Ronan Rhodes frowned and asked, "What happened then?"
The lady boss rolled her eyes, "How could I agree to that? Everyone around here knows her son’s weird behavior. He’s been married once, and he’s almost thirty, right? The previous wife was completely driven away by his beatings. He’s lazy and gambles. Introducing Charlotte to him would just harm Charlotte, wouldn’t it?"
Ronan: "You really are a good person."
The lady boss beca more animated with her story, "But that wasn’t the end of it. That man pestered Charlotte for a while, but not long after, the store closed, and the whole family moved away. Now a new one has opened. It used to serve breakfast, had been here for over ten years. Nobody expected them to move so quickly, I feel it was related to the incident with Charlotte."
Ronan: "How so?"
The lady boss: "I heard from people around here, saying they saw Charlotte with a man, who, like you, wore a suit and tie, but he probably wasn’t her boyfriend. He seed to be soone from her family. It seems like her family is quite well-off, but nobody knows why she ca to live here. Normally, the local hooligans don’t dare to ss with her, suggesting her family might have so influence."
After Ronan went back, he thought deeply about what the lady boss said, relating it to Shannon Quinn ntioning that Charlotte Sheffield has a brother.
Having business dealings with Shannon Quinn wouldn’t an you’re an ordinary person.
But if her brother is so wealthy, why would the sister co to this place to rent an apartnt?
It seems that there are more stories to Charlotte Sheffield than he imagined.
Ronan didn’t dwell too much on these matters, thinking there’s plenty of ti to interact and gradually understand.
After showering, he texted Charlotte, but since he didn’t know if she was already asleep, there was no reply.
The next day, Ronan still bought a sumptuous breakfast and knocked on Charlotte’s door early.
Charlotte didn’t seem surprised to see him, stepping aside to let him in.
She seed accustod to interacting with him but actually, she was just too lazy to dwell on these things.
When soone treated her well, she accepted it. If they wanted to leave, she wouldn’t hold them back.
She now had taken many things lightly.
While eating, Ronan noticed the pair of chopsticks he gave her remained unused. She always used a spoon, and yesterday, while eating noodles, he felt her movents with chopsticks were not very deft, struggling to grasp items.
Ronan picked up a dumpling with chopsticks and placed it in her bowl, asking her, "Can’t you use chopsticks?"
Charlotte was montarily stunned, then laughed and said, "You figured that out."
Ronan: "You’re already an adult, yet can’t use chopsticks. Let teach you."
Charlotte declined with a smile, "Using a spoon is just fine, eat up. I have sothing to do later."
Ronan: "What’s the matter? If it’s stocking up, I’ll co over to help after I’m done with work at the company. No rush."
Charlotte: "Just going out for a bit of shopping."
Ronan looked at her with disdain, saying, "You were stingy enough yesterday to treat to eight-dollar noodles, yet now you’re willing to spend money shopping?"
Charlotte: "Well, won are generous when it cos to spending on themselves, naturally reluctant when it’s for others."
Ronan: "Ok then, take your ti shopping. I’ll call you when I’m done."
Ronan originally intended to drop her off where she’d shop, but Charlotte didn’t leave with him, so Ronan drove off first.
After Charlotte went out, she didn’t go shopping but instead took the bus to the hospital.
In the hospital waiting area, the TV screen was broadcasting news, with the headline: Scandalous Affair in the Sterling Group Family.
The news featured many pictures and videos showing Simon Rhodes spending ti with Susan Wilde recently.
But the na Simon Rhodes alone was enough to make the news explode. If many outsiders previously didn’t know about Susan Wilde’s marriage to Shawn Rhodes, this news clearly laid out that relationship.
Simon Rhodes, being Shawn’s uncle, had snatched Shawn’s wife.
Such news would likely stir trouble among commoners, let alone the direct heirs of the Sterling Group.
Though it seed like re entertainnt gossip news, its impact was on not only the family’s reputation but also the entire Sterling Group.
Early in the morning, Simon Rhodes was urged by a series of calls to go to the company.
Susan Wilde only received a call from Simon, telling her not to go anywhere or leave the house.
Though he didn’t explain the reason, Susan roughly guessed it.
After hanging up, she noticed the news popping up on her screen.
She never imagined that soday her na would be trending on major news headlines.
The reports exaggerated the matter, but no ntion was made of her divorce from Shawn Rhodes.
Infidelity, vixen, shaless woman, slut, scheming bitch...
These terms were common in the comnt sections.
As expected, most comnts were critical, accusing her of seducing Simon Rhodes during marriage, being unchaste, and so on.
Although she was ntally prepared to face all this when choosing to be with Simon, seeing these comnts, she still couldn’t completely ignore them.
Another news analysis ntioned that this incident could greatly impact the business world, stock market, and financial sector, with the Sterling Group bearing the greatest loss.
Susan didn’t know the situation Simon was currently facing. She looked at his number several tis, wanting to call but held back, afraid of adding to his troubles.
During the ti with him, she was always on edge.
Constantly wondering if upon waking up one day their affair might be exposed.
That day finally arrived, and Susan felt a sense of relief.
Because she knew this was sothing she and Simon would ultimately have to face.
On Weibo, she found a live news broadcast at Sterling Group’s headquarters.
The entrance was swamped with dia reporters.
Even before Simon’s car stopped, reporters sward around it.
To the unknowing, it seed like they were welcoming a top-star celebrity.
The mont Simon pushed open the car door, Susan, watching from her screen, gasped for him.
Fortunately, security and bodyguards were there to protect, preventing caras and microphones from pressing against him.
Next ca a barrage of sharp questions: "Mr. Rhodes, is the news about your inappropriate relationship with your niece-in-law true?"
"Is there a misunderstanding, or is this real?"
"Mr. Rhodes, can you explain the photos and videos on the news?"
"How did you et, and did Mr. Shawn Rhodes know about it?"
...
Facing the bombardnt of questions, Simon Rhodes slightly furrowed his brows, maintaining a lofty deanor, responding, "We will hold a press conference this afternoon, and I will notify everyone of the exact ti. There, I will answer everyone’s questions."
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