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 selves were nowhere to be found,

wrong? Why

Robbie’s missing too. He doesn’t

Charlotte, where did they go?” Beta tugged on Charlotte’s sleeve and asked, “Where did Jamie go? He looks like Robbie, and he knows how to do cartwheels. It was so cool!

take them away?” Gamma

super tall man wearing black clothes. He looked so fierce, just

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

“Really?”

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

tall, fierce bad guy was Robbie, Jamie,

Mommy and

Aunt Charlotte is marrying Sir Louis, so

who should we

course

call that tall

him the

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255