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 actions

 

crudely as before, she would definitely resist and resent

and the disappointed look on his face changed

started to surge within her mind. As she vividly recalled, their first hug when they were sixteen was in a similar fashion. Likewise, the

a futile attempt just like their relationship. Eventually, everything fell

“On the other hand, why are you doing this to yourself?

the matter. “Don’t talk back to Zachary because of me. Remember, it’s not

Sterling, your wife and mother-in-law just left

there’s no need for any compensation.

deal with it is to distance yourself from me.” Charlotte interjected and reminded him strictly. “As long as you express your feelings towards me, the two of them will keep causing me

she said and the conversation went into a stalemate. The silence went on for a long time before

Hector’s figure

but it can never return to how it used to

called out

chest

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