Chapter 1277: Chapter 1277: Cactus
Charlotte Thompson stroked her chin, seriously contemplating the question.
"Can Miss Thompson think about this question later? Right now, it’s time to get up and have breakfast..." Justin Battleson hooked Charlotte’s chin and planted a kiss on her forehead, "Or do you want to go back to sleep for a bit more?"
"What ’back to sleep’ at this hour."
Charlotte lazily leaned into Justin’s embrace, rubbing against him like she was cooing, and mumbled, "The kids should be up by now too, I’ll take them to freshen up."
That nightmare was just a minor episode for Charlotte. After breakfast with the kids, Justin accompanied Charlotte to work.
"Sister Charlotte, good morning."
Coco was tidying up her desk and greeted Charlotte with a radiant smile upon her arrival.
Charlotte nodded, and the two went into the office together, where Coco handed over the documents that Charlotte needed.
"Having you by my side to help me makes dealing with complicated matters so much easier."
Looking at the neatly organized documents in her hands, Charlotte couldn’t help but sigh and generously praised Coco.
"Sister Charlotte, don’t say that. I’m usually not much help, and if I can’t even handle this much as your assistant, I might as well resign directly."
Coco scratched her face somewhat embarrassedly and flashed a shy smile at Charlotte.
Seeing this, Charlotte teased her.
"How come the ordinarily carefree Coco is suddenly shy?"
"Not at all." Coco was taken aback and then shook her head repeatedly.
Charlotte raised an eyebrow, casting a skeptical look at Coco.
"Ah, right, Sister Charlotte, I have something for you." Coco realized the conversation was veering off course, slapped her forehead, and swiftly changed the subject before dashing out of Charlotte’s office.
"What’s with this little girl, she’s still not over her teasing ways." Charlotte shook her head helplessly, but soon Coco reappeared with something in her hands.
"Sister Charlotte, this is for you."
What Coco held was a palm-sized cactus, plump and with a fresh yellow-green color, looking very cute.
"A cactus?" Charlotte blinked and asked, "You mean you’re giving it to me?"
"Sister Charlotte, you’re always sitting in front of the computer, and I heard cacti can absorb some radiation. Plus, it’s so cute—it can also serve as a decoration on your desk." Coco earnestly explained.
Hearing this, Charlotte couldn’t help but laugh: "How did you know I was thinking of getting some plants for the office recently?"
"What, Sister Charlotte, you want to grow plants? What plants do you want to grow? How many do you need?"
Once the conversation turned to this topic, Coco suddenly became excited, her eyes gleaming as she looked at Charlotte and caught her off guard with her enthusiasm.
"I haven’t decided yet, but since you’ve given me this cactus, does that mean you’re pretty knowledgeable about growing plants?"
Charlotte took the cactus from Coco and examined it in the palm of her hand, finding it amusing.
"Well..." Coco coughed awkwardly: "Actually, I don’t think I have a natural gift for growing plants."
"Aside from cacti and succulents, other plants are just too difficult for me."
"Succulent plants, huh..."