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Before boarding the car, Ellie subconsciously waved her hand in the direction of the café.

At the same time, Fifi called out in her arms, “Mommy! Mommy!”

Surprised, Henry followed Ellie’s gaze. Charlotte hastily turned around with her coffee in hand, so that her back was facing the road.

Fortunately, she was wearing a set of old clothes and had a cap pulled over her face, making her look completely different from the time she met Henry. Hence, she was quite confident that he wouldn’t recognize her.

“Is your mommy back?” Henry asked casually.

“Mommy is-”

“She is buying some stuff at the pharmacy near our house,” Robbie continued Ellie’s sentence, then added, “Be careful, Mr. Henry. Don’t fall down.”

“Sure, sure. You watch your step too.” Not noticing anything amiss, Henry helped Robbie into the car.

After a while, Charlotte cautiously turned her head. When she saw Henry’s car leaving, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, bringing the thermos bottle and various other items back home.

The three nurses were still waiting for the children by the door. Charlotte informed them that the triplets had gone out for lunch with Henry, then told them to take the day off rather than waiting here.

However, they said that they would come again when the triplets returned.

Charlotte returned home and cleaned up the place a little bit before sitting at the desk to go through the medical bills.

After some calculations, she found that after paying one hundred thousand the other day, she still owed the hospital tens of thousands. Because she did not have money on her hands, she decided to make a call.

She was just about to contact the financial advisor in S Nation when a call from Olivia came in. “Good news, Charlotte! I contacted a friend of mine and she said she needs a pianist for a few high-end weddings. The pay for each performance is two thousand. Are you in?”

“Yes, yes! Of course, I’m in!” Charlotte was over the moon.

“There’s one tonight which starts at six. I’ll go there with you and get you acquainted first.”

“Sure, sure. Let’s meet at five-thirty then.”

“Okay. I’ll send you the location.”

After ending the call, Charlotte was still brimming with excitement. Even though the pay for wedding performances was slightly lower, at least it was considered a proper job and she wouldn’t have to worry about encountering problems like the ones she did at Sultry Night.

If she could receive more jobs like these, she would be able to settle the outstanding medical fees by the end of the month.

Charlotte checked the time and realized with a start that it was almost five. She quickly changed her clothes and took a taxi to the designated place.

Olivia was already waiting at the entrance. Upon spotting Charlotte, she hurried toward her. “Charlotte!”

“Olivia, I’m sorry for being late.” Charlotte had an apologetic look on her face. “Have you eaten? Let me buy you a meal.”

“It’s fine. There’s no time to eat. I’ll take you to meet Ms. Fuller now.”

Olivia tugged Charlotte along with her while briefing her.

“Ms. Fuller’s company provides entertainment services for all kinds of events, so she has a lot of projects on hand. She often goes to our university to recruit part-timers. I did a few performances for her in the past, but stopped after injuring my hand.

“I visited her yesterday and told her about your situation. She said she’d let you play a few songs and if she’s happy with you, she’ll call you up for any part-time jobs in the future.”

“This is great.” Charlotte was overjoyed. “Thank you so much, Olivia. You’ve helped me big time.”

“You’re Mr. Windt’s daughter. Besides, you’ve also helped me before. We’re a family, so don’t get all polite on me.” Olivia smiled. “Besides, you helped me find a doctor too.”

“Oh, right. I passed your mother’s medical report to my doctor friend today. She said she’ll discuss it with the doctors from various departments and give me a reply in two days.”

“Thank you.”

“We’re BFFs, right? Let’s do our best together.”

Olivia led Charlotte to Felicity Fuller, who was busy distributing tasks at that moment. Upon seeing Charlotte, she pointed at the piano and said curtly, “Play a song for me.”

“Yes.” Without a moment’s delay, Charlotte went on stage and played Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, instantly drawing everyone’s attention. Even the staffs were mesmerized by the melody.

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“That’s very good.” Felicity wore an immensely satisfied look on her face. “Go change your clothes now. You start at six. Two thousand for two hours. As long as you perform well, there will be a steady stream of jobs for you in the future!”

“Thank you, Ms. Fuller.” Charlotte was bubbling with joy as she accepted her outfit from a staff member. Then, she tugged on Olivia’s hand and said, “C’mon, Olivia. Let’s go together.”

“No, I can’t…” Olivia glanced at her hand and felt disappointment wash over her. “You should go now, Charlotte. I have to hurry over to Sultry Night for work anyway. Let’s meet up again when we’re free.”

“Alright, then.” Charlotte’s heart ached as she hugged her. “Olivia, if you have the time, I can take you to my doctor friend and see whether your hand can be treated.”

“Really?” Olivia’s eyes lit up with hope.

“You’ll never know until you try, right?” Charlotte smiled. “Life is always full of hope!”

“Mmm.” Olivia nodded eagerly. “Thank you, Charlotte!”

“Don’t be silly. Go ahead with your work. I’ll keep in touch.”

After getting changed, it was time for Charlotte to start performing. To avoid being recognized, she wore a white mask over her face.

The performance ended without anything unusual. It was nothing but an ordinary wedding.

After the performance, Charlotte received her pay of two thousand and exchanged contacts with Felicity, who immediately booked her for another performance at a company celebration the next night.

The pay was also two thousand for two hours.

Even though it wasn’t as much as the money she earned at Sultry Night and there wouldn’t be any tips either, Charlotte was rather pleased with it.

After leaving the hotel, Charlotte received a call from the triplets who said that they were reaching home soon. They also asked where she was and excitedly announced that they had brought some food back for her.

Charlotte said that she would be home very soon, but abruptly recalled that Zachary was going to pick her up at ten o’clock.

Despite that, she shoved that thought to the back of her mind for now, wanting to go home as soon as possible.

By the time she reached home, it was already half-past nine. The triplets were asking the nurses about her whereabouts.

Before they could answer, Charlotte came in and the triplets happily ran over to greet her, prattling on about their day while taking out the dinner they brought home for her.

Feeling famished as she had not eaten dinner yet, Charlotte gobbled up the food like a starved beast.

Her children’s hearts ached for her when they saw how hungry she was.

Robbie furrowed his brows and asked softly, “Mommy, haven’t you eaten dinner yet?”

“No. Mommy went to work after you guys left.” Charlotte explained while eating her steak, “Mommy went to play the piano. It was only for two hours, but Mommy made quite a lot of money.”

“Mommy, no matter how busy you are, you mustn’t forget to eat.” Robbie’s mouth turned down at the sides.

“Yeah, Mommy! You have to eat.” Ellie took out a piece of wet tissue and clumsily wiped her mother’s mouth.

“Alright, kids,” Charlotte replied with a fond smile on her face.

Right then, her phone rang with an incoming call from Zachary. She felt unsettled as she stared at his caller ID flashing on her screen. However, she was afraid to answer it in front of her children. Hence, she flipped the phone so that it was lying face down.

“Robbie, Jamie and Ellie. It’s time for you three to take a bath and go to bed earlier. Mommy will tuck you in after eating, okay?” Charlotte urged.

“Okay, Mommy.” The triplets were very obedient.

The nurses had already set up their bath and were waiting for them.

Charlotte got up and walked to the balcony, peeking down to see Zachary’s car parked downstairs with its headlights bright.

A short glance at the time showed that it was ten o’clock sharp.

She was in a bind. If she didn’t go down, he might very well lose his temper, but the triplets had not gone to bed yet and she didn’t know how to explain this to them.

“Mommy, what’s wrong?” Robbie’s voice came from behind her.

“Nothing.” Charlotte snapped out of her daze and made up a white lie. “A friend is here to see me.”

“Should we invite her in?” Robbie was as sensible as ever.

“It’s fine.” Charlotte shook her head. “I might need to go down for a while. You kids go take a bath first, okay?”

“Okay.”

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Charlotte grabbed a chicken wing and prepared to head downstairs to meet Zachary.

The moment she opened the door, she came face to face with Zachary, whose slender figure exuded a mysterious and unapproachable aura under the dim lights.

Charlotte almost jumped out of her skin and looked over her shoulder in panic. Fortunately, Robbie had gone to the bathroom, so there was no one in the living room.

“Why did you come up?” Charlotte hissed as she pushed Zachary away from the door.

“It’s ten!” He pinned her with a cold stare.

“The kids aren’t asleep yet.”

Charlotte motioned at the house, but upon realizing that she was still holding the chicken wing in her hand, she hid it awkwardly behind her back.

Zachary’s brows knitted into a frown as he glowered at her.

“Either you go downstairs and wait for me, or we take a raincheck,” Charlotte said tentatively. “Don’t get mad. Just try to think from my point of view. As a mother, I can’t just leave my kids and go on a date, right? We have to be responsible.”

“Twenty minutes.” Zachary looked at his watch, then turned and walked into the elevator.

Charlotte was speechless and had no choice but to comply. Done taking their baths, the triplets were singing happily as they prepared to go to bed.

Charlotte cleared the leftover food and washed her hands before going to see her children.

Ellie was lying on her bed in her cute strawberry pajamas, holding a milk bottle in one hand and her stuffed alpaca in the other while enjoying the music playing in the background.

Charlotte went in and kissed her forehead, telling her to go to sleep after finishing her milk.

Ellie nodded obediently. Shortly after, her eyes began to droop.

Meanwhile, Robbie was lying on his bed and reading a book.

Jamie was sitting on the wheelchair, allowing the nurses to clean his wound while he played with a Rubik’s Cube, his eyes gradually losing focus.

“What is it, Mommy?” Robbie immediately put down his book and looked up at Charlotte.

“Mommy has to go out for a while but will come back and make breakfast for the three of you tomorrow morning. What do you kids feel like eating?”

Charlotte felt that she had been too busy recently and did not spend enough time with her children. Hence, she couldn’t help but feel a little bit guilty toward them.

But bailing on Zachary would be even worse as he would no doubt kick up a fuss.

At the mention of food, Jamie woke up in a daze and mumbled sleepily, “I want hot cross bunnies.”

“I’m okay with anything as long as Mommy makes it.” Robbie offered his mother an understanding smile and urged, “You can go now, Mommy. Don’t worry about us.”

“Yes, we’ll be here to watch them,” the nurses reassured.

“Alright, then. Sleep tight.”

Charlotte bid her children goodnight and went back to her room to have a change of clothes. However, upon realizing that more than ten minutes had passed, she ditched the idea and rushed downstairs without even changing her slippers.

The residential estate was huge, so after coming out of the elevator, Charlotte still had to run a long way before arriving at the gate. In her haste, she was almost hit by a car, falling to the ground in fright.

The car drive poked his head out and lambasted her. “Are you crazy? Running like a madwoman!”

Before she could regain her bearings, the car had already driven off.

Charlotte sat on the ground as she tried to catch her breath. It took her a while to calm her raging heartbeat. After pushing herself off the ground, she spotted Zachary standing beside his car while looking at her with a cold gaze.

She trudged toward him even as her muscles screamed in protest. Then, she said to him while panting softly, “Let’s go.”

With that, she got into his car and slumped into the seat, gasping for air.

“You should watch where you’re going,” Zachary chided as he started the car.

“Well, I’m sorry, but I was in a hurry,” Charlotte retorted sarcastically. “With that temper of yours, I’d probably be strangled to death if I got here late.”

Zachary kept mum and continued driving.

“Gosh, I’m so tired…” Charlotte fanned herself. She tried opening a bottle of water, but her hands refused to cooperate, trembling from exhaustion.

“Is your body that weak? You only ran a short distance, but you’re panting like it was marathon.”

Zachary frowned at her in annoyance, but still reached out to unscrew the cap for her.

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After Charlotte chugged the water down in one breath, she burped and panted slightly, but finally felt much better.

Just then, Zachary’s phone rang and he picked up the call. “Speak.

“Didn’t I give the orders already? Do I need to repeat myself?

“Hold a press conference tomorrow and get Johann to go.

“That’s right…

“I’ll solve the other problems. Leave those public appearances to Johann.

“Just do as I say.”

With that, Zachary hung up the call, but another call came in immediately after. This time, he used the Bluetooth hands-free in his car to answer it. “Speak.”

“Mr. Nacht, I’ve looked into the matter. Ms. Nacht probably wasn’t the one behind this. Based on the skills of her technical personnel, there is no way they could have hacked into our system.”

“Look into Lindberg Corporation.”

“Lindberg Corporation?” Bruce was slightly taken aback. “It won’t be easy, but I’ll try my best.”

“Keep me posted.”

“Understood.”

After he ended this call, his phone lighted up with another one from Sharon. Too lazy to entertain her, he immediately declined the call before switching off his phone.

“Why did you insist on seeing me even when you’re so busy?” Charlotte asked softly.

Zachary pretended not to hear her, keeping his eyes on the road.

Since he was ignoring her, she stopped talking altogether and reclined against her seat to rest her eyes, drifting off to sleep shortly after.

Zachary drove straight to Storm Hotel’s basement parking. The manager, who was already waiting here, informed him that all the necessary arrangements had been made.

Zachary carried Charlotte and made his way upstairs. In the elevator, Charlotte opened her eyes in a daze to glance briefly at him. Then, she wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his neck before going back to sleep.

Once in the room, Zachary placed her on the bed and noticed the slippers on her feet. Slightly exasperated, he took them off for her and threw them into the trash, then pulled the blanket over her.

After making sure she was snugly tucked in, he went to take a shower. By the time he emerged from the bathroom, Charlotte was sound asleep, curled up on the bed like a kitten with the blanket wrapped around her body.

Zachary sat on the sofa beside the bed, holding a glass of red wine the hotel had prepared in advance. As he sipped on the wine, he watched Charlotte sleeping with conflicting emotions swirling in his eyes, asking himself the same question she had asked him.

Why did I insist on seeing her even when I’m so busy?

He did not know either.

All he knew was that he couldn’t eat or sleep well if he didn’t see her. His heart would feel as though something was missing, and only after seeing her could that void be filled.

Even if he didn’t do anything besides quietly watching her, his heart would be content.

Charlotte was probably dog-tired, sleeping so deeply that she failed to sense Zachary’s presence beside her and paid him no attention whatsoever.

Soon, there was only a little bit of wine left in the bottle. Zachary put down his wine glass, stood up and climbed into bed.

He slipped his arm under Charlotte’s neck and pulled her into his arms, gently pressing her face against his chest before closing his eyes with a content sigh.

Like a sleeping baby, Charlotte nuzzled against his chest habitually, arching her neck upward to greedily breathe in his scent.

Zachary was stirred by her subconscious actions and leaned in to kiss her. However, she shook her head in her sleep and buried her face into his chest, preventing him from kissing her.

Sighing with fond exasperation, he gave up and caressed her back instead, then closed his eyes to sleep.

Even though his body felt restless and his desires threatened to take over, he held himself back.

That night, although both of them did nothing but hug each other, they slept soundly.

In the middle of the night, Charlotte jolted awake and turned to her side, fumbling for her phone beside the pillow to check the time.

When she saw that it was still early, she sighed in relief. Peering at Zachary who was fast asleep, she surrendered to the urge to gently kiss his eyes. Then, she gingerly took his arm off her body so that she could get up from bed.

“Where are you going?” Zachary pulled her back and hugged her tighter in his arms.

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“I should go home now.” Charlotte explained softly, “I promised the kids I’d make breakfast for them.”

“What about my breakfast?” Zachary gazed at her through half-lidded eyes.

“Should I get the manager to send something up?”

Charlotte kissed his forehead, finding him cute in his groggy state.

“No.” Zachary pinned her arms above her head and pressed down on her. “I want you for breakfast.”

“No-”

Charlotte’s protests were muffled by Zachary’s lips.

He had suppressed his desires for the whole night. Now that she was awake, he wasn’t about to let the opportunity slip through his fingers.

Writhing slightly beneath him, Charlotte’s body gradually went limp and she finally closed her eyes, accepting his kiss.

Her body refused to obey her as though it had fallen under his spell. Every time he teased her, all trace of resistance would fly out the window and she would become his slave.

His heavy pants and her sweet moans filled the room, forming a harmonious melody.

They clung to each other, succumbing to their desires and losing themselves in a haze of passion.

Their lovemaking session lasted a long time. Only when the first rays of dawn streamed in through the French windows and illuminated their entangled bodies was Zachary finally sated. He collapsed on top of Charlotte and falling asleep.

Charlotte took out her phone to check the time. Upon seeing that it was half past five in the morning, she carefully pushed him away and rolled out of bed.

“Where are you going?” came Zachary’s voice as he lay sprawled on the bed, even though he was clearly asleep just moments ago.

“To take a shower.” Charlotte went to the bathroom to clean herself up before hurriedly putting on her clothes. Then, she walked over and pecked Zachary on his forehead. “I’ve gotta go now. I promised to make the kids breakfast. Go back to sleep.”

With that, she straightened and was about to leave.

Her arm was grabbed by Zachary all of a sudden. “I’ll send you home.”

“It’s fine. Go back to sleep. I’ll take a taxi home.”

“Give me ten minutes!”

Zachary rolled off the bed and strode into the bathroom.

Charlotte let out a helpless sigh. Even so, there was a warm tingly feeling spreading through her chest.

He’s clearly exhausted, but insists on sending me home.

What is this, if not love?

Charlotte went into the bathroom while waiting for him, thinking she might as well apply her skin care.

Zachary coincidently reemerged right after she was done, looking all freshened up. He grabbed his car keys before striding toward her. “Let’s go.”

“Aren’t you sleepy?” Charlotte peered at him, perceiving his bloodshot eyes and surmised that he probably hadn’t been sleeping well lately.

“I’m fine.” Zachary nudged her out of the room and conveniently draped an arm over her shoulders, ruffling her hair affectionately while snickering. “Shorty.”

Charlotte rolled her eyes at him, but snuggled up to him anyway.

Zachary’s lips arched into a charming smile. He liked this feeling very much as they resembled an ordinary young couple. This feels… nice.

When the car pulled up at the entrance of Happy Avenue’s residential estate, it was only six in the morning.

Zachary rubbed the space between his brows and yawned. “Did you really have to come back this early?”

Charlotte paused and drank the sight of him in. How can a guy look this good while yawning? How is that possible?

“I’m gonna make hot cross bunnies and mac and cheese for the kids, then cook some soup for Mrs. Berry, so all of this will take some time. Go home and get some sleep. You look tired.”

“I’m hungry.” Zachary leaned closer to caress her face. “You’ve never cooked anything for me.”

Charlotte giggled and dodged his touch. “Maybe next time.”

Zachary’s mouth turned downward, but he didn’t argue.

“I’ll get going then.” Charlotte unbuckled her seatbelt.

Before Zachary could kiss her goodbye, she had already gotten out of the car.

Zachary stiffened with a speechless look on his face.

Charlotte, on the other hand, was completely oblivious, even waving at him before running into the residential estate.

Zachary stared after her until the lights on the sixteenth floor came on, driving away only after making sure she was safely home. Then, he switched on his phone and called Ben.

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Charlotte tiptoed into her home and put on her apron before getting to work in the kitchen.

She had to make breakfast for the triplets and also send some lentil soup to Mrs. Berry after everything was done.

Mrs. Berry was a big fan of soup, but due to Charlotte’s hectic schedule recently, she wasn’t able to cook that for her. Since she woke up earning the morning today, she finally had the time.

The doorbell rang at slightly past seven. Robbie was about to answer it when he heard the noise in the kitchen. He ran over and exclaimed in surprise, “Mommy!”

“Good morning, Robbie!” Charlotte offered her eldest son a sweet smile. “Go let the nurses in first. Mommy is almost done making breakfast.”

“Okay!” Robbie ran to the door and opened it for the three nurses. They walked in and were about to prepare breakfast for the triplets when Robbie proudly announced, “My mommy is making breakfast for us. It’s almost ready.”

“Your mommy works until late at night but gets up so early. It must be tiring.” The nurses sympathized with Charlotte. “We’ll go give her a hand.”

“It’s okay. Mommy is almost done anyway, but Jamie and Ellie still need help to wash up and get dressed.”

Robbie sounded every bit the older brother he was.

“Alright.”

After Jamie and Ellie woke up and were told that Charlotte had made their favorite food, their faces brightened with joy.

Both of them washed up faster than usual and sat at the table, bubbling with excitement as they waited for their mommy to serve breakfast.

Charlotte learned everything she knew about cooking from Mrs. Berry, but Charlotte rarely stepped into the kitchen because the latter had always been around the last time. Now that Mrs. Berry was sick, she took it upon herself to find her way in the kitchen again.

“Oh no, Mommy’s hot cross bunnies aren’t as pretty as the ones Mrs. Berry makes.” Charlotte placed the hot cross bunnies on the table with an embarrassed look on her face. “They look slightly out of shape.”

“Yeah, some of the bunnies have missing ears.” Ellie looked at the hot cross bunnies in shock before smiling stiffly. “They’re earless bunnies.”

“Pfft!” Charlotte failed to stifle her laughter. “Okay, okay. Mommy’s sorry. Mommy will practice more from now on and next time, you’ll have perfect and cute little hot cross bunnies.”

“It’s okay. They still look cute to me.” Jamie picked up one hot cross bunny and bit into it, but coughed immediately after.

“How is it? Does it taste good?” Charlotte anxiously asked.

“It’s so salty…” Jamie spat it out and gulped down his glass of milk. “Mommy, did you accidentally put salt instead of sugar?”

“What?” Charlotte took a bite as well and flushed a crimson red. “I think so.”

“It’s okay! We can eat the mac and cheese.” Robbie quickly came to her rescue. “C’mon, Mommy made it herself.”

Under her brother’s urging, Ellie quickly spooned up some mac and cheese before putting it into her mouth. Almost instantly, her features contorted. “Mommy, the mac and cheese is so hard…”

“What? Really?” Charlotte leaned forward and saw that the mac and cheese was indeed undercooked.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ll go cook it for a little bit longer.” One of the nurses hurriedly took it back to the kitchen.

“I’ll make some oatmeal! Oatmeal is easy.”

Charlotte hastily made some instant oatmeal and served it to them.

“Mm, it’s yummy.” Finally having some decent food, Ellie slurped on it happily. “Yum yum!”

“Yeah, it’s perfect. It’s not salty, and it’s cooked!” Jamie added solemnly.

Charlotte covered her face, wishing the ground would open up and swallow her whole.

“There isn’t enough nutrition in oatmeal alone. I’ll go cook some eggs,” another nurse suggested.

The third nurse chimed in, “I can make pancakes. I’ll make them right away since there’s still time.” With that, the three of them started whipping up a meal in the kitchen.

“Thank you, nurses…” The triplets were very well-mannered.

Ellie even put on a serious expression as she comforted her mother. “It’s okay, Mommy. You’ve gotten much better at this. Last time, you couldn’t even cook oatmeal, remember Mommy?”

“It’s because it’s instant oatmeal, so it’s a lot easier to make.” Jamie took a bite of his oatmeal before adding, “Mommy, you should cook your best dishes next time, just to be safe.”

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“Yeah! Mommy’s buffalo wings, beef lasagna, and grilled vegetables are all very yummy.” Robbie joined in to comfort Charlotte. “Oh, and also Mommy’s tomato soup and mushroom soup.”

“Alright, then. Thank you for not getting mad at Mommy.”

Charlotte did not know whether to laugh or cry. Indeed, she only knew how to make those few dishes. In the past, Mrs. Berry would make the buns and cook the mac and cheese for breakfast beforehand. She only had to bake the buns and reheat the mac and cheese in the morning. However, everything went out of hand when she tried to make them from scratch today.

It seemed like she had a lot to learn.

After the minor hiccup, he triplets eventually finished their breakfast. Charlotte quickly went ahead to prepare their school bags for them.

Robbie’s eyes widened in bewilderment as he asked, “What are you doing, Mommy?”

“Don’t you need to go to school?” Charlotte smiled. “Mommy will take you three to school today.”

“But today’s Sunday,” Jamie looked at her in perplexity.

“Uh…” Charlotte was dumbfounded. Yesterday was Saturday. Right. What’s wrong with me today…

“Ms. Windt, you must’ve lost track of the days because of work.” One of the nurses smiled at her. “Jamie needs to go to our hospital for his follow-up today. Mr. Nacht will be there too.”

“We’re accompanying Jamie to the hospital. Mr. Henry wants to bring us to his house for a visit after that.” Robbie said seriously, “You should rest at home today, Mommy. We’ll bring food back for you tonight.”

“It’s okay. There’s enough food at home. Mommy will settle her own dinner.” Then, Charlotte gently reminded, “Mommy won’t be going with you kids today, okay? Mommy’s gotta visit Mrs. Berry at the hospital, then come home and rest for a bit before going to work.”

“Okay, Mommy. Take care of yourself.”

The triplets hugged Charlotte and kissed her smack on the cheeks.

It wasn’t long before Henry called from the car that was already waiting downstairs.

Robbie asked the three nurses to bring them down so that Henry wouldn’t have to come all the way upstairs. In fact, he was being considerate of his mother, doing this so she wouldn’t have to hide from Henry again.

Jamie’s pediatrician was already waiting at the door. After packing up, the nurses led the triplets out.

Charlotte waved goodbye to them. Seeing the happy looks on their faces, she became slightly emotional.

In the past, the triplets used to be very attached to her and would be disheartened if she didn’t come home at night.

Now that they had Henry caring for them, they were no longer as dependent on her. Whether she went out at night or worked during the day, the triplets would always be understanding toward her.

Henry didn’t only arrange for their treatment and daily needs, even their weekends were fully packed with activities.

Perhaps as their mother, she should be worried about this.

However, it was good that the triplets had a good relationship with Henry. Although they didn’t know the truth, blood was thicker than water after all. Hence, there would always be a sense of bonding between them nothing in the world could snuff out.

In the event that something were to happen to her, at least the triplets would have someone to rely on.

Hence, Charlotte wasn’t against her children spending time with Henry.

She tidied up the kitchen and ate something simple before taking a nap.

When she woke up at noon, the soup in the slow-cooker was ready. She transferred the soup into a thermos and also packed some sourdough bread before hailing a taxi toward Kindness Hospital.

Mrs. Berry was currently leaning against the headboard while watching some programs on the television. When the nurse brought food for her, she didn’t seem to have any appetite.

Right then, Charlotte breezed into the room. “Mrs. Berry!”

“Miss, you’re here.” Mrs. Berry’s mouth curved into a brilliant smile upon seeing Charlotte. “Aren’t you supposed to be spending time with the children at home? Why did you come here?”

“The kids have gone to the hospital for Jamie’s follow-up. There are three nurses accompanying them, so they don’t need me.” Charlotte took out the soup and bread, placing them on the table while saying merrily, “I made lentil soup for you and brought along some sourdough bread to pair with it.”

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“Thank you, Miss.” Mrs. Berry looked at the decently cooked soup, grinning from ear to ear. “The children said that your cooking skills have improved. I didn’t believe it at first, but now, it looks to be true. I have to admit, this soup looks very presentable.”

“Hahaha! Today’s breakfast was an epic failure though.”

Charlotte recounted the events from this morning with an embarrassed look on her face.

Tickled pink, Mrs. Berry bellowed with laughter. Then, she patiently taught Charlotte how to shape hot cross bunnies and make mac and cheese.

Charlotte listened attentively, going so far as making notes with her phone, vowing to whip up a decent breakfast for the triplets tomorrow.

Mrs. Berry looked at her with a relieved smile. “When I first fell sick, I was worried that without me at home, the triplets wouldn’t have anyone to take care of them. You’d have your hands full trying to do everything yourself, but seeing that you have it all worked out now, I finally feel at ease.”

“No, no. Everything at home is still very much a mess…” Charlotte held her hand with a flattering smile. “The kids and I want you to get well quickly and come home as soon as possible.”

“Okay, okay!” Mrs. Berry nodded as warmth enveloped her heart. “When I get better, I’ll go home right away. I even asked Dr. Langhan this morning and she said that I can be discharged in a month and a half’s time.”

“That’s great news. We can’t wait for you to return.”

Charlotte knew Mrs. Berry well. Only the feeling of being needed would give the latter a sense of accomplishment and contentment.

“Miss, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? Let’s eat together.”

“Sure.”

The two were about to eat when an enraged voice coming from outside abruptly broke through the peace. “Why the hell are you stopping me? Don’t you know who I am? Get out of my way!”

Charlotte’s body instantly tensed up. That voice sounds so familiar…

“Ms. Blackwood, are you here to see Dr. Langhan? I’m call her here right now.”

“I’m not here for Dr. Langhan, so there’s no need to call her.”

The voice was accompanied by the sound of approaching footsteps. Before long, Sharon arrogantly walked into the ward.

Charlotte looked over her shoulder and her brows immediately pulled into a frown. What is she doing here?

“Turns out you really are here.” Sharon stared coldly at Charlotte. “If I didn’t happen to find out that your housekeeper is under Raina’s observation, I would’ve never been able to find you.”

“Whatever this is about, let’s go outside and talk.”

Putting down the utensils, Charlotte got up and walked toward the door. As far as she was concerned, Sharon was nothing but trouble and the last thing she wanted was to disturb Mrs. Berry.

“Why must we talk outside?” Sharon scoffed derisively. “Are you scared that others would know about your dirty deeds?”

“This is a ward, not somewhere you can just cause a scene.” Charlotte’s frown deepened. “Can’t we go outside and talk in private?”

“No. I’m not going anywhere…” Sharon gritted her teeth and cursed, “I want the whole world to know that you’re a shameless b*tch who stole someone else’s husband! You’re a homewrecker!”

“Who are you?” Mrs. Berry went purple with rage upon seeing Charlotte being bullied by an unfamiliar woman. “Stop throwing baseless accusations! Ms. Windt is innocent!”

“Innocent?” Sharon looked like she just heard the funniest joke in the world. “Old lady, you probably don’t know this, but Charlotte is a homewrecker. She seduced my husband…”

“You’re lying. That’s impossible.” Mrs. Berry raised her voice in anger, “Ms. Windt is a good girl. She will never do such a thing.”

“She’s nothing but a shameless sl*t!” Sharon yelled with eyes that burned with hatred. “First, she seduced Hector, breaking his marriage apart, then Michael was next, and now, she’s set her eyes on my husband…”

“Your husband?” Charlotte finally had enough of it and refuted, “Are you married to Zachary? No, so how is he your husband?”

“We’re getting engaged soon…”

“Soon, but not yet, right?” Charlotte cut Sharon off and yelled furiously, “And let me point out that he was with me first. If anything, you’re the homewrecker!”

“B*tch!” Sharon snarled and slapped Charlotte across the face.

Caught off guard, Charlotte staggered and almost fell onto the ground.

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“H-How dare you hit Ms. Windt?”

Mrs. Berry was livid, grabbing the thermos in front of her and throwing it at Sharon.

Although Sharon successfully dodged it, her body wasn’t spared from the hot soup inside. Her shrieks instantly reverberated through the room as the soup scalded her. With a pained and outraged expression, she roared, “You damned old lady! How dare you?”

“What? I was just doing your parents a favor by teaching their uncultured daughter a lesson.”

Mrs. Berry got down from the bed and helped Charlotte up.

“Boys!” Sharon pointed at Mrs. Berry with an unrelenting gaze as she ordered, “Take her down.”

Two bodyguards walked in and were about to tackle Mrs. Berry.

Charlotte quickly stood in front Mrs. Berry, shielding her. “Don’t you dare lay a finger on her!”

“What if I want to?” Sharon rushed forward and shoved Mrs. Berry hard.

Mrs. Berry was knocked against the bed and fell to the ground, causing the IV needle on the back of her hand to pierce deeper into her flesh, instantly drawing blood.

Seeing this, Charlotte flew into a rage and landed a hard slap on Sharon’s cheek.

The crisp sound echoed through the room.

Sharon couldn’t recover from her shock. To be precise, she had never expected Charlotte to be so bold as to hit her.

A red handprint immediately formed on her cheek.

“How… How dare you hit me?” Sharon’s eyes went wide with fury as she screamed hysterically, “I’m gonna kill you!”

With that, she lunged at Charlotte.

“Don’t touch Ms. Windt!” Mrs. Berry rushed over to protect Charlotte.

The two bodyguards sprung to action, pulling Mrs. Berry away, but the latter used her heavy weight to her advantage and put up quite a fight.

“Let her go!” Charlotte stepped forward to help Mrs. Berry, but her hair was grabbed by Sharon.

Not one to go down without a fight, Charlotte unsheathed her claws and fought against Sharon.

Two more bodyguards rushed in and swiftly restrained Charlotte, twisting her arms behind her back.

“Go to hell, b*tch!” Sharon raised her arm and was about to slap Charlotte.

“Stop!” An angry roar pierced through the tension.

Sharon’s hand froze midair and she looked back, gasping in shock, “Daddy? What are you doing here?”

“Let them go,” Taylor sternly commanded.

The bodyguards immediately loosened their grip and stepped to a side.

“Miss!” Mrs. Berry hurried over to support Charlotte. “Are you alright?”

Charlotte caught sight of the wound on the back of Mrs. Berry’s hand. The needle had penetrated so deeply into her flesh that blood was constantly trickling out.

The sight of it was like a sharp blade driving into her heart. As she held Mrs. Berry’s hand, her entire body started trembling with fury and heartache.

“Get out.” Taylor’s brows furrowed.

“Daddy…”

“I said get out!” Taylor shot a glare at Sharon.

Filled with bitter resentment, Sharon pointed at Charlotte and gritted out, “This isn’t over.”

Then, she swiveled on her heels and stormed off.

“Stop right there!” Charlotte called out.

Sharon stopped in her tracks and was about to let out a string of curses.

Before she could, Taylor stepped forward and bowed deeply to Mrs. Berry and Charlotte. “My sincerest apologies. I will take full responsibility for this matter.”

“Daddy…” Sharon’s eyes widened in disbelief. “How could you apologize to her? Do you know that this b*tch-”

“Shut up.” Taylor did not allow Sharon to speak.

Before she lost her cool, she stalked out of the ward.

“All of you leave us too,” Taylor ordered.

The bodyguards retreated and stood guard outside.

After the door was closed, Taylor bowed and apologized to Charlotte and Mrs. Berry again. “My daughter was spoilt since young. I will definitely discipline her harshly after this. Please rest assured that I’ll make sure she never bothers the two of you again. I’m truly sorry. Please accept my apology.”

After that, he turned to leave.

Faced with his sincerity, Charlotte couldn’t bring herself to kick up a fuss.

Oddly, Taylor stopped just shy of the door and turned back to look at Charlotte, asking in a feeble voice, “Was your father’s name Richard Windt?”

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“Yes.” Charlotte asked with a frown, “Is there a problem?”

“No.” Taylor shook his head repeatedly, looking slightly distressed. “Then, what about your mother’s name?”

“I don’t think I need to answer that.”

From a young age, her father had told her not to tell anyone her mother’s name.

Although she didn’t know why her father had repeatedly warned her against it. Hence, she had since kept her mother’s name close to her heart.

She knew that it was a matter of great importance. Even during her mother’s birthday each year, she and her father would secretly celebrate it at home, never letting any word about it get out.

Hence, she had always guarded this secret.

“That was rude of me.” Taylor lowered his head to apologize, then left right after.

As Mrs. Berry studied him from the back, a crease formed on her forehead. “This man looks quite familiar. I feel as though I’ve seen him somewhere before.”

“He’s Sharon’s father.” Charlotte’s face remained hostile as she didn’t have a good impression of the Blackwood family.

Raina came in right then. Upon seeing the mess in the ward, she exclaimed in shock, “Oh my lord! What happened in here? I was visiting a branch hospital today and rushed over right after I received a call, but I was still too late…”

She walked over to check on them. “Ms. Windt, Mrs. Berry, are you both alright?”

“I’m fine, but please take a look at Mrs. Berry’s hand.” Charlotte held Mrs. Berry’s hand with a pained expression on her face. “Look how badly you were injured.”

“Let me have a look.” Raina frowned upon seeing the wound and immediately ordered a nurse, “Bring over the first-aid kit.”

The nurse immediately brought it over and Raina personally treated Mrs. Berry’s injury.

Charlotte stood by the side with her brows tightly knitted into a frown.

Just then, her phone rang with a call from Zachary. Due to the anger still coursing through her veins, she declined the call directly .

Raina glanced at her and was about to say something when her own phone rang, to which she swiftly answered. “Mr. Nacht! Ms. Windt is fine. Don’t worry, Mr. Blackwood has already taken Ms. Blackwood away…”

After briefly explaining, the caller hung up.

Raina treated Mrs. Berry’s wound and told her to rest well. Then, she tugged Charlotte out of the ward and explained, “I heard Ben say that Mr. Nacht has been ignoring Ms. Blackwood lately, not answering her calls or replying her messages. So, Ms. Blackwood went to the company to confront him, but he’s been avoiding her.

“Ms. Blackwood believed that you’re the reason for all these so she’s been looking for you high and low. She couldn’t find out your address because of Mr. Nacht’s influence. Somehow, she caught wind that Mrs. Berry is hospitalized here, so she came over to find you.”

“She should go look for Zachary, not me.” Charlotte’s rage skyrocketed when she thought about it.

“Well, Ms. Blackwood has always been like that…” Other than this, Raina didn’t know what else to say. “It’s also my fault that something like this happened today. I’ll arrange security for Mrs. Berry and make sure no one disturbs her from now on.”

“This has nothing to do with you. The hospital is opened to the public. It was only a matter of time before this got out.” Charlotte sighed. “This is actually Zachary’s fault. It’s because he didn’t manage things well.”

“Don’t blame him. He’s actually-”

“Forget it. Let’s not talk about this.” Charlotte was still mad at Zachary and didn’t want to think about him. “I’m going to accompany Mrs. Berry for a bit. I won’t keep you any longer.”

“Alright then.” Raina knew that she couldn’t persuade Charlotte when it came to this. Hence, she changed the subject. “About Mrs. Peyton’s condition, I’ve discussed it with a few specialists and devised a treatment plan specifically for her.

“From a personal standpoint, I think it’ll give better results than the hospital she’s in now, but you should still send the plan to your friend and let her think about it, see if she wants to transfer here.”

“That’s great. Thank you.” Charlotte expressed her utmost gratitude.

“I’ll pass the plan to you later. As for the cost, I can offer some discounts, but it won’t be much. Generally speaking, the cost will still be higher than public hospitals, so you’ll have to remind your friend to consider it properly.”

“I understand.”

Raina came back with the plan after a while and handed it to Charlotte. After Charlotte kept it safe, she went back to the ward to accompany Mrs. Berry.

Mrs. Berry was initially happy, but now, something seemed to be weighing on her mind.