Maria was struck dumb, not knowing what Mark was doing.
A huge German Shepherd was squatting in the living room, baring its teeth and growling.
Mark was sitting at the dining table with Charlotte on his lap. Charlotte was in fear, her two hands clenching on Mark's clothes in front of his chest.
Mark then delivered a spoonful of porridge over, and Charlotte opened her mouth and ate. She no longer resisted.
Maria was even more dumbfounded. She had asked Mark to coax Charlotte, not to frighten her like this.
Mark brought out a big dog instead of talking to Charlotte nicely and coaxing her. Even Maria was frightened at seeing the big dog, let alone Charlotte.
But she could understand that; few men knew how to coax children.
This method obviously worked well. Charlotte had finished an entire bowl of porridge.
Handing the empty bowl to Maria, Mark carried Charlotte back to the room, put her on the bed, and took off her shoes. "Go to sleep.”
Charlotte peeked at the dog in the living room through the gap in the door, which was open ajar. She was still in fear. Mark pulled the quilt over her. "Go to sleep now. Or else Kaka will come in," he said in a gentle tone of voice.
Kaka was the name of the German Shepherd. Charlotte quickly closed her eyes.
Mark chuckled. He waited until Charlotte was sound asleep before he returned to his room and looked at his documents.
An hour later, he suddenly pushed everything aside, feeling upset.
And the culprit that upset him was that woman.
She had feelings when making out with someone else? Who was that man? Dean Singleton?
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