“You don’t need to talk to her. I asked you here to ask…” Timothy deliberately paused for a few seconds. His gaze shifted towards Charlotte and continued, “If the shares were to be turned into money, how would that be done?”


    “Well, this…”


    “What do you mean? What does this have to do with me?” Charlotte walked forward coldly. Since she was the only one standing, she looked even more intimidating.


    “Transfer your 10% of shares under my name.”


    Timothy didn’t feel an ounce of guilt for his words but he quickly averted his gaze when he saw the look of disbelief on Charlotte’s face.


    “Do you not feel guilty at all for your own words?”


    Charlotte’s body trembled with despair.


    “I’ll pay you to transfer the shares under my name. Isn’t that the same?”


    “Lottie, it’s all the same. Take the money and give the share to your father. We are a family, why do you want to make such a fuss?”


    ine, who was standing by the stairway, suddenly spoke up. She swayed her hips as she walked down the stairs towards Timothy.


    “Shut up.”


    Charlotte was so angry, she roared at ine. Her mouth curved into a bitter smile.


    “Timothy Emerson, do you hate me so much? You just can’t wait to throw me out of the Emerson house?”


    Charlotte held back the tears that were welling up in her eyes.


    “I’m doing this for your own good.”


    “For my own good? It’s for your own selfish reasons.”


    Charlotte yelled at Timothy without any hesitation.


    “Timothy, look at her…” ine, who was sitting on Timothy’sp, suddenly straightened up and whispered to him like a spoiled child.


    “Charlotte Emerson!” Timothy turned away from her miserable sight intentionally. “Don’t me me for being heartless if you don’t transfer the shares to me.”Material ? N?velDrama.Org.


    “What else do you want?”


    Charlotte asked Timothy scornfully.


    Mr. Jones, who had been ignored the whole time feigned a cough and tried to advise him, “Mr. Emerson, if the both of you haven’t made up your minds, I’d better…”


    “I’ll disown you!”


    He threatened coldly as he suddenly thought of what ine said in the evening.


    “Ha!”


    Charlotte snorted scornfully and stumbled backwards.


    “I don’t need a daughter who wishes I’m dead,”


    Timothy muttered to himself. These words served as an exnation to Charlotte as well. He turned away when he saw how heartbroken she was.


    “Who told you that?”


    Charlotte’s gaze shifted towards ine in an instant. The anger in her eyes was evident but it quickly turned to despair.


    “Lottie, the Emerson Corporation is not as big as you think. Word gets around.”


    The corners of ine’s mouth raised viciously as she said those words.


    “I’ve never said such things.”


    ine would say anything to make her guilty!


    Charlotte stared at the people around her coldly. Suddenly, a thought shed through her mind. She was about to rush to the second floor when Timothy said,


    “You’re looking for this, aren’t you?”


    Timothy suddenly took out a piece of paper from behind him and dangled it before Charlotte.


    “Why do you have that?”


    Charlotte immediately felt her blood run cold.


    She never expected Timothy to do such a thing.


    “This was what you wanted, isn’t it?”


    The corners of Timothy’s mouth curled up but then he coughed a few times.


    “Timothy, Lottie didn’t mean for you to step down from thepany, she just meant…”


    “… ”


    Charlotte red at ine callously.


    She had never hated anyone as much as she hated ine!


    Her hatred for her was bone-deep to the extent that she wanted to tear ine apart!


    The flicker of a me instantly caught Charlotte’s eye. Her mind went nk for a few seconds before she fell into deep despair.


    “Timothy Emerson!”


    She gnashed her teeth with deep hatred in her eyes.


    Charlotte looked at ine’s triumphant smile, then at thewyer who watched her with pity andstly, at the man she called “father” for many years. Even he was staring at her with hatred.


    The next moment, Charlotte rushed to her small room on the second floor.


    Her tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrobly and she slowly packed up her belongings. There was no reason for her to remain here any longer.


    The only thing that held her back was gone…


    She nced at her luggage. Her legs gave way and she fell to the ground helplessly.


    ‘Why am I crying over nothing?


    I’ve never held on to any hope in the first ce so there’s nothing to be disappointed about,’


    Charlotteforted herself as she wiped off the tears on her face with her hands.


    After some time had passed, Charlotte walked towards the balcony and breathed in the cold air outside. She only drew back the curtains when she felt a slight chill down her body.


    The sound of her suitcase rolling down the hallways was especially ear-piercing in the quiet vi. Charlotte curled her thin lips in a somewhat bitter manner.


    Suddenly, Charlotte heard a familiar voice from the room ahead and she stopped in her tracks.


    “Stop it. Now is the crucial part of the n.”


    ine’s door was slightly ajar. She did not realize someone was right outside her door.


    “Didn’t Emilia used to be like this? Huh, why would I be afraid of her useless daughter?”


    ine’s voice started to faint until she could hardly be heard.


    Charlotte froze when she heard the name ‘Emilia’. Her body stiffened and her forehead furrowed.


    As of her knowledge, ine was not associated with her mother at all. But, she heard every word clearly just now.


    Suddenly, a thought that was beyond her imagination crossed her mind.


    Now, she couldn’t help but suspect ine was involved in her mother’s death. Perhaps, it even had something to do with her so-called “father.”


    Charlotte’s heart gradually hardened. She refused to stay there for another second longer…


    The butler watched with a nk face as Charlotte walked out the front doors. He quickly headed towards the second floor.


    “Madam, that woman has left the Emerson family.”


    After ine hung up the phone and calmed down, she slowly opened the door and looked at the housekeeper standing at the door.


    “Very well. I hope she will nevere back.”


    ine looked away maliciously. She crossed her arms and walked towards the kitchen with a smile.


    “Leave that to me.”


    ine ordered the housekeeper who was preparing coffee.


    There was a smug expression on her face as she knocked on the door. She entered the room without even waiting for a reply.


    “Timothy, don’t be angry. It’s bad for your health.”


    ine ced her hand on Timothy’s shoulder gently and put the cup of coffee on the table.


    “You’re the best.”


    ine smiled charmingly and continued, “What about Alistair? Isn’t he the best?”


    “You know that I adore him the most. Don’t tease me.”


    “Humph!” She snorted.


    ine was about to leave but when she saw that Timothy was sorting somepany documents, she deliberately slowed down her pace. There was not a trace of displeasure on her face.


    It was the coldest period of the night. Charlotte shivered as the cold wind blew into her loose clothing.


    “Even the wind is bullying me?”


    Charlotte smiled weakly but there was no one around to answer her.


    As she passed by a bar, she walked in without a second thought.


    The radiant lighting in the bar was aplete contrast from the cold outside.