After they signed the agreement, the mother-daughter duo left contentedly with the ruby necklace.

Ms. Longman and Ms. Cheney proceeded to the security room to inquire about the situation.

When Charlotte was ready to look for her children, a familiar voice sounded from her back. “Why don’t you ask for my help?”

Charlotte turned over and was startled by who she saw. It was Hector gazing at her with his sculpted and gorgeous face. Worryingly, he shed a few pounds and his complexion was haggard and ghastly.

That afternoon, he was injured by Zachary in the Divine Corporation. Although the wound was bandaged and he changed into a new set of clothes, the sadness and dejection still lingered…

“I’m sure you know I can help you solve the problem. Why do you always bear everything on your shoulders every time? Hector frowned.

“I must be independent.” Charlotte smiled bitterly.

Hector’s heart ached for her. He wanted nothing more than to hold her in his arms.

She subconsciously took a few steps backward to avoid him. Consequently, his hand hung hopelessly mid-air and he was forced to swallow the rejection. “I forgot. You no longer belong to me.”

his desolate

 

and crudely as

look on his

surge within her mind. As she vividly recalled, their first hug when they were sixteen was

like their relationship. Eventually, everything

Charlotte replied softly. “On the other hand, why are you doing this to yourself? Your

didn’t want to discuss the matter. “Don’t

from him. “Mr. Sterling, your wife and mother-in-law just left a moment ago and they should not have

gift from Timothy to Ellie. Hence, there’s no need

interjected and reminded him strictly. “As long as you express your feelings towards me, the two of them will keep causing me

conversation went into a stalemate. The silence went on for a long time

sighed as Hector’s figure slowly disappeared

regretted how things panned out, but it can never return to how it used to

her children called

and Ellie hopped into her arms. Her cheeks were buried deep in Charlotte’s chest when she asked in distressed, “Mommy, we can’t find the bracelet. What are we going to

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