The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Charlie quickly slipped out of the house while the quarrel was still going strong inside the house.

It would be best for him to stay out of the annoying domestic disputes.

Charlie went into a small cafe, ordered some snacks, and decided to spend his leisure time there until the evening.

It was a famous gourmet street in Aurous Hill with people bustling around.

Charlie was enjoying his meal when he suddenly spotted two figures on the opposite side of the street, one of them looking extraordinarily familiar.

That was Claire, wasn’t it?

Across the street was a very lavish restaurant. Charlie saw Claire sitting by the huge window on the second floor, and opposite her was a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes wearing gold-framed glasses.

holding a folder and talking to the man non-stop as if she was showing her portfolio and her new role as a freelance designer and hoped that the man would invest

her enthusiasm, the man didn’t seem to pay any attention to her speech. He even attempted to touch Claire’s hand by taking the folder from her which she quickly pulled away before

blood was boiling upon witnessing this ridiculous

he try to

of chips. Before he could put it down, Charlie slammed a twenty dollar note on the table and got to his feet

“Keep the change.”

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second floor lounge

table, “Mr. Murray, I’ve compiled all of my company’s future plans and prospects in this folder that will promise

I know your abilities, and I believe in you.” Then, the man showed a stiff smile. “However, we have invested a lot of money into

the whole morning presenting her portfolio to him,

at Claire’s disappointed expression, the man rubbed his hands deliberately and said, “Actually, it’s not a dead-end yet. Let me talk to the senior executives first. Frankly speaking, your portfolio looks very interesting. How about we continue