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."

Anne didn't understand why Rick refused to ask her, but she would never

was very likely she would

had always

the desk. When he gave Charlotte up, he knew that this day would come. His sister didn't acknowledge him, and she had nothing to say to him after

still made

or wrong. He didn't have

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 this

him without hesitating, he

alerted

appeared on

and Kendall's innocent face

that angelic face hid a malicious disposition. Rick couldn't help but touch the screen. "Kendall, when are you coming

to attend Anne's wedding too, but I don't know if

frowning. It doesn't

By

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

didn't want to reveal what had happened. He wanted to see how far she would take

for loafing all day. Kendall snorted, took her phone

"Your relationship with Caleb is

it very well. He had no way to provide more resources to the Steven family, so they were getting increasingly indifferent towards her.

when they were trying to gain a firm foothold in Brine. Now that they

in with me?"

that okay?" Kendall raised her head

smiled. "Of course you can. But Kendall, I have

"What is it?"

do you stand between

her head and refused to answer the question. After all, if she believed in Rick wholly, as long as conflict arose between her and Charlotte, she always felt

the Steven Family were increasingly standoffish

and I..." Kendall didn't

answer," Rick responded

all, I'm related to the Steven

had anticipated this answer. His eyes fell on the desk. "Kendall, if I told you that leaving the Steven family was the only way to protect you, were you willing to