Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

"How is she?" Rick poured coffee and milk into a cup. "Do you want any sugar?"

"She's fine, and no sugar." Shane sat beside Avery and accepted the cup of coffee from Rick. He took a sip and closed his eyes. He looked very tired.

Avery handed him an untouched sandwich and said, "You must be tired today. Rest early tonight. Rick and I will leave after a while."

Shane opened his eyes and nodded. "Sorry to trouble you today."

"We are brothers, there's no need to be ceremonious. As for you, talk to Charlotte after she wakes up. The lines between self-interest and feelings are blurred for both of you. If something really happens, the procedures will be too troublesome."

"Yes." He nodded.

Rick prepared two more sandwiches and passed them to Avery and Shane. He washed his hands, rolled down his sleeves, and placed his hands on the table. "You're not going to tell us why Charlotte ran away from you?"

"Heidi."

"She is still lingering between both of you." Avery frowned.

Shane looked at him coldly, but Avery was unfazed. "What's the point of glaring at me? Mr. Fuller, I respect you, but in this matter, we have different opinions on how to proceed. I could either stay faithful to Irena until I die, or fall in love with someone I met. But it's unfair to let the past affect your future."

Rick nodded in agreement. He thought so, too.

"It's different."

"How is it different?"

"I don't love Heidi."

Avery found it even more hilarious. "So love Charlotte, then. Why are you doing this for someone you don't even love? Oh, I got it."

Avery just realized what the issue was. Shane didn't love Heidi at all, and because of that, his guilt compounded.

She died because of him. Not only did he not have feelings for her, but he could not even make amends to her. Not to mention that Heidi's only sister went mad because of Shane.

In any case, Shane couldn't get over Heidi.

"What should we do?" Avery felt powerless. He thought this matter could be resolved by explaining his side. However, he wasn't aware that Shane did not like Heidi.

"I always thought only a meticulous person like me would care about these details," Rick said with a smile.

Shane remained silent.

a meticulous person, but

felt it was alright to mistreat her.

did I

of them immediately looked to the

side to help her. Rick was

your home?" Shane grabbed her

and

Shane away and put his arm around Charlotte's shoulder. "Ignore him. No matter what, your

by you."

Brother?

was disgusted

in an addled state, Charlotte was drawn in by

story, Avery

To put it simply.

Shane cared about Heidi, and that she could never replace Heidi. Consequently, she was broken-hearted. If she could sacrifice herself for Heidi to come back,

Shane's logic was even simpler. Heidi could not

sister to Shane, the way you are to me. You, to Shane,

Anne and Charlotte together and compare who's more important because they meant different things to me. But Charlotte doesn't think so." Rick

Shane weren't related

them knew each other,

I've already let it go, sometimes I'm just obsessed with it," Avery

Who wasn't?

face with

go of the obsession and bear the pain and criticism, just for her

not obsessed, he was

it was even more difficult to understand the love and hate between her and Shane. Love

Anne up." Shane looked

"Is she back?"

you not

with a bitter smile, "Everything was arranged properly that even I have no idea what's happening. Are you breaking up

you, but with Christopher." Avery returned to the sofa and nestled comfortably on "At my sister's

of view, it's your sister's wedding. But from Braden's perspective, this is his wedding,

almost forgotten

for you to break up with me, then wait for Mr. Fuller to finish up with Christopher and get married. It has nothing to do with

To marry Avery.

actually gave it a serious thought, he felt