Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte) novel Chapter 219

"Despicable."

"Since you're able to say that word to my face, I assume that we're already friends. I am honored." Avery laughed and said, "I'm the beneficiary in both cases. I may not be sincere to you, but I may not be loyal to Rick as well. If there's anything you need help with, I will certainly not hesitate to help you, provided that it doesn't harm my benefits."

Shane uttered, "Alright."

Avery and Shane were silent for a while. Then, Avery suddenly opened his mouth and said, "You can take Sheryl out for a walk in crowded areas. Instead of letting Charlotte wait to be dumped, you might as well intensify their conflict. At least you can still seize an opportunity."

"I'll see." Shane didn't want to confront Rick directly.

Avery didn't continue his speech. He stood up and said, "Mr. Fuller, you can rest a little longer. I'll leave first."

Shane nodded.

After Avery left, Cole stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Fuller, are we still going to stay here?"

"Wait."

What were they waiting for?

Cole was puzzled.

About ten minutes later, a man holding a camera suddenly walked in and handed him a business card, saying that he was a reporter from the newspaper company.

Cole instantly recalled what Avery had said before, that Shane could take Sheryl out for a walk in crowded areas...

And now a reporter had appeared out of nowhere.

Avery must have wanted to introduce him to Shane and let him expose Sheryl's identity.

But would it be beneficial for the company if he did that?

Cole's heart was beating like a drum. He wanted to walk over and remind Shane, but he was talking to the reporter. It seemed like he didn't have the chance to interrupt.

When the reporter left, the plan had already been made.

"Mr. Fuller, do you really want to reveal your relationship with Sheryl? The comments online may not be good for the company."

"They won't disclose our relationship ."

"Huh?" Cole was stunned.

"They just need to take pictures of me taking Sheryl out to play."

Cole couldn't understand the purpose behind Shane's decision, but he knew that Shane must have had his own reasons for doing that. It would be better for him to not ask about it.

The next day.

Charlotte arrived at the partnership to attend a meeting.

Manager Kent was absent this time, and even Shane wasn't there.

Ashley tried hinting at Charlotte a few times to not be overly ruthless because it wouldn't be a good thing for anyone if she didn't treat people with respect and compassion.

Charlotte was not a fool. She obviously understood her hint. However, it was a pity that she had no idea why Shane didn't attend the meeting.

The meeting was quite important because two significant projects would start going into operation after that.

Unless he went abroad for a business trip, Shane had no reason not to attend the meeting.

However, whether he came or not, it had nothing to do with her at all.

It had nothing to do with her.

Charlotte repeatedly tried to convince herself.

As soon as the meeting ended, Charlotte returned to Jane Corporation.

Not long after she sat down in the office, her assistant rushed in hastily. "Ms. Emerson, why did you shut down your phone?"

"My phone was shut down?" she questioned herself.

When Charlotte took out her phone, she realized that her phone had indeed run out of battery. She handed the phone to the assistant and said, "Help me charge it, please."

"Yes." The assistant took it and turned around to leave immediately. After walking out for a few steps, she returned and said, "Mr. Emerson, it actually wasn't me who has been waiting for you to come back. It was Mr. Jane who couldn't find you, and he kept calling me."

"Why did he want to see me?"

"He... seems to be very angry. You better go to the hospital to find out."

Rick was angry?

Charlotte nodded tiredly. "I'll get my work done first. Previously, you said that two companies wanted to partner with us to release a mug. Can I have a look at that?"

"Yes."

Whenever Charlotte got caught up with work, she tended to forget about time.

By the time she finally had the chance to take a break, it was already a little past six o'clock.

Most people in the office had left.

Jane Corporation's working hour was 9 am to 6 pm. Employees had the freedom to choose whether to work extra hours or not.

Normally, departments that clocked off earlier would already be empty around 5 pm.

Charlotte stood up to massage her shoulders. Only then did she remember to retrieve her phone from her assistant. She looked at the screen and noticed that she had 7 missed calls.

Rick had never called her so many times.

She immediately called him back.

After a short while, the person on the other end of the line picked up.