Baby, I Found for You an Awesome Daddy

Rick didn’t push Kendall away. From a logical point of view, she got hurt because of him. He had no right to blame her.

“You don’t need to go find her because of me anymore. I was the one who chose to break up with her. It has nothing to do with her.” Rick’s voice was unusually cold, which created a stark contrast to the gentleness he normally had.

“You were so sad during that time. I know how painful it is to be in love with someone! Moreover, she could’ve made up with you, it was her who…”

“Kendall, we both know very well that once there’s a rift, there’s no way we can mend it. She’s crueler than me. Because she knows that this is better for me, and that’s why she decided to let go.” Rick reached out to open the drawer.

There were all kinds of medicine in it.

This was actually Kendall’s office, but she didn’t know about the medicines. “These…”

“Every office has these.” He took out a bottle of rubbing alcohol to wipe the wounds on her hands. “It will hurt a little, so bear with it. You can shout if you really can’t stand it.”

“I’m fine.”

She didn’t even wail when she was beaten.

Rick was meticulous and caring. The more Kendall looked at him, the more she fell in love with him. It even made her voice become soft and sweet too. “Rick, have you really given up on her?”

“I won’t choose you, at least not for now. I’m not qualified to talk about dating now.”

“That means it’s not my problem that you didn’t choose me. It’s just your problem, right?” Kendall suddenly grinned and hugged his arm. “Then I’ll be your future girlfriend. When you feel like dating someone, just come to me immediately, okay?”

Rick sighed and said helplessly, “Kendall, you and I are just taking advantage of each other. You need to find a sense of accomplishment around me, while I need you to help me collect information. Essentially, we’re just trading.”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“I’m willing to give myself to you like a commodity. You can buy information from me and I’ll send myself to you as a gift, isn’t that great?”

If only it was a few years earlier.

If he had known Kendall before Charlotte, he probably would’ve fallen in love with her, who had grown up from a reckless child to who she was today. There was no reason for him not to fall.

She was beautiful and cute, obedient, sensible, and polite. Besides, she had her own unique personality. Her decent family background would be helpful to his career too.

However.

He had already met Charlotte. And after he knew that there was a person named Charlotte in this world, no one was able to pique his interest anymore.

“I don’t want to burden you, Kendall.”

“But if you don’t promise me, it will burden me too. Plus, you can’t leave me now either.”

She was right.

Rick put down the rubbing alcohol and said, “I allow you to stay by my side and do intimate things to me, but I won’t reciprocate it, won’t give you a status, and won’t love you. Even so, are you still willing to carry on regardless?”

“Yes.” Kendall nodded earnestly.

“Three months. If I still don’t have feelings for you after that, I won’t waste time either. The projects in Asia-Pacific are really important, and I might go back to my home country.”

“Then I’ll go back with you!”

Rick was slightly startled.

He had been so busy lately.

He even forgot about the fact that Kendall had to return to his home country with him from abroad.

He massaged the space between his eyebrows, feeling nothing but exhausted. “It’s all up to you. But remember, don’t offend Charlotte again.”

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Kendall smiled but was secretly clenching her fists.

Charlotte Emerson.

She would definitely make that person pay for everything.

…

The incident concerning Kendall was just like a single drop of water in the long river of time.

When Charlotte got busy, she would often forget about Sheryl, especially this time. Due to the project they took over at the bidding, the company’s work performance had improved to a large extent. So, of course, it was necessary to improve their equipment performance as well.

She had an investment and a patent related to the cold chain that she had to discuss with somebody. However, all of them were overseas.

Initially, she wanted to ask Zoe to take care of Sheryl, but she thought that Zoe was still unmarried, so it would be weird for her to have a child by her side all of a sudden.

Anne was nowhere to be seen, and as far as her relationship with Rick was concerned, she wouldn’t say anything even if she could.

As for Shane…

Suddenly, Charlotte felt a vague ache in her head.

Just as she was hesitating, Peter pushed open the door and placed a pot of black tea in front of her. “Ms. Emerson, Mr. Fuller asked me to send you a message.”

“Hm?” She looked up at him.

After what happened with Kendall last time, Shane stopped hiding the truth about Peter.

Usually, she only took Peter as her normal staff. But during critical moments, there would still be things that Shane and Charlotte wouldn’t tell each other directly. Hence, they both would convey their words to Peter.

After some time, Charlotte had gotten used to it too.

Peter was indeed a capable person. He might be a man who earns around tens of thousands in NC, but in Charlotte’s company, he would have a more promising future ahead.

“He said, if you need to, you can ask Sheryl to stay at my house temporarily. I’ll just tell the public that she’s my cousin,” said Peter.

The news about Charlotte having a daughter didn’t spread in the company. Even in the whole River City, some fewer people knew about it.

Everybody had a bottom line. It was one thing to compete with each other, but when it came to children and families. it was a whole other matter.

Upon hearing that, Charlotte shook her head and said, “No, it’s okay. I would like to try bringing her abroad and see if…”

“Mr. Fuller said that the discussion that you’ll be having is extremely important. It’s not convenient to take the child with you.”

“Even so, I won’t need you to look after my child for me.”

“Ms. Emerson, when I said that Mr. Fuller said to let me take care of your child, I was simply relaying his message.”

Charlotte was stunned.

It was not until then did she realize that Shane wanted her to hand her child over to him.

She was a little overwhelmed at first, but when she thought that it might be the best idea, she nodded. “Alright, I understand. A home tutor will be coming to my house to teach Sheryl today. You can pick her up after 3 pm.”

“Then you…”

“Help me change my flight schedule then. Now that I don’t have to wait until 3 pm, I’ll leave at 1 pm.” Charlotte smiled.

With Shane’s help, she could go overseas earlier.

Peter smiled back at her, his eyes dazzling like stars. “Ms. Emerson, Mr. Fuller is interested in you.”

“It doesn’t mean anything.”

“I’m just your staff, so I dare not say any nonsense. However, in this era, no matter how strong and independent a woman is, it would still be difficult for her to weather a financial storm. The future is unpredictable, so only through having a family could she live a stable life.”

“Some people love to live a peaceful life, while some love to live an adventurous and unrestricted life.”

Peter nodded with a smile and exited Charlotte’s office.

Charlotte glanced at the drawer. Her expression wavered. She let out a small sigh, picked up her luggage, and prepared to leave for the airport.

…

At three o’clock in the afternoon.

When Shane arrived at Charlotte’s house, he knocked on the door but no one answered. He called Sheryl, but she didn’t answer either.

What happened?

“Why don’t you give Miss Charlotte a call?” Cole suggested.

Shane pondered.

Charlotte couldn’t have lied to him. Furthermore, she was already overseas right now and probably had just ended her first meeting. If he called her right now, he might…

Before he could finish thinking, his phone rang.

Shane snapped back to reality and took out his phone. He couldn’t be more familiar with the words ‘Charlotte’ on the screen.

“What’s the matter?” He picked it up.

“Kendall, Kendall was going to kidnap me at home, but she didn’t expect that I would’ve gone abroad. She called me just now and said that Sheryl is in her hands. I…” Charlotte took a deep breath to calm herself down. “I called Rick. But he said that Kendall couldn’t have done such a thing and told me not to slander his people. He won’t cancel the meeting with NC, so I want you to explain to him that this is true. It’s not slandering, and it has nothing to do with the meeting.”

“That’s such a big deal. Why didn’t you call me immediately?”

Charlotte suddenly choked on her sobs.

Shane raised his hand to massage his eyebrows and said, “Forget it. You can keep working. I’ll take care of Sheryl. I’ll come to find you personally when you’re back.”

He emphasized on the word ‘personally’.

“I’ve already wrapped up the discussions and flew back.” She said quickly, “If you find Sheryl, can you give me the address? I, I…”

“Isn’t it a little too late to care?”

“It’s all my fault. I thought everything would be fine if I found a home tutor.” Charlotte sniffed.

Was she crying?

Shane could faintly hear her soft sobs.

He pursed his lips and said, “Don’t cry.”