Chapter 1295: Chapter 1295: Charlotte, Why Did You Lie to Me?
"The collaboration draft with XTZ has been completed, and Mr. Carter is very satisfied over there. You have no idea how stunning the final result turned out."
Charlotte Thompson said with a smile as she explained the matter to Justin Battleson.
The event that made Charlotte remember and feel extremely happy was none other than this.
"Is that so."
Justin Battleson’s reaction, however, was somewhat indifferent. He simply acknowledged her with a response, his tone a bit cold.
This kind of reaction from Justin Battleson was somewhat unexpected to Charlotte. The words she had been about to say got stuck in her throat.
Then, Charlotte blinked her eyes and took a step forward to approach Justin Battleson and touched his forehead with her hand.
"Justin, are you sick?" Charlotte asked with concern.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t normally be like this.
However, Justin Battleson shook his head and took Charlotte’s hand down. His eyes hesitated a moment, but in the end, he decided to slowly speak up and ask her:
"Charlotte, why did you go meet Leon Battleson by yourself?"
This sudden question from Justin Battleson left Charlotte completely stunned.
Why would he suddenly mention Leon Battleson?
However, Charlotte’s bewildered reaction only deepened the sorrow in Justin’s eyes. The hand that had been holding Charlotte’s loosened slowly, letting her hand slip from his palm.
The abrupt loss of warmth from their fingertips finally snapped Charlotte out of her daze, and she instinctively furrowed her brows in confusion, shaking her head.
"I have never gone to meet Leon Battleson alone."
Charlotte carefully thought about it; aside from a coincidental encounter with Leon Battleson at the graveyard that day, she had not seen him again from the beginning to the end.
However, when Justin Battleson received such a reply from Charlotte, the frown on his forehead did not ease and the flame-like intensity in his gaze gradually settled, and even seemed to extinguish.
"Charlotte, why are you lying to me?"
It seemed like it took all of Justin Battleson’s strength to say that.
Charlotte opened her mouth but didn’t know how to start her explanation.
Because she was witnessing Justin Battleson pulling a creased photo out of his pocket.
The creases were new as if it had been forcefully twisted by external force; the main characters in the photo were none other than Leon Battleson...
And herself.
Her expression the moment she saw the photo was almost one of astonished disbelief.
"Why do you have this photo?" Out of instinct, Charlotte asked this question.
"Actually that day..."
Charlotte was about to explain, but Justin Battleson directly interrupted her.
"Then you claim you never met him."
Justin Battleson seemed to be struggling to maintain calm in his voice, but a slight tremble could still be heard from his trailing words.
"Who gave you this photo?" However, Charlotte asked the question she wanted to know.
"Does it matter anymore?"
Standing against the window with his back to it, Justin Battleson was enveloped in the pale moonlight, casting a shadow around him as deep as an abyss, as though it could swallow everything surrounding in the next second.
Such a response from Justin Battleson made Charlotte feel as though something was blocking her chest.
Facing Justin Battleson like this, Charlotte felt her thoughts become disordered...