Sean and Charlotte were walking close, chatting andughing like they didn’t have <b>a </b>care in the world.
Zac muttered under his breath, “Out of the hospital already? Tough guy.”
Eugene guessed the man beside Charlotte had to be her nce.
Before he could say anything, Zac opened the car door and stepped out, heading straight toward them.
<b>-25 </b>Bonus
It <b>had </b>been a week since Sean was <b>discharged</b>.
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Over that week, Charlotte had been carefully watching <b>his </b>diet, making sure he only ate light, nd me.
At <b>first</b>, he didn’t mind. But after days <b>of </b>the same in soups and veggies, even he was getting sick of it
After plenty of begging and bargaining, Charlotte had finally agreed to let him have something better <b>today </b>and even brought him <b>out </b>to eat.
<b>nout </b>
She chose a restaurant in the heart of the city, a well–known spot that had been around for decades. It was one they had both grown up eating at
It was dinnertime<b>, </b><b>and </b>the ce was packed. Every table in the main dining <b>room </b><b>was </b>full, <b>and </b>a long line <b>of </b><b>people </b>waited outside for a table.
<b>Luckily</b>, Charlotte had made a reservation in advance. She checked in by scanning the QR code <b>at </b>the entrance and <b>was </b><b>just </b>about to follow the hostess inside when someone called her name<b>. </b>
“Chadotte!”
She tumed around and immediately saw Eugene.
And right beside him was Zac.
Chadorte’s brows furrowed.
“Him again? Seriously, like a bad penny,” she muttered.
Zac and Eugene walked up to them
Eugene greeted her with a smile. “Long time no see, Charlotte. So you’re from Jersey City? You never mentioned that before.”
A few days earlier, all Dagene had heard from Zac was that Charlotte was from Jersey Cily and was about to get engaged. That <b>was </b>it.
He had no idea she was the daughter of the powerful Riley family or that the man standing next to her was the CEO of the Jasper <b>Corporation</b>.
The <b>scandal </b>at <b>the </b>Sullivan <b>family’s </b>party, where Wendy and <b>Monica </b>used <b>Charlotte </b>of stealing <b>and </b>ended up getting thrown out by security, <b>had </b>been so embarrassing that they never <b>breathed </b><b>a </b>word <b>about </b>it. They were trying to bury the story, <b>not </b>spread It.
So, most of the people in Zac’s social circle still had no clue <b>about </b>Charlotte’s true background.
Eugene, though, had always been one of the few in <b>that </b>group who actually had decent values. He never looked down on Charlotte, and he had even helped her <b>out </b>a
Because of that, Charlotte had always had a good impression of him and greeted him politely now.
She gave him a slight nod and replied, “It’s been a while.”
Eugene nced at the man beside <b>her</b>, even <b>though </b>he already <b>had </b>a hunch<b>. </b><b>“</b>And this <b>is</b><b>…</b>?”
<b>Charlotte </b>undled and introduced him. “This is my <b>fiancé</b>, Sean Jasper.”
“Sean Jasper?” Eugene’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. “You’re you’re that Sean Jasper?”
He had never mat Sean in person, and there were no interviews or photos of him onlin
But the name? Legendary.
Everyone in the world knew it.
This was the so–called clown prince of Jersey Cly
sean’s face was expressionless, is jaw clenched tight, and his eyes were like sheathed des<b>, </b>fixed sharply on Zac as if he were ready to tear him apart
His <b>voice </b>was cold and cutting. “Do you need something?”
Eugene felt a chill run down his spine.
Sean’s presence was overwhelming and undeniably powerful. He <b>really </b>did live up to his title as the heir to the Jasper empire.
Thatmanding aura, the kind of pressure that came so naturally to him, wasn’t something spoiled rich boys like them could ever hope to invitate
Dagene scratched his head awlowardly and asked, “Any chance I could join you two for dinner?
Charlotte hadn’t had time to eat all day. She had been mmed with week and only managed to grab a single piece of bread. Now she was starving, and all she wanted was to get <b>inside </b>and order something fast
“You can,
she said, pointing at Zac, “but he can’t.”
Zac’s expression shifted slightly, something unreadable flickering in <b>his </b><b>eyes</b>.