RedNovelRegret 236 After parting ways with Charlotte, Gentry headed straight to Judd's office.
The moment Judd saw him, he noticed Gentry's reddened nose, with a small wad of cotton stuffed up his left nostril. Judd frowned. "What happened to you?" Gentry plopped down into a chair, pointing at his nose. "Take a guess." "I'm not guessing." "You're no fun!" Gentry leaned back, sighing. "Turns out Charlotte was married young. Her ex showed up today and started hassling her. I happened to walk in on it, tried to step in, and-well-took a hit for my trouble." Judd set his pen down and capped it. "Technically, he's not her ex yet. They haven't finalized the divorce." Gentry paused, surprised. "Wait, how do you know that?" Judd got up and started tidying a stack of files, ignoring the question.
Gentry narrowed his eyes playfully. "Oh, I get it. You've been keeping tabs on Charlotte, haven't you?" "No," Judd replied flatly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGentry shrugged at the denial. "She's gorgeous, but I guess not everyone's that lucky." Judd shot him a look. “And you are?" Gentry was momentarily at a loss for words. “Don't be ridiculous. She's beautiful, sure, but not my type." Judd said nothing more, grabbing his laptop bag and heading for the door.
Gentry stood up. “Wait, you're leaving already?" "I'm moving today." Weekend After lunch, Charlotte and Noreen went bowling together.
Charlotte rarely played and was a bit out of practice, but Noreen, by contrast, was clearly a pro.
12:47 @ Chapter 236 "You're really good at this." Noreen smiled sheepishly at the compliment. "Whenever I was in a bad mood, I'd chere. Pretend the pins are people I can't stand-knocking them down always. helpedblow off steam.” Charlotte glanced at her, about to say something, when she noticed the silver ring hanging on a chain around Noreen's neck.
It didn't look like a romantic ring-both the size and style were identical, nothing like a couple's set.
Following Charlotte's gaze, Noreen instinctively touched the ring, then tucked it back under her collar, smiling. “I think it's a nice accessory. Looks stylish, don't you think?" Charlotte didn't pry. She could tell the ring meant something special to Noreen.
The two parted ways around noon. When Charlotte returned to her apartment, she found the hallway buzzing with movers carrying furniture in and out of the unit next door.
She glanced over, curious-and to her surprise, her new neighbor was Judd.
Judd looked just as startled for a moment, but quickly recovered. "You live here too?" She felt a bit awkward. "Yeah, what are the odds?" After a pause, she asked, "I thought you already had a place uptown. Why move here?" "That old man never told you? I've never actually lived at that house." Charlotte just smiled, not bothering to mention that she hadn't even been told he existed.
Judd nodded toward her doorway. "Your entryway's a bit messy. You should clean it up." With that, he turned and disappeared into his apartment.
Charlotte glanced down. There was hardly any dust-barely noticeable upless you were really looking. The upless you ust barely content is on novelenglish.net! Is that what it's like to live with a neat freak? They notice every little thing.
She went inside, slipped off her shoes at the entry, and just as she did, herphone rang a number she didn't recognize. 213 Chapter 236 She hesitated, then answered. "Hello?" "It's me, ma'am." That voice...
Charlotte frowned. "Natalie?" "Mr. Howard was in an accident on his way home. Could you please cover?"
For a moment, Charlotte's mind went blank. When she managed to speak, her voice was hoarse. He was in an accident? Shouldn't you be calling Tricia for this?"
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