Chapter 152
Chapter 152
Afraid that Chris would fall ill again, Charmine ruffled his hair as she explained, “Mommy’s going to sort out some family issues. After sorting them out, I’ll come right home to you, alright?”
“Pinky promise! You have to keep your word!” Chris pointed out his pinky finger and eyed her warily.
Charmine locked her pinky with his and assured, “Mommy will be home soon.”
“Yay! I’ll walk you to the door!” Chris smiled and led her down the stairs.
In the living room, Anthony was reclining on the sofa with a document at hand. He exuded an air of poise as though he was posing for the cover of a magazine.
Charmine almost got lost in the view of him-a little too long before she snapped back to reality. “I’ll have to go to the family mansion for a while,” she spoke, “so take care of Momo.”
“I’ll send you there.” Anthony instantly put down the document and picked up the car key. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
Before Charmine could turn down, Chris piped up, “Me too!”
Charmine had no choice but to get in the car with the soft and cuddly Momo in her arms. Once she got in the car, a maid handed her breakfast. “This is what Mr. Bailey asked us to prepare for you. Please enjoy it.”
“Thank you…” Charmine accepted the fresh milk and ham sandwich, and her ice-cold heart melted a little at the gesture. Nobody had prepared her breakfast for a very long time…
Anthony was quite a considerate man after all.
She handed a sandwich to Chris. “Let’s have breakfast together.”
“Yay!” Chris chirped as he accepted the sandwich in one hand and fresh milk with the other.
Both Charmine and Chris chatted away happily. It did not take long before the Jordan family’s mansion came into view.
“Just pull over here,” said Charmine, “I’ll walk over.”
Anthony knew she did not want them to know about him, so he did not fight back and did as she told him to; he pulled over.
Chris, who was very happy just a second ago, held onto Charmine tightly and prodded,“ Mommy, you have to come back! Please don’t forget about me!”
“Don’t worry. Didn’t we pinky-promise? Once everything is done, I’ll come and find you.” Charmine ruffled his hair before getting out of the car.
As she walked past the front door of the car, Anthony rolled down the window and looked at her. “Call me if you need anything,” he spoke, tone deep and reassuring.
Somehow, Charmine’s cold heart would thrum so heavily whenever she looked at Anthony these days. She snapped back from the thought and said, “Don’t worry. While I might not be able to solve bigger things, I’m pretty good with the smaller problems”With that, she marched into the mansion confidently.
As Anthony watched her walking away, he frowned a little. Sometimes, he wished Charmine was an ordinary woman… At the living hall of the Jordans’ mansion, all the family members were present.
Joey caterwauled, “Dad, this really wasn’t Tiffany’s fault! Veronica had been sentenced to jail! How could you give away ten percent of Tiffany’s share to the adopted Charmine? She’s an outsider!”
“I disagree, too! Now that Charmine holds twenty-five percent of the share, she has more share than my wife and me. This is unfair!” Jeremy protested.
The rest of them fell into an uproar. They did not care if Tiffany did it or not; all they cared for was the shares landing on an outsider’s hands.
Drake merely rested with eyes closed, but after listening to their protests for a while, he opened his eyes. “Are you all done? Are you all trying to rebel against me now?” Even though he was getting older, his maturity gave him such authority that even his soft tone sounded powerful and demanding.