Chapter 996: Chapter 996 Too Special
Charlotte glanced in her rearview mirror, watching as Grace Thompson was escorted back to the villa by Jasmine Clarkson, but Charlotte’s heart remained tense.
She took a deep breath, unable to suppress the pain in her mind.
After everything that happened yesterday, she had nightmares all night and barely rested.
Thinking of Grace’s pale cheeks lifting into a smile for her sake made Charlotte’s heart ache even more.
While waiting for the light to turn red, Charlotte glanced at a message on her phone.
It was from the Thompson family.
Ever since the people from the Thompson family learned that Grace needed a heart transplant surgery to treat her congenital heart disease, they immediately took action to find a suitable donor heart.
But as the diagnostic doctors had said,
Grace was simply too young; they couldn’t find a match.
Grace’s condition was too rare, and it was unknown when she might have another episode.
Although the doctors had said they would try to extend Grace’s life, the thought alone filled Charlotte with dread.
If they couldn’t find a suitable donor heart, would they have to keep Grace confined in the villa indefinitely?
Charlotte exhaled a heavy breath.
She couldn’t help but rub her throbbing temples, not noticing the green light had changed, prompting a chorus of impatient honks from the cars behind her.
This snapped Charlotte back to reality, and she quickly drove off toward the company.
After arriving at the company, Charlotte headed to her office.
Along the way, many employees greeted her.
"Good morning, Miss Thompson."
However, Charlotte’s mind was still in a daze, and she didn’t hear any of the greetings.
Charlotte, in a daze, got on the elevator. As the elevator doors closed, the junior employees who had greeted her gathered together and quietly started discussing.
"What’s up with Miss Thompson today, she seems so distracted?"
"Did you see how pale she looks?"
"And she didn’t come to work yesterday either, could it really be those rumors about Miss Thompson and our CEO having a fallout?"
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When Charlotte arrived at her office, Coco was tidying up files at her desk and hurried over when she saw Charlotte.
"Sister Charlotte."
It wasn’t until Coco blocked her path that Charlotte snapped out of it and nodded at her.
"Oh my, Sister Charlotte, why do you look so pale? Are you sick?"
Coco, noticing Charlotte’s complexion, asked with concern.
Charlotte had not come to work yesterday, and her tasks had been redirected to Justin Battleson.
Coco had been worried that something had happened to Charlotte, and seeing her like this today only increased her concerns.
"I’m fine, just a bit of a headache,"
Charlotte shook her head and walked into her office, "I missed work yesterday, so I’ve fallen behind on a lot. Send me everything later."
"Yesterday’s work has already been handed over to Mr. Battleson. Sister Charlotte, if you’re really not feeling well, you should take a day off."
Having been with Charlotte for so long, Coco had never seen her in such a state.
"Don’t worry."
Charlotte curved her lips into a smile and sat down at her desk, "Just make me a cup of coffee."
Coco looked at Charlotte worriedly, but ultimately, she followed her instructions and went out to make her a cup of coffee.