Charles’ Pov:
After breakfast, Caroline and I drove James to the kindergarten.
On the way, James whispered in my ear, “Daddy, I heard Mommy talking to a man on the phone last
night.”
“Which man?”
Caroline barred me from sleeping in her room, but she had the time to call another man at night. The
longer I thought about it, the unhappier I was. I gripped the steering wheel tightly, the green eyed
monster in my chest reigning supreme.
“The man he’s referring to is Diego. You hit the poor man and I had to apologize to him,” Caroline
explained with a helpless shrug. From my periphery, I glanced at her before snorting derisively.
“Why are you apologizing to him? If he didn’t get fresh with you, I wouldn’t have asked someone to beat
him up.”
“He didn’t get fresh with me. He helped me up out of kindness. If it weren’t for him, I would have fallen.”
Caroline glared at me and turned her head to the other side as if she didn’t want to talk to me.
I turned the steering wheel irritably but said nothing. I was well aware of the fact that I could be very
possessive where Caroline was concerned, but I just couldn’t stand the idea of other men getting close
to her. Besides, it was obvious that Diego had ulterior motives.
James asked curiously, “Mommy, who is Diego?”
“He is Mommy’s colleague, a very handsome one in fact.” Caroline turned to James and answered with a
twinkle in her eye.
“Handsome? Is he more handsome than Daddy?”
After chewing on her answer, he finally blurted the question. Caroline was silent for two seconds. She
looked at my face for a while and concluded, “He is younger than your father.”
These words were like a torrent, completely drowning my reason. Before I had even fully thought it
through, my foot was already slamming down hard on the brake. The sound of rubber tires screeching
against the ground as we came to a sudden stop cut through James’ sentence.
The bodyguards following our car also braked and hurried out of their car. In seconds flat, they
surrounded my car and looked around vigilantly. James gripped the seat belt and asked nervously,
“Daddy, what’s wrong? Is there any bad guy?”
“There are no bad guys. Sit back down,” I retorted sharply, my cold gaze focused solely on Caroline.
The sudden brake caught her by surprise. She was shoved forward by the car’s suddenly stopping
before the seatbelt stopped her forward momentum. Her face turned pale and she turned towards me
nervously.
“Why did you stop in the middle of the road?”
“Is he so young?” I asked through gritted teeth.
Caroline blinked innocently.
“He is indeed younger than you.” Something cold clasped around my heart and squeezed, Sneering, I
leaned into her personal space.
“So you like him? Caroline, answer me.”
Caroline leaned away from me, but she had nowhere to go, trapped in the passenger seat as she was.
She settled on glaring at me.
After a few seconds of tense silence, she broke our stare off and glanced out of the window with a
frown.
“What do you want me to say? It’s true that he is young. Why are you making such a fuss over a trivial
statement? You stopped so suddenly, people might think something is wrong with us.”
I didn’t care one whit what other people thought of me. The only thing I cared about was…Was it
possible for her to fall in love with someone else?
I straightened up and turned the ignition.
We made good pace, albeit a slow one, but I was in a terrible mood the entire drive.
After dropping James at school, we were the only ones left in the car. For a long while, the car was
deathly silent since neither of us was willing to be the first to speak. Leaning back in my seat, I stroked
the steering wheel with the heels of my palm and gazed at nothing in particular. Caroline lowered her
eyes and unlatched her seatbelt. “Maybe I should head to work in another car,” she declared softly, her
hand on the door latch.
“Why? Are you in such a hurry to see that young man? Do I drive too slowly for you now?” I sneered at
her but still turned the ignition.
When we arrived at the gate of Wilson Group, I stopped the car.
Caroline unfastened her seat belt and opened the door to alight the car.
“I’m going to work. Be careful on the way.”
When she turned her back to me, a wave of panic just enveloped me. I grabbed her arm and pulled her
back into the car. Startled, Caroline screamed but I cut off her screams with my kiss. Icey’s words was
like a festering wound in my heart. It corroded every single one of my senses and left me insecure and
scared.
When I saw Diego’s young and handsome face, jealousy flicked out like a snake’s tongue. The feeling it
roused in me left me irritable and snappish.
Caroline’s POV:
Today was a family reunion day. When I closed for the day, Charles was waiting for me downstairs. He
picked me up and drove us back to the Moore mansion.
The twins kissed Charles and me for a few minutes before going to play with James.
Once they were gone, only the adults were left in the living room, but it was still lively.
A short while later, various dishes were served on the table and the family gathered around, everyone
having a good time.
“You two should come back more often to have dinner. Zoey also wants to cook more maternity meals for
Caroline. She has no chance to display the maternity food she has learned before, so she has been
complaining to us,” Dad suggested with a smile. Grandma held my hand and pouted like a child.
“Caroline, I want you to stay at home more frequently. I haven’t seen you for a long time.”
smiled at her, my heart softening. Grasping her hand, I murmured softly, “Okay, I’ll stay here tonight.”
“You young people rarely visit your elders, so you must stay the night now that you’re here,” Mom
echoed.
My heart joined at the declaration Was she trying to say that I would spend the night in the same room
with Charles? .
“You have an appointment with David tonight, don’t you?” I reminded Charles, willing him with the blinks
of my eyes to go along with my hb. Charles narrowed his eyes and smiled.
“Really? Why don’t I remember?”
“Yes! Didn’t you talk on the phone with him on the way back?”
While everyone watched our interaction raptly, Charles made a show of picking up his phone before
going through his call log The silence stretched and my heart raced, panic seizing me
‘Why does he have to expose my lie?” Charles raised his head slowly and stared at me with a faint smile.
His eyes were unfathomable and I found it difficult to read his mind
Without meaning to, I began sweating profusely as I waited for him to make me out as a liar in front of
everyone.
“Yes, there is.”
“See? I’ve always had a good memory.” It turned out to be a false alarm. I smiled at him with satisfaction.
– However, before I could relax, Charles said seriously, “Your memory didn’t serve you well. I declined
his request for a drink. Have you forgotten?”
Spluttering, I glared at him angrily, unable to come up with a retort.
After dinner, I chatted with the elders for a while. Before long, Grandpa and Grandma began to yawn.
When Mom noticed their incessant yawns, she immediately helped Grandma to stand up from the sofa.
“It’s time to go to bed. We can talk tomorrow. Charles, take Caroline upstairs so she can rest. She is
pregnant. She needs more rest.”
Charles followed me unhurriedly. I opened the door and slowly turned around to look at him.
“What’s wrong?” Charles raised his eyebrows and stood at the door, not intending to leave.
I had no idea what I should do. I just stood in the room and held on to the doorknob with one hand,
leaving only a crack open.
“Why don’t you spend the night with the children?” I suggested in a last ditch attempt.
At this time, Jerry ran to Charles and held his leg.
“Daddy”
Charles bent down and picked him up.
“Why are you still up?”
Jerry put his arms around his father’s neck and said, “I want Daddy and Mommy to sleep with me!”
Charles turned to look at me for a few seconds. “I’ll sleep with you,” he murmured into Jerry’s hair as his
eyes remained locked on mine. Jerry nodded happily and let Charles carry him away. Looking at their
receding figures, I breathed a sigh of relief. I immediately closed the door and went into the bathroom to
take a shower.
I slept well that night. When I woke up the next morning, I felt the presence of another body in bed with
me.
Sull deep in sleep, Charles’ eyes were closed but smooth and his handsome features were softened in
sleep. He appeared more amiable than he usually was.
It look a few seconds for me to get over my shock. I wanted to wake him up and demand how he got in
when I suddenly remembered that I didn’t lock the door last night. Charles must have sneaked in at
midnight, Where did he learn it from? He was more and more skilled at playing the rascal! How dreadful!
I clenched my fists and struggled to get up from the bed. However, as soon as I moved, I was pulled
back by an arm.
The sudden change in equilibrium had me crashing against his chest, Eyes still closed, Charles rumbled
in a low and hoarse voice, “Sleep a little longer with me.”
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