Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 148

Braden put his mobile phone away and returned to Anne's side. He reached out to shield his eyes from the bright sunlight and squinted. "Honey, we may need to go back early."

"Alright. By the way, have you called Shane?"

"Well..." Braden suddenly remembered that he had asked everyone except the other party. "I'll ask him now."

Shane didn't answer his phone. It was 9 o'clock in the morning, which should be around 8:30 in the morning back there. Shane should have woken up.

After several calls, someone finally picked up the phone.

"Speak." Shane's voice was hoarse, his tone impatient.

"What the hell is going on? Christopher called me out of nowhere and said he won't be taking me as an enemy."

"He withdrew his shares. He apparently returned 5% of his original shares to me."

"What? So you two turned against each other?"

"Ha."

"Stop sneering. What has actually happened?"

"5% of the original shares." Shane's voice was flat as if he was narrating a story that had nothing to do with him.

Braden shuddered violently.

Christopher used to have 12% of shares. Why was there only 5% left now?

"Who did he sell his shares to?"

"And when did he sell it?" Braden thought.

Braden rubbed his temples. "Did he plan this beforehand, or did it happen out of the blue?"

"I don't know."

"Cough, brother, I'm asking this on behalf of my wife. You and Char-"

Before Braden was able to say". He had already hung up the phone. He wanted to ask if he needed to return to the country, but the question was stuck in his throat.

He put away his phone awkwardly and said, "I don't think Shane needs us. We're not going back."

"Did he say anything about Lottie?" Anne asked, curious.

'I didn't even finish mentioning the word

"Charlotte" before he hung up."

"That's great."

Braden was speechless.

He knew that his wife was happy for her brother- in- law, but couldn't she just leave some space for his many years of friendship with Shane!

He didn't want to be stuck in between!

On the other hand, Anne was humming happily.

Good things should never be shared with others. Compared to Shane, she was hoping that her brother could win over Charlotte instead.

After a whole day of playing, Sheryl was so tired that she fell asleep.

Anne had already left with Braden.

Only three people were left.

Charlotte sat in the passenger seat with Sheryl in her arms. Beside her, Rick would turn his head to glance at her from time to time.

After being stared at so many times, Charlotte couldn't help but ask, "Rick, is there anything on my face?"

"Beauty."

Charlotte lowered her head in silence. She was embarrassed.

"Anne should have told you before that I like you."

Charlotte didn't expect that Rick, who had helped her in front of so many people, would bring up such a question in private. She nodded her head slightly.

Rick opened the dashboard, took out a scarf, and handed it to her. "When I went to Iran last month, I saw this scarf and thought it suited you, so I bought it."

"Rick, I've always thought of you as a brother."

"Look at the scarf carefully."

Charlotte took it with hesitation, only to see a line of words carved on it - Always and forever.

Always and forever.

Rick's clear and gentle voice rang out again. "This sentence was originally very long. It means that no matter what happened between you and me and whatever our relationship is, I only hope that we can be together forever and always."

"You don't have to give me an answer. If I really wanted to hijack you with my liking for you, I wouldn't have mentioned this to you in private."

"Don't be pressured. I like you. You have the right to know, but you also have the right to readjust the distance between our relationship."

"After you understand my feelings thoroughly, you can stay away from me and reject me. However, you don't have the right to stop me from liking you, do you?"

Rick had been managing Jane Corporation since young and liked to deal with things in the quickest and most efficient way.

Compared to playing a meaningless and dubious game with Charlotte, he preferred to make everything clear.

As for her choice, he would not change his mind, but he would respect her.

Charlotte didn't really care about whether he liked her or not. She raised her gaze to his and asked seriously, "Compared to these things, what I care more about is the reason why you like me." Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Because you are being yourself," Rick replied with certainty. "I believe in my judgement, and I also believe in you."

Charlotte took a deep breath and gave him her answer.

"Rick, thank you for your love and your honesty. But currently, I am not considering it. There's a person I like. Even though he doesn't like me, I can't forget him for the time being."

Rick had expected this answer, so he just nodded calmly.

Charlotte chuckled and continued to liven up the awkward atmosphere, "Of course, I won't be that foolish to ruin our friendship of so many years just because you like me. So, let's go on like this for the time being."

Always and forever.

"We don't necessarily have to be lovers." Charlotte thought.

"Sure enough, I didn't like the wrong person. By the way, about the company..." Rick changed the subject.

The car stopped in front of the villa.

Charlotte entered the house with Sheryl in her arms, and Rick followed behind her.

As soon as Anne heard them, she immediately ran from the living room to the door, but she was too late. Charlotte had already brought her child upstairs to rest.

She had to hold back all her questions and asked her brother, who didn't seem to be very happy, "Brother, how did things between you and Lottie go?"

"She said that there's someone she likes."

"Then..." "Perhaps in the future, I will be that person instead. I still have a video conference, so I'll be going first."

Rick changed his shoes, hung his suit on the hanger at the doorway, and left elegantly.

Anne knows Rick better than anyone else.

The more relaxed he looked, the more fearful he was, and the more pain he was in.

He had been living in a highly pressured environment since he was young. If his expressions changed at the slightest things, it would make him look frivolous.

The most important thing for managing a company was boldness and prestige.

Therefore, over time, he had become the person he was now.

"Brother, she has had a child with the person she likes," Anne muttered in a low voice.

"My poor brother," thought Anne.

Sheryl was tired after a long day and had been sleeping. Rick offered to take Charlotte to his company to have a look and to understand the current situation, as well as to see if she had any potential.

Thinking that since she had nothing to do for the time being, Charlotte agreed to his invitation.

As soon as they arrived at the company, they heard a group of people studying about NC.

NC, this name could not be more familiar to her. However, Charlotte felt as if she had been separated from the rest of the world for ages.

In her mind, the image of a man slowly became clearer, making her heart throb in pain.

Her face turned pale, and her body trembled slightly.

"What's the situation with NC?" Looking at Charlotte's reaction, Rick asked the secretary beside him.

"Young Master, several of the major leading figures in the country have been selling out NC shares one after another. Even Christopher, one of NC's partners, has also sold all his shares. And Emerson Corporation, which chairman had passed away not long before, is buying over the shares from NC." The secretary explained.

"What's going on?"

"It is said that there is an international investor behind the Emerson Corporation. They want to take over NC, but from the prediction of our company, the possibility is not high. Even if NC is acquired by the Emerson Corporation, it may be Shane's new plan. The situation in NC is very complicated now."

Rick frowned and nodded.

He knew Shane's abilities very well.

What was important now was not NC and Shane, but...

His gaze fell on the person beside him. Currently, her gaze was lifeless, and she was like a walking corpse.

Rick's slender fingers motioned outwards, while the secretary understood and immediately stepped outside.

He held Charlotte's wrist lightly like a gentleman and led her into his office.

There was a dead silence.

Charlotte didn't even have time to react before she was brought to Rick's office.

Rick poured her a glass of warm water and sat down beside her. "Are you worried about him?"

"Ah? I'm sorry..." Charlotte came back to her senses.

"If you worry about him, you can fly home. Maybe you will get to know his true feelings after this disaster." He joked.

Charlotte shook her head forcefully.

No matter it was him, NC, Tiffany or the Emerson Corporation, she had no energy to face them.

"So, is it safe for me to say that you don't like him as much as I imagined you to?"