"We know mommy is busy with work, so let’s surprise her."
Jack Thompson envelops Charlotte, his chubby face beaming with a bright smile.
Although Jack and Chad have been recognized by the Ross family, they still enjoy calling Charlotte mom.
Initially, Charlotte was worried about the Ross family’s thoughts on this, but their worries disappeared after she agreed to send the children back to the Ross family every week.
Charlotte kisses them one by one, feeling the day’s fatigue simply melting away.
She lifts her head and looks at the man standing before her, Justin Battleson, and flashes him a smile.
The setting sun outside the window sheds a slanted light, turning the originally serious office into a place filled with a different kind of warmth.
Standing against the light, Charlotte is covered in the soft radiance of the setting sun. Both the glow and her smile burrow right into Justin’s eyes.
He walks over and presents the roses he’d prepared earlier to Charlotte.
Charlotte accepts them with a look of surprise. The bright red roses are fresh, even decorated with water droplets that moisten her fingertips as she touches them.
The floral fragrance lingers in her nostrils, easing her heart a little.
"Why the sudden act of giving me flowers?" Charlotte blinks.
Justin steps forward, landing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"I saw them at a flower shop on the way here, thought you’d like them, so I bought them."
In reality, Justin thought back to the time when, for several months after their reunion, he had been buying flowers to impress her.
He enjoys seeing Charlotte’s joyous expression when she receives flowers.
Every single thing this woman before him does seems to tug his heartstrings.
Time wore down only the trivialities and troubles, while his love for her constantly overflowed.
Justin was not typically one to openly express his emotions, but Charlotte was always an exception.
Charlotte cradles the bright red roses, her small fair face full of joy.
"What’s there to thank me for?"
Justin reaches out, pulls Charlotte into his arms, and tidies up the loose hair around her neck, revealing her slender collarbone.
Startled by Justin’s actions, Charlotte subconsciously shrinks her neck. When she turns her head, she notices Jack and Chad huddled together, doing something secretive with their phones.
Noticing Charlotte’s gaze, Jack looks up anxiously, a hint of guilt in his expression. The source of thɪs content is novęlfire.net
"What are you two up to secretly?"
Charlotte bends down; her scrutinizing gaze sweeps across the two sweet innocent faces.
Jack and Chad remain silent and shaking their heads in unison.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the phone that Jack was holding.
"Jack, we can’t see anything ......"
Charlotte instantly recognizes the voice as Grace’s.
Immediately, Jack straightens up and grins sheepishly at Charlotte.
Charlotte walks over to find that Jack is video calling with a few of their kids at home. All their little faces are squeezed into the frame.
Especially Grace, who has claimed the center spot.
Charlotte notes that the video was not in selfie mode; Jack and Chad must have been capturing her and Justin earlier.
The sudden change in view leaves the kids on camera somewhat at a loss. When Grace’s eyes meet Charlotte’s, she dramatically covers her own puffy cheeks, looking rather sheepish.
"It was they who called us suddenly, we didn’t do anything."
Chad interjects immediately, raising his short arms to his sides.