Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte) novel Chapter 445

"You don't have to worry about us." After saying that, Shane leaned back into his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

Charlotte had wanted to discuss the issue with him properly. However, she caught the double meaning in Shane's words. What did he mean when he said 'us'? Was he talking about his relationship with her, or was he talking about his relationship with Christopher? If he had meant the latter, wouldn't that mean...

Charlotte stopped herself from overthinking it. She hoped that it was just her overactive imagination messing with her. Once they got to a restaurant, the couple did not have much of an appetite to enjoy the food properly. They ate in silence.

Soon enough, night came. Charlotte sent Shane back to the villa, but did not get out of the car with Shane.

"Are you going somewhere else?" Shane frowned as he looked at her.

"I'm going to meet a friend." Charlotte shook the phone in her hand. "Call me if you need anything.”

Shane watched her leave.

Charlotte hadn't been lying to Shane. She had received a phone call from Cassius, the new celebrity in the entertainment circle she had previously worked with. He hadn’t been doing well lately. Although he had proven himself recently, many companies were still not optimistic about his future prospects. In other words, although he was well- known, his fandom was declining in numbers.

This was not anything unusual. In the entertainment industry, if a star encountered this kind of situation, they would get people to work on fixing the matter. However, Cassius was not one to ask other people for help, so he had a mental breakdown when he found out he couldn't fix it himself.

After he got rejected from several famous companies in the industry, his heart couldn't take it anymore...

Charlotte could only sigh as she thought about his situation. Young people these days were getting more and more erratic. In the past, all great actors had to work their fingers to the bone to get to where they were today. They had borne countless gossip about them and stood tall.

"Creak!”

Charlotte pushed a door open.

"Miss Charlotte!" Cassius raised his head and looked at her with red eyes. "I didn't know what else to do, so I called you. Can you please help me?"

"Is this about business?"

"Not exactly."

Charlotte raised her eyebrows. She hoped that Cassius had really called her over for a personal issue. If it was something about business, she would have been disappointed in him.

After all, Cassius was one of her successes. As he was now a brand ambassador, and she was his spokesperson, it was necessary for her to help him.

"What's the matter?" Charlotte poured a glass of lemon water for herself.

"I have a friend suffering from a very detrimental disease. He will die if he does not get treated soon. It was supposed to be his turn to receive surgery, but some rich fellow went and bribed him with a large sum of money. He'll have to wait for ages now, and he doesn't have long! My friend's just an amateur singer..."

Singers were not like actors.

It was usually very difficult for amateur singers to stand out because they were not given many opportunities to do so. Additionally, although there were some good- looking singers in the entertainment circle, most of them were very nice to look at.

If one could easily become an idol without any artistic talents, then who would want to invest more money than they had to in a talented singer?

In recent years, many entertainment companies have not acknowledged singers as much as they used to. Even if one did sing really well, they would still need an agency to help promote them.

If an amateur singer like Cassis' s friend encountered such a costly problem, all he could do was ask the people around him for help.

"How did that happen?" Charlotte frowned.

"I don't know, but I’ve heard that the other person was very domineering. They gave my friend an ultimatum. My friend either had to take the money and give up his place, or he could not take the money and live in debt for the rest of his life. My friend had no choice but to take the money! And this surgery is very urgent as well. They need to wait for the right organs to be available in the hospitals. Even though the hospital does not take kindly to such bribery, it doesn't mean that his family wouldn't take it. After all, my friend's parents are from the countryside, so they can't come up here to support him at all.”

If his friend's family members were here, Cassius suspected that they would probably take the money anyway.

When Charlotte noticed that Cassius had not mentioned how much money had been offered, she guessed that the sum must be alarmingly large. "How much was on offer?"

"1.2 million dollars."

Charlotte rubbed her temples and asked, "What surgery does your friend need?"

"A kidney transplant."