Chapter 1639
“Do you want to take Kya back to Oakdale City after resigning?” The man asked in a calm tone.
“I haven’t decided yet.”
Charlie signed the letter of resignation, and the pen tip paused momentarily on the paper, pressing down with force as if he intended to penetrate the paper.
He handed the resignation letter towards Emily. There was an indiscernible darkness in handsome face, and his gaze was deep and mysterious. “Take care!
Emily nodded slowly, felt a lump in her throat, “You too, thank you for taking care of me during this time.”
She took the resignation letter, turned and walked out. Her back seemed to bear a heavy burden, but she walked steadily, without looking back. Charlie watched her figure disappear behind the door, and in that moment, something in his heart vanished along with her.
In a evening, Charlie had a social engagement and when he left, he was already somewhat drunk.
It was already eleven o’clock at night. Kent, who was driving, respectfully asked, “Mr. James, are we heading back to the old mansion?”
Charlie gazed at the bustling nighttime scenery outside the car window. The lights reflected in his half-drunk eyes, casting an emptiness deep within.
After a moment, Charlie spoke in a hoarse voice, “Take me to the Royal Mansion,”
Kent acknowledged and drove in the direction of the Royal Mansion.
Half an hour later, they arrived. Kent knew that Charlie was in bad mood and had been drinking heavily, so he got out of the car to help him, intending to support him.
“No need!” Charlie pushed away Kent’s hand, his steps still steady. “I can make it on my own.”
He took the elevator to go upstairs and entered his bedroom. Turning on the light, Charlie stood there and his chest ached with emptiness.
He had once imaged that one day he would bring Emily back here, but in the end, he failed to make it happen.
Walking towards the guest room, he pushed the door ajar. A trace of deep pain flickered in his eyes.
Inside the room, there was a huge Blythe doll and more than a dozen Lego castles.
They were all assembled during the years when Emily left.
Ever since Emily had left, it seemed that he had developed a fondness for constructing these Lego castles. Every late night, he would sit here, slowly piecing together the castles, trying to filled the emptiness in his heart.
As the final castle was assembled, he suddenly understood something.
Emily’s castle had been shattered, her sense of home had vanished. An determination grew in his heart that he wanted to provide her with a castle that could shelter her from the storms of life, to give her the sense of belonging she had lost.
These dozen castles, composed of thousands upon thousands of tiny bricks, were all his yearning for her, stacked together and crafted into the home he wished to offer her.
The castle was now complete, and he had waited for her return, but she did not love him!
She did not desire what he had given her!
Charlie sat on the floor, gazing at the castles, and a wave of pain surged from the depths of his heart, enveloping him into an endless darkness. Even his breathing started to labored.
This must be his punishment from his past actions of treating love as a game and never taking it seriously. That’s why today he found himself in the torment of loving deeply but never being loved in return.
Perhaps it was a mistake for the two of them to meet. He was a playboy, ill-suited for committed relationships. And she had only encountered so many troubles because of him.
Charlie looked at the prince and princess atop the castle, recalling the wedding ceremony Kya had once organized for the princess, his heart ached even
more.
If the princess didn’t love the prince, the castle would only become a prison, not a comforting home.
With that, he was willing to let go, to stop bothering her
As long as she found happiness, that was enough!
Charlie separated the princess from the prince, placing her in a wider space outside the castle.
His heart felt empty, but with that, it came a sense of resignation.
Charlie stood up, closed the door, and walked away. He would leave these castles remain here, but from now on, he knew he would never return.

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Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....
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Then Melanie and Noreen will both understand that Emily is his wife, who he chooses and cares to be with. We’ve already had so much drama when Emily took off for three years hiding her pregnancy from Charlie. Emily has already confessed that the only man she loves is Kya father, which Charlie is. Now he needs to boldly claim the only woman he loves is Emily…I just had to add my two cents (he he he)....
Now Charlie needs to take Emily to the marriage office like Gabriel did with Sylvia . Reassure her that he will not take for granted. Thank you for the updates. I’m loving it....
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Wow.. finally they're married now. I thought there will be another separation....
Thank you for the updates of Emily and Charlie. It seem that Orval may knows of Amelia and may be helping Emily get around her,...
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