Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

Chapter 272

"Darling, did Charlotte come back with you?"

Hearing the noise, Gina came out of the kitchen.

Seeing her, I was even more stunned.

If I met her on the street, I would never recognize that she was Gina!

She, who was much thinner, wore a flory shirt and a peach-red thick vest outside. At a glance, I knew she was wearing something off the rack.

In the past, she had always been contemptuous of these things.

How did she become like this?

Soon, Gina saw me behind Jeremy. And her eyes lit up. She came over and grabbed me, "Charlotte!" After finishing her words, she hugged me directly, "It's indeed Charlotte! I'm not blind, am I? It's true that she is my Charlotte!"

As I was being hugged in her arms, I could smell a stench coming from her hair.

If they were acting, they were super good actors.

Based on my understanding of them, never would they act like this. They surely had been used to living like this.

After that, Gina looked at Shelton beside her, 'Aren't... Aren't you the third son of the Cowell Family? You...You and my Charlotte..."

"Sorry, you've got the wrong person. She's not Charlotte Archer. It is because we couldn't bear to see this uncle stand in the cold outside that we sent him back."

Shelton was more clear-headed than I was.

He answered Gina in a cold voice.

Gina was stunned. Looking at me, she said, "It's impossible. She...She is my Charlotte! She surely is!"

"Hello, my name is Janetta Nolan. If there isn't anything else, I'll go first."

After that, I turned around and intended to leave.

Gina immediately hugged my leg and knelt in front of me, "Don't go, Charlotte. I did everything wrong in the past. Please forgive me. I beg you. After all, I am your mother. We are related by blood! Without me, you wouldn't have existed!"

Hearing her words, I was so angry.

But I remembered all the time that I was Janetta Nolan.

Standing the side, Jeremy rubbed his hands in embarrassment, saying, "I'm sorry. She has been confused over these years. Please come in and

have a seat."

As he said so, he quickly pushed the carton boxes to the side.

Shelton asked, "Let's stay here for a while."

Helplessly, I couldn't leave. Nor could I kick Gina away. I could only agree. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

Fortunately, Shelton was by my side. Otherwise, I indeed dared not stay here alone.

We sat down. Jeremy went to the bathroom to get changed. Gina took out a few dishes that had been cold, saying, "Oh! Knowing that you were coming, I especially used up a few pieces of meat in the refrigerator."

"We've had the dinner."

I said flatly.

"Oh, it makes sense that you won't be interested in our food now, right?" Sitting there, unexpectedly, Gina began to fold the carton boxes with her hands.

Seeing her like this, Jeremy said rather unhappily, "Charlotte is here. Do it later."

"Oh, okay."

Seeing how skilled Gina was when she was folding carton boxes, I was even more convinced that they had always been living like this and that they were both used to it.

I asked, "How do you make living now?"

"by folding carton boxes." Gina was a bit embarrassed, "I am clumsy. I didn't work before. And I worked outside, only to be fired. I can only make money by folding carton boxes."

"What about you?"

I looked at Jeremy.

Jeremy felt a little embarrassed, "I am just doing some part-time jobs."

Finally, Shelton voiced my confusion, "Even though Archer's Group collapsed, you got a lot of money. How could you have led such a hard life?"

"Alas!" Hearing Shelton's words, Jeremy sighed, "Our money has long been taken away. And we are in debt. In the end, we lost the house and the car. Nothing is left. It's a miracle that we can survive."

"Well, it turns out it is so." Hearing his words, Shelton said, "Janetta isn't Charlotte Archer. Even so, you are somewhat connected to Cowell Family. Give me your bank account number. I will transfer two million dollars to you. With the money, although you can't go back to your previous life, you can live a normal life at least."

"Oh, that's so good!" Hearing Shelton's words, Jeremy slightly curled up the corner of his mouth.

Logically speaking, given Jeremy's current financial situation, let alone two million dollars, even two hundred thousand dollars would be a timely help for him.

However, judging from his attitude, he didn't appreciate the two million dollars quite much.

It seemed that he thought Shelton was stinky.

I was unhappy immediately. Pulling Shelton's hands, I said, "Don't pretend to be a good person anymore, Shelton. They don't take your money seriously at all."

"No, no, it's not like that." Gina hastily waved her hand and pulled me, "Charlotte, where do you live now?"

I pulled my hand out of Gina's hand and said lightly, "Auntie, I'm not a native of City Y. I am living in a house provided by my company now. Now that I've finished my work, I'm leaving soon."

"Where are you going?"

Hearing my words, Gina was a little anxious.

"I've told you that I'm not a native here. I'm just here for a cooperation. It has nothing to do with you as for where I am going."

Subconsciously, I was afraid that I would be pestered by Gina.

Never would I forgive them because of what they had done to me before, including Caroline. I would never forgive her.

Since she was deceased, I would leave it behind.

Jeremy continued to ask, "Then... Then where are you living now?"

"It has nothing to do with you."

Staying in this room, I gradually found the atmosphere strange.

Jeremy and Gina had their own purposes by doing so. It was just that they were too embarrassed to say it out loud.

They should be after money.

And they wanted more than two million dollars.

Sensing that I didn't want to stay here anymore, Shelton suggested, "It's so late. We will go back and rest first. As for the two million dollars, you can contact me."

As he spoke, he took out a business card from his wallet and put it somewhere clean on the table.

After helping me up, she intended to take me away.

"Ouch." Gina wanted to call out to me. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Jeremy tugging at her with conspicious shrewdness in his eyes.

It further ascertained my guess. Sure enough, they did have other purposes.

And it was inconvenient for them to say it in front of Shelton.

I didn't say anything either.

Both of them sent us out, especially Gina. Seeing her smiling look, I found her more hypocritical.

As soon as Shelton and I got in the car, Shelton said, "I think they probably are after your house."

Shelton's words enlightened me.

Yes, I had a house which my grandma left to me.

Gina and Jeremy had made a scene with me because of the house before. They surely were still lusting for it.

Over the past five years, the housing price in City Y had been rising. The price of my house wasn't the same as its price back then, which was ten million dollars. In comparison, the two million dollars offered by Shelton was indeed nothing.

I lowered my eyes and said, "I booked a flight ticket the day after tomorrow. I will go to visit Mr. Ned tomorrow afternoon. Then I will leave early in the morning the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll pick you up tomorrow."

Shelton sent me to the door of the studio and left.

Back at home, I lay on my bed, feeling mentally disturbed for a long time.

If I had seen Jeremy and Gina living in an ordinary house with neat dress- up today, I probably wouldn't have been so shocked.

"What on earth happened? How did they get all their money cheated away? How come they end up in such an abject situation?"