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 gritting her

she wouldn't have paid any attention to

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

it's better to help him than to pretend as if I don't know him at

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

this man named Mr. Fuller. How much money does he

any money now. Mr. Fuller has

Charlotte nodded.

of the

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

"You were faking it?"

spying on

you friends

both an enemy and a friend. There's no

the seriousness of the situation, Charlotte immediately took out his

Road,

navigator. After driving for a short distance, something suddenly

not

household registration end

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.

Charlotte over, that fellow still

being very secretive." Charlotte also noticed Shane's car and asked, "Why is he chasing

wants to know why I came to River

of our business?"

to you. I chose to do business with you because I wanted to come to

nodded her head 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,

into a coma because

being flirtatious to

it's

"Poor Avery," she

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

privacy, I

said with his eyes closed, "I'm sorry

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

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 card. And finally, he told her

was for the sole purpose of keeping her by

greatest benefit of keeping her by his

point of view, Charlotte's appearance would be helpful

idea was great and all, but

Shane would have shown mercy

that important

car arrived at

continued his act,