Bride of Retribution: Aloof Billionaire's Dominant Game-Chapter 375 - 209 Are you afraid I’ll eat you or something_3

"I have given him several chances before, and there’s no way a woman can enter his office, but that Hailey Hill has gone in two or three times. And once, I saw Atlas Hallow’s hand on her shoulder with my own eyes," Charlotte Miller said slowly, recalling these events disturbed her heart.

"Then why doesn’t he marry Hailey Hill? Finding a surrogate is quite simple; it’s not beyond his means," Ethan Baird lightly touched Charlotte’s glass with his wine glass, then drank the remaining wine himself.

Charlotte took a small sip and continued, "I guess it’s because Atlas Hallow’s father doesn’t allow Hailey Hill to marry into the Hallow Family, and Hailey Hill’s health is problematic; she can’t have children. So Atlas Hallow probably felt he owed his old lover and wanted me to have a child for them."

Charlotte actually had some speculation, yet she could not guess how Hailey Hill once deceitfully manipulated Atlas Hallow nor whether Atlas Hallow truly fell for her in the end.

"Charlotte, why didn’t you tell me these things earlier?" Ethan Baird deeply regretted not accompanying Charlotte at the outset.

If he had accompanied Charlotte back to the country, perhaps she wouldn’t have hastily married Atlas Hallow, despite Charlotte having leverage over Atlas. He could have found a way to buffer the situation.

"This might be my fate, and destiny is such an unwilling inevitability. But I feel I might truly have had to meet Atlas Hallow..." Charlotte stood at the window looking at the distant myriad of lights, tears already blurring her eyes.

She drank deeply, wanting to forget everything, to erase the image of that man thoroughly from her mind.

Only he truly knew how hard it really was...

Sweet moments with Atlas Hallow often floated before her eyes.

If only he never deceived her, never hurt her, how wonderful it would be.

If they truly were mutually in love, how wonderful it would be.

But how could such a perfect thing exist in the world?

She was forced to marry a man, yet coincidentally that man was utterly perfect: good-looking, from a good family, gentle, and romantic. Then they fall in love and live happily ever after; such a thing couldn’t possibly be so easily found in the world.

At least she experienced the flavor of love; it turned out to be a blade that wounds, piercing her chest until it almost split open.

"Rest well these next few days. Once I handle things here, we’ll leave; if you don’t like it, never return," Ethan murmured beside Charlotte, "Charlotte, he’s a dangerous man.

A dangerous and crazy man, even Ethan himself felt that he needed to be exceptionally cautious these days.

Since these agreements are related to Charlotte, she certainly needed to appear during negotiations with the Hallow Clan.

Ethan was a bit worried, but unresolved issues always carried hidden dangers.

"So, how do you feel? Are you afraid?" Ethan reached out to ruffle Charlotte’s hair.

After two days of rest, they finally had to go negotiate with Atlas Hallow.

Ethan’s eyes drooped as he looked at Charlotte, his voice soft and gentle.

After coming back, he found Charlotte had become much bolder and more cautious lately.

What kind of situation must a man create for his woman to be this frightened?

He guessed Charlotte hadn’t told him everything she’d gone through.

She must have concealed many things, and since Charlotte could not speak of them, there was no need for him to ask more. Over time, they would fade.

Charlotte shook her head, her gaze as clear as water as she softly said to Ethan, "It’s okay, I can handle it." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

All these matters she stirred up inadvertently dragged Ethan and the entire company into trouble.

When she initially collaborated with the Hallow Clan, due to the project’s substantial appeal and her considerable management fee income, she never anticipated falling into such a plight after a year, ending up with them breaching the contract.

Charlotte felt fortunate repeatedly at this moment because at least she had the courage to breach the contract, at least she had some savings. If Atlas Hallow wasn’t intentionally creating difficulties, she might manage to get through it.

How laughable it truly was that she married this man, divorced without obtaining a single cent of alimony, and became his free mistress, ultimately giving him all her life’s savings. People might say losing both husband and army is precisely what happened to her.