Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 28

In the president's office.

Shane was seated in his office chair, with his fingers intertwined and his hands rested on the edge of the desk. On his face hung what seemed like a smile as he stared right into Charlotte’s eyes.

She had returned to her usual composed, obedient self. The fiery tigress from earlier was nowhere to be found.

"Charlotte, do you not owe me an explanation?"

"An explanation?" What was there for her to explain? Shane's question caught Charlotte by surprise. Baffled, she raised her head to meet the man's eyes.

Sensing Charlotte's confusion, Shane pulled the corner of his lips up into a smirk. For the first time, he explained what was on his mind, 'T ve always despised employees who are constantly involved in strife."

'Constantly involved in strife?' she repeated in her heart.

'Me?'

'With which eye did he see me constantly

involved in strife?'

'Could it be my exchange with Jace earlier?'

Charlotte fell silent for a few seconds. Ultimately, she got herself together and, with a smile that lingered on the edges of her lips, she replied, "Mr. Fuller, I've only joined the company a few days ago. I have barely gotten to know everyone in the company! Who could I possibly involve in strife?"

She did not view herself as a competent employee of the company, nor was she a confidant of Shane's, so she felt no need to spill the truth.

"They're all targeting you. Why is that?"

As soon as those words left Shane's lips, Charlotte almost flipped out. 'Why is that, you ask? If it isn't all thanks to you!' she hissed in her heart.

But of course, she dared not voice it aloud. After all, this job meant the world to her at that moment.

Seeing the distress on Charlotte's face, Shane' s heart softened and his tone followed.

"If you want others to respect you, you must be able to portray yourself as a capable, dignified professional."

"Mr. Fuller?"

"That’s all. You may leave."

Before Charlotte could digest his message, Shane spun around in his office chair so that his back faced her.

'Did Shane just give me a tip?' she mused.

'Has he always been this kind?'

Pondering, Charlotte walked back to her office.

At that moment, Zoe Watson, another secretary, was heading toward the security room, accompanied by some others. She planned to unearth the surveillance video from last night to better understand the incident.

As the day progressed, many employees were let go. It wasn't until noon that all the affairs were finally settled.

It went without saying that Charlotte was not informed of these happenings. Still, over time, there were gradually lesser and lesser accusing fingers pointing at her in hatred, until the number hit zero.

Soon, it was lunchtime.

Just as Charlotte stepped out of the main doors of the office building, she was stopped by a woman in a branded suit.

She looked at her with alarm. At first glance, Charlotte felt a sense of familiarity wash over her, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly where or when they'd cross paths.

"What’s the matter? Do you not recognize me anymore, Charlotte? I'm Shane's fiancee. We first met at the banquet." Yuliana pushed her chest forward, arrogance in every word as she stared Charlotte down.

'Ah, so this is Elaine' s younger sister,' Charlotte noted to herself.

Charlotte’s expression instantly darkened and she spoke in a vindictive tone, "I'm sorry, is there anything I can help you with?"

It was beyond her abilities to pull off a friendly demeanour while dealing with anyone related to Elaine.

Yuliana took advantage of the opening to look Charlotte up and down. Her gaze swept past every inch of the woman standing before her.

At the banquet, she didn't have the chance to scrutinize this lady right here.

At present, Charlotte was clad in formal attire and a pair of black-framed glasses, in stark contrast to Yuliana and her branded outfit from top to toe.

Finally, a smirk emerged on Yuliana’s face.

'How would this hag even gain Shane’ s second glance with this fashion sense?' Yuliana thought to herself. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

'Elaine must have been over- scrupulous to see her as a threat.'

Yuliana cleared her throat before deliberately lowering her voice. She replied, her tone thick with sarcasm, "Well, owing to my sister, we sort of are relatives. So, I was just thinking that we should perhaps greet each other when we come across each other."

"Are you nuts?” Charlotte raised her voice.

Yuliana's pretentious words topped with the mention of Elaine instantly enraged Charlotte and she could feel her chest tightening.

It had been a bumpy ride to fix her bad habit of lashing out on people, but it returned in the blink of an eye.

'Relatives?' she scoffed.

'Your sister and I are sworn enemies, do you not get it?'

With that, Charlotte flashed Yuliana a condescending smile and stormed past her.

Watching Charlotte's back as she left, Yuliana' s expression turned absolutely horrid.

Thinking back to the insufferably arrogant expression on Charlotte's face, she stamped her foot in exasperation. All of a sudden, someone tugged at her sleeve from behind.