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."

to ask her, but she would never

had asked, it was very likely she would reply, "It's none of your

had always been

the photos of him, Anne, and Charlotte together on the desk. When he gave Charlotte up, he knew that this day would

he still made up

right or wrong. He didn't have the slightest bit of

the rest of her life in matrimony. She was kind and docile, so he

when she pushed Kendall to him without hesitating,

beeps alerted him to an incoming

notification appeared on his

it and Kendall's innocent

behind that angelic face hid a malicious disposition. Rick couldn't help

I don't know if I can

frowning. It doesn't look good

won't frown anymore. By the way,

like when she was a child. It wasn't that Rick didn't like her present self, but the fact that she could do that to

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

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

asked, "Your relationship with Caleb is worsening?" "Yeah,

had no way to provide more resources to the Steven family, so they were getting increasingly indifferent towards her. Although Kendall seemed imposing, she was just a pawn sacrificed by

they were trying to gain a firm foothold in Brine.

you move in with

that okay?" Kendall raised her head and her

But Kendall, I have

"What is it?"

you stand between the Steven family and

Rick wholly, as long as conflict arose between her and Charlotte, she always felt that Rick

Family were increasingly standoffish

Charlotte and I..." Kendall

the answer,"

related to the Steven Family by blood," Kendall

desk. "Kendall, if I told you that leaving the Steven family was the only way to protect you, were you willing to believe me and stand on my side?"