Chapter 230 He missed her terribly


    Allen Charles was leaning back in his big office chair motionlessly in the re of the sun and staring


    into the distance through the French window.


    Four years had passed and he was now twenty-nine years old, a man in the prime of his life. There


    was no denying that he had be more handsome, prudent and mature. But there was always a


    grave sadness in his eyes.


    A gust of wind swept the papers across the desk and his ck hair. If anyone had been there, they


    would have found that the roots of his ck hair were all silver.


    Yes, Allen’s hair was actually all white, but it appeared normal because he had dyed them ck.


    Four years ago, when he learnt from Ynda that Joey had left him for half a million dors, his hair


    turned all white overnight.


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    Many people were shocked by it, especially his mother Mrs. Charles who burst into tears for his poor


    son. But Ynda was very angry.


    He had never stopped looking for Joey in the past four years, but all in vain. She had always managed


    to run away to another country whenever he got a clue. He was utterly disappointed, heartbroken and


    numb with pain.


    He picked up the frame on his desk, which contained the picture of Joey and him together.


    In the photo, she was nestled in his arms like a little bird with a big smile on her face. She looked


    gentle, delicate, elegant and beautiful.


    He was smiling happily, too. Such a contented smile had never been seen on his face in the past four


    years.


    “Baby, where are you? Where are you?” He held the picture gently against his chest and closed his


    eyes, trying to imagine her at his side. Tears were rolling down his face. He was heartbroken.


    He ran his trembling fingers slowly over Joey’s smiling face in the photo and murmured, “They say you


    chose to leave me for half a million dors. It isn’t true, is it? This can’t be true. How could my beloved


    girl be such a terrible person? But why do you refuse to see me and keep running away from me? You


    know, I miss you so much, so much…”


    Ynda had presented a lot of so-called evidences, trying to convince him that Joey had left him for


    the money. Most of the evidences, though not all of them, were true. He knew they were true, but he


    had refused to believe it. Or deep down, he was adamant that even if she had taken Ynda money


    and left, there was a reason. So he had chosen not to believe that it was true.


    However, he was really exhausted from looking for and waiting for her over the years. He was worn


    out. He was so exhausted that he wanted to sit in this chair or to die in peace the next second…


    There suddenly came a soft knock on the door, which immediately woke him from the painful memories


    in the past.


    “Come in!” He quickly wiped tears, put the frame back on the desk and sat up straight.


    The mayor’s secretary Ms. Carol came in and said politely, “Mr. Charles, it’s half past eleven. I think it’s


    time for us to set off for the airport.”


    “Airport? To pick up whom?” Allen hadn’t recollected himself enough to remember his schedules.


    Ms. Carol had seen it all before. Mr. Charles had been not quite himself these years, and she was used


    to it. She exined patiently, “Two days ago, an overseas entrepreneur withrge investment reached


    out to us. She decided to invest in the catering and medical industries in our city. But her first request is


    that you personally pick her up at the airport.”


    Allen nodded calmly, “Yes, I see. She was arrogant enough to ask me, the mayor, to pick her up at the


    airport. Give me a copy of her profile, and I’d like to see why she is so arrogant.”


    Ms. Carol wasn’t happy that the mayor wasn''t friendly to the arriving guest. She hesitated, “Mr. Charles,


    I’m afraid we don’t have the details of the investor at the moment. All I know is that she is a woman and


    her name is Zoey.”


    It meant life in Greek.


    “Zoey?” Allen frowned and repeated her name. She looked like a quite mysterious woman.


    Just as he was deciding whether to condescend to meet the guest at the airport, the phone on his desk


    suddenly rang.


    He put the call on speakerphone, “What is it?”