Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

"Hello, Miss Melanie," Charlotte replied with a friendly smile.

"Hello, Sheryl," she greeted Sheryl warmly, then turned to Charlotte. "Ms. Emerson, it's a shame that you couldn't make it to the family event. Sheryl's dad did such a great job, but unfortunately, both parents must be present in order to receive the participation gift."

As she spoke, sympathy hung on Miss Melanie's face. Meanwhile, Charlotte's mind only turned into mush with every word of hers.

Family event? What family event?

Sheryl's dad?

Intuitively, Charlotte looked at Sheryl. She found that her sharp-witted child had quickly broken free from her clutch and fled without giving Charlotte a chance to utter a word.

Catching the bafflement in Charlotte's eyes, Miss Melanie asked in confusion, "Ms. Emerson, were you not aware of the event?"

Truth be told, she was truly unaware of it. However, at that moment, the one thing she could do was simply to give a random excuse. "Oh, no, Miss Melanie. It's just that I've been a little busier than I'd like lately, and it just slipped my mind."

Charlotte chuckled awkwardly.

returned a

"Here's a picture of Sheryl and her father. I can tell that Sheryl loves her father very much. I understand that you both have gone your separate ways, but there

the teacher must' ve mistaken that Charlotte had divorced

good care of Sheryl for me." Charlotte put

Melanie nodded, the amiable smile still perched upon her

eyes widened in surprise. Never would she have dreamt of finding Shane in the picture. Never would she have dreamt that Shane

photo, Sheryl had the sweetest smile on her face, while Shane, who was sitting next to her, had the edges of his mouth curved

a daze, a memory came rushing back to her. It was the morning of the day of the

she had

all her attention on the bidding and ended up

recalled her actions, an immense amount of guilt

the same time, she couldn't help but feel grateful toward Shane. On top of his work-related matters as the busy president of his own company, he could still fork

Charlotte decided against working overtime today. Instead, she

for a meal at KFC,

a hamburger today?" Sheryl asked as she