After Morgan had left the room, Charlotte probed the room herself. She found nothing out of place, and prepared to shower and sleep.

At that moment, Louis knocked on her door. “Charlotte, can I come in?”

Charlotte pulled on a cardigan and opened the door. “Louis, is something wrong?”

“I just wanted to check up on you. I hope the explosion didn’t scare you too much,” Louis said, his voice tinged with concern. “Paul has already investigated the incident. It was just a mere traffic accident; nothing to be worried about. However, I’ll still get the guards to increase their watch on the perimeters just to be safe.”

“Thanks for taking the trouble to do all that,” Charlotte said. “Good night, then. You should rest well.”

“I…” Louis hesitated. He seemed reluctant to leave.

 

“What’s wrong?” Charlotte narrowed her eyes at him.

“I…” Louis sounded nervous. “Well, there’s a bar in the manor. I wanted to invite you for a drink.”

 

“Now?” Charlotte frowned. “After what happened earlier today, it’s best for us not to go out so late.”

“What do you mean by

Charlotte said simply.

reply and closed the door on his

door, feeling very disappointed. He had thought that they would spend

tried to approach her, she would find some excuse to avoid him. He had finally mustered up the

had no other choice but

to himself

her room, Charlotte was stunned speechless by Louis’ invitation earlier. That man really has no sense of danger! He does not care about safety at all! He dares to ask me to

was a child, and he had never experienced any terrible crisis. It was only natural that he would develop such a gentle and trusting personality, and a

of her mind. She was still worried about the children.

watch over each of the children in shifts, even when they were asleep.

most perceptive of all the children, asked Charlotte, “Mommy, was

car accident,” Charlotte explained gently. “Mommy’s just taking extra precaution now to be safe. Don’t worry

sleep early too, Mommy. Ellie and the others are all tired from playing today and they’re already

same room.” Charlotte smiled as she thought

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