Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

It was almost time to get off work.

"Ms. Emerson, Mr. Fuller found some issues with the materials and he asked for you to rearrange them. You should take note that you are required to compile and organize the materials from establishment till this day."

The secretary placed Charlotte's original stack in front of her.

"Okay, I understand." Charlotte lowered her head and started flipping through the materials in an attempt to locate the parts that required supplementation.

"Ms. Emerson, the president needs these materials urgently. They must be compiled and placed on his desk by tomorrow," the secretary said with a hint of malice dancing in her eyes.

However, Charlotte had her nose far too deep in her work to catch anything.

Charlotte replied with a smile, "Sure, I'll just work overtime then."

By the time she finally completed her work, it was already close to nine o'clock at night. The lights outside were all switched off and

darkness flooded the entire office. Charlotte had to guide herself out with the flashlight from her phone.

At the main door of the office building, she reached out to pull it open, only to find it locked.

the light from my room would still have been visible from the

her that someone had

give in

office. She paced back and forth, hoping for someone to come back. Still,

that she would have to spend the night

Charlotte took out her phone and dialed Anne's number in hopes that she could

the phone, she caught a faint

an adrenaline rush. 'Is someone

her bag and scampered toward the door. She found it wide open with a man

at the man with confusion.

so late already. What is he

was as though Shane had read her mind. "I came to retrieve something,"

those words out, Shane caught himself by surprise.

the intimidating man, the only thought on Charlotte's mind was to leave as soon as possible. "Stand right there." Without a second thought,

for the materials to be submitted to my desk by this afternoon. Why haven't you sent them

have! You even asked me to..." Charlotte began, but as she spoke, she met