Chapter 393

Chapter 393

“So it’s Chairman Lennox,” Evander said with a faint smile. “What a coincidence, you’re right next door.”

Chairman Lennox smiled back. “It certainly is.”

Evander glanced at Charlotte. “I thought my wife must have spotted someone she couldn’t bear to part with–turns out it was your daughter.”

At that, the Lennox family turned to look at her.

Charlotte forced a smile, managing to recover quickly. “I made plans to meet Noreen. I didn’t expect her to be in the private room right next to ours.”

Mrs. Lennox’s tone softened as she looked at her daughter. “You had an appointment with Mrs. Howard–why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“Did you ever give me a chance to?”

“You-” Chairman Lennox started, annoyance flaring, but he caught himself when he remembered there were others present. He glanced apologetically at Evander and Charlotte. “Sorry you had to see that. My daughter does have a bit of a temper.”

Evander nodded politely. “I hope we’re not interrupting anything?”

Mrs. Lennox jumped in, “Not at all. Would you like to come in and join us for a while?”

“We appreciate your kindness, Mrs. Lennox. Perhaps another time,” Evander replied before Charlotte could say a word, slipping his arm around her shoulders and steering her back toward their room.

Charlotte pulled away from him. “What was

on someone else’s conversation–did you find

it got to

think it’s nothing, but as long as we’re still married,

with him–Charlotte knew she’d never

turned away, refusing to engage

nothing more and pushed open the door to

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hospital, she ran into Vera just getting out of her car. Vera waved.

asked, “Are you settling

two–story penthouse!” Vera’s eyes widened, recalling her initial shock. “She’s practically a secret heiress. She’s got two enormous cabinets filled with collector’s

“She really is

behind them: “What are you two

gloomy. Vera, misreading her mood, rushed to reassure her. “Nothing bad, I swear! We were just

chuckled. “It’s true. Who would have thought our Dr. Lennox is rolling

me,” Noreen muttered, rubbing

your family still pressuring

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