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.

the moment Charlie released it, the trembling ceased, and the object remained motionless in his

deepened, and he couldn’t help but wonder, “What in the world is going on? Is this some sort of

Charlie’s bewildered expression as he examined the unremarkable ring in his hand, Nanako spoke up once more, “Excuse

out of his daze and flashed a nonchalant grin, “It’s not anything special,

me ever since, too indecisive to toss it

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

can track down its rightful

over her proposal for a moment,

even remembers it exists,” he said

slipped the item back into his pocket and motioned for Nanako to follow,

is where

then, Michelle pulled the car out of the

seated in the backseat breathed a collective sigh of relief, both secretly thinking

their unexpected encounter with Charlie, Maria had now relaxed, while Angela remained a

didn’t know who the woman accompanying Charlie was, but she

was a vision of grace and beauty, unmatched among Asian

China, then Nanako was a perfect representation of Japan’s intellectual and

Hong Kong, she couldn’t help but feel a twinge of inadequacy in front

help but notice

car had been stuck in the basement earlier, Maria had kept

possessed a powerful aura and heightened senses, and was too scared that he might overhear her. But now that they were out in the open, Maria felt a

wrong, Sis? You seem like

flustered Angela replied,

I’m just a

saw you stealing glances at that handsome guy outside

out, “Where? How could I have missed it…

the tall, handsome guy who passed by our

a full-blown panic, “Are you sure? I didn’t see

Maria responded

next time I spot

not to be too transparent

her earlier suspicion that Angela had come to

out her phone and typed in “Nanako Ito” into the search

over Charlie’s dossier, carefully scrutinizing every detail

BAIT Shipping, she had dug deep into the Banks and

seen her walking alongside Charlie