Chapter 553 Daphne’s Decision
Sonia nodded as she didn’t want to keep it a secret from him. “Yes.”
Charles’ face immediately darkened. “What did she tell you?”
“Mrs. Lane didn’t really tell me anything besides our current situation,” she answered as she glanced at him.
However, he clenched his fists. “Who is she to poke her nose in my issues?”
Upon noticing how displeased Charles was at Grace’s intervention, Sonia frowned. “Charles, Mrs. Lane only did that for us.”
“I don’t need her help!” Charles looked like he was extremely exasperated as his face reddened.
“Charles—”
“Enough!” He took a deep breath and tried to suppress his temper before he asked calmly, “That’s enough, bab—no, is it alright if I address you as Sonny instead?”
When she heard Charles’ new nickname for her, Sonia grinned before nodding. “Of course.”
When he received Sonia’s approval, Charles’ expression improved. “I’m sorry. I know I have probably scared you earlier. It’s just that I suddenly received a call from my mom just now and she told me that she had a talk with you. She also wanted me to let go of my feelings for you, so I came to look for you because I’m worried that she might have said something mean to you.”
She nodded in realization. “I see. However, you’re worrying too much. Mrs. Lane was gentle with me and she didn’t say anything mean at all.”
“Thank goodness.” He sighed in relief.
For the past two days, he had been in a bad mood and isolated himself while drinking in his room. He only had himself to blame for being down in the dumps, so when he heard that Grace had looked for Sonia, he was afraid that she would blame Sonia for what had happened to him.
Fortunately, Grace was a rational person.
“Charles.” Sonia rose from her seat. “Are you annoyed that Mrs. Lane intervened in our matter?”
Upon hearing that, Charles’ expression slightly darkened. “Just a little, but it’s alright.”
he wasn’t the best and had always
past 30 years old and he didn’t need his mother to
that was the reason why he had badly reacted to
for you.” Sonia tried to reassure Charles while he glanced at his watch. “Yeah, I get it. Anyway, it’s late, so I’m
to make his way out of
steps forward, Charles suddenly noticed Daphne’s presence and narrowed
her head before she mumbled a
left Sonia’s office one after another while Sonia tilted her head
worked alongside Charles as his secretary for a few years before she was transferred to help me out a few months ago. While she respects Charles, she definitely isn’t afraid of him, so why is she being
Charles took Daphne to the elevator and turned around before staring at her from above to ask coldly, “Did you tell her about what happened the
to as she quickly shook her head. “No. Definitely not. Even if you didn’t ask me to, I still won’t
see. Remember what you have promised me. She
remember it,” she
look flashed in his eyes. “Did you
her heart as she clenched her fists
may return to your work.” Charles sighed in relief before he turned to press
behavior was terrible, but he didn’t feel like he should
Daphne for Sonia and pulled her into his
the entire time. She knew what he was going to do to her, but she never struggled or pushed him away. Instead, she went along willingly with everything that
the deed with him, it wasn’t a case
course, if Charles had indeed forced Daphne to do it, he was willing to take
he had never forced her and even compensated her after everything that happened, he didn’t owe
also bought Daphne the morning after pills
it would harm her body, it was the only
a sigh, Charles started to make his way into the elevator while Daphne bit her lips before she called out for him.
paused in his footsteps. “Do you need
the hem of her shirt and took a deep breath to summon the courage before saying, “I really like you
her without any hesitation, which caused her face
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