Chapter 45 That’s Her Business
“What? You’re not Mrs. Morris?”
The hotel staff’s jaw dropped, his eyes wide with surprise as he stared at Isabella.
He had been so attentive to her, assuming she was Albert’s wife, Florence, the heiress of Brooks Group. What a blunder!
Isabella saw the disdain in his eyes, and her face flushed crimson. “I never said I was Mrs. Morris! You jumped to conclusions.”
The staff’s smile vanished. He dropped her suitcase with a thud. “Well then, you can carry your luggage.”
Isabella’s face darkened.
She couldn’t bear to look at Charles. Though his expression was calm, he exuded an aura of power that was impossible to ignore. His deep–set eyes seemed to pierce through all pretense and see right through her.
Tyler glanced at Isabella as she scurried away, then turned to Charles with a smirk. “So, Albert’s on a romantic getaway with his mistress. Aren’t you going to tell Florence?”
Charles responded coldly, “Why don’t you mind your own business?”
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Tyler raised an eyebrow. “You’re not even mad? Florence is such a wonderful woman. It’s a shame she ended up with Albert.”
“They’re about to get a divorce,” Charles said coldly. “Florence won’t care who Albert is with now.”
“Do you know her that well?” Tyler pressed, watching Charles‘ reaction closely. “I heard Florence is deeply in love with Albert. Maybe the divorce is just a tactic to get his attention.”
As he expected, Charles‘ face darkened. “That’s her business.”
With that, Charles turned and headed towards the elevator.
A smile spread across Tyler’s face, but he quickly called out, “Hold on, aren’t we going to check out that land? You’re not heading back to your room, are you?”
Charles stiffened, then slowly turned around, his handsome face betraying no emotion.
Tyler suppressed a laugh. When Charles returned, he lowered his voice and brought up the woman who had died in the hotel earlier. “Do you think the hotel staff will connect that dead woman to you?”
“The surveillance was destroyed,” Charles replied calmly. “No one saw her enter my room. Even if they did, it wouldn’t matter. It would just be a bit more trouble to deal with.”
His voice was devoid of any emotion as if he wasn’t talking about someone’s death but something utterly mundane.
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Tyler breathed a sigh of relief. “Good. The less trouble, the
beller.”
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Two hours later, Florence finally landed on the Souten Island. It was already evening.
She didn’t call Albert or arrange for a pick–up. Instead, she hailed a cab and headed straight to the hotel.
When Florence finally entered the hotel lobby, she gave Albert a call.
“Please wait for me downstairs. I’ll be right down to get you.”
Albert’s voice sounded a bit tired over the phone, but Florence didn’t think much of it. After getting his reply, she hung up.
Not long after she sat down on a sofa in the lounge area, a familiar, clear voice rang out beside her. “Florence, what are you doing here?”
Florence immediately turned around and, sure enough, saw Charles.
He was wearing a well–tailored black shirt with the collar slightly open, revealing his
revealing his sexy collarbone.
Under the warm yellow light, his chiseled face lod a little
surprised; he probably hadn’t expected Florence to come to the Souten Island.
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Tyler, who was standing next to him, asked directly, “Don’t tell me you’re here to catch him red–handed? You’re getting a divorce from Albert. Why do you still care which woman he brings to a hotel?”
The smile that had just spread across Florence’s face froze. Then she asked, “So, you’ve already seen Albert bring Isabella to the hotel?”
“You still have feelings for him?”
Charles stared at Florence, his eyes filled with a hint of danger and disappointment.
Florence felt inexplicably compelled to explain. “Of course not. Madam Morris asked me to come to the hotel to check the accounts. I’m also here for a vacation and to relax. I don’t care how many women Albert brings here.”
Seeing that she really didn’t care, Charles‘ stern expression softened. He picked up her red suitcase that was sitting beside her. “What’s your room number? I’ll take you there. We can have dinner together tonight.”
Florence didn’t want to trouble Charles, so she stepped forward to take her suitcase back. “That’s so kind of you, but I can take it myself.”
as if she had Their hands accidentally touched, and Florence f been electrocuted. She thought it must be because she hadn’t put on any hand cream. After all, autumn had arrived. But why was her heart suddenly beating so fast?
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Albert arrived in the lobby and immediately saw Charles and Florence together. His handsome face instantly darkened.
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