Dead Wife? Guess Who's Back & Boss Now, Hubby! - Chapter 7: Chapter 7
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Since that day, Charlotte hadn't left the house.
She'd gotten a second chance, but nothing had changed. If anything, she was watching fate spiral toward an even worse ending.
The constant stress had made her lose a ton of weight.
Until today, when she got an invitation to a charity gala.
She went, figuring she needed to get out.
At the hotel hosting the charity event, Charlotte realized this was where she and Adrian first met.
Back then, Jessica had framed her for something, and she'd been so upset she ran off alone and wandered into the gala by mistake.
A clumsy waiter had knocked into her, and as she was about to crash into the champagne tower, these arms that smelled like cedar caught her.
That's how they met.
The memory got cut short when a man and woman walked up together.
The guy was in a sharp suit, the woman in a tight dress that hugged every curve.
When Charlotte saw who it was, she totally froze.
Adrian and Jessica.
Spotting her, Jessica smirked. Then she grabbed Adrian's lapels and kissed him hard. The paparazzi went nuts—camera flashes turned the place into a light show.
Charlotte's heart squeezed tight.
She watched Adrian's stone-cold face as he gently pushed Jessica back.
Charlotte was stuck there like a statue.
Watching them walk over arm in arm.
Watching Adrian slip off his blazer and wrap it around Jessica's shoulders.
The billionaire tech mogul and the stunning Pierce daughter—they looked perfect together.
But the second Adrian saw Charlotte, his warm expression went ice cold. He just gave her a curt nod. "Miss Pierce."
In both lives, he'd always called her "Charlotte."
Now it was just the cold "Miss Pierce."
Charlotte went pale, staring at Adrian with pure pain in her eyes.
Last time around, he'd been head over heels for her. Why was everything different now?
Just then, Jessica glanced at a waiter's tray and said sweetly, "Adrian, I'm not feeling great. The champagne's too cold—could I get some hot tea?"
Adrian nodded and walked off.
Two minutes later, he came back with a steaming cup.
Adrian looked down at Jessica, his eyes so gentle it was like knives twisting in Charlotte's chest.
"Careful, it's hot."
Hearing that deep, caring voice, Charlotte's eyes burned with tears.
In her past life, whenever she got her period, a cup of hot brown sugar tea would magically appear next to her.
Charlotte knew it was from Adrian.
But now he was giving all that special tenderness to another woman.
Charlotte couldn't watch anymore and fled.
Back at the Pierce house, Charlotte stood there like a zombie while the bridal shop staff fitted her wedding dress.
The employees kept gushing about how beautiful she looked, but she didn't say a word.
She knew marrying Preston was a death sentence.
After tossing and turning all night, she finally made up her mind.
Run! She had to run!
She'd gotten a second chance, but nothing had changed. If anything, she was watching fate spiral toward an even worse ending.
The constant stress had made her lose a ton of weight.
Until today, when she got an invitation to a charity gala.
She went, figuring she needed to get out.
At the hotel hosting the charity event, Charlotte realized this was where she and Adrian first met.
Back then, Jessica had framed her for something, and she'd been so upset she ran off alone and wandered into the gala by mistake.
A clumsy waiter had knocked into her, and as she was about to crash into the champagne tower, these arms that smelled like cedar caught her.
That's how they met.
The memory got cut short when a man and woman walked up together.
The guy was in a sharp suit, the woman in a tight dress that hugged every curve.
When Charlotte saw who it was, she totally froze.
Adrian and Jessica.
Spotting her, Jessica smirked. Then she grabbed Adrian's lapels and kissed him hard. The paparazzi went nuts—camera flashes turned the place into a light show.
Charlotte's heart squeezed tight.
She watched Adrian's stone-cold face as he gently pushed Jessica back.
Charlotte was stuck there like a statue.
Watching them walk over arm in arm.
Watching Adrian slip off his blazer and wrap it around Jessica's shoulders.
The billionaire tech mogul and the stunning Pierce daughter—they looked perfect together.
But the second Adrian saw Charlotte, his warm expression went ice cold. He just gave her a curt nod. "Miss Pierce."
In both lives, he'd always called her "Charlotte."
Now it was just the cold "Miss Pierce."
Charlotte went pale, staring at Adrian with pure pain in her eyes.
Last time around, he'd been head over heels for her. Why was everything different now?
Just then, Jessica glanced at a waiter's tray and said sweetly, "Adrian, I'm not feeling great. The champagne's too cold—could I get some hot tea?"
Adrian nodded and walked off.
Two minutes later, he came back with a steaming cup.
Adrian looked down at Jessica, his eyes so gentle it was like knives twisting in Charlotte's chest.
"Careful, it's hot."
Hearing that deep, caring voice, Charlotte's eyes burned with tears.
In her past life, whenever she got her period, a cup of hot brown sugar tea would magically appear next to her.
Charlotte knew it was from Adrian.
But now he was giving all that special tenderness to another woman.
Charlotte couldn't watch anymore and fled.
Back at the Pierce house, Charlotte stood there like a zombie while the bridal shop staff fitted her wedding dress.
The employees kept gushing about how beautiful she looked, but she didn't say a word.
She knew marrying Preston was a death sentence.
After tossing and turning all night, she finally made up her mind.
Run! She had to run!
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