Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

Shane's smile was appealing which was completely different from his usual visage.

Charlotte liked his smile very much, but he didn't laugh often. It's rare for his lips to curve upwards. She looked at him unblinkingly, not wanting to miss a second of his smile, until it faded. "What are you laughing at?" Only then did she avert her gaze.

"You went out for a breather without taking your phone and instead of going to your friends, you chose to camp out in a coffee shop?"

"It's not camping if it was in a coffee shop," she argued. As soon as she realized what she said, she broke out in laughter.

Shane bent and kissed her between her brows. "You're not an orphan anymore. You have me."

Now I had him.

Charlotte's heart quavered and she leaned into his arms. She always felt that she would not get over the hurdle in her heart, but she seemed to be able to get over it easily.

It appeared to be in the past.

Rick's residence.

Anne put her suitcase down and took in her surroundings. "Rick, you should redecorate your house."

Before she left, the interior was European-styled, now it became gothic. The wallpaper was jet black and it looked very reclusive. Anne knew Rick didn't prefer this style because it felt particularly repressive. What's going on?

"Well, I think this style isn't bad," Rick said. "You can head on upstairs."

"Rick, aren't you going to ask me?"

"Am I still your brother?" Rick smiled. "You can tell Charlotte about this. All I can do is to provide accommodations and money for you. Anything else doesn't concern me."

Anne bit her lip and grabbed Rick's arm. "You're angry at me, aren't you?"

Rick didn't break free. Instead, he patted her head. "I'm your brother. I won't be angry with you no matter what. But you don't have to tell me everything in your life. Nothing good will come out of it." Nothing good would come out of it?

Anne didn't understand what he meant, but Braden

already had his arms around her. He bowed his head and said, "Anne, we can talk about this later. Now respect your brother's wishes and respect yourself."

refused to ask her, but she would

likely she would reply, "It's none of

always

returned to his study, turned on his computer, and saw the photos of him, Anne, and Charlotte together on the desk. When he gave Charlotte up, he knew that this day would come. His sister didn't acknowledge him, and she had nothing

still made up his

this decision, rather if it was right or wrong. He didn't have the slightest bit of

was willing to be tied to his side for the rest of her life in matrimony. She was kind and docile, so he had thought of tethering her

pushed Kendall to him without hesitating, he knew that it

series of beeps alerted him to an

appeared on

and Kendall's innocent face

a malicious disposition. Rick couldn't help but touch the screen. "Kendall, when are you

don't know if I can get there

frowning. It doesn't look good on

frown anymore. By the way, it's really fun

she was a child. It wasn't that Rick didn't like

didn't expose her, and didn't want to reveal what had happened. He wanted to see how far

as if reprimanding Kendall for loafing all day. Kendall snorted, took her phone to the other side of the room,

for no reason. He sighed and asked, "Your relationship with Caleb is worsening?" "Yeah, I don't know what's

to provide more resources to the Steven family, so they

time, she was held in high regard when they were trying to gain

you move in

her head

can. But Kendall,

"What is it?"

between the

if she believed in Rick wholly, as long as conflict arose between her and Charlotte, she always felt that Rick would choose Charlotte over

were increasingly

and I..." Kendall didn't

answer," Rick responded

all, I'm related to the Steven Family by blood," Kendall

that leaving the Steven family was the only way to