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."

the last word while gritting

paid any attention

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

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

a customer named Mr. Fuller came in today. He ended up like this after Mr. Fuller gave him several pieces of paper." The bartender accepted the bribe and emphasized with a smile,

man named Mr. Fuller. How much money

money now. Mr. Fuller has

Charlotte nodded.

Avery's belongings, helped him out of the bar, and assisted him into

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

"You were faking it?"

spying on

on, aren't you friends

enemy and a friend. There's no such thing as true friends in the business

different from usual. Upon realizing the seriousness of the situation, Charlotte immediately took out his ID card from

Oak Road,

for a short distance, something

was not

did your household registration end up in River City?"

re-registered my household in River City." Avery opened his eyes completely this time. Through the rearview mirror and the side mirror, he was

over, that fellow

Charlotte also noticed Shane's car and asked, "Why is he chasing

he wants to know why I came to

it because of our business?" Charlotte

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

without feeling 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

coma because of the accident. No matter what, I will find the

being flirtatious to

would say it's a form

sighed. "Poor

didn't want to know more, Avery was slightly taken aback.

shook her head. "This question concerns your privacy,

friends." Avery said with his

treat me as a friend. After all, I'm not that close with Shane anymore." It was

that she was dumbfounded, he then proceeds to ask her to drive to the address written on his ID card. And

the sole purpose of keeping

what would be the greatest benefit of keeping her

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

idea was great

think that Shane would have shown

that important

arrived at

helped Avery, who continued his act, into his

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