Chapter 456


    As Crystal


    handed Charlie a wine ss, she took the opportunity to sit beside him and exined, “I’m sitting here ‘


    cause it’s closer to the kitchen. Just let me know if you guys need anything, and I’ll grab it.”


    The others didn’t say anything, but Carson casually said, “Wow, sis–in–


    He called her sis–inw to clear their rtionship.


    But Crystal immediately retorted, “Why are you calling me sis–inw? I’m not even married!*


    Emily saw her expression and felt uneasy butforted herself thinking that it’s just Crystal’s personali


    ty, and this is how she talks to her brother too.


    Carson was startled and swore silently that he would never respond to her again no matter what she


    said.


    Jonathan didn’t care about the others‘ conversations; he was busy taking care of


    Estelle. He only let her drink half a ss of wine before taking the ss away.


    While they were eating and chatting, Crystal picked the best photo from the ones she took earlier and u


    ploaded it on Facebook, captioning it, “Don’t feel like cooking this weekend, just ordered some takeout!


    ”


    Of course, she didn’t show the post to the Sullivan’s family and Charlie.


    Unsurprisingly, people recognized the logo of the hotel on the tes and even calcted the price, whi


    ch was around 30,000.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    With a table full of Michelin–


    starred dishes, she’s clearly unting her wealth, making some people wonder how rich she is.


    Crystal leaned slightly towards Charlie’s side, holding her wine ss, feeling like she was part of the eli


    te.


    While eating, Emily said she felt better and wanted to go back to work the next day.


    Before anyone else could speak up, Crystal immediately protested, “Your hand is so badly injured, how


    can you go to work?”


    Charlie agreed, “Don’t worry, just focus on recovering before working again!”


    Emily didn’t like staying idle at home. Even though it’s Charlie’spany, she wouldn’t be


    fired for taking leave, but she wanted to do well and keep her job based


    on her capabilities.


    Moreover, she didn’t want to dy Crystal’s work. She had suggested Crystal not to take care of her, b


    ut Crystal had insisted otherwise.


    Emily felt really embarrassed!


    Estelle chimed in, “Take a couple more days of rest. If you go to work like this, there are many things yo


    u can’t do. It’s better to fully recover first!”


    “Yeah!” Crystal added a bit anxiously, “If your mom finds out, she won’t agree either!”


    Seeing that everyone was against her working, Emilypromised, “Alright, I’ll go back in a few days!”


    Carsonughed, “Don’t worry, if Charlie’spany doesn’t need you, mine does. Whenever you’re rea


    dy, I’ll personally send you an offer!”


    Emily thought he was joking and smiled, then sincerely said, “Thank you all, really. I feel so lucky to hav


    e met you guys!”


    “No more talk, let’s drink!” Charlie raised his ss.


    Everyone lifted their sses, and Estelle secretly poured a little more wine for herself when Jonathan w


    asn’t looking.


    Jonathan pretended not to see, his eyes filled with indulgence and adoration.


    Charlie quickly emptied the bottle of wine and headed to the bathroom in the master bedroom. Just as


    he was about to unbuckle his belt, he heard someone approaching and attempting to open the door wit


    hout knocking. However, the door remained closed, as Charlie had locked it.


    Growing slightly annoyed, Charlie inquired, “Who is it?”


    In a hushed tone, Crystal replied, “Charlie! I noticed you had quite a bit to drink, so I brought you some


    yogurt. It’s the best remedy for hangovers. Please open the door!”