Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 340

Anne couldn't like Kendall. Just like how some people would run away when they smelled durian, but some people couldn't help but run towards it and hold it in their arms. These were things that nobody could control

However, she wouldn't allow others to hurt Kendall just because she was unable to like her.

"Kendall, Braden and I have already looked for a house. Please take care of my brother." Anne's tone was frigid.

"I..." Kendall wanted to say that she was the one who should leave, but when she came to think of it, if she left, Rick would go with her too. Rick's gentle character made it impossible for him to sit and do nothing when she was hurt to this extent.

So this time, Rick would definitely stay beside her and take care of her. Kendall bit her lower lip, lowered her head, and said, "Thank you."

"Rick, I am leaving with Braden first," Anne said and paused. "Kendall, I will never regret helping you to look for my brother all over the world today, but I will never regret slapping you either. I won't accept you, but that won't stop me from helping you." Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Kendall nodded slightly and continued to ask in a determined manner, "But, I actually don't understand why you slapped me..."

"Other than me, my brother doesn't have another sister. You can call him whatever you want in front of others. But calling him your brother in front of me would only make me feel like you are asserting dominance over him in front of me."

After Anne finished her words, she left with Braden.

Kendall believed in this explanation, but Rick really didn't expect it to be that simple. He always thought that Anne was doing it to vent her anger for Charlotte.

However, if she thought about it according to Anne's logic, she was standing from the perspective of a little sister to protect her own brother, which was her personal view. Maybe a small part of her did it for Charlotte, but it was only a tiny part.

Anne was herself first, followed by the daughter of the Jane Family, then Rick's younger sister, and finally all kinds of social relationships.

Rick might have learned a lesson from his own sister.

He bent over and put his slender fingers on Kendall's face. "I will work with Shane to deal with this matter. Do you know how to answer if your brother and father ask you about it?"

"Yes!"

"That's good."

The sadness that had long settled between Rick's eyebrows caused Kendall's heart to ache a little. She reached out and gently touched the space between his eyebrows. "Rick, I won't cause you so much trouble in the future again. Don't be sad anymore."

He was not worried for her.

Rick couldn't tell her what he was feeling. Because even if he did, she wouldn't understand it.

The next day.

Caleb and her father came to the hospital to visit Kendall. As Kendall expected, they did not care much about her. They kept emphasizing how Rick didn't protect her and what he should do in the

future. Half of their discussion was related to the company.

Kendall didn't know how to interrupt them. She could only hug her body and curl up inside the blanket alone.

She was afraid that Rick would abandon her because of this. She was afraid that she couldn't be with Rick anymore because of this.

"I see," Rick said those words with a polite smile from the very beginning until the end.

He didn't care how much profit he would offer for the Stevens family.

In the end, the Stevens family had to be destroyed anyway.

While everyone was chatting, the assistant ran in and delivered a message, saying that the Medina family had been completely pressured by Shane. Shane's first action was to immediately team up with market investors, devalue the Medina family's funds, and sell them quickly.

They bought them at the original price, then sold them again when the original price had dropped. Once this magical operation reached an irredeemable closing loop, their stock price would collapse sooner or later.

"Shane...How could he still have so much power now?" Caleb sneered, "He doesn't even have NC anymore. How could any investors possibly be willing to join forces with him?"

"According to my investigation." The assistant took out the prepared documents and continued, "Shane didn't lose NC but left NC with the company's stakeholders. To put it simply, NC is only an empty shell now. Shane took away the capital flow."

Caleb knew how daring this operation was and how cooperative the investors would have to be. He really didn't know that someone in this world could actually do that.

He took the document, and his face looked paler and paler. "Father..."

"Hmm." Ryland nodded his head seriously. "It seems like it was a right choice not to be his enemy on the outside. Bring Kendall to apologize to them if you have time."

"Okay, father."

Kendall found that laughable all of a sudden.

At that time, Charlotte wanted to lock her up in prison, but the Stevens Family was the first to say that they would save her and wouldn't let anything happen to her. She was so moved back then that her hatred toward Charlotte and Shane grew bigger and bigger in her heart.

However, after witnessing the Stevens Family's true colors, she gradually understood that the Stevens Family only used her as a shield so that they could successfully enter Brine and invade Jane Corporation.

But when she looked at Charlotte and Shane the other way around, they wanted to imprison her so badly, but the reason was that she had indeed done something wrong. After learning that there was someone else behind the scenes, they didn't pester her and let her go instead. They just became more careful at protecting their own daughter.

It was easy to differentiate good and bad when you compare two matters.

At that moment, Kendall really wanted to apologize to Charlotte with sincerity.

If she hadn't treated her like an enemy in the beginning because of Rick, the two of them would have become great friends. In this way, she wouldn't have slapped Charlotte, wouldn't have got beaten by Shane, and wouldn't have kidnapped Sheryl either.

If, it was only if.

If Shane and Charlotte could stand on her side, wouldn't it be easier for her to date Rick?

Why did she treat them as enemies during that time?

The more Kendall thought about it, the more foolish she felt.

After Ryland and Caleb left, Rick obviously looked a lot more tired.

"Your brother wants to bring you to meet Charlotte to test the reaction of you two. He wants to see if there's any reconciliation going on between you and her. You can pretend to be stubborn and act like you don't want to apologize or don't want to get in touch with them. Both are fine." Rick's voice was already a little hoarse. He definitely spoke too much today.

"I understand."

Kendall held his hand dearly and said, "Rick, it's all my fault. If only I..."

"Don't say such stupid words. At this point, no one is innocent."

Kendall hung her head low.

"But Kendall, just like I asked you before, do you choose to be on my side or the Stevens Family's side? There's not much time left for you to make a decision."

She needed to make a decision as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once... She would definitely be affected.

"Rick, I won't change my answer. I don't want to change it either," Kendall said in a low voice.

Rick nodded and replied, "Okay."

She wouldn't change her answer, nor would she ever change it. She wanted to be together with Rick, and only him.

Rick was going to tell her that after she got better, he would buy her those pet necessities to let her keep them in the villa, but his cellphone rang. He could only swallow his words and pick up his phone.

The word Avery flashed across the screen.

It was rare for Avery to give him a call after they'd purportedly ended their friendship.

They said they would keep their acting perfect.

Originally, he and Avery hadn't called each other for a while to avoid being seen by outsiders and being called out. He didn't expect Avery to call him so soon.

"You don't have anyone beside you, do you?" Rick picked up the phone.

"No." Avery's voice sounded very deep. "Are you and Kendall free? I'll go and find you."

Rick glanced at Kendall. Her injury was not serious. In fact, she could be discharged from the hospital now. He only let her stay in the hospital just in case anything happened. If he had to answer Avery, he was actually free.

"What's the matter? I'll ask her."

"I want to drink, Rick. I want to drink."

Avery's voice was choked with sobs.

Rick was stunned.

What happened to him?