It was 11 o'clock at night.

Charlotte didn't feel the slightest bit lethargic as she rolled around in bed. The image of Sheryl having fun with Shane earlier during the day kept resurfacing in her mind.

Sheryl's pure smile reflected so much happiness. It was evident that she was having such a good time.

As she looked back on this, Charlotte felt a little rueful.

She knew for a fact that Sheryl had always longed for fatherly love. Still, she never mentioned wanting a father as she was worried about hurting her mother's heart. Even when other children teased her, she would silently put up with it alone.

Sheryl' s obedience and pragmatism only made Charlotte feel more ashamed of herself as a mother.

"Beep beep!"

The phone she had put aside buzzed. The notification immediately pulled Charlotte back to her senses. Wiping away her tears, she picked up her phone from the bedside table. It was a message from Anne.

'Lottie, are you asleep?'

'Nope. What's the matter?" Charlotte replied.

'How was the day with Shane? From what I can see, Sheryl likes him an awful lot.'

'Yeah, she does. She told me today that she likes him very much.'

Once this message was out, it took a long while before a new message came in.

bears considerable resemblance to Shane? Especially those eyebrows and that nose of hers, they look exactly like Shane's.

noticed

could this be

speedily typed in

perhaps

she received Anne's response. 'You're right. Shane Fuller is known for his tendency to steer clear of

are literally no other

help but let out a giggle when she read the message.

her phone, another

read the

description, adding that the corporation's share price was plummeting. Charlotte stared inanimately at the notification and her mind

serious health

father had always been in tip-top

felt lodged in her throat. She

of her pajamas. After one last glance at sleeping Sheryl, she booked a taxi and rushed toward the hospital named in the news. Twenty- odd minutes later, Charlotte

to the nurses' station just in time to catch a young nurse on her night

know which room Timothy

looked at Charlotte warily and asked, "May I know how you are related to

family had ordered that no ordinary person was to enter and

"I'm his..."

mentioned that Mr. Emerson is doing fine? Please

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