Chapter 267
Chapter 267
She stiffened for a second, then turned to look at Natalie.
Natalie glanced at Judd, then walked over to her. “Weren’t you looking for the restroom? Mr. Howard asked me to come find you.”
Charlotte nodded, not forgetting to say goodbye to Judd.
Judd watched them walk away, deep in thought.
Just then, a man exited the men’s restroom and stopped beside him. “Sir,”
he called.
Judd snapped out of his thoughts and turned. “Let’s go.”
Charlotte and Natalie made their way to the parking lot, where Evander was already waiting in the car.
As soon as she got in, the man beside her suddenly leaned over, his presence overwhelming-like a mountain pressing down, leaving her nearly breathless. Suddenly, she felt a cool touch at her neck.
A cold ruby necklace rested against her pale skin.
A smile played in his eyes. “I told you this color suits you.”
She asked, “When can I have my phone back?”
Evander’s smile faded a little as his fingers traced her collarbone. “Your phone’s old. I’ll get you a new one.”
“I’m fine with the one I have.”
She brushed his hand away, but he gently caught hers. “Charlotte, don’t push me away.”
The feelings she’d tried so hard to bury suddenly churned inside her. Hadn’t she been rejected enough already?
She managed to slip her hand free. “Whenever Tricia wanted something,
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designer labels, that we
“That’s not
works just fine. I don’t need a new one. Evander, if you’re really trying to make things right,
away to look out the window, ignoring
was silent, and the car filled with a
but instead, he surprised
was caught off guard, her head still turned
agree, but he didn’t
eyes lit up and she reached for
at his
ended up
her, pulling her gently against him. “Give you
she tried to pull
me, and I’ll give it to
”
”
for a moment, then leaned in
cheek.
in his eyes cleared, and even the deep lines
brow seemed
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back of her head, his
her
He was about to hand it over, then paused, thinking of
Charlotte nodded. “Fine.”
got her phone back, Charlotte quickly replied to her messages and called
apology from Jonathan, but she
noticed Jonathan’s message. He closed his eyes as if
the car when Evander’s voice called from behind. “You can go
look back, and walked straight into
Evander. “Mr. Howard, are you
“Find Jonathan.”
Hotel.
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