After She She Stopped Loving Him

Chapter 194

Chapter 194

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Charles picked up Joelle at six in the evening. Evercrest Manor was a bit of a drive from Moonbay Estate, and he figured he’d be home around midnight. So, right in front of Joelle, he called Yolanda.

Yolanda was still keeping an eye on the online buzz. She didn’t even need to answer his call to know where he was–Joelle had already posted about it on Twitter.

Charles’s expression softened as he thought about what Joelle had worn out today, his chest growing warm at the memory.

“Are you home? I’ll be working late tonight and should be back around twelve,” he said.

Yolanda gave a half–hearted “mm” in response, her attention focused on her computer as she chatted with Jason.

Jason was in charge of Sophie’s case right now, and with all the online drama blowing up, they had to calm things down ASAP–or else, even if Starlight tried to fix things later, they’d still get shut down for good.

‘Charles couldn’t help but feel uneasy–her voice was so calm, it almost sounded distant!

‘Come to think of it, Yolanda hadn’t called to ask where he was or what he was doing in forever.

‘He used to just give her half–hearted answers, but at least he’d picked up when she called.

‘Now he was the one making the effort, but she couldn’t care less.

Before Charles could get another word out, Yolanda ended the call on her end.

Joelle caught the look on his face and slowly tightened her hand by her side. “Charles, I’ve always wanted to ask… did I wait too long to come back?”

‘He only married Yolanda out of frustration with me, but now, watching him call her, I can’t help but think he still cares about her–otherwise, why bother checking in?‘ Joelle thought to herself.

Charles kept his eyes on the window, his voice gentle. “Why do you think that?”

Joelle bit her lip and let out a quiet sigh. “Just a hunch. Right now, I need to put my career first. As for us… let’s talk about it another time.”

Joelle reached for her wrist, tracing the noticeably visible scars there.

After that incident with Andrew, she faked having some serious psychological issues–and she’d carefully laid the groundwork for her trip abroad with that act.

Charles was the one she wanted, but he was always messing around; Andrew wasn’t the CEO of Sinclair Group, and Quentin didn’t quite measure up. So, Joelle took a sum of money from May and decided to try

her luck overseas.

Charles noticed those faint scars on Joelle’s wrist, and a dull ache hit his chest.

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the welcome party, the director claimed Joelle just got a little too into her role,

upbeat, no matter if she was hustling for her career or dealing with

As for what she was truly thinking, Charles honestly didn’t have the time or the heart

Evercrest Manor, and as Charles got out, he ran into

to her was Ian, and the two were deep in a conversation about

had met Ian before, so she greeted

“Junior Ian.”

Ian replied, giving

exchanged nods, acknowledging

Joelle, then on Charles–who’d brought her along. Simone

his temples. “I just

shot back, voice flat.

hide her contempt. “I thought Yolanda was finally seeing some light at the

was involved,

woman–in the entertainment industry, she could sniff out tricks from a mile away. Years ago, Joelle kept a bunch of guys dangling, never saying yes, never saying no, just acting all pitiful with red eyes and bitten lips when pressed. That “poor me” routine had every

then Joelle was every

a player, backed by his own strength and the Sinclair family name, Joelle, though, grabbed every opportunity she could, all while pretending to be some pure little angel

wasn’t about to stoop to arguing with Joelle–it wasn’t worth her dignity as the older one. Shooting Ian a look, she

that, she sped up and strode

lost her balance, and her bag

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scooped it up,

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just what I need–if I play it right, I can use him to mess with

stand it when another man grabs the spotlight–Charles

took the bag, softening her voice. “Thanks, Ian. So how do you feel now

acting is next level–you’re so deep in your roles, sometimes I wonder if you ever stop acting, even off–camera. You’re seriously devoted,” Ian

was that his words sounded a bit strange, but as she mulled it over, she realized he probably

reading too much into it,‘ Joelle thought to

her classic big sister act. “Relax, I’ll make sure

the ropes.”

and landed on the necklace Ian was

sets? You can’t buy them solo, right? So… do you secretly have a girlfriend?” she

his acting was superb. Getting involved with someone now would

this.

Joelle’s, and for a second, his eyes narrowed–something about that necklace triggered a flash

looked oddly familiar, like he’d seen it not too

about getting that exact style, but Yolanda, bless her oblivious heart, totally missed his not–so–subtle clue. ‘Sometimes,

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