The Betrayed Heiress Is Now the CEO’s Obsession novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Charlotte didn’t want to ruin the mood. She pushed aside her lingering sadness and offered a bright smile, praising Mrs. Wilson’s cooking

Mrs. Wilson beamed. “Sweetheart, I bet you don’t know this, but Mr. Jasper’s been here plenty of times. Every time he came, he’d follow me into the kitchen to watch me cook”

Charlotte rumed toward Sean, her eyes misty. Her voice was slightly masal, soft fromemorion “Why did you come here to learn how to cook?”

Sean’s features softened, his tone light and even. “So I could cook for you.”

she blinked. “Why?

He bumed fully to Lace her, gazing into her beautiful eyes. “Back when your mom passed away, you wouldn’t eat properly. I was worried about you.”

Mrs. Wilson let out a quiet sigh, her own grief vorfacing at the mention of Sue.

After a pause, Mrs. Wilson added, “A few years after your mom got married, I got sick. The doctor told me to take it easy, so I quit working and moved back here When your mom was later hospitalized, I visited a few times. That’s when I met Mr. Jasper. He was just a teenager back then, still a boy

She looked between them with warmth in her eyes “That young mancared about you a lot. You weren’t eating, so he came all the way here just to learn how to make fond you’d like. He picked it up fast, too–smart boy.

After that, he’d still come by now and then to check on me. It was Mr. Jasper who found the doctor who treated my illness, and he paid for all of it. Said it was the Tuition for cooking lessons”

Charlotte’s eyes widened as a sudden realization hit her. “Wait… the meals the housekeeper used to bring me after Moon passed… that was you? You made them yourself?

Sean nodded. “Yeah.”

Just one word. But it bit her like a tidal wave.

The days passed quietly, carried along by the cool October

That weekend, Zac suited up, dressed to impress for a high–profile auction. Due of the headlining pieces was a rare pink diamond necklace rumored to have one belonged to the royal family. He planned to win the bid and present it as an engagement gift for Mr. Sullivan’s cousin.

Wendy, decked out in flashy designer from head to toe, accompanied him

Just outside the venue, Zar spotted Charlotte.

And the man walking beside her was the same man he had fought with before.

Itis expression immediately darkened. He stoned over.

“Charlotte, What are you doing here?”

She had just been chatting with someone who politely excused himself at Zac’s approach.

Charlotte, still holding onto Sean’s a glanced at him coolly. “What do you think? I’m here for the auction.”

Wendy scoffed as walked up. “You? Atation? Please. What could you possibly afford to bid on?”

Zar’s eyes flashed a warning at her, his expressiondackening.

Wendyed and fell stint, though she couldn’t stop herself from rolling her eyes.

Then her gaze landed on the man beside Charlotte, and slie froze

The man was sinkingly handsome, his demeanos regal, his entire look clearly custom–tailored. A luxury watch gleamed on his wrist. By the look of it, it was worth

more than anything, it was his commanding presence. He carried the kind of authority that made people instinctively step aside. Even Zac, who was known tot

d–chatiuna, faded into the background standing urat tolim.

When had Charlotte managed to chan someone like that?

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