to Shane and let him expose Sheryl's identity.

But would it be beneficial for the company if he did that?

Cole's heart was beating like a drum. He wanted to walk over and remind Shane, but he was talking to the reporter. It seemed like he didn't have the chance to interrupt.

When the reporter left, the plan had already been made.

"Mr. Fuller, do you really want to reveal your relationship with Sheryl? The comments online may not be good for the company."

"They won't disclose our relationship ."

"Huh?" Cole was stunned.

"They just need to take pictures of me taking Sheryl out to play."

Cole couldn't understand the purpose behind Shane's decision, but he knew that Shane must have had his own reasons for doing that. It would be better for him to not ask about it.

The next day.

Charlotte arrived at the partnership to attend a meeting.

Manager Kent was absent this time, and even Shane wasn't there.

Ashley tried hinting at Charlotte a few times to not be overly ruthless because it wouldn't be a good thing for anyone if she didn't treat people with respect and compassion.

Charlotte was not a fool. She obviously understood her hint. However, it was a pity that she had no idea why Shane didn't attend the meeting.

The meeting was quite important because two significant projects would start going into operation after that.

Unless he went abroad for a business trip, Shane had no reason not to attend the meeting.

However, whether he came or not, it had nothing to do with her at all.

It had nothing to do with her.

Charlotte repeatedly tried to convince herself.

As soon as the meeting ended, Charlotte returned to Jane Corporation.

Not long after she sat down in the office, her assistant rushed in hastily. "Ms. Emerson, why did you shut down your phone?"

"My phone was shut down?" she questioned herself.

When Charlotte took out her phone, she realized that her phone had indeed run out of battery. She handed the phone to the assistant and said, "Help me charge it, please."

"Yes." The assistant took it and turned around to leave immediately. After walking out for a few steps, she returned and said, "Mr. Emerson, it actually wasn't me who has been waiting for you to come back. It was Mr. Jane who couldn't find you, and he kept calling me."

"Why did he want to see me?"

"He... seems to be very angry. You better go to the hospital to find out."

Rick was angry?

Charlotte nodded tiredly. "I'll get my work done first. Previously, you said that two companies wanted to partner with us to release a mug. Can I have a look at that?"

"Yes."

Whenever Charlotte got caught up with work, she tended to forget about time.

By the time she finally had the chance to take a break, it was already a little past six o'clock.

Most people in the office had left.

Jane Corporation's working hour was 9 am to 6 pm. Employees had the freedom to choose whether to work extra hours or not.

Normally, departments that clocked off earlier would already be empty around 5 pm.

Charlotte stood up to massage her shoulders. Only then did she remember to retrieve her phone from her assistant. She looked at the screen and noticed that she had 7 missed calls.

Rick had never called her so many times.

She immediately called him back.

After a short while, the person on the other end of the line picked up.

"Charlotte." Rick's voice sounded cold.

"Rick, I was too busy today. I immediately went to charge my phone when I arrived at the company. I only thought of checking it after I finished work. I'm sorry."

"Come to the hospital."

"Are you not feeling well?"

Rick didn't answer her question and hung up the phone immediately.

Rick was angry for real.

This thought popped up in Charlotte's mind.

Without any hesitation, she turned around and left.

In the hospital.

Charlotte ran almost all the way to Rick's ward.

She pushed the door open and saw Rick sitting on the couch. A lot of photos were displayed on the coffee table in front of him.

Charlotte walked over and stopped in front of the coffee table. "Rick, what's wrong with you?"

"Look at this."

What is this?

Charlotte bent over to pick up the photo on the coffee table.

It was Shane and Sheryl.

The father and daughter looked very similar. Even if nobody intentionally said that they were father and daughter, people wouldn't think otherwise either.

"This..." Charlotte was stunned.

"Did you hand Sheryl over to Shane?"

"Uhh, yes," she replied.

"It seems like Shane is trying to use this as a bargaining chip. He asked you for Sheryl, right?"

"He said that you were hospitalized, and I was kind of busy too. There was no one to take care of Sheryl, so..."

Rick sneered.

At that moment, Charlotte didn't dare to continue.

Rick stood up, his body almost touching Charlotte's. He gritted his teeth and said in a cold and husky voice, "Isn't he busy? Does he not have anything to do? Is he less busy than you?"

"I didn't agree either at that time, but then he directly..."

"In your heart, am I merely a piece of trash who needs you to trade your daughter with him, to obtain fairness?"

Charlotte widened her eyes and shook her head strongly. "Why would you think of it that way? I've never thought of it like this."

It was true.

She had never thought of it this way.

But maybe that was what her behavior meant.

"In your heart, Shane is invincible, whereas I'm just like a piece of trash after I was injured. Charlotte, I really don't know if there's a need for me to continue this one-sided relationship." Rick turned around wearily.

"Rick, I didn't think of it that way. I'm just really busy and Sheryl likes Shane too, so that's why I..."

"Is it Sheryl who likes Shane or you who likes Shane?"

Charlotte instantly choked up.

After a long time, she finally found the courage to answer, "Of course it's Sheryl."

"I can never compare with Shane. In your heart, I am never equal to him. I think my mind has been clear for long enough now. Since I'm the only one courting you and forcing you to be with me, I'll let you go now."

I let go.

Charlotte walked out of the ward feeling helpless.

When she left the hospital and sat in the car, her eyes suddenly started to well up.

She leaned over the steering wheel and buried her head in her arms.

From the beginning to the end, she had never looked down on Rick and never thought of asking Shane for help. But, it was only because a lot of the things were closely related to her, so she had

no choice.

Rick said that he loved her. It was true. He loved her and she could feel it too.

However, whenever something came to an end, the person who had to compromise would always be her. She was sacrificing and wanted to repay his love too. She was trying her best to learn to fall in love with him.

All of a sudden, he took back all his love. She had no complaints because he had the right to change it.

But why did he have to do it this way? Why did he have to invalidate all the efforts and compromises that she had made?

After resting for a while, Charlotte raised her head and looked at the rearview mirror to wipe away the tears on her face.

The person in the mirror looked exhausted and low- spirited, particularly ugly with her hair disheveled.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Her phone rang urgently. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Charlotte took a deep breath and picked up the phone. She placed it to her ear and said, "Hello, who is this?"

No matter how devastated she was, she couldn't let it interfere with her work.