Charlotte felt uneasy about Sherlyn’s words; she could not, however, deny that anyone would naturally be worried about their future daughter-in-law meeting an ex-husband alone at a hotel.

Instead of voicing her discomfort, she set down her cutlery and declared, “I’m going to see Danrique’s kids. Please enjoy your dinner.”

“All right,” Sherlyn acknowledged briefly before turning back to her meal.

Louis placed his cutlery on the table and offered, “I’ll accompany you, Charlotte.”

She dismissed his offer coolly. “That won’t be necessary; you should stay here with your parents. I want to be alone for a while.”

Charlotte scuttled off soon after.

 

Louis watched her departing figure with a forlorn expression. His efforts to grow closer to her were always met with a frosty demeanor.

Despite their engagement, Charlotte had never once opened her heart to him.

 

Nothing he did could convince her to accept him as a romantic partner.

In the meantime, Charlotte had arrived at the playroom to meet Danrique’s kids.

seemed unusually listless that day, fiddling with their Legos distractedly. Their chattering

wrong? Why aren’t any

not fun. Robbie’s missing too. He doesn’t play with us, but he always sits beside us like he’s protecting

He looks like Robbie, and he knows

a bad person take them away?” Gamma asked with puppy-dog

a super tall man wearing black clothes. He looked so fierce, just like a bad guy! Did he

their father. He’s not a bad guy,” Charlotte explained with

“Really?”

piqued the curiosity of all three kids, who crowded around her,

fierce bad guy was Robbie, Jamie, and Ellie’s father?

he doesn’t have to be her husband. Mommy and Daddy aren’t married, but Daddy is still our

is marrying Sir Louis, so Sir Louis

should we call

course

do we call that

call him the tall, fierce bad

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