After knocking, the door of the president's office was pushed open.
Charlie buried his head in the document and didn't raise his head. He thought it was the secretary who came in to report until hearing a soft voice.
"Charlie!"
He looked up and saw Madge walking in. He frowned and said, "Why are you here?"
"I just passed by and came up to see you! Still working?" Madge came over with a smile, showing two dimples on her face, "This is a toy I bought for Larry. Bring it to him when you go home!"
"There are a lot at home." Charlie twitched his lips.
"He's just kid, loving to play. No matter how many are they, they're not enough!" Madge put the shopping bag on the table as if she didn't hear it as a euphemism.
Charlie put down the pen in his hand and leaned back on the high-backed chair.
Madge looked at him with infatuation in her eyes. Then she mentioned in a casual way, "Charlie, my father is back."
"Yes, I know." Charlie nodded.
"Looks like he's not going to Berlin this time. The business there is almost done, so he doesn't need to run around. Besides, he is old, so my mother and I want him to stay at home more!" Madge paused for a while and then said in a softer voice, "Charlie, my dad asked about our wedding yesterday..."
Seeing that he remained silent, Madge kept smiling. "It doesn't matter. I'll do whatever you say! Whenever you want, I can wait!"
He listened carefully, there was the sureness of it.
"Sunny, I have work to do. You go back first." Charlie leaned back on his desk.
"Fine!" Madge nodded and said softly, "Then don't work too hard, I'll see you again sometime!"
When the door of the office closed, Charlie raised his head from the document again and narrowed his deep eyes slightly.
He gently tapped the ground with his feet, turned the high back chair to the window, and poured out a cigarette from the cigarette box. He lit it up, and smoke swirled around him.
He glanced at the shopping bag at the table and saw a toy box with cartoon printed on it.
Madge bought such a toy to Larry more than once, and she would buy it almost every once in a while.
Four years ago, he had a car accident. He woke up and spent some time in the hospital recovering. When he was discharged from the hospital, Gilbert took him back to the Hogg family and told him that he had a son, who was born after a night with a woman outside. The woman had the same fate as her mother, and she hemorrhaged to death after giving birth.
Charlie could tell that Madge was pushing him to marry her just now. Just like Gilbert said, Madge could accept him and his child he had with another woman without any complaints with a generous and tolerant heart. Such a fiancee was indeed impeccable.
Four years had passed since they had officially engaged. By all rights, it was time for them to consider marriage next.
However, he did not want to do that in his heart.
He was very resistant subconsciously, but it's not clear why.
In the reception room, Wendy and Coral were taken to wait here.
The secretary was very polite and was making tea for them.
"Wendy, no, I'm really too nervous!" Coral suddenly stood up and rubbed her hands. "I'm getting a stomachache at the thought of a close encounter with Mr. Hogg. Wait for me, I'll go to the bathroom!"
Wendy knew that Coral was not exaggerating, because her face turned pale. Wendy could tell Coral was really nervous.
After Wendy nodded, Coral trotted to the bathroom.
The secretary who received them had not left yet. Wendy's hands on her knees were clenched and loosened again and again. Finally, she couldn't hold her tougue, "Er, is it Mr. Hogg's fiancee who just entered?"
"Yes! Miss Gray, the daughter of the Gray family!" The secretary nodded.
After all, as a woman, she liked to gossip, so she could not help saying a few more words, "Our office often talk about her. Mr. Hogg's fiancee is really beautiful, and her clothes are always limited and precious!"
"They... not married yet?" Wendy bit her lip and continued to ask.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Purchased A Mr. Right
Hate deception and Abby and Dylan take the cake ,ugh...
NO!!! Tina belongs with Wilson…. Let Dylan and Abby get together...
Wow, once again the villain messes up the true love, Abby needs to go back abroad. And Tina’s true identity as the daughter of Bill Ambrey needs to be exposed! Then the families can “convenience marry” !! Abby is a witch....
Too bad Wilson can’t figure out that his and Tina’s ex’s and his cousin Desmond are conniving creeps!...
Anthea is so stupid, lying and leaving the man who loves her more than life itself. 🤬...
She deserves to be unhappy, being with someone she doesn’t love because of resentment for the exact thing she is doing, hopefully she ends up with no one. Calvin is a wimp and doesn’t love her, just wants a wife to please his family....
So the same basic story as Simon and Addy but stupid Emily is going to marry him! What a hypocrite! Ugh...
Emily gets more stupid every chapter, when did she pickup Calvin as a fiancé!!?? This story line is awful….very sad to do to Simon what she “thought” he had done but didn’t. She is truly a dumb woman. Simon never loved or really even cared for Addy….what the hell is she doing with someone she doesn’t even know or like/love. Awful 😢...
Emily is a fool, don’t let go of the man who truly loves you. Let go of the past, of which he did nothing but help someone who saved his life, and be happy with him… he is your soulmate....
Nothing like cutting off your nose to spite your face Emily. Just stupid! Ugh 😩...