Chapter 516

After a while, Emily saw that the shirt Charlie was wearing was soaked from her crying, making her feel even more embarrassed. She sniffled, then looked up and smiled, “I’m fine now, crying it out helped!”

Charlie glanced around and said, “you probably haven’t eaten yet, right? There’s a café up ahead, let’s go in and talk.”

Emily nodded, following Charlie into the café.

As the rain began to pour harder, Charlie took off his suit jacket and draped it over Emily’s head, protectively guiding her across the busy street and into the café on the other side.

Emily could smell his scent, and felt well-protected. The wind, rain, and bustling pedestrians all seemed irrelevant to her had to do was follow him.

all she

At a sudden moment, she was reminded of her father how he used to pick her up from primary school on his bike. How, when caught in the rain, he’d take off his own jacket and cover her head with it.

his large jacket – unable to see the road, but feeling

secure

his jacket over his arm and led

approached, and Charlie ordered a coffee for himself, and a hot tea with some pastries

to the restroom to clean her face. When

“Eat something first, then tell me what happened. It’s okay,

wiped her tears and looked up. “Don’t be so good to me, or I’ll want

time!”

“And what’s wrong with relying on

friends, you don’t have to be responsible for

mom adopts you as her goddaughter? She’s always wanted a daughter, and you seem like a daughter material- I’m sure she’d love

tears still glistening in her eyes, as if she’d

coffee, turning to look at the heavy

the sound of the pouring rain on the windows filling the

her brother’s house and that she had agreed to sign a letter of settlement and not pursue the matter further.

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