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Any irrational actions would come with a price for him.

The Shaw family was too difficult to deal with. I didn’t want to drag him into the mess.

He paused for a moment. “That’s good.”

His voice was as gentle as ever, yet it seemed to carry a hint of disappointment.

Before the call ended, a mature and composed woman suddenly appeared at the door of my office.

I tensed up, nodded in her direction, and continued to listen to Jack’s voice on the phone. “Charlotte, someday I’ll be able to protect you really well.”

It sounded like a vow, like a promise.

It was so sincere it was almost too much, like he was about to lay his heart out for me

to see.

If it weren’t for the woman standing right in front of me, I might have been moved at that

moment.

But there were no “ifs.”

I remained silent for a moment before gently speaking. “Jack, I will become stronger gradually. One day, no one will be able to bully me.”

He seemed to sense the underlying meaning in my words. “Charlotte…”

Meanwhile, the woman outside the door had grown impatient and pushed the door

open.

I had to interrupt Jack’s words and tried to sound casual. “A client has arrived, so I’ve got to go.”

Not wanting to hear his disappointed voice, I hung up first.

Turning to Jennifer, I got straight to the point. “Miss Renolds, is there something you need from me?”

Her gaze was calm as she said, “You were on the phone with Jack just now, weren’t you?”

I didn’t manage to hide it from her.

I decided to address the issue directly. “What has Mrs. Renolds done to him now?”

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Jennifer maintained a graceful demeanor and said calmly, “It wasn’t my mother. It was my grandmother. My mother no longer dares to do anything to him. From the time you were in trouble yesterday until when he called you just now, he has been locked in the ancestral hall for a full day and night.”

I frowned. “It’s winter!”

The Renolds family’s ancestral hall was extremely antiquated, with wooden windows that let in the cold.

‘No wonder… no wonder his voice was shaking just now.‘

“This is the price he must pay for liking you,” said Jennifer, her tone chillingly rational, as if speaking of someone inconsequential. “If you can’t make him cut his losses in time, he will pay an even heavier price.”

During the pause in my silence, she spoke steadily. “Miss Wilson, as a fellow woman, I don’t wish to say anything harsh to you. But you won’t be allowed to enter the Renolds family’s door. No matter how much he likes you, it won’t matter.”

“Unless you’re willing to be a hidden lover,” she added.

I lowered my gaze, smiled slightly, and then looked up at her. “You’ve liked him for many years, haven’t you?”

I sensed it during my last visit to the Renolds family.

She had liked Jack cautiously and carefully, not daring to show even the slightest trace

of it.

Her calm face briefly displayed a rare moment of astonishment.

In the end, she didn’t deny it, only offering a bitter smile. “Yes, but just like you, you can only be his friend, and I can only be his sister.

Jack’s marriage was destined to be used for exchanging benefits.

It couldn’t be used for her or for me.

“Miss Wilson, we don’t have any other options. So, you should let him give up as soon as possible.”

Jennifer didn’t stay long and didn’t even wait for my response before leaving with her bag.

She was certain I would make a certain choice.

Whether it was Jack or her, or even myself, we were all people without choices in our

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hands.

In the evening, Megan took the ride home with me.

The snow from yesterday had been cleared to the sides of the road, mixed with dirty water, no longer pure white and flawless.

“Goodbye, Charlotte!”

As the elevator doors opened, Megan waved at me while heading out.

I smiled and walked toward my door. As I turned my head, I saw a familiar tall figure that hadn’t appeared here for a long time.

The man had his back to me, with a hint of crimson between his fingers, flickering in and out.

Outside the window in front of him, thousands of lights twinkled.

Hearing the noise, he turned around to face me, his handsome and deep features showing a rare sense of relaxation mixed with a bit of caution. “You’re back?”