Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 152

Braden touched his nose and said, "Why are you so angry when I didn't say anything. Would you like to eat oranges to calm down?"

"Where are they living?"

Braden coughed.

Shane gave him a cold glance.

Braden immediately raised his hand and surrendered. "I'm not betraying you. It's one of the three agreements Rick has made with me."

After telling Shane about the three conditions, Braden's face fell. "Look, for you, I have already been appearing in front of him shamelessly, so I really can't tell you."

Shane replied calmly, "Alright."

Anyway, now was not the time to end his plan.

"What should we do now? Rick is just getting started, but his condition is much better than ours. We are besieged from all sides." Braden grabbed at his hair.

Shane's gaze flickered as he looked at the scenery in the distance. "Wait."

Fine.

Braden had a feeling that he wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight.

When Braden left NC, he saw Tiffany sitting in the cafe, probably waiting for Shane to come out.

He rubbed his chin.

Given how caring Shane was towards the two daughters of the Allen family, there was no way he would let Tiffany wait here.

It was clear that Shane cared about Charlotte a lot, but he was in denial.

On one side was his best friend, and on the other was his brother-in-law.

Life was not easy. Braden sighed.

Within a week.

Charlotte learnt quickly and slept for only five to six hours every day. Although it was enough for an adult to sleep for so long, it was still quite short, for her who was used to sleeping eight hours each day.

She was visibly tired, so she immediately naps whenever given the chance.

Even Anne's heart ached for her. She had been forcing her to sleep.

"Do you know how long your brother sleeps a day?" Charlotte asked in reply.

Anne shook her head.

"He didn't sleep yesterday. After sleeping for three hours today, he went for a meeting. I still have the time to come down and have a cup of coffee to refresh myself with you, while he doesn't even have the time to eat," Charlotte said.

"I finally understand that he is now your idol. You keep saying 'your brother', 'Mr Jane', sigh..."

Charlotte froze for a moment. With an embarrassed smile, she lowered her head and said, "I admit it. He's just like a god. I've never seen someone who works so hard."

"He won't be in good health if he goes on like this." Anne sighed. "I also want to share his burden, but I really am bad in this field."

"As long as I'm here, you can rest assured. I'll definitely protect your family's property well."

Anne reached out and hit her hard on the head. "What do you mean by my property? It's our property! Even if you don't marry my brother, you're still family for me."

It was really ironic.

Her original family could abandon her for shares of a small company.

Charlotte bloomed half a cup of coffee and said, "I'm going back to fight for our family, and I'm sorry to trouble Miss Rick to take care of my child."

Anne looked at Charlotte's busy figure and back at her phone.

Charlotte and her brother were trying their best, but she was enjoying life every day...

She also wanted to help.

"What! You want to learn investment?" Braden was so startled he almost fell off the sofa.

"Can't I?" Anne put her hands on her hips and glared at him.

Charlotte, who had just returned from work, heard the two of them arguing. Feeling a little helpless, she said, "Should I say that the two of you are not investing but rather just playing with money, am I right?"

"Bah!" Braden said, "Don't forget that I was your superior before."

"I almost forgot about it," Charlotte said in a serious manner.

"How dare you!"

"I'm not going to argue with you anymore. I'm going to rest. I have a negotiation with TNT tomorrow." "Wait a minute, what kind of cooperation do you have with TNT?" Braden felt that something was wrong.

"Ahem." Anne coughed.

In this house, they shouldn't be talking about work-related matters.

However, Charlotte had a sharp feeling that Braden might know something. She said, "New energy. We only have the technology but not the raw materials."

"A joint meeting."

"So..."

Braden nodded, extending his palms.

Anne's head was filled with questions. "What are you guys talking about?"

Charlotte scratched her eyebrow and said with a bitter smile, "Tomorrow I have to deal with the chairman of TNT and NC all by myself. Which means that I am meeting Shane."

"Congratulations, you understood quickly." Braden grinned.

Charlotte didn't even bother to glare at him. She dragged her steps up the stairs tiredly.

By dealing with TNT, which was known as the most difficult company to deal with in the industry, she was already physically and mentally exhausted. Moreover, she had to deal with Shane as well.

Heaven wanted her to kill her off.

At night.

When Rick went home.

Hearing Anne talk about this matter, he just nodded.

"Aren't you worried about her at all? She is going to meet Shane."

"What about Shane?"

"Aren't you afraid that they will get together again?"

"They have seen each other before."

Rick went downstairs in Anne's astonished gaze.

Anne suddenly felt that her brother and Charlotte no longer belonged to her. They had a secret between just the two of them.

However, it was also quite good.

If Charlotte was to be her sister-in-law, she had no objections.

The next day.

Charlotte woke up early. Even though she was reluctant, personal feelings and official duties were two different matters.

After breakfast, she hurried to the company to make preparations.

After confirming that there was no problem with all the data, she arranged her documents and got ready to leave.

"Ms Emerson, Mr Jane wants to see you." The special assistant, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, spoke respectfully.

"Alright," Charlotte replied and walked towards the chairman's office.

She pushed the glass door open.

Rick was sitting in front of his desk, his fingers tapping away on the keyboard. He frowned and stopped to think from time to time.

Charlotte didn't want to disturb him, but she still had to go for the negotiation, so she knocked.

Upon hearing the sound, Rick came to his senses and looked up. "You're here."

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"Do you have confidence for today?"

Charlotte hesitated for a moment before shaking her head.

In front of others, she might nod without hesitation. However, in front of Rick, she seemed that she didn't have to hide her inner thoughts.

After all, even if she had hidden them, he could still see through her.

Rick got up, holding a blue box, and stopped beside her. "You'll like it."

"This is..." Charlotte hesitated for a moment before receiving it.

"Open it and take a look."

Charlotte opened the box.

It was a very minimalistic silver bracelet, but there was an ice-blue gemstone in the middle of the buckle.

He was right.

She liked purple, but purple didn't suit her skin colour.

Most of the time, she would choose silver, blue diamonds, crystals, and similar jewellery.

She had always thought that in this world, Anne was the one who knew her best. It was not until this moment that she realized that in order to understand a person, it did not depend on how long they had known each other, but rather how much attention he put on her.

"This is expensive." Charlotte knew that her answer was tacky, but she really cared a lot about money now.

The company had just started, but he spent money to buy her a gift.

Rick smiled and said, "Don't worry, I bought it with my own money."

"Own money?"

Charlotte was speechless.

"Your birthday is in three days, have you forgotten? I should have given it to you on the day itself, but I think it means something different if I give it to you today." Rick reached out to pat her head as if he was patting his pet. "Just go on. Even if you fail, it's fine. I'll teach you later."

All of a sudden, the rims of Charlotte's eyes reddened. She had been under a lot of pressure these past few days.

As his CEO, she was above many and below him alone, and the burden of the ASEAN region lay on her shoulders.

Even with his help, she still couldn't take care of herself. How could she even have time to remember her birthday?

Who knew...

"Rick, I won't let you down."

She no longer called him Brother Rick, nor did she say thank you.

That was an improvement, at least it meant that she has accepted him as her teacher and friend.

Rick nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'm waiting for your good news."

She would definitely bring back good news.

Charlotte nodded heavily.