Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 178

Shane...

"Why is he here?" Charlotte wondered.

Compared with Charlotte's blank look, Rick's was much more natural. He went over to Sheryl and Shane's side and said, "Do you need one more person, my little princess?"

"Yes! Uncle Knight, you're finally back." Sheryl reached out and hugged Rick, and even kissed him on the cheek.

"For the future castle of the little princess, Uncle Knight is still working hard to make money."

"You've worked so hard. You can wear the little crown for a while."

Rick joined her and Shane with a smile.

At that moment, Charlotte came to her senses and poured drinks for the three of them. She asked curiously, "Wait a minute. What's this princess and knight thing between the two of you?"

"She was watching cartoons the other day and asked me whether the castle where the princess lives is as big as this house. I said no, and she said that she is also a little princess. I said yes, and that I am her knight," Rick explained with a smile.

Sheryl nodded.

"You're a knight. So what are Anne and I?" Charlotte laughed.

"Mommy is the princess royal, Anne is the duchess, and the house is the big castle. The king is dead," Sheryl said solemnly.

Charlotte was stunned.

Rick gently pinched her little face and said, "You said before that you wanted your father to be the king, but now, why is the king dead?"

"Father is the king of another country."

"Sheryl is so smart."

Rick was very close with Sheryl. As Shane looked at her, the coldness in his heart grew colder and colder, but he kept his gaze focused on the Lego.

Sheryl suddenly hugged Shane. The blocks in his hands were jarred, and the half-built ship collapsed. The little girl who had made a mess stuck out her tongue and said, "Daddy..."

"It's okay. We can build it again."

"Although others treat me very well, I still like you." The little girl was a sweet-talker.

Shane's eyebrows curved instantly, and he patted her face lovingly.

Charlotte shook her head. "What will I do when you grow up? You'll be a hit with the boys."

"Isn't that good?" Rick straightened up and stood next to Charlotte. "With Mr. Fuller and me around, even if she really wants to start a harem, it's not impossible."

"Not only do you want to steal my woman, but you want to steal my daughter too?" Shane picked up the little girl, straightened up, and stood beside them.

His gaze landed on Charlotte. It was cold and devoid of any warmth.

Charlotte lowered her head.

It had been him who had abandoned her in the first place...

Rick said with a smile, "Charlotte is yours, and so her daughter. I've never been a king or prince. I just want to live a humble life. We have different pursuits."

Shane pressed his lips together, but he didn't say anything further.

"Mr. Fuller, since you've come, please stay for dinner. I have a guest room here." Rick took the initiative to invite him.

"Is that a good idea?" Charlotte wasn't too willing to keep him around.

Originally, Shane hadn't wanted to stay.

It was fine that his daughter was here, but with Rick and Lottie around, he felt like an outsider.

However, when he heard Charlotte's words, he nodded immediately, "It's hard to refuse such kindness."

Rick smiled and patted Charlotte's back. "Help me inform Ms. Laura. Ask her to prepare the guest room."

"Alright." Charlotte sighed.

Life was really difficult.

Sheryl was very happy with this. "Yes, yes! Daddy, tell me a bedtime story."

"Okay."

When they saw how happy the father and daughter were, Rick smiled while Anne felt uneasy.

Just as Shane was playing Lego with Sheryl, Anne dragged Rick away and said, "Rick, what's wrong with you? Why did you invite Shane to stay here? How can you create an opportunity for

your rival in love?"

"Only in this way can Charlotte truly treat the two parts of the relationship equally," Rick said simply.

"Don't always say things I don't understand." Anne was depressed.

"The meaning is very simple. No matter how good I am to Lottie, she has Shane in her heart. That would be useless to me. However, if I am in the same position as Shane, and if I put in more effort, she will naturally favor me."

"Rick, I still don't understand."

Rick was speechless. Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

He was explaining to someone who never understood.

He patted Anne's shoulder and continued to play with Lego with Sheryl.

Anne was baffled, and she stomped back to her room.

At night.

Usually, it was Charlotte who put Sheryl to sleep. Today, that didn't have anything to do with her, so she didn't know what to do.

She sat before the computer for a long time before she opened the mailbox and began to write an email to Christopher.

After writing two lines, she stopped.

The icon of a social media site was flashing on the lower right of her screen. It was Christopher trying to contact her.

She clicked on it.

Christopher: Do you have time to talk?

Charlotte's fingers drew back and then stretched out again. There were a few times when she wanted to type some words, but she gave up each time.

Christopher once again sent a message: My mother has been in poor health. Recently, after tests, she may...

At that moment, Charlotte finally put her fingers to the keyboard and typed: So?

Christopher: I need to ask you to pretend to be my girlfriend.

Charlotte struggled internally.

In the end, she typed: I don't think I'm suitable for that. Zoe would be better. After all, you can find out I'm involved with Rick now with some checking.

Christopher: Why don't you help me arrange a meeting with Zoe? Can you meet my mother as my investor?

"Why do I have to meet his mother?" Charlotte wondered.

Charlotte couldn't figure it out, but very quickly, she remembered something.

The little boy that Christopher had mentioned before... who had been abandoned by his father. He had suffered a lot of injustice and was very eager to take revenge.

If, according to Zoe's words, the little boy was actually Christopher himself, then meeting his mother would be helpful if she wanted to know more about that situation.

Charlotte: Alright.

Christopher suggested Friday, so Charlotte immediately told Zoe about it.

Zoe only sent her two words: Thank you.

Charlotte looked at the message and gave a knowing smile.

Although she didn't know why Christopher wanted to go against Shane, she was willing to hear about how he truly felt.

Besides, now she was a neutral third party. What did Christopher or Shane have to do with her?

That was right.

She had nothing to do with them.

As she thought about it, Charlotte's eyes flashed. She got up and went downstairs to get some water.

After she poured the water, she saw an orange light in the living room as she went back upstairs. The light was dim. If you didn't look carefully, you would have missed it.

For some unknown reason, she walked in that direction.

"No matter what, it's best for you to be careful of Christopher." Rick's voice came clearly into her hearing.

"Thank you."

"Even if it has nothing to do with Lottie, I will contact you at once after I come back. I will also regard you as a friend, Mr. Fuller. Charlotte liked you once, after all."

Shane's lips curled up into a cold smile. "Weren't you dissatisfied with me a while ago?"

Rick smiled and said, "I'm very satisfied with the way you dealt with things."

"Should I be thankful?"

"It's me who should be grateful. I finally used my temper for the right purpose."

Shane suddenly had nothing to say.

The reason why he had stayed here today was only because of Charlotte's unhappy appearance. It had nothing to do with Rick.

Normally, even if Sheryl asked him to come, he would not. It was because of that incident with Rick about sending Tiffany away that he did not care whether he had offended Rick. So he had resolutely come to accompany his daughter.

If he had known that Rick had such an attitude, he wouldn't have come here.

The two of them remained silent for a while.

Rick spoke again, "If there's anything I can do for you, please tell me. But if one day you and Tiffany... I won't cooperate with you anymore."

"I have to take care of her."

"Just like I will take care of Charlotte. This is a matter of principle."

Shane took a deep look at him and finally nodded.

At this moment, Rick caught a glimpse of Charlotte, who was eavesdropping. He laughed and shielded Charlotte from view without batting an eyelid, "Mr. Fuller, can you tell me how you feel

about Charlotte?"

How he felt about Charlotte?

"She is obedient and reasonable. She has good professional ethics and was smart enough. Her appearance is in line with my tastes. When she smiles she is sweet, quiet and energetic," he thought.

"Just normal." Shane only said two faint words.