Chapter <b>236 </b>
Charlotte walked past them with <b>a </b>cold expression, not even sparing then a nce.
us.”
After she was gone, Lucinda <b>nudged </b>Sean’s arm. “Hey, talk about coincidence. Your ex just happens to be on the same flight <b>as </b>us.
Sean lowered his eyes and didn’t respond.
“Tskisk, look at your face. So dark and broody,” she teased. “Man, you’re hard to <b>deal </b>with.”
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The next morning, Charlotte anived at the golf course with Tim.
She was dressed in an all–white athletic outfit, her hair tied up in a high ponytail. Fresh–faced, energetic, and youthful, she immediately caught the attention of Gales <b>Lloyd</b><b>, </b>the president of TH Corporation, whose eyes lit up the moment he saw her.
<b>Tim </b>introduced them. “Mr. Lloyd, this is Charlotte Riley from our finn.”
Charlotte offered a polite smile. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Lloyd,”
That smile practically made Galus’s heart flutter.
*Well, I didn’t expect your firm to have such a young and beautiful attomey,” he said with a chuckle.
Charlotte smiled politely but said nothing. Timughed along, ying the social game.
“Do you y <b>golf </b>often, Miss Riley?” cuius asked.
Charlotte <b>shook </b>her <b>head</b><b>. </b>“just a little. I wouldn’t say I’m a regr.”
Hearing that, Galus saw <b>his </b>opening and smiled wider. “No worries- I can teach you.”
Just <b>then</b>, a man’s voice cut in “What’s all the fun <b>about </b>over here?”
Charlotte froze in ce.
Sean was walking toward them, with someone following close behind
Galus immediately straightened up, all the <b>previous </b>smugness gone from <b>his </b>voice. His tone tumed respectful.
“Mr. Jasper, you’re here to golf <b>too</b>? I was just chatting with Miss Riley about her <b>hobbies </b><b>and </b>get a little carried away. Hope we didn’t disturb you.”
Charlotte’s fingers tightened slightly around the hem of her skin. She lifted her eyes, met Sean’s <b>gaze</b>, and greeted him with cool politeness. “Hi, Mr. Jasper.”
Tim didn’t recognize Sean personally as he didn’t pay much attention to entertainment gossip. He vaguely knew who <b>Lucinda </b>was, but hadn’t heard <b>the </b>rumors about her and Sean. He had no idea that the CEO of Jasper Corporation standing in front of him was Charlotte’s ex–fiancé
Tim <b>rarely </b>dealt with people of Sean’s social rank, but he was sharp enough to read the room. Seeing how respectfully Galus treated this young man, he instantly understood that Sean’s status was not to be taken lightly.
He quickly followed suit <b>and </b>gave a respectful nod. “Hi, Mr. Jasper.”
Sean’s gaze <bnded </b>on Curlotte
She was wearing makeup <b>today</b>. Her high ponytail and sporty outfit made her <b>look </b>like a college student–fresh–<b>faced </b>and full of life. No wonder that sleazy <b>old </b>man couldn’t stop staring
His eyes drifted lower, catching a glimpse of her long, slender legs under the <b>golf </b><b>sidet</b>. His brows furrowed slightly
She looked stunning<b>. </b>But she was standing there, smiling and chatting with two older men. A wave of init–ion rose in his chest
He had bull a mind <b>to </b><b>shrug </b>off his <b>coat</b>, tie it around her <b>waist</b>, and chase those two men away.
Forcing himself to tamp down the jealousy and frustration, Sean kept his expression nk and his vole cool “Yeah, you were kind of disturbing.”
Galus bowed his <b>head </b>slightly, full of apologies<b>. </b>“I’m so sorry, Mr. Jasper. I’ll keep it down.”
Sean gave a faint pod “Canyon.”
With that, he turned <b>and </b>walked away.
He wasn’t here for business today. He hade to galt with <b>a </b>friend who had just retumed from Antis.
His friend was Noah Sanith. Thanks to his help, the <b>Joseph </b><b>red </b>project overseas had progressed <b>so </b>quickly.
Once they were out of earshot, Noah nced at Sean with wide eyes and whispered, “Wait a second wasn’t that your fianobe? Wh Hangers?”
Why were you two acting like
Noah had Immigrated to Antis more than ten years ago. He had never met Charlotte in person, but years <b>ago</b>, he had seen her photo at Sean’s vi. Backthen,
<b>Sean </b>had told him <b>she </b>was the girl he had secretly been in love with for years.
Later, Noah had even flown back to attend their <b>engagement </b>party, When he realized the woman Sean was marrying was the same girl he had pined over for so long he had genuinely congratted him.
Afterall, Sean had finally gotten the girl he had waited for.
“We broke up,” Sean said tly.
“What?” Noah looked shocked, “<b>Why</b>? You waited over a decade for her. Everything finally worked out. Why would you break up just like that?”
A nearby caddy handed Sean a golf club. He took it, stepped up, and sent the ball flying across the green with a powerful swing
“I didn’t want her getting hurt. Bring with me almost cost her her life.”
Noah’s expression sobered. He finally understood.
Back during their engagement, Charlotte’s younger sister had been kidnapped. Sean had been seriously injured trying to save her. The engagement was called ott
Eventually, it came out that the kidnapping had been orchestrated by Sean’s adopted sister–with support from none other than Joseph Ford.