The Charismatic Charlie Wade

On the other hand, Maria breathed a sigh of relief as Michelle’s car pulled away, but her sense of calm was short-lived.

Angela let out a sudden exclamation, jolting Maria out of her reverie.

“What’s wrong?” Maria asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

Angela’s gaze locked onto something behind Maria, and as she turned to look, she saw Charlie walking alongside Nanako.

A cold sweat broke out on the back of her neck as Maria’s heart raced with fear.

She quickly shut her mouth and instinctively covered her nose with her hand, terrified that Charlie would spot her.

Maria knew she had to remain hidden at all costs.

She couldn’t risk being caught by Charlie. She felt a surge of panic rising in her chest as she tried to steady her breathing and calm her nerves.

She couldn’t let Charlie find her.

At this time, Michelle drove past Charlie and he instinctively pulled Nanako behind him to protect her from the car.

The two women in the car noticed this kind gesture.

At that moment, Michelle asked, “Miss Lombardo, are you alright?”

Angela shook her head subconsciously and couldn’t help but turn her head to look at Charlie’s back.

She whispered awkwardly, “Michelle, let’s drive quickly.

I’m hungry too.”

At this time, Charlie, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Nanako, suddenly felt a strong beating in his pocket.

He subconsciously covered his trouser pocket with his hand, frowned slightly, and thought to himself, “Strange, why is this broken ring convulsing again?”

Nanako was originally following Charlie, but when she saw him suddenly stop and frown, she hurriedly asked him, “Mr. Wade, what’s wrong?”

Charlie said with a confused face, “I don’t know…”

As he spoke, he subconsciously took out the ring. As he held the object between his fingers, it quivered as if it were held by someone with Parkinson’s disease.

ceased, and the object remained

is going on? Is this some sort

expression as he examined the unremarkable ring in his hand, Nanako spoke up once more, “Excuse me, Mr. Wade, is there anything peculiar about that ring?” she

of his daze and flashed a nonchalant grin, “It’s not anything special, just some random piece of junk I found lying in

with me ever

as she returned his smile, “Perhaps it’d be best to turn it over to

track

for a

even remembers it exists,” he said

the item back into his pocket and motioned for Nanako to follow, “Forget about

lobby up ahead is where Mr. Tanaka

Michelle pulled the car out

into the sunshine, the two women seated in the backseat breathed a collective sigh of relief, both secretly thinking how close of a call that had

unexpected encounter with Charlie, Maria had now relaxed,

didn’t know who the woman accompanying Charlie was, but she had a gut feeling that

Nanako was a vision of grace

Nanako was a perfect representation of Japan’s intellectual and demure Yamato Nadeshiko

and leader among her peers in Hong Kong, she couldn’t help but feel a

help but notice the subtle shifts in her expression

been stuck in the basement earlier, Maria had kept her lips tightly

too scared that he might overhear her. But now that

quipped, “What’s wrong, Sis? You seem like you’ve

Angela replied, “What?

Maybe I’m just a bit

come on, I saw you stealing glances at that handsome guy

she blurted out, “Where? How could I have missed it… I wasn’t

tall, handsome guy who passed by our car down in the garage,” Maria

sure? I didn’t see him… I

no worries,” Maria responded with

know the next time I spot a

Angela was trying not to

only confirmed her earlier suspicion that Angela had come to meet

Maria whipped out her phone and typed

scrutinizing every detail to deduce his identity, experience, business

reason to believe that Charlie was the mastermind behind BAIT Shipping, she had dug deep into the Banks and Ito

when she had seen her walking alongside Charlie earlier, Maria had