Chapter 321


    Ryan was a little angry. Since he met Charlotte, he had gradually treated her as a friend.


    Furthermore, he thought her personality was sincere. She didn''t look down her nose at him at all.


    However, her friend waving a cheque in his face cheapened their friendship to a business deal.


    "Sir, I think all good intentions should be rewarded, not to mention that you have inadvertently


    helped a friend we cherish very much. Whether it is money or other requests, you deserve it." Avery


    was not in a hurry to hand over the cheque.


    He knew if this matter was not handled properly, Charlotte would definitely skin him alive.


    After all, Charlotte didn''t have many friends. It was very difficult for her to open up to someone. If


    Ryan was driven away by him, he didn''t dare imagine the consequences.


    "Will she repay you like this if you had helped her?" Ryan asked.


    "Of course. Oh, this was what you meant. Don''t worry, this moneyes with no strings attached."


    Avery smiled.


    "Is that so?"


    "I don''t know. ording to your logic, I''m in a partnership with Charlotte. When two of us work


    together, we shouldn''t think about profit and loss, but it''s impossible."


    Avery belonged to the upper crust. He was so wrapped up in self-interest, that he did the same to


    Charlotte.


    However, for ordinary people, that self- interest was synonymous with self- serving and coldblooded


    indifference.


    In the end, Ryan did not ept the cheque. "I don''t want this cheque. Can I make a request?"


    "Of course."


    "I have money and I want to start supplying coffee beans. I need some avenues to get started."


    "Ah, well." Avery fished out Charlotte''s business card. "This is much more convenient. Charlotte can


    return this favor herself as she is in the transportation business. Have you thought about it clearly?


    Do you really not want my cheque?"


    Ryan shook his head. "No amount of money in this world is enough."


    "Actually, with a few million, you can continue your coffee shop business and invest in property."


    Avery shrugged.


    After all, Charlotte''s safety was not something you put a price tag on.


    Ryan still shook his head. "That''s not the life I want."


    "It''s hard to choose between working and settling down. But since you''ve made your choice, I hope


    everything goes well for you." Avery patted him on the shoulder and said, "I don''t have a friend in


    the coffee business."


    As he spoke, Avery left with an umbre over his head.


    Ryan did not know that helping the girl would inadvertently lead to this.


    His dream had almost turned into reality. He looked down at the business card in his hand, her frail


    appearance in his mind.


    That man must have meant a lot to her.


    Although she was an orphan, she still had a home to run away from. Unlike Evelyn and him who


    didn''t even have a home. ? ? ?


    In the vi.


    Shane helped Charlotte take a bath, get dressed, and guided her to the sofa.


    The doctor once again tended to Charlotte. He touched her forehead and sighed. "What was she


    thinking?" "Why don''t you reprimand Mr. Fuller instead? He''ll just ignore you. But if you reprimand


    Charlotte..." Avery trailed off and raised his brows suggestively.


    "Avery, I thought you were quite sensible. Now it seems your vocabry is simr to Braden." Rick


    quipped.


    "Is it, babe? You dare group Braden in the same league as me? You wound me." Avery sidled up to


    Rick, and Rick reached out to hold him.


    Two of them had their arms around each other.


    Shane''s eyes were brimming with disgust. Without sparing them a nce, he scooped Charlotte


    and returned to his bedroom.


    Rick pushed Avery away and observed, "You must be worried about Shane."


    "ording to his temper, when he saw Ryan, he should have given him abination of punches,


    interrogated him about what he did to Charlotte, and finally taken her away." Avery shrugged.


    Think about it.


    Any man who saw his woman spending the night with another man in the same room, no matter


    how innocuous it might seem, would feel angry and confrontational. But did Shane react like that?


    Not at all.


    Since he entered the cafe, all he cared about was Charlotte. Not only did he not get angry with


    Ryan, he even answered Ryan''s questions calmly.


    It was unusual.


    "In the morning, when he assumed Charlotte was with me, he was fuming. But he was emotionless


    seeing her with Ryan. Either he thinks I was too charming, or in these past few hours, his attitude


    has changed." Rick and Avery''s analyses were basically simr.


    "So, I just wanted to tease him and gauge his reaction. Fortunately, he had a normal attitude toward


    the two of them."


    Rick was speechless.


    If Shane''s attitude towards him and Avery was abnormal, then he should be hauled and sent to a


    psychiatrist.


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    Seeing that it was gettingte, the doctor bade them goodbye. Avery walked him out but did not


    intend to go back with him.


    "You can drive my car home," Avery instructed.


    "Young master, are you not going back?"


    "Rick and I will stay here. I''m sure I can rest assured knowing the house is in your hands."


    The doctor nodded, held the umbre over himself, and walked towards the car.


    Avery returned and saw Rick making coffee and sandwiches in the kitchen. He raised his eyebrows


    and rested his chin on his palm at the bar counter. He looked at Rick with an unruffled expression


    and said, "Rick, you are of housewife material."


    "I had to take care of Anne when I was young." Rick rolled up his sleeves, revealing his wellmuscled


    forearm.


    "It''s quite strange. You''re caring and attractive. If I were Charlotte, I would have chosen you over


    Shane."


    Rick''s fingers froze before resuming his preparation. He poured milk into a pot and brought it to a


    boil. "She did choose me, but I didn''t cherish it. It has nothing to do with her."


    "You love her so much." Avery sighed.


    "Avery, if Shane got his hands on Irena using underhanded tactics and she still regarded him as a


    god, you would still love her, but you will let her go to pursue happiness." Rick''s smile had a hint of


    exasperation.


    He wanted to stay with her until the end. However, Kendall''s appearance made him realize


    something.


    Charlotte was not jealous because of him. On the contrary, she was happy as more people liked


    him, and hoped that he could live happily with them.


    This was a younger sister''s rationale towards her older brother, not an emotion between lovers, so


    naturally he had to let her go.


    "Shane doesn''t like Irena at all," Avery muttered.


    Irena was petty. She could not hold a candle to Charlotte.


    "I''ve never met Irena."


    Shane exited the bedroom. He had already taken off his suit jacket, wearing only a white shirt with


    his sleeves rolled up, revealing slender arms.


    Rick and Shane moved and dressed simrly. Avery nced between both of them, but their


    personality couldn''t be more different.


    Shane wasckadaisical with a hint of coldness in his tone.


    Rick appeared to be gentle and easygoing.


    If they were to be put on stage and the audience were to guess which girl they would fall for, no one


    would have thought it would be Charlotte.


    The world was really amazing.


    Avery sighed, but his heart was looking forward to the confrontation.


    Let the fight begin!