Chapter 566
Anthony, just like always, reached over to adjust the cap on Charlotte’s head, then took her hand and led her into the car.
Charlotte made herself comfortable, putting as much space as possible between herself and Anthony.
It didn’t last long. As soon as Anthony settled in, he pulled her right onto his lap.
Charlotte frowned a little at the unexpected closeness, her hands pressed to his chest, her eyes full of silent protest.
“You’re not staying with me tonight?”
Anthony’s hands rested gently on her waist, his fingers moving in slow, soothing circles.
“Staying for what exactly?”
Charlotte shot him a look but didn’t bother to fight him off. If he wanted to pamper her, she’d let him. After all, he was the one who started all this.
“Lottie, I’ve already given you everything. My money, my people.” Anthony leaned in and kissed the tip of her nose, a hint of a smirk on his lips. “So you’re just going to use me up and leave?”
Charlotte blinked, taken aback.
“So, what’s your plan for fixing this, huh?”
“Fixing it?” Was he actually asking her to take responsibility? That was a joke.
“Anthony Charlotte just smiled, poking his chest with her finger, her voice light and lazy. “Do you have any shame left at all?”
Anthony laughed and caught her finger in his hand, suddenly serious. “Lottie, let’s get one thing straight.”
“Last night… it was you who came after me.”
The words were clear as day, and Adonis and the others in the car all heard them. They glanced at each other, eyes wide, a little stunned.
Was Charlotte really that bold?
“So that’s how it is.” Charlotte let out a soft laugh, her tone breezy. “Guess I gave the wrong person a present. Don’t expect it to happen again.”
Anthony’s face instantly darkened.
Later, at the villa on the edge of the city, Anthony walked Charlotte up to the door. Before she got out, he held her hand tight, his eyes deep and a little hard to read. “You’re really just going to leave, not even look back?”
He actually looked a little hurt, like he was the one being left behind.
Charlotte leaned in and pressed a quick kiss to his lips.
“Don’t worry.”
She smiled, her eyes curving in that way that always made him
Her voice was soft full of met
“I’ll take responsibility for you.”
Anthony’s eyes turned darker.
He pulled her closer, about to kiss her again, but Charlotte slipped out of his arms and walked away without a second glance.
Jackson and Adonis followed her inside.
Anthony watched her go, an unlit cigarette hanging from his lips, his brow furrowed.
After a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke, his voice low and complicated. “Do you think Lottie’s getting cold with me?”
Hans, still in the driver’s seat, looked confused.
“I don’t think so, Anthony. She kissed you goodbye, didn’t she? And said she’d take take responsibility. never done that before
at before”
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“Really?” Anthony let out a quiet, helpless laugh. After a while, he gave a bitter little chuckle under his
breath. “Why do I feel like sh
cares about my body? Only
“She got what she wanted… now she doesn’t care anymore.”
Hans was completely at a loss.
Was Anthony really worried about being abandoned?
Anthony bit down on the cigarette, leaning back in his seat, replaying everything that
happened last night. His chest felt tight.
He let out a long sigh.
He really didn’t want to sleep alone.