Chapter 489
Even after all these years, Desmond still couldn’t hide his sadness whenever Sue’s name came up.
He lowered his eyes, and the anger on his face slowly gave way to grief.
Charlotte said nothing more. She simply turned and walked away
Desmond stood there in silence for a moment before heading upstairs.
Earlier that evening, Charlotte had planned to come home for dinner. Xena had personally prepared a full spread of all her favorite dishes.
But after the argument between father and daughter, neither of them touched the food.
Xena walked out from the kitchen, looked
at
the untouched dishes on the table, and let out a long sigh.
After leaving the Riley estate, Charlotte
She picked up her phone and called Mia.
“Mia, where are you? Come drink with
still feeling frustrated, so she went straight to a bar.
in a really bad mood tonight.”
On the other end of the line, Mia sounded slightly breathless.
Charlotte instantly understood what was going
- on.
Mia was busy.
Charlotte was about to hang up, not wanting to interrupt, but as soon as Mia heard that she was upset, she immediately steadied her breathing and asked with concern, “Lottie, what happened?”
“I had a fight with my dad,” Charlotte said, pressing her lips together. “It’s nothing. You go ahead and do your thing. I just need to be alone for a while.”
Mia smacked Ian’s wandering hand away and said, “Do you want me to come keep you company? Where are you? I’ll head over right now.”
Charlotte knew Mia was having a moment with Ian and didn’t want to intrude, so she said, “It’s fine. I just need time to sort through it myself.”
“Alright, just stay safe, okay? Is Petra with you?” Mia asked.
“Yeah, she’s here.”
“Good.” Mia was still on the phone when Ian reached out again. She gave him a glare and said, “Alright, I’m hanging up now,
Lottie.”
“Okay.”
After ending the call, Mia shot Ian another look and scolded him, “What are you doing? I was on the phone with
Ian leaned in and whispered hoarsely against her lips, “I want you
lotte.”
Lena couldn’t drink, and Mia was clearly busy.
So Charlotte called Jenny and Sophie.
As soon as Jenny heard Charlotte was upset, she immediately offered to come over.
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Sophie had just finished dinner and was lying around bored, watching a show. She loved drinking, so when Charlotte called, she didn’t hesitate.
It was Friday night anyway, and there was no work tomorrow. Both women were close to Charlotte and wanted to be there for
her.
At the bar, the three girls sat in a booth with six different bottles of alcohol laid out in front of them.
Charlotte casually opened one and took a swig straight from the battle.
She downed half of it in one go.
Jenny stared at her, stunned, and quickly reached out to grab the bottle from her hands. “Charlotte, you can’t drink like this. Take it easy. We’ve got time. There’s no need to rush.”
Jenny knew Charlotte couldn’t handle much alcohol.
She still remembered what happened at the last firm gathering when Charlotte got drunk.
Sophie chimed in too. “Yeah, Charlotte, what happened? Why are you so upset?”
Charlotte lowered her eyes, her expression tinged with sorrow. “My dad told me to break up with Sean, but I just can’t.”
Jenny and Sophie exchanged a quick glance.
Jenny asked, “Is it because of that illegitimate son from the Jasper family?”
They had all been there that day when Joseph’s men came after Charlotte. It had been terrifying. They nearly lost their lives. Thankfully, Petra had been there.
Even now, thinking back on it sent chills down their spines.
