Fake marriage with CEO
t that's okay, I'll go over her head if necessary, by hook or by crook, she'll have to accept it. A knock on the office door interrupts my thoughts. - Mr. Thompson, I'm sorry to com
dad? - As I already noticed, the girl is really very smart. - Yes, it's just... - I can't tell the truth. - They had to go on a trip and it will take a while to get back. - They died, right Uncle Noah? - I widen my eyes. - Dad said that about Teddy too, but the truth is he died! - She speaks, looking down and touching the bear. - Who is Teddy? - Our dog, Dad said he took a long trip to, that he was going to cheer up another family, but I heard him and Mom talking one night, Dad said he was dead. Did Mom and Dad go take care of Teddy, Uncle Noah? - The girl keeps staring at me. I am astonished. For the first time in my life, I can't find the words to respond to someone. - Yes, Charlotte, they went to take care of Teddy. -With no other alternative, I opt for the truth. She gets up and runs to me, hugging my legs. At first I don't know what to do, but soon I bend down, letting her hug me the right way. - Will the Lord take care of me, Uncle Noah? - He looks at me, his eyes full of tears. - Yes. - My chest feels strangely tight. Charlotte cried a lot and said several times that she was going to miss her parents very much, but little by little she calmed down. She chose to watch a cartoon and fell asleep. Chapter 4 The next morning, Charlotte woke up as if nothing had happened. I decided that I would arrive a little later than usual at the company, as I would have breakfast with her, before she went to school. I didn't usually go out of my routine, in a way, that irritated me a little, but I thought it would be important to have it with her at that moment and I was right. The little girl was very happy with this small gesture. She asked me to take her to school, but I would end up being too late and I promised that I would do it another day. Charlotte doesn't seem like a girl who would give me trouble, in my opinion, she was well educated. I got into the elevator, which was on the heliport, and got off on the presidential floor. I walked through the silent corridors, everything was the same as always, which I was very pleased with. My peace was taken away when I walked into m