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.

it, the trembling ceased, and the object

on? Is this some sort of joke? Are you trying to trick me out

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

not anything special, just some random piece of

been carrying it around with me ever since,

his smile, “Perhaps it’d be best to

can track down

for a moment, his thoughts

remembers it exists,”

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

ahead is where

Michelle pulled the

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

rattled by their unexpected encounter with Charlie, Maria had now relaxed,

was, but she had a gut feeling that it was

grace and beauty, unmatched

epitomized the pure, classical beauty of China, then Nanako was a perfect representation of Japan’s intellectual and demure Yamato Nadeshiko

peers in Hong Kong, she couldn’t help but feel

but notice the subtle shifts in

stuck in the basement earlier, Maria had kept

too scared that he might overhear her. But now that they were out in the open, Maria

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

Angela replied, “What? No, everything’s

just a

“Oh come on, I saw you

Angela’s heart raced as she blurted out, “Where? How could I have missed it… I wasn’t paying

the tall, handsome guy who passed by our car

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

Maria responded

you know the next time I spot a handsome

was trying not to be too transparent

confirmed her earlier suspicion

phone and typed in “Nanako Ito” into the

over Charlie’s dossier, carefully scrutinizing every detail to deduce

she had reason to believe that Charlie was the mastermind behind BAIT Shipping, she had dug

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