Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

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.”

by ‘late’? It’s just a little past nine

okay?” Charlotte said simply. “You

did not wait for Louis to reply and closed

disappointed. He had thought

any chance to be alone with her. Every time he tried to approach her, she would find some excuse to avoid him. He had finally mustered up the

other choice but to continue waiting on

to himself and turned

no sense of danger! He does not care about safety at all! He dares to ask me to go to a bar with him at a time

any terrible crisis. It was only natural that he would develop such a gentle and trusting

head to herself and put him out of her mind. She was still worried about the children.

of her men to watch over each of the children in shifts, even when they were asleep. Luckily, the children loved the excitement and did not mind

Robbie, the most perceptive of all the children, asked Charlotte,

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

Robbie said sleepily and dropped the subject. “You should sleep early too, Mommy. Ellie and the others are all tired from playing today

sleeping in the same room.” Charlotte smiled as she thought of them playing together happily