Chapter 224


    When Shane ended the call, his lips slightly turned upward at the corners. He looked up and


    happened to see himself in the rearview mirror.


    He was stunned. Looking at the corners of his mouth, he instantly calmed hisposure and


    started the car.


    Sheryl returned the phone to Charlotte, but she didn''t talk to her. Instead, she turned around and


    went back to the children''s yground.


    Charlotte couldn''t help but feel helpless. She didn''t know what she had done wrong to make this


    little fellow angry at her.


    Soon, Shane arrived.


    Charlotte was keeping an eye on Sheryl with her chin propped on her palms when she suddenly felt


    that the people around her stopped talking. There was also a familiar scent.


    She turned around subconsciously.


    "Shane." There was a hint of frustration in her tone.


    "What''s wrong?" "Sheryl has been begging to see you for the entire day. I''m obviously her mother."


    Shane''s cold expression softened a little. He raised his slender fingers, which were hanging at his


    side, and waved. "Sheryl."


    Sheryl, who was ying in the yground, heard his voice and immediately stopped what she was


    doing. She ran towards Shane and jumped into his arms.


    "Daddy!"


    "Miss me?"


    "Yes! Daddy is the best!"


    Charlotte sighed and said sourly, "Sheryl, I really raised you for nothing. You''re so heartless."


    "What does that mean?" Sheryl asked, tilting her head.


    "Forget it."


    Charlotte left the pair behind and walked forward on her own.


    Sheryl wrapped her arms around Shane''s neck and asked cutely, "Daddy, is mommy jealous?"


    "Who did you learn that from?"


    "From TV series."


    "Don''t watch those ridiculous series."


    The little fellow shrank at those words. It was rare for daddy to be so serious...


    Even if Charlotte was angry, Sheryl was still the most important thing to her. That was what Shane


    firmly believed in.


    As long as Sheryl was standing here, Charlotte could never sessfully avoid him.


    And as long as she didn''t refuse him entirely, he still stood a chance.


    Soon, Sheryl was tired of ying and the three of them went back to the new house that Charlotte


    had rented.


    At first, Charlotte thought that Shane would be very critical about the house and say that it wasn''t


    good here and there, but he didn''t. He casually sat down on the sofa, looking as if he was expecting


    her to make tea for him.


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    Charlotte put Sheryl back to her bedroom and went into the kitchen to make a pot of tea. She then


    returned to the living room with the teapot and teacups.


    "I only have jasmine tea left. I know that you like to drink green tea, but I..."


    Shane looked up at her and interrupted her directly, "How are you going to settle things between


    you and Rick?"


    Charlotte choked and lowered her eyes with a wry smile. "It''s toote now. How can I even settle it?


    Even Anne doesn''t talk to me anymore. This is my punishment, and I deserve it. I have a confusing


    rtionship with you and enjoyed his affection at the same time. How can there be such a great


    thing?"


    He suddenly stood up and pulled her into his arms.


    "Don''t, don''t..." She struggled.


    "I can help you."


    "What''s the price for that? Do I trade that with myself? Do you think so lowly of me in your heart?"


    Sheughed.


    Shane frowned and said, "You could be counted as my subordinate in the partnership. In terms of


    personal rtionships, I clearly have a better rtionship with Sheryl. You were once my personal


    secretary too."


    Charlotte looked at him with a smile, but she was on the verge of tears, her voice choked with sobs.


    "I also wish that our rtionship is as simple as that. If I wasn''t drunk the first time, and the second


    time you didn''t... I would really ask you to help me."


    "..." He pursed his lips.


    "Sorry, I''ve already upset Rick once. I don''t want it to happen the second time. Before I settle


    everything, I hope that we''re not even normal friends."


    "What about Sheryl?"


    This was hisst trump card.


    If she didn''t even care about her daughter''s opinion, he could only watch her struggle in the


    business market on her own.


    How could she manage to carry apany with such weak shoulders?


    "Mr. Fuller, Rick used to ask me why I didn''t have time to take care of Sheryl, but you, the director of


    NC, have time to take care of my child. Can you provide an exnation?"


    "I have a professional CEO."


    "So does that mean that the sess you''ve achieved to this day is all thanks to this professional


    CEO? Then why no otherpany wanted to hire him?"


    Shane fell silent again.


    Charlotte turned around and stopped looking at him. Her tears fell as she turned her head, "I''m


    devastated and in dire need of help. But it''s fine because I feel that I can still cope with it. It''ll be


    better when I''m used to it. I know that Sheryl likes you, so there''s no need for you to get in touch


    with her through me. It''s fine."


    He was Sheryl''s biological father after all.


    "Is it absolutely impossible between you and me?"


    "Absolutely impossible."


    Bang—


    The man had left.


    Charlotte let out a sigh of relief. Her body went limp as she sat down on the furry carpet.


    This carpet was what she and Zoe had chosen together. It was very soft andfortable.


    Not long after, her phone suddenly rang. Charlotte regained her senses and took out her phone


    from her pocket. "Hello?"


    "What''s wrong with my brother!!!" Anne''s voice rang out on the other end of the line.


    "What''s wrong?" Charlotte quickly wiped away her tears. "Anne, where have you been for the past


    two days?"


    "Two days? I''ve been stuck in Africa for almost a month now. I tried so hard to reach you!"


    "How could this be..."


    "Quick, can you help figure out how to bring Braden and me back because I''m homesick. Lottie, I


    don''t have much time. I''ll just send you the address. You must find a way."


    Swiftly, Anne hung up the phone and sent her the address.


    Charlotte immediately called Avery.


    In her friend circle, Avery was the social butterfly. When he heard that it was Africa, Avery instantly


    said no problem. He was much more familiar with that cethan Rick.


    It was already past five o''clock when she finished arranging Anne''s return to their country. Charlotte


    was so tired that she copsed onto the bed.


    So tired.


    She stared at the ceiling, feeling her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally fell asleep.


    The next day.


    Shane immediately called every department over for a meeting as soon as he arrived at NC.


    Within an hour, NC had decided tounch a researchmittee designed to investigate sailing


    routes and even developed a smallpany for it in the shortest possible amount of time.


    "Hey! I was thrown to Africa, and you didn''t even bother to ask me about it. It wasn''t easy for me to


    come back. You didn''t even care to spare a nce at me and straightaway went to attend a


    meeting?" Braden pped his hands on Shane''s desk. "What kind of friend are you." "How do you


    feel about being punished by your brother-inw?" Shane closed the files and looked at him calmly.


    "So you still have the nerve to ask? Do you know how many times I''ve called you?"


    "Sorry, I don''t answer calls from strangers."


    "You!" Braden was so angry that his nostrils were ring, but he quickly shrugged it off. "Forget it. I


    forgive you. A gentleman always forgives."


    Shane slightly twitched his thin lips as his gazended on Braden''s arm. "I heard that you were


    injured. I''ve already asked someone to buy an ointment for you. It''ll arrive tomorrow."


    "Yo, you still remember your friend? I thought that all you have in your mind is Charlotte. So, what


    do you think? Rick is serious this time. Are you going to take action?"


    "Herpany is a shippingpany."


    "What?" Braden was surprised. "Are you going to rob other people''s business opportunities?"


    Shane didn''t reply.


    But soon, he answered that question with practical actions.


    Yes, he wanted to rob their business opportunities.


    He wanted to snatch all the orders across the market. Except for the regr ones, he wanted to


    grab the rest.


    As a subsidiarypany, Shane had stirred the whole industry into a mess. It lost nearly 400 million


    dors in just three days.


    Generally speaking, it was already considered good for apany to have an annual ie of


    400 million dors.


    Shane and NO went mad.


    Everyone in the shipping industry was in a critical situation.


    Everything was going smoothly and well in one second. But it immediately turned into a living hell


    during the following second.


    Christopher looked at the tableful of reports and frowned. After hesitating for a moment, he decided


    to call Zoe and asked her out for dinner.


    Zoe tactfully refused and said, "Mr. Gibson, I know what you want. Charlotte started a shipping


    company, so Mr. Fuller must have done it for her."


    "For Charlotte? She''s pretty good, but she''s not worth 400 million dors. There must be something


    behind this."


    Zoe was silent.


    "Help me..."


    "Mr. Gibson," Zoe interrupted him. "I''m no longer working at NC."


    She said with modesty.