Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte) novel Chapter 148

Braden put his mobile phone away and returned to Anne's side. He reached out to shield his eyes from the bright sunlight and squinted. "Honey, we may need to go back early."

"Alright. By the way, have you called Shane?"

"Well..." Braden suddenly remembered that he had asked everyone except the other party. "I'll ask him now."

Shane didn't answer his phone. It was 9 o'clock in the morning, which should be around 8:30 in the morning back there. Shane should have woken up.

After several calls, someone finally picked up the phone.

"Speak." Shane's voice was hoarse, his tone impatient.

"What the hell is going on? Christopher called me out of nowhere and said he won't be taking me as an enemy."

"He withdrew his shares. He apparently returned 5% of his original shares to me."

"What? So you two turned against each other?"

"Ha."

"Stop sneering. What has actually happened?"

"5% of the original shares." Shane's voice was flat as if he was narrating a story that had nothing to do with him.

Braden shuddered violently.

Christopher used to have 12% of shares. Why was there only 5% left now?

"Who did he sell his shares to?"

"And when did he sell it?" Braden thought.

Braden rubbed his temples. "Did he plan this beforehand, or did it happen out of the blue?"

"I don't know."

"Cough, brother, I'm asking this on behalf of my wife. You and Char-"

Before Braden was able to say". He had already hung up the phone. He wanted to ask if he needed to return to the country, but the question was stuck in his throat.

He put away his phone awkwardly and said, "I don't think Shane needs us. We're not going back."

"Did he say anything about Lottie?" Anne asked, curious.

'I didn't even finish mentioning the word

"Charlotte" before he hung up."

"That's great."

Braden was speechless.

He knew that his wife was happy for her brother- in- law, but couldn't she just leave some space for his many years of friendship with Shane!

He didn't want to be stuck in between!

On the other hand, Anne was humming happily.

Good things should never be shared with others. Compared to Shane, she was hoping that her brother could win over Charlotte instead.

After a whole day of playing, Sheryl was so tired that she fell asleep.

Anne had already left with Braden.

Only three people were left.

Charlotte sat in the passenger seat with Sheryl in her arms. Beside her, Rick would turn his head to glance at her from time to time.

After being stared at so many times, Charlotte couldn't help but ask, "Rick, is there anything on my face?"

"Beauty."

Charlotte lowered her head in silence. She was embarrassed.

"Anne should have told you before that I like you."

Charlotte didn't expect that Rick, who had helped her in front of so many people, would bring up such a question in private. She nodded her head slightly.

Rick opened the dashboard, took out a scarf, and handed it to her. "When I went to Iran last month, I saw this scarf and thought it suited you, so I bought it."

"Rick, I've always thought of you as a brother."

"Look at the scarf carefully."

Charlotte took it with hesitation, only to see a line of words carved on it - Always and forever.

Always and forever.

Rick's clear and gentle voice rang out again. "This sentence was originally very long. It means that no matter what happened between you and me and whatever our relationship is, I only hope that we can be together forever and always."

"You don't have to give me an answer. If I really wanted to hijack you with my liking for you, I wouldn't have mentioned this to you in private."

"Don't be pressured. I like you. You have the right to know, but you also have the right to readjust the distance between our relationship."

"After you understand my feelings thoroughly, you can stay away from me and reject me. However, you don't have the right to stop me from liking you, do you?"

Rick had been managing Jane Corporation since young and liked to deal with things in the quickest and most efficient way.