Chapter 997: Chapter 997: Rumors About Me?
Charlotte Thompson originally planned to organize the files on her computer, but she clicked through the folders over and over, unable to find what she was looking for.
Then Charlotte somehow began opening web pages, searching for information about congenital heart disease.
The more she read, the worse her complexion became.
Her chest heaved with heavy breathing, and her eyes grew increasingly dizzy, which made Charlotte involuntarily recall that shattered dream.
Her sister Grace stood at the edge of the abyss, and she herself had become the one who pushed her sister into it.
Ever since learning about Grace’s congenital heart disease, Charlotte had been deeply troubled.
She always attributed the ultimate reason for this issue to herself.
Looking at the few video segments on the webpage, Charlotte couldn’t help but tear up.
Suddenly, Charlotte stood up.
This startled Coco, who was holding a cup of coffee nearby.
"Sister Charlotte, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I’ll go and tell Mr. Battleson right away."
Coco looked at Charlotte anxiously.
Just now, when she had gone to make coffee for Charlotte, Michael Richard from Justin Battleson’s team had told her that if anything seemed amiss with Charlotte, she must immediately inform Justin.
Now that Coco had witnessed such a scene, of course, she intended to tell Justin.
Upon hearing the words "Mr. Battleson," Charlotte’s expression faltered, and she absentmindedly raised her hand, accidentally knocking over the coffee Coco had just placed beside her.
The scalding coffee spilled onto the back of Charlotte’s hand, instantly turning her skin bright red.
However, it was this pain that snapped Charlotte back to reality, causing her to involuntarily gasp for air.
"Sister Charlotte!" Coco exclaimed in shock, hurrying to find some tissues to wipe Charlotte’s hand.
Afterward, she ran to get an ice pack from the medicine cabinet and applied it to Charlotte’s hand.
"Sister Charlotte... how could you be so careless." Coco looked at Charlotte’s reddened skin, her brow furrowed with concern.
"It’s okay, it’s okay." Seeing Coco’s tearful expression, Charlotte suddenly felt uneasy.
If she hadn’t been so distracted just now, how could she have caused such a flurry for Coco?
Holding the ice pack to her hand, Charlotte looked at Coco with a remorseful expression: "I’m sorry for worrying you, it’s my fault for not paying attention just now."
Coco looked up at Charlotte, her lips trembling slightly as she braved herself to ask after thinking of the recent workplace rumors.
"Sister Charlotte, did you really have a fight with Mr. Battleson?"
"What?" Charlotte was taken aback for a moment, seemingly not expecting Coco to ask such a question.
"Sister Charlotte, I know I shouldn’t meddle in some things, but seeing you like this really upsets me. Please don’t take those rumors in the company to heart."
"Rumors in the company?"
Charlotte hadn’t expected such things were being said, prompting her to inquire further, "Are they rumors about me?"
Realizing she had misspoken, Coco quickly clammed up.
But now that Charlotte was aware, she couldn’t just let it go.
"What exactly are the rumors? You might as well tell me."
Remembering Coco’s question from before, Charlotte narrowed her eyes, "Is it about me and Justin Battleson?"
Coco nodded upon hearing this and finally whispered: "I don’t know when or where it started, but there have been rumors about the relationship between you and Mr. Battleson..."
Coco’s voice grew fainter and fainter until at the end she didn’t finish her sentence and just gestured with her hands to indicate something breaking apart.
"You know Sister Charlotte, with so many people in the company, rumors like that only become more far-fetched as they spread."