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.

on the back of his bike, her head covered by his large jacket – unable to see the

secure

café. Charlie draped his jacket over his arm and led her by the wrist to

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

restroom to clean her face. When she returned, the pastries had already arrived.

gently saying, “Eat something first, then tell me what happened. It’s okay, I’m here for you”

up. “Don’t be so

time!”

what’s wrong with relying on me?”

you don’t

about my 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 you to bits!”

eyes, as if she’d heard an

the

the pouring rain on the windows filling the air for a

told Charlie about what had happened at her brother’s house and that she had agreed to sign a letter of settlement and not pursue

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