“She cares a lot about you.”
Charles, however, wasn’t in the mood to discuss such a matter with her. He deliberately changed the subject. “Do you want to kill me by my thirst?”
Loredana could only stand up and get the water bottle to pour a glass of water to him.
Right then, Charles’s cell phone on the desk started ringing. Loredana noticed that he couldn’t move fast, so she took it over and handed it to him. “Here you go.”
Charles looked at the caller ID – it was from the hotel manager. He swiped to answer.
“Hello, Young Master. A group of strangers checked in the hotel today. They looked quite superior and reserved the rooms of a whole level.”
Charles told him earlier that he must report to Charlie whenever any people from out of town arrived in White City in the recent few days.
Hence, as soon as the strangers checked in, the hotel manager made the call to Charles.
Charles looked up and stared at Loredana who was pouring the water. He asked the manager, “Do you know where they came from?”
“From City B. They also brought along two children with them. The whole floor has been forbidden to enter now. They don’t need any service at all. They will send their own men downstairs to fetch anything they want. We can’t get to know them more. Are those strangers you want to find?”
Since Loredana was missing, Charles was sure that someone would definitely come to look for her. He asked the hotel to pay attention to the strangers because he wanted to find the people who came to find her as soon as possible.
“I see.” He wasn’t certain if those strangers came here for Loredana.
After hanging up the phone, Loredana handed him the glass of water.
Charles put down the cell phone. When he took over the water, he pretended to say unintentionally, “Some strangers checked in the hotel. The hotel manager reported it to me.”
Loredana didn’t take it to heart. She thought that he was trying to making conversation.
If he had any useful information, she didn’t believe that he would tell her.
After Charles gulped down the water, Loredana took over the glass from his hand. When she grabbed the glass, Charles didn’t release his hand. By accident, her fingertips touched his hand. Loredana instantly withdrew her hand.
Charles cast a glance at the position that she had just touched, feeling as if her temperature still remained there. The feeling was quite light. Her fingertips didn’t stay long, so the impression wasn’t deep.
“I’m not poisonous. Why are you so afraid of me?”
Loredana clenched both her hands and looked serious. “I’m not afraid of you. To tell the truth, I’m married. I’ll distance myself from any man no matter if it’s you or any other man…”
Right then, Loredana used her covenant marriage with Cormac as an excuse to protect herself.
She had said that she had children, which surprised Charles or which he didn’t believe at all.
Upon hearing it, Charles relaxed, pressing half of his face on the pillow. “How old are you now? How come you’ve married with kids? You must have said it because you’re afraid that I have the evil intention to you.”
“One is an adult when reaching eighteen. I’m twenty-four, going on twenty-five. Is it so weird that I’ve married with two children?” Loredana suppressed the discomfort in her heart.
She wasn’t willing to talk about this topic.
It wasn’t a pleasant experience for her.
The only beauty from the incident was that she got two adorable children.
Charles could feel the fluctuation in Loredana’s tone. Obviously, she didn’t sound so indifferent. She had fastened when speaking.
He looked at Loredana’s hands that were clenched tightly. He chuckled and said, “What kind of man have you married? You even don’t have a wedding ring. Why don’t you divorce him? I’ll buy one for you.”
Loredana looked down, only to find nothing on her fingers. The jade bracelet was the only accessory on her wrist, which was from Victoria.
“I just didn’t wear it.” She pretended to be calm.
Cormac and she had their own purposes when getting married, and the marriage only lasted for one month. Who would have bothered to buy the wedding rings?
Charles didn’t believe that she had married with children.
However, he had to think it over since there were strangers in the hotel now.
Looking at Loredana, he was lost in thought.
Loredana didn’t want to stay with him alone. “Please take a rest. I’m going back to my room now.”
After finishing her words, Loredana stood up and walked up while holding the wall.
“Aurora, wait a moment,” suddenly, Charles stopped her.
Loredana looked back. “What’s up?”
“Your jade bracelet is quite pretty. Where did you buy it?”
Loredana looked down at the bracelet on her wrist and smiled. “Why? Do you have a special interest in women’s accessories?”
Charles choked up.
“Not really…”
“Why did you ask then?” Loredana asked harshly.
If she hadn’t seen Victoria’s portrait in his study by accident, she wouldn’t have been so alert.
This jade bracelet was from Victoria. Now he was asking her about it, Loredana subconsciously became on-guard.
She clenched her fists in silence, wondering what was his relationship with Victoria.
Nobody would put a stranger’s photo in his study, right?
He put it on the desk. Obviously, he often looked at it.
Charles rubbed his forehead and chuckled. “Aren’t you tired of thinking so much?”
He had clearly sensed Loredana’s suspicion of him.
“I don’t know her in person. I’ve only seen her photo,” said Charles frankly. He put the photo on the desk because he wanted to test if Loredana knew her. The photo wasn’t placed there before.
Staring at the bracelet on her wrist, he continued, “I kept you staying here because this jade bracelet is exactly the same as it on that woman. I guess… you might be her daughter.”
Loredana was speechless.
She didn’t speak.
Charles didn’t insist on asking her.
“Please go for a rest.”
Loredana frowned, still not believing what he said. “You don’t know her, but you thought I’m her daughter and you kept me staying here. Isn’t it for her sake? Why would you do such a big favor for an unknown woman’s sake? Do you think I’ll buy it?”
Loredana didn’t hide her curiosity about his identity. “What’s your relationship to her? Is she one of your family?”
Actually, she wanted to ask if they were a mother and her son.
She couldn’t figure out any other explanation. The only guess that she had was that Charles was Victoria’s son with another man before she married Jayden.
However, in Loredana’s opinion, Victoria shouldn’t be this kind of woman.
Hence, she was quite confused about this matter.
“Let’s make a deal, shall we?” suddenly, Charles suggested.
Loredana thought for a moment and asked, “What kind of deal?”
She didn’t dare to agree with him on any kind of deal so easily.
“You want to know who I am, and I can tell you, but you must answer me a question honestly,” said Charles.
After a thought, Loredana said, “Okay.”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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