Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 202

Rick's heart broke into pieces by her silence.

Suddenly, she moved closer to him.

Charlotte planted a kiss on the tip of his nose. She stayed still and chuckled, "I thought you were worried about something else. If that's the case, I'll reject him immediately and quit the Airline Union."

"You..." He was stunned.

"Rick, I'm willing to give up everything for my hard-earned happiness. You have the courage to gamble, but I have the courage to risk it all."

Probably because of the sweet scent of her body. He reached out to hold her in his arms and was about to kiss her.

Her eyelashes fluttered, she trembled slightly and her body stiffened up. Although her eyes were closed, her breathing was rugged.

She was nervous.

Rick suddenly felt regret for what he had done.

Just how far had he pushed her?

She would rather hold back her sadness, say what he wanted to hear, and stay by his side.

Should he be touched?

No, he should feel disgusted by himself.

He had used the most despicable way to make her feel his sadness and love at the moment when she was weakest. He practically forced her to make a choice twice on the most important decisions of her life.

Rick had a good future, he could have a pick from countless women but he had to force the woman he loved to give up on herself.

"You'd have a better future at the Airline Union. You don't have to give it up over something so trivial." Rick moved away and ruffled her hair gently. "Sit tight, let's go home."

"Rick..." She looked at him, her eyes a little red.

"Well get married as planned. Don't worry. I just wanted you to give me a definite answer. Congratulations, you passed the test."

"Huh?" Charlotte was completely dumbfounded.

Rick smiled and said, "Working with Shane would only bring us benefits. If I can't even see this clearly, my years in this business would've been wasted. I'll go back and look through the documents and see how we can profit the most."

Charlotte was quite doubtful of this. "Are you really not angry? You really don't care?"

"Have I ever lied to you?"

She hesitated and slowly shook her head.

"That's right. Sit down please."

Charlotte sat back in the passenger seat. She fastened her seat belt and looked at the text message on her phone. It felt quite tasteless.

However, neither did she delete nor reply to the message.

She didn't know.

She just wanted to escape this and not make any choice.

In the blink of an eye.

It was the day of the engagement party.

Charlotte had gone to the bridal boutique early in the morning to change into her wedding dress. Even though it was just for formality, Rick wanted it to be the most beautiful and dreamy wedding ever.

Sheryl was allergic to pollen, so she couldn't have any flower girls. Rick had chosen a pair of twins to be his page boys. He had also changed into a dashing suit.

Charlotte stared at her reflection in the mirror. There wasn't the slightest smile on her face.

She should be happy.

At the thought of that, she forced herself to smile.

Rick stood at the stairs before the church in a magnificent suit.

In front of him was a limousine.

A bodyguard in a black suit got off the car and opened the back door. A man in a limitededition suit stepped out. He looked very elegant as he stood before the limousine.

Rick was wearing a white suit while Shane was in a black tuxedo.

One was in white, the other was in black. The both of them stared at each other across the stairs.

"Congratulations." Shane had one hand in his pocket as he narrowed his eyes against the light.

"You came early. The engagement is not till 3 hours later. Obviously, you're not here to congratulate me." Rick had his hands behind his back, his palms were sweaty.

"If you don't mind, I'm happy to announce my parental relation at the engagement party."

Rick squinted his eyes and asked, "Is this your

real purpose?"

"It's not just that."

"Shane, I'll give you 50% of the Jane Corporation's share. Furthermore, I'll promise to never take back the shares under any circumstances."

Shane was stunned. He maintained a straight face but there was a quiver in his eyes.

"If you think that's not enough, I'll add in another 25% of the Weil's shares. I know you're interested in Weil. Yesterday, I only had

20% so I can't help you. But now I have 25%."

"If that's not enough. I'll add on until you're satisfied. It doesn't matter if I lose everything."

When Shane heard this, he sneered, "You can give me the shares but you'd still be the person in control. It would only be a matter of time before you make a comeback."

Rick shook his head. "I can sign any contract to guarantee you my loyalty and everything under me will belong to you. As for after my death, everything would be up to you."

"This kind of contract can't be notarized."

"If I made this news public, I wouldn't be able to regret it. I would be under a lot of pressure from public opinions. No one in the business would dare to go against you and join forces with a puppet like me."

Shane knew that he had lost.

Even if he knew Rick didn't mean those words, he couldn't say anything.

He couldn't give up everything for Charlotte's sake.

Rick thought he was hesitating, so he continued, "If you want to pursue her after the engagement party, won't stop you."

"Is she worth it?"

Shane suddenly asked.

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But this man before him...

Shane was terrified of him from the bottom of his heart.

Yes, it was fear.

Aside from Charlotte, was there nothing else in this world that's worthy of his sacrifice?

"She's worth it." Rick suddenly laughed. "Do you know? I just feel so alive when she smiles at me. I'm willing to give everything just so we could be together. But, I also want to be responsible for my efforts. So if I still couldn't win over her heart after giving my best, I'll admit defeat."

"I'll gamble everything I have for her. It bet she... will be my wife from today onwards."

"Shane, could you please forget that Sheryl is your daughter and that Charlotte accidentally saved you five years ago?"

"Put some faith in my love for her. Give me a chance."

Shane remained silent.

Cole, who was standing beside him, was already choking with tears. He took off his glasses and wiped his eyes.

Rick's voice was not loud, it was tender and soft.

He did not have any expression of sorrow. Instead, he smiled as if he was looking at an undefmable love rival.

It was very heart-wrenching.

"Rick, oral agreement doesn't have any legal..."

Before Shane could finish his words, Rick suddenly stretched out his hand from behind his hand and threw a thick pile of paper across the stairs.

"The moment I stood here, I had already prepared myself to kneel down and pick up these documents. Please sign them."

Cole couldn't bear it any longer. He couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Fuller, should I pick them up for you?"

They were both men.

Of course, Cole understood that even if a man had no choice but to bow his head, he wouldn't give up his pride and kneel down.

What's more, this was Rick.

After some time.

Shane suddenly turned around, opened the door and got in. He ordered with a blank face, "Cole, let's go."

Cole could only forcefully nod his head. Then he turned around and sat down in the driver's seat.

After they left, Rick's body trembled and he fell to the floor.

He spent the whole night signing these documents and the whole morning legalising them.

Even if Shane didn't agree, he would've had no way out.

He would no longer force Charlotte to make any choices.

This was the last time.

He felt sorry for forcing Charlotte to marry him so he used all his money to compensate Shane. It didn't matter if she chose Shane in the future. He had no regrets.

But what if they were happy in the future?

It didn't matter at all.

The wind blew the documents all over the floor.

Rick's name was particularly eye-catching.

If Shane had asked Cole to pick up these documents and read them, he would realise he had owned over half of the Jane Corporation in a blink of an eye.

It was all exchanged for a woman.