Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 382

"Christopher is trying to drive a wedge between the Steven Family and us." Braden frowned. "He may think that Caleb is scheming, so he wouldn't tell his sister about the data leak. Consequently, we wouldn't find out about it as well."

"Yes." Shane nodded. "Caleb isn't as smart as he thinks." All content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Avery sneered. In any case, both Christopher or the Stevens family was considered an enemy to him. Even if Christopher's plan succeeded, there wouldn't be any hostility with the Stevens family.

Kendall handed the phone to Rick, her head was lowered and she was silent. She was feeling a little nervous. She didn't want them to talk about her brother. She felt antsy every time they did, like she was shunned and needed to apologize to everyone.

This feeling was too unbearable. She wished she had never existed.

"Don't be afraid." Rick clasped her hand gently. "With me by your side, no one can bully you."

She was not afraid, just a little uneasy. However, Kendall didn't know how to explain this emotion, so she stayed silent.

This matter was no longer a clear-cut situation between Christopher and the Steven Family. There were many corporations on the prowl waiting for an opportunity. Kendall was not stupid, she understood these truths, therefore she felt powerless.

"The matter is within our control, and I don't want to see any report now," Shane said, facing Peter.

"I understand." Peter nodded immediately. "I'll sort out the data and hand them in as soon as possible to inform our higher-ups of the current situation. However, the success rate may not be very high. After all, to them, we are a bother."

"It doesn't matter. Just control it."

"All right."

Avery was on his phone trying to stop this from into turning into a media circus. "The situation isn't too dire. People aren't curious about the identity of the person who jumped off the building. They only know that it's suicide."

"Does the person in Brine know about the news?" Shane asked again.

The "person in Brine" alluded to someone named Raina. Avery understood this implication and nodded. "She already knows about this. I told my men to inform her."

Shane remained silent.

Avery opened his mouth wanting to say something, in the end only a sigh escaped.

This matter was too serious.

When Charlotte woke up in a daze, she looked up and saw Shane. Shane was reclined against the headboard, holding a book in his hand. From the cover, it seemed to be in French.

She rubbed her temples and closed her eyes again, wanting to sleep a little longer. But she was suddenly hugged by Shane.

"Stay away." She immediately hid like a frightened bird.

"Miss Charlotte isn't strong enough."

"Mr. Fuller, you're making me look bad."

Shane couldn't help laughing. He reached out and stroked her head. "Okay, we should eat."

"All right."

Everyone gathered for dinner.

During the meal, Avery casually mentioned that Mrs. Fuller Senior had returned to her own villa in the city. He added that she was tired from all the activities, so Charlotte didn't suspect a thing. She just nodded and said, "That's good, after all, she's getting up there." "There's another thing I'm quite curious about." Avery raised his eyebrows at Charlotte. "Rick and I were searching for you the entire afternoon, but no one replied to our messages. What's going on?"

Uh.

What was she supposed to say?

Charlotte glared at Avery. "I didn't want to talk to you, okay?"

Avery laughed. "Okay, sure."

After the meal, Rick was quiet. He seemed to be in a bad mood. Initially, Charlotte wanted to comfort him, but she noticed that Kendall had been constantly by his side and murmuring in his ears. Rick always smiled before his face fell again.

Charlotte thought it'd be better to leave the matter of cheering Rick up to Kendall.

Meanwhile...

When Sheryl heard that Mrs. Fuller Senior had gone back, she was a little disappointed. After all, she hadn't spent much time with Mrs. Fuller Senior.

"I'll play with you," Olive offered.

"You're too kind." Sheryl wrapped her arm around Olive's shoulders and kissed her on the cheek.

Olive and Sheryl then started playing together.

Looking at the children, Avery didn't know if he should voice his thoughts. For the time being,

Shane had decided not to tell Charlotte. In a few months, he would pretend that Mrs. Fuller Senior had a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital. But she couldn't make it due to old age after a few weeks.

This was the best for Charlotte and Sheryl. They wouldn't be in too much pain if they were told this lie.

"You two keep playing. I'll head back to my room now." Avery touched both their heads.

"Alright," Sheryl agreed.

"Mr. Avery, be careful on your way."

Avery nodded and left the room.

He banged the door shut.

The smile pasted on his face crumbled.

He rubbed his face forcefully and a bitter smile appeared.

He had only met Mrs. Fuller Senior a few times. To him, she was just a friend's mother.

If that was the case, why did he feel distressed?

As if the person who died was not Shane's family, but someone dear to him. He thought he wasn't empathetic enough to comprehend life and death. But he was particularly upset over what happened to Mrs. Fuller Senior.

Avery returned to his room and sat in front of the floor- to- ceiling window. He gazed out at the crowd. After a long time, he came to a conclusion.

He was sad for Charlotte and Sheryl.

Although he was unfamiliar with Mrs. Fuller Senior, he knew she was a loving greatgrandmother to Sheryl and a pillar of courage and love to Charlotte.

That was why he was distressed.

Avery thought he was going crazy and grieving for Charlotte and Sheryl simultaneously.

His phone rang and he turned to answer, "Hello?"

"It's me." Charlotte's voice rang out. "Shane told me not to go out for the next two days. Do you know the reason?"

"Things are a little chaotic here. A robbery happened yesterday. Anyway, you're not in a hurry to go anywhere. You can go out after they arrest the robber."

"I'm not in a hurry to go out and have fun, but there's something else that's quite urgent." Charlotte was annoyed.

"Oh?" Avery raised his eyebrows. "It seems that Mr. Fuller is very brave."

What was this all about?

Charlotte rolled her eyes slightly. "It's said that there are no decaying lands, only tired and dead cows. But I feel the condition of the land depends on the conscience of the bull and its owner."

Avery laughed and said, "Are you the land in this analogy? You'd better take a rest then."

"Truth be told, I feel like he's in a bad mood today." Charlotte bit her lips. "Not only that, he just seems downcast. He's never been like this, usually he's just calm and apathetic."

A rational person would likely be downcast, but how could an apathetic person be downcast?

Normally, he couldn't care less about everything. To him, loving the air was better than caring about people.

Therefore, she was very worried.

He couldn't go out for a walk, and he didn't tell her what had happened. What should she do?