The sound of Jordan Thompson joyfully playing with the children filled the living room.
In the kitchen outside the living room, the roses were blooming beautifully.
Jordan glanced at the roses, curiosity in his gaze.
When he looked away, his eyes met with Cyrus Thompson’s, also implying an unspoken understanding.
Early the next morning, Charlotte Thompson prepared breakfast and then got ready to go to work.
When she passed by the kitchen, she saw that the roses that were previously in full bloom had wilted down to their stems.
What happened? It was just one night!
Although Charlotte was puzzled, she didn’t think much about it.
Since they had wilted, there was no need to keep them, so she threw the roses directly into the trash.
Perhaps it was just a psychological effect, but the moment Charlotte entered the company, she felt her colleagues’ scrutinizing glances.
Everyone was looking at her in a way that made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
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Coco brought the coffee in and wanted to say something to Charlotte, who was busy with her documents, because of the rumors in the company, but she hesitated.
"Sister Charlotte, uh..."
"What’s up?" Charlotte looked up at Coco. She had done a light makeup today, giving an impression of gentleness and friendliness.
Coco struggled internally for a while, but remembering the unpleasant words in the break room, she decided to tell Charlotte anyway.
"Sister Charlotte, have you watched the news today?"
Coco asked cautiously, fearing her words might upset Charlotte.
"What news?" Charlotte was a bit puzzled and instinctively opened her computer to the news tab.
Seeing her swift movements, Coco rushed forward to prevent her from seeing anything unpleasant and quickly closed the news page.
Charlotte was surprised at Coco’s sudden action and became more curious about the news.
"What are you doing?"
Thinking that there was no way to hide it from her, Coco sighed.
"Sister Charlotte, what I mean is, you better avoid watching the news for a while."
"Why?" Charlotte was even more puzzled.
"Because...you and Mr. Battleson have made headlines. It’s not good for your reputation. I’m afraid it might upset you."
Charlotte finally realized why everyone looked at her strangely today, as if she had caused some catastrophe.
"I understand. You may leave now."
Charlotte’s voice was calm and composed, betraying no emotions.
However, her eyes were alight with a dangerous spark.
"Alright, Sister Charlotte." Coco glanced at Charlotte nervously and left.
Charlotte’s face remained expressionless as she contemplated in silence at her desk.
Her inscrutable demeanor left everyone guessing about what she was thinking.
A whirlwind of thoughts took turn in Charlotte’s mind, but in the end, she opened the news anyway.
She was inexplicably curious about what sort of stories these imaginative netizens might invent about them.
Just as she anticipated, the top trending topic was about her and Justin Battleson.
She clicked to see a photo of her and Justin Battleson drinking coffee at a café.
How could that even get a good shot?
It was even funnier that drinking coffee could make the headlines.
The paparazzi thought too highly of her.
Charlotte slowly moved her gaze to the caption below the photo.
"Shocking! Evelyn Curtis cheated on, official boyfriend cheats with his subordinate."