Chapter 514: We’re Safe Now


    Caroline‘s POV:


    I got up early in the morning. The first thing I did was pack my luggage. And once I was done, I went


    downstairs with it. I hoped that everything would go ording to n so that I could finish my work


    early ande back to apany Charles and my children.


    Truth be told, I did not want to part with them, especially when it was sudden. Unfortunately, I had no


    choice but to do so.


    Meanwhile, Elena had already prepared breakfast and was waiting for me downstairs.


    “Miss Wilson,e and eat breakfast.”


    She walked up to me and took my luggage.


    “Thanks, but I‘m not yet hungry.” I waved my hand in dismissal and reminded her, “Remember to keep


    an eye on Simon while I‘m gone. Also, you should go and see Dad more often. I‘m worried about him.


    Adam might take advantage of my absence and stir trouble again.”


    “I will.”


    Thanks to Elena‘s reassurance, I could finally be at ease. As I was not in the mood to eat, I skipped


    breakfast and headed straight to the airport. On the way, I took my phone out and messaged Charles.


    “I‘m going on a business trip. Take care of the kids.” I hit sent. But then, I realized that my message


    sounded stiff, so I added, “I‘ll bring you something when I get back.”


    I waited for a long time for his response but none came. Was he still sleeping? I curled my lips sulkily.I


    told himst night that I would take an early flight in the morning.


    But now, he did not even see me off nor did he reply to my message. In a fit of anger, I cursed him a


    hundred times in my heart. Honestly, I was hoping that he would at leaste and see me off. But


    since that did not happen, I entered the airport with a heavy heart.


    A few momentster, it was time to board the ne. It did not take long before I found my seat by the


    window


    I reclined my chair, made myselffortable, and closed my eyes to take a rest. Suddenly, I felt


    someone put their luggage in the overheadpartment and sit beside me. I was too tired to open my


    eyes, so I just let them be.


    The pleasant voice of a flight stewardess came over the inte.


    “Dear passengers, we apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, this flight has to be dyed due


    to technical issues. Rest assured that the ne will take off in about an hour.”


    Many of the passengers groaned in annoyance.


    A stewardess walked to my row and asked, “Sir, is there anything you‘d like to eat or drink?”


    I stared at him with eyes wide open


    Amnad of emotions surged up inside me,He did not reply to my message. But here he was, sitting right


    next to me. It did not take a genius to


    know that he was messing with me.


    The stewardess then turned to me and asked, “How about you, Ma‘am?”


    “I‘m good. Thanks.”


    I closed my eyes again and deliberately ignored Charles as if he were just a stranger,Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    “Actually, please give her a ss of milk,” Charles said to the stewardess without even asking me,


    My chest tightened as anger welled up in my heart. Annoyed, I sat up and pped away his hand that


    was gently pinching my nose.


    “What do you think you‘re doing?” Charles handed me the ss of milk that the stewardess had


    brought over and advised, “You should drink this before you sleep.”


    “I don‘t want to. You can drink it if you want.” Charles lifted the ss to my mouth, giving me no


    chance to refuse. Unable to do anything, I grabbed the ss from him. But just as I was about to take a


    sip, the milky smell came to my nose. I used to like milk.


    But for some reason, it made me want to puke right now. Charles hurriedly handed me a barf bag and


    asked with concern, “Are you nauseous? I took the bag without a word. My stomach was churning. But


    because I did not eat anything, I had nothing to vomit.Charles asked the stewardess to give me a cup


    of warm water, which she immediately gave.


    I drank the water, and its warmth immediately soothed my stomach. It took me a while to feel


    completely better, though. Atst, the ne was about to take off,


    I opened my eyes and saw that Charles was staring at me with an inexplicable gaze.


    “Are you on the pill when we did ‘it‘ thest few times?”


    Charles did not need to be specific for me to know what he meant. He must be thinking that I was


    pregnant. I stared daggers at him and snorted.


    “I had not eaten anything yet since the morning. My stomach is just upset because I‘m furious at


    someone!”


    “Are you pertaining to me?” Charles asked with a smirk.


    I stood up and kicked him on the shin.


    “Get out of my way. I‘m gonna go to thevatory.”


    Charles withdrew his legs and made way for me.


    But just as I was about to walk past him, he stretched out his leg on purpose. It was toote for me to


    take my leg back, so I tripped over his feet.


    I thought I was going to fall and make a fool out of myself. But then, a pair of strong arms caught me


    I tried to get out of Charles‘s grasp, but he pulled me closer and held me even tighter. “Honey, I just


    wanted to suppose you. Don‘t you want me to go with you on your business trip?”


    Speaking of which, something suddenly urred to me, “Where‘s Corey Stanton? Why don‘t see him?


    Me should be with me today.”


    “Oh. I forgot to tell you that Corey is my man.” Charles smiled and reached out to ruffle my hair.


    I felt as though a lightning bolt suddenly struck me. I was too shocked to say anything, and it took me


    quite a while before I found my voice.


    “So you‘ve been secretly helping me regarding the west coast project all along?”


    “Yes,” Charles admitted.


    I covered my face helplessly. How could I be so stupid?


    When I had gone to the tennis court to discuss business with Corey, Charles was there with James as


    well.


    I should have guessed it at that time.


    “Why didn‘t you tell me?”


    “Knowing you, you would‘ve refused my help. Besides, I wanted to give you a surprise,” Charles


    exined with a smile. Tears welled up in my eyes. I was so touched by what he had done that before I


    knew it, I had thrown myself into his arms.


    “On second thought, had I known you‘d be so moved, I would‘ve told you about it earlier.”


    “I think you did the right thing.” I cast Charles a reproachful look and continued, “You know, I wanted to


    make a clean break with you back then.”


    “Yes. You were very cruel to me, so I could only help you in secret. I didn‘t want to upset you more than


    I already have and make you push me away again. But now, things have changed for us. I‘m afraid you


    can never escape from me again.”


    Charles held me in his tight embrace with a beaming smile.


    I finally went to thevatory. And when I finally returned to my seat, my cheeks remained flushed.I


    looked outside the window, and the sunny weather made me feel even better.


    Since I returned, this had been the first time Charles and I had gone out with just the two of us.


    While the ne was soaring in the sky, I took out my phone and yed the movie I had downloaded.


    Charles suddenly leaned over and curiously asked, “What are you watching?”


    “The Notebook. I‘ve been meaning to watch this, but I just didn‘t have the time.” Charles moved closer


    to me.


    “Let‘s watch it together.” He took one of my earphones and plugged it into his ear.


    As the wire was short, it brought us even closer.


    We watched the movie in silence. When it came to the part where the couple were kissing in the rain,


    my heart raced and my cheeks turned beet red. I turned my head to look at Charles, who happened to


    turn his head too. Our noses touched, and we gazed into each other‘s eyes. One move and our lips


    would touch.


    The atmosphere between us was ambiguous. Charles blinked his eyes and, ever so slowly, leaned


    over to kiss me 3415 soft and warm lips made my body tremble.


    What was more, I felt like a current was pouring into my bear All of a sudden, the sunny sky turned a


    shade of gray as dark clouds gathered. There were also shes of lightning, and the thunders were


    deafening. The voice of the stewardess came over the inte.


    “Our dear passengers, there has been an unprecedented situation in the sky. A storm is brewing, and


    we will likely experience some turbulence. Please return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts.” I felt


    a sinking feeling in my stomach. I looked over Charles‘s shoulder and gasped sharply.


    “Charles, it‘s the cumulonimbus!” Sure enough, an enormous cumulonimbus cloud was forming in front


    of us. It looked terrifying up close.


    Unfortunately, the ne had to go directly into the clouds. It was said that the downdraft of this cloud


    was strong. It could cause turbulence and might even throw off the ne‘s equilibrium.


    Worse, it might cause the ne to crash.


    The passengers shouted and cursed in panic.


    “I checked the weather, and it‘s supposed to be sunny today. How could this be?” It suddenly urred


    to me that Charles got caught in a ne crash over a year ago. He must have been terrified for his life


    at that time.


    I held his hand tightly. With a grim expression, Charles enveloped me in his embrace.


    “Calm down, Caroline. This isn‘t the time to panic.”


    “Charles, are we going to die here?” I sobbed.


    Charles stroked my backfortingly.


    “No, we won‘t. Don‘t be scared. I‘m here.”


    His voice was cold and deep, yet it was reassuring.


    Thanks to him, the fear in my heart subsided a little.


    So as not to feel unnecessary panic, I asked myself several times to calm down.


    Charles was right. I had to keep calm.


    But no matter how hard I tried to console myself, my hands and feet remained cold.


    At this moment, the voice of the stewardess came over again.


    “Passengers, the ne willnd in twenty minutes. Please fasten your seatbelts.”


    Twenty minutes.


    As long as we could hold on for that long, we would be fine.


    Iforted myself inwardly.


    All of a sudden, a sh of lightning came outside the window, followed by a deafening rumble of


    thunder.


    BOOM!


    It was so dark outside. It was like the enormous cumulonimbus cloud had swallowed us,


    Unfortunately, the cloud just kept on getting bigger and bigger,


    I could not see anything outside the window except for the shes of lightning A sense of despair


    washed over me, making me out of breath.


    The ne jolted, and I felt my body get thrown in the air for a second. I screamed and tightened my


    grip on Charles as if I was holding for my dear life.


    “It‘s the downdraft! We‘re doomed!” a passenger eximed.


    “Fuck! What the hell is with this weather?” anotherined. The passengers started cursing again.


    Some were praying, and the others were crying.


    “It‘s okay. We‘ll be just fine.” Charles covered my ears and tried his best to calm me down. Tears


    streamed down my face in fear. Twenty minutes had never felt this long. Right now, every minute was


    torture.


    To make the situation worse, the ne met the downdraft and began to descend. The ne jolted


    several times, and I felt like my heart was going to jump out of my throat. The nended twenty


    minutester. The instant the wheels of the airne touched the runway, the rain poured down.


    Although it was still dark outside, I could finally see some light. Relieved, I wrapped my arms around


    Charles‘s neck and cried in glee.


    “Charles, we‘re safe now.”