Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

Lionel felt a little remorse. Yes, he had been warning Charlotte against becoming the other woman between Savannah and Dylan. Maybe that was why Charlotte dared not tell Dylan she had saved him.

He was responsible for this.

What's more, he was really partial to and sided with Savannah and ignored the feeling of his own sister, Charlotte. He should not blame her now.

"Somebody? Take Miss Rowe back to her room." Lionel sighed and called a maid.

Charlotte found that her brother's tone was much softer, knowing that he should have believed her. Her face was slightly relaxed, but she still looked at her brother with tears in her eyes.

"Lionel, do you believe me now?"

Lionel felt sorry for his sister and nodded, "of course, I believe you."

"But even if you believe me and know that I'm the girl Dylan had been looking for, you still don't want me to be with Dylan, brother, do you?" Charlotte bit her lips.

Lionel's brows slightly twitched.

"The one in Dylan's mind has always been me! He should be mine... Do you want me to let go of my happiness? I'm not willing..." A tear trickled down her cheek as she sobbed out her words.

Lionel frowned. He still wanted to persuade his sister to give up. Even if she was the one Dylan had been looking for, it didn't mean Dylan loved her. He was already married, and she should just forget him instead of being a homewrecker… But Charlotte coughed badly again, and a maid came in at this moment.

"Take Miss Rowe upstairs and take care of her. Get the car ready tomorrow morning, and I'll take her to the hospital for further examination."

Although Charlotte was said to be much better after leaving the hospital, he was afraid that any sequelae was left, so he wanted to know her situation himself.

"Yes, Sir," answered the maid. Then she helped Charlotte upstairs with the nursing assistant.

The maid arranged the bed for Charlotte, helped her change her clothes, and laid her down. After that, she said to the nursing assistant, "You can stay in the room next to Miss Rowe's for the time being. I'll take you there."

As the two of them walked out, Charlotte relaxed completely. Her clenched fists slowly loosened, and she lifted her hands up to dry the remaining tears on her cheeks.

The residual poison hurt the respiratory system, and she still felt uncomfortable sometimes, even coughing blood. But what did that matter?

Without Dylan, her heart was also dead. As long as she could be with Dylan, she didn't care if her body was hurt.

She turned her head, her eyes falling on the phone on the nightstand. Her lips broke into a sweet smile. Dylan said that he would call her, but she did not know when.

Just then, the phone rang!

Charlotte sat up in surprise and grabbed the phone quickly, "Hello?"

"Miss Rowe, you're in LA now?" There came the muffled voice of a middle-aged man over the phone.

Her joy was dulled by the voice, and her sweet face froze.

"Mr. Naik? What's up?" The man on the other end of the line was Erik Naik from Chicago.

But Erik's voice was not as gentle as it always was. "Now that you're back in LA, Miss Rowe, when will you give those things back to me?"

"Rest assured, I'll give them to you sooner or later," Charlotte said drily.

"Sooner or later? What do you mean?" Erik asked, flat and hard.

"I mean, not now. It's all right. It's safer for us to keep those things with me."

"No, I want it now! You can't go back on your words. You said it clearly! As long as I convinced Mr. Sterling that you're his savior, you'll return those evidence to me!" Erik snapped.

"If I give them to you now, what if something happens? Don't worry, Mr. Naik, I've kept the evidence of your embezzlement in my personal safety in the bank. If you keep that a secret for me all the time, I'll take my word that the evidence will never get out, and we'll all be safe." Charlotte said quietly.

Erik clenched his teeth. This bitch!

But now, he was at the mercy of her, and he had to listen to her.

He should blame himself for being too careless and being caught by her.

He was Dylan Sterling's most valued subordinate in Chicago, and he had been involved in the Sterling group's business since many years ago. Of course, it was not difficult for him to get himself a better deal. Over the years, he had speculated on the public money and transferred it to his overseas bank accounts. But unexpectedly, the young woman from the Rowe family checked it out! He could not figure out how she did that!

That day, Miss Rowe came to Chicago and asked him to meet her on a private yacht. She took out the copies of the evidence of his embezzlement and misusing public funds and pushed them to him, and then said her purpose --

She forced him to tell her all about the girl Dylan had been looking for. After that, she gave him several notebooks and asked him to hand them to Dylan.

He flipped through the diary books and was stunned by Charlotte's readiness.

These diary books recorded Charlotte saving Mr. Sterling and her love for him... Obviously, they were made old and yellow artificially, and they were good proof that she was Mr. Sterling's savior.

She said as long as Dylan believed she was that girl, she would give all the copies to him.

In the end, Erik took the books and gave in. But he never thought she would break her word now. She continued to threaten him with the evidence of his corruption.

Erik wondered if the young woman was really in her early 20s. She was deep and scheming, completely different from her sweet appearance!

Charlotte knew he was angry. She softened her voice, "Mr. Naik, don't worry. We're in the same boat. I'm not going to leak those evidence of your embezzlement, otherwise, I'm finished too. I'm more nervous about the evidence than you. I promise you, as long as you convince Dylan that I'm the girl, I will never take the evidence out. And you will always be Dylan's most loyal subordinate in Chicago."