Charlotte has been sitting on the bench at the park inside the nursing homes. The tense expression overall on her face shows that she is having trouble with something. A heavy sigh rolls out of her mouth, forcing herself to take a deep breath before visiting the director of the orphanage.
It's been three hours she is waiting for the director but he has no sign to return here
Taking her purse and the files, she decided to take a look around the orphanage. She has talked to a few old people and noted down their personal information. Somehow, she finds herself doing something illegal. invading someone's personal information is not good
Thinking, she walks behind the garden. The nursing home has a pretty good sight to enjoy. Not far away, there has a woods. The weather is nice to walk aroun
As she walks towards the backyard, she hears a soft chuckle from two people. The laughter sound belongs to a man and a woman. Placing the phone in her purse, she walks slowly with quiet steps since she doesn't want to ruin their happy moment
But, she gets caught when the lady looks in the direction and she frowns.." Hello. Young Lad! You must be the visitor that Nurse said
The old lady smiles placing the sweet potato on the grill. Charlotte nods walking towards them in quiet step.." I am Charlotte Rodriguez! I am here to talk about your daily life and new personal questions! May I ask? I won't force you if you don't feel comfortable!
She asks politely, standing a little far from them as she doesn't want to create any uncomfortable atmosphere for the coupl
" Nowadays! It's hard to get polite kids. But you are a good girl. Come on. Join us. We have nothing important to share but can share our time with you! C'mon! sit down. This sweet potato has great texture!" The male elder chuckles softly, placing a sweet potato on the plate. The Elder woman signals her with a welcoming smil
Charlotte nods happily accepting their invitation. It's been a while since she had an outing. It's not a bad idea to join the
" Thanks for having me. ". She sai
" Don't say that! Have some. My husband loves grilling. When we were young, we used to travel around and have picnics everywhere. Now we are old. No strength to get out of here. " the elderly woman sigh
" It was a great time! Hon. Young Lad. Remember one thing. The time you have now is precious. Work and money will come and go but memories stay. Make lots of sweet memories with your family.
Charlotte nods, biting the potato. She doesn't know how to enjoy life when Her life is messy and chaotic. Although she has a sweet family she is scared of something uncertain
" So! Why did you want to know about us?" the elderly man asks silently. Charlotte puts her potato away, holding her noteboo
" Your personal life and past life. Anything that you can feel comfortable sharing
At aftern
Charlotte is walking by the roadside. Her eyes are on the road aimlessly heading towards the bus station. She sent her chauffeur after lunch. So she is heading home by bus
On the way to the bus station, she suddenly stopped walking and raised her neck to the sky, seeing the clouds getting darker. A heavy sigh makes her feel down. She doesn't know what to do what if one day her blood betrayed her? Although her parents have done everything to ruin her life what if her kids do the same? She is now afraid of the future
The sky grumbles with the thunder around the city. The reality jerked her mind to pull together and panicked her when she realized the bus was her
She immediately hops in not wishing to be late. Sitting next to the window, she opens her purse to get the phone. It will be better to inform her husband about her heading home. She might be late because of a traffic ja
When she was busy with her phone and dialed his number, Charlotte was startled when someone grabbed her Chin and pulled her head aside to look at the person... " It's her. Isn't it our Charlotte? Princess Charlotte? You look so different that I couldn't able to recognize you
When Charlotte's eyes went on the person who grabbed her chin with pressure, She felt her heart sink into deep agony. The girl who is smirking at her is her once so-called best friend who showed the taste of life with a miser
The girl who made her life more miserable than her family did. She trusted her but that girl had abused her trust and hurt her in the worst way possibl
" What? What's with this expression? Charlotte! I missed you so much when you transferred to another school. You must be using your father's money. Look at the dress. I am jealous
Marilyn, the girl in front of her is one of her biggest fears that she doesn't want to face. Never. The girl who has bullied her and left her traumatized for years can stop her from breathing with a smile that terrifies he
" Won't you say something? Hey! Breathe! You know I don't want to see you crying again. Such a crybaby. We should talk somewhere or have coffee together. You know I liked your dress. Maybe you can gift me one
She whispers, touching the dress. Her greediness hasn't left her, Charlotte thinks, clenching her gown
" Shall we get out of the bus now? Look at the Mall. I am so excited to get the gifts from you. You know you should gift me something more expensive than before. After all, I was the only one who gave you the attention you always seek from us..
Charlotte nods standing up. She doesn't know how to react or how to say something. All she can feel is her body is getting colder, she is lacking oxygen, and forgot to breathe. All she can hear is Marilyn's voice and those scenes of her pas
She used to be beaten and had to spend all her monthly allowance to let those girls buy whatever they wante
" You are still a good girl. I am feeling great seeing you. Anyway..Do you have money with you? You know my boyfriend loves to drink. I am broke now. You must have lots of money. What about lending me more? Ten grand is enough. You know what I mean.
Charlotte grits her teeth, disappointed in herself that after many years she still can't face her fear. She is still that loser who doesn't know how to fight bac
Charlotte takes her card out of the purse, Holding it in front of Marilyn. Marilyn smirks, extending her hand to take the card until she feels a strong grip around her wris
" Miss! Aren't you too daring
The deep voice belongs to Her husband, Charlotte gasps loudly seeing him pushing the girl away. His secretary and even ten bodyguards have surrounded the
" Who .. Who are you?" Marilyn glares at him, eyes red. Edward scoffs, wheeling towards her..
" I have no intention to introduce myself. But if you dare to bully my wife. Remember! I have your all information including your boyfriend who does smuggling..
Marilyn who didn't expect that someone could find out about her boyfriend's situation, stands up hurriedly. Giving a death glare at Charlotte who is unable to move from her place, she shouts.." I will make you pay for it, Bitch. Just wait
Yelling, she runs away. However, Edward didn't like her last words. He signals at his secretary whispering somethi
After sending everyone away, Edward looks at Charlotte who is chewing her bottom lip so harshly that it is bleeding now. Her pale complexion, cold hands, and trembling body show that she is not in good shap
He gently holds her hands, blowing air, and he looks into her eyes. Her attention slowly gets towards him with a painful star
" She will never cross your path. Charlotte. So don't worry. I promise. I will never let you experience this
Earlier when Charlotte called Edward, Edward was on the call after receiving it. He heard the entire conversation. Canceling the meeting he was in, he didn't take another second to waste until he could find his wife and he must have to save her from this kind of people who don't know what guilty is