Chapter 1655


    For a whole day the two of them did not speak to each other, and the atmosphere became very


    weird.


    *


    Normally, Charlie would drive into the garage of the hotel and then go upstairs to y with Eaton for


    a while before leaving.


    But on this asion, when the car reached therge supermarket which was a long distance away


    from the hotel, Grace suddenly said, "There are some things I need to buy before going home. You


    may go back without me."


    With that she pulled the car door open, stepped out and closed the door, all her movements clean


    and smooth.


    Charlie sat there with a wry smile, mirthlessness written all over his face.


    Mixed distress and remorse were flooding over him in waves.


    At that moment, a car pulled over. The driver was Parker, the newly installed president of the


    Morgan Group, who had oncee into conflict with Charlie because of Be.


    "So it''s really you, Mr. Morgan. I thought I was hallucinating. It''s said you''ve been working as


    someone''s chauffeur. You really don''t need to do this, you know?


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    Have you forgotten how close we are? I can get you a job in the Morgan Group with a single call.


    Why do you make yourself look so pathetic?"


    Parker deliberately made some sarcastic remarks to spite Charlie.


    "I don''t want to put you to any trouble, Mr. Turner." Charlie’s face became as apathetic and frigid as


    usual.


    "There won''t be any trouble. Actually, I happen to be in need of a chauffeur. Would you like to take


    this job, Mr. Morgan? The payment and perks will be dozens of times the amounts of your current


    ones. You know I was never stingy," Parker smiled. " And you''ll get all kinds of insurances and


    reserve funds as well."


    Charlie''s Adam''s apple bobbed irritably, but his face remained unchanged. He inserted the car key,


    intending to start the vehicle.


    Parker blocked his path. "Is the payment not good enough for you? Don''t worry. Money won''t be a


    problem. We''re old friends. I''m sure we can work something out."


    Charlie made no response to him. His frosty eyes raked Parker''s face sardonically before he


    pressed down hard on the gas pedal and whooshed past him.


    Enfolded by a cloud of dust, Parker spat, gave a cold snort and thought, ''I can''t believe this guy''s


    still so cocky in such reduced circumstances!''


    Standing in a nearby spot, Grace saw the whole thing. She felt rather ufortable, and she also


    found Parker''s behavior quite disgusting.


    After returning to the Morgan family''s vi, Charlie didn''t speak to Mckenzie. He directly walked into


    his room and locked himself in it. He didn''t evene out for dinner.


    Even to this moment, his heart was still throbbing dully.


    All her words, mien and attitude made him feel as if his insides had turned to ice.


    Grace didn''t go back to the hotel. Instead, she called Summer. Originally, she had wanted to drink


    some wine, but then she thought of Eaton and reced it with juice.


    Summer could tell that Grace was in a bad mood, which was why thetter was swigging juice non-


    stop. "What''s the matter?"


    "Charlie knelt before me earlier this day," Grace said.


    Summer was momentarily surprised. It had never urred to her that Charlie would do something


    like that, for he was a very proud man.


    "But I chewed him out. I told him he''d been bing increasingly distasteful and that he was acting


    like a pathetic lovesick puppy. I saw his back stiffen." She had a vivid recollection of that scene.


    Summer gave a little sigh and, patting Grace''s shoulder, said, "Think about what you suffered back


    then and the harsh words he said to you. This is nothingpared with that. You’re just giving him


    a taste of the pain he inflicted on you."


    Grace forced a smile which was not very sightly. "I''ll return to France in eight days."