Chapter 954: Chapter 954: I Will Always Be with You
On the other end of the phone, Justin Battleson’s voice was silent for a moment, and just when Charlotte Thompson wondered if the line had disconnected, his voice faintly came through.
"What happened?"
Charlotte Thompson was startled, could it be that Justin Battleson knew she had met Oliver Battleson?
She had clearly told Coco that telling her company she was still discussing a collaboration at Melissa Tanner’s studio would suffice.
"You cried."
Justin Battleson had detected the subtle emotions in Charlotte Thompson’s voice the moment he answered the phone.
Touching her still-damp eyes, Charlotte Thompson had not expected Justin Battleson to notice such a thing.
But since Justin Battleson asked this way, Charlotte Thompson would not hide it, "I went to see Ethan Allen."
"Wait a moment, I’m coming to pick you up right now," a rustling sound came from Justin Battleson’s side.
Charlotte Thompson opened her mouth, as she intended to refuse, but what reached her lips was a soft acknowledgment.
She looked up, her eyes squinting slightly from the glare of the sun.
It seemed to be such a sunny day when Mia Stewart brought her back from the countryside to the Allen family.
From then on, her life had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Charlotte Thompson always wondered, if the Thompson Family had not come to the warehouse to find her that day, what would have happened afterward...
She didn’t know how long it had been when she got used to the glaring sun, an arm wrapped around her waist, and Charlotte Thompson naturally fell into a warm chest.
The familiar smell of cologne penetrated Charlotte Thompson’s nose, she blinked and turned in Justin Battleson’s embrace.
"I made you wait."
Justin Battleson’s palm climbed onto Charlotte Thompson’s cheek, his warm fingertips swept over her brows and eyes.
He didn’t speak, but his eyes conveyed a hint of heartache.
"Let’s go." Charlotte Thompson looked up and smiled at Justin Battleson, holding his hand.
Justin Battleson emitted a soft acknowledgment from his throat, then led Charlotte Thompson into the car.
The two did not speak much, but they already understood what was on each other’s mind.
The car moved slowly and quietly, Charlotte Thompson leaned into Justin Battleson’s arms, her eyes half-closed, seemingly asleep.
Justin Battleson lowered his gaze at Charlotte Thompson, also remaining silent.
After an unknown time, Charlotte Thompson raised her palm and looked at the scar on her index finger, whispering,
"Justin, do you know how I got this scar?"
Justin Battleson shifted his gaze toward it.
"I got it when I was young, at school, when someone bullied me and I accidentally got scratched."
Charlotte Thompson recalled that it was her first and only time yelling at Aunt Watson.
Because her classmates laughed at her saying she was a wild child with no parents.
In front of Aunt Watson, Charlotte Thompson made a fuss, demanding to see her parents.
She was very young then, and hadn’t been living with Aunt Watson in the countryside for long, only able to tremble in the unfamiliar surroundings.
Those long-accumulated tempers finally exploded at the moment the fuse was ignited.
Charlotte Thompson seemed to have forgotten what Aunt Watson had said to her then.
All she remembered were those blurred tears.
From that time on, Charlotte Thompson started to understand and no longer inquired about those matters.
Listening to Charlotte Thompson’s words, Justin Battleson’s heart furrowed and he pinched Charlotte Thompson’s fingertip, his lips pressed against the shallow scar, kissing it devoutly.
"Charlotte, from now on, you have me, I will always be by your side..."
At that moment, Justin Battleson suddenly felt incredibly foolish, his heart full of affection that in the end could only offer Charlotte Thompson such a dry promise.
Justin Battleson couldn’t help but grip his palm tighter.
Sensing Justin Battleson’s unease, Charlotte Thompson looked up at him, her eyes smiling gently.
"Justin, I’ve realized that I might not be such a well-behaved child after all."