Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

"Don't you dare, or I'll kidnap you and do... you know what. Wink, wink."

"Are you sure?" Shane's cold voice sounded.

Anne broke out in goosebumps and she almost screamed, "Charlotte, you've overlooked your friend after finding love. You allowed Shane to listen in on our conversation. How dare you?" She hung up immediately.

Annoyed, Charlotte looked at the person beside her. "How did you know what I was saying?"

"Just a presumption."

Charlotte rolled her eyes. In her opinion, his presumption was a superpower.

She didn't even put the phone on speaker. Shane figured out the gist of their conversation just from a "I wouldn't dare." He, too, puzzled out Anne's answer. He understood Anne quite well.

"I'm going to pick up Anne in three days. Could you please ask for the address from Braden? If I ask Anne, she wouldn't want to trouble me."

"Sure." Shane took out his phone and sent a text. The reply came quickly and Shane forwarded it to Charlotte.

Charlotte's eyes lit up with joy as she held her phone. "Let's surprise her."

"Us?"

Since when had he been part of her plan?

"You're not going? Then I'll ask someone else. Rick should be available. He's Anne's brother anyway." Charlotte said as she glanced in Shane's direction. "Charlotte, are you testing me?" He rolled over and pressed her under his body.

The intimacy of this position had an undercurrent of anticipation. Charlotte swallowed and continued, "If you're not going with me, can't I ask someone else?" "Did I say I wasn't going?"

"Then I didn't say I would ask others." She countered obstinately.

Shane kissed and stroked her. He wasn't going to let up on her after that affront.

The night's events left him feeling contented....

The next day.

Shane was already gone when Charlotte woke up. He left a note in the living room informing her that he was in a meeting at the office. She should manage breakfast on her own and he'd return with lunch. Tonight, he'd go over the details of the press conference with her.

looked at the note and stroked it.

him after what had happened over the past few days, though she had

bit. However, she opened her email and realized Shane had already cleared her inbox. Furthermore, Shane's replies

she clicked on

are online." It

someone more anxious for a

I just got up. What

and had something to eat before falling asleep again.

too, I'm bored," Charlotte added

to chat to kill time, but they were just

timing. I've

to go with me to pick her up?" Charlotte

"Sure."

"That's great."

Fuller

"I don't know how to face him. I don't even

was unaware that someone was

don't like Mr. Fuller, then what happens to Sheryl? After all, he is

and silently placed the

just for the sake of my child, can I? I feel as if I'd be living in Heidi's shadow for the rest of

Fuller is very kind to you." "Both Rick and Avery are good to me, yet I'm not attracted to them," she

in her heart that Shane was completely different from Avery and Rick. She was truly grateful to Rick, but there was no mutual trust between

appearing on the corner of the screen. He leaned

for her to stay silent. She

"I don't know."

curled up on the sofa and said, "I don't hate him, but I don't like

She was afraid that if she misspoke, Shane would take this up with

is calling me.

Although Shane mentioned that he would bring back food, she was a little hungry. She was going to

However...

She turned around.

startled that her legs went limp. Her voice stuttered, "Sh-

today?" Shane took a step forward and grabbed her with a deep coldness in