Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

Rick told Anne what he said to Charlotte without leaving out a word.

"I... I just feel like the relationship between both of you is a little complicated." Anne didn't even know what to say.

Rick smiled and said nothing.

Anne asked tentatively, "Well, what should we do now? Are you both going to stay in a fight?"

"Let's talk about this after I recover."

"Rick..."

"I'm fine," Rick said. He paused awhile and continued, "She's okay too."

Anne sighed.

Charlotte was in the garden alone, lost in her thoughts. Her phone vibrated a few times before she snapped back to reality. She hurriedly picked it up and said, "Hello?"

"Darling, it's me." Avery said lightly from the other end of the line.

Charlotte lowered her voice and replied, "Are you nuts?"

Was it allowed to randomly address anybody as

"darling"?

"Probably. I drank a lot. Hurry up and fetch me home, darling."

"That's none of my business."

"Wow, Aria. You are so heartless. I am your brother!"

Wait a minute.

Had Avery mistaken Charlotte for somebody else?

Charlotte hesitated for a moment and asked Avery to provide his current address.

The main reason was that there was nothing she could do if she stayed in the hospital. Rick wouldn't want to see her anyways.

Charlotte texted Anne to tell her that she had to go help a friend in need. After Anne read her text, she looked over to her brother, who was sleeping soundly, and replied with an "Okay". Shortly afterwards, Charlotte rushed to the bar.

Avery was leaning against the bar counter alone. His wallet, which had no cash, sat still beside his hand, his credit cards scattered all over the floor.

"Hello, what's wrong with him?" Charlotte questioned the bartender.

"I don't know." The bartender didn't feel like meddling in their affair.

Charlotte fished out her purse and withdrew 500 dollars from it. "Please, this is my...brother."

forced out the last word while

have paid any attention

only did he not confess that he was drunk, but he

to help him than to pretend as if I don't know

of heard that a customer named Mr. Fuller came in today. He ended up like this after Mr. Fuller gave

Mr. Fuller. How

me any money now. Mr. Fuller has already

Charlotte nodded.

up Avery's belongings, helped him out of the

eyes. "Lottie, my ID card is in my left pocket. Type the address written on the ID card

"You were faking it?"

was spying on

aren't you friends

an enemy and a friend. There's no such

the situation, Charlotte immediately took out his ID

Road,

driving for a short

not from River

registration end up in River

in River City." Avery opened his eyes completely this time. Through the rearview mirror and the side mirror, he was able to see Shane's car.

he called Charlotte over, that fellow

car and asked, "Why

know why I came to River

our business?" Charlotte

business with you because I wanted to come to River City, not because

surprised. "When Rick told me that I was extremely lucky to have you as a business partner, I already knew that you chose to partner with me because of something personal, and not because of who I

and my sister also went into a coma because of the accident. No matter what, I will find

being flirtatious to

say it's a form of

"Poor

didn't want to know more, Avery was slightly taken aback. "Don't you want to ask me more about who

shook her head. "This question concerns your privacy, I don't think I

will never be friends." Avery said with his eyes closed, "I'm sorry that I dragged you into

why you think that my appearance might help you from stopping Shane, I won't leave you alone because you treat me as a friend. After all, I'm not that close with Shane

tried to erase Charlotte's speculation by purposely mistaking her as his sister. Then, he caught her attention by blurting out Shane's name. Seeing that she was dumbfounded, he then proceeds to ask her to drive to the address written on his ID

was for the sole purpose of keeping her

the greatest benefit of

point of view, Charlotte's appearance would be helpful in terms of making Shane contend against

great

would have shown mercy to anyone just

was not that

arrived

who continued his