Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

After getting off work, Charlotte went straight to the kindergarten to pick up Sheryl.

Sheryl raised her little head and looked around. After a few seconds, she pouted and asked, "Mommy, why didn't Daddy cpickup with you?" Charlotte pursed her lips and said, "Daddy has gone on a business trip. When Daddy comes back, he'll cpick you up, okay?" In the blink of an eye, her little face turned sunny and she laughed. "Okay! Mommy, today we..." She kept talking non-stop.

As for Charlotte, she watched as the sky gradually darkened. She thought that Shane should have arrived at W Country by now.

She took out her cell phone from her bag, pulled open the contact list, and scrolled to that familiar number.

There seemed to be no reason to call him.

Beside her, Sheryl noticed that her mother was staring at the phone and said loudly, "Mommy, are you listening toor not?" Shocked, Charlotte's hand slipped and dialed the number on the phone.

By the tCharlotte realized what was going on, she had no tto care to think, and hung up the phone in a hurry.

Because she hung up the phone in a flurry, she was not sure if the call had really gone through.

What would Shane think if she had really made the phone call? The lights on both sides of the street were suddenly turned on. Due to the weather turning cold, there were only a few pedestrians on the road. Meanwhile, because of the awkward phone call just now, Charlotte's body was hot and her mind was also in a mess.

When Charlotte and Sheryl arrived home, there was nothing from her phone. Since so much thad gone by without a response, it was likely that the call had not gotten through.

While she was thinking, the phone suddenly rang.

The emotions that she had pressed down with difficulty suddenly rose to the forefront again. Charlotte took a deep breath and picked up the phone. "Hello." A man's chilly voice rang out. "We were in a meeting just now so I couldn't answer. What's the matter?" Although he sounded cold, Shane explained patiently.

For a moment, Charlotte was at a loss for words. She wanted to say that she had made a mistake, but the words that cout were completely different. "Ah... I want to ask if you've arrived? Did things go well?" On the other end of the line, Shane was silent for a few seconds. "Hmm," he agreed.

Just like that, they descended into a long silence. Perhaps she was aware of the awkward atmosphere at the moment. Charlotte was a little embarrassed as she opened her mouth and said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm hanging up now." "Please, what exactly are you doing, Charlotte?" she thought to herself.

Just as she was about to hang up the phone, Shane stopped her and said, "If all goes well, I should return next Monday. When I do, I'll take you back to the old mansion." Charlotte's hand tightened on the phone. She paused for about a second before saying, "Okay." After hanging up the phone, Charlotte couldn't sleep. Did Shane say he was going to take her back to the Fuller family's old mansion just now? She must have been hallucinating.

At that moment, the phone rang again. Charlotte looked at it almost instantly. When she saw who was calling, she felt at ease enough to answer it, "Anne-" A weak voice cthrough the phone, which made Anne frown doubtfully and ask, "What's the matter? Haven't you eaten?" "I've eaten." Charlotte rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Anne couldn't help but wield her sharp tongue. "Tell me, what's wrong with you? Why do you sound so upset? You moved in with Shane. What else is there to worry about?" "Shane's grandmother is back. He said something about takingto the old mansion next week. What should I do?" "Are you serious? This is explosive news!" "Yes." "Then you should go. I heard that Mrs. Fuller Senior is a legendary figure, but she hasn't cback in so many years. She probably won't be leaving again this time." Since Charlotte didn't say anything, Anne continued to advise her in a rapid-fire manner, "She would have found out about you being with Shane sooner or later. Instead of letting her cto you herself, it would be better for you to take the initiative. After all, you are from a younger generation." "But we're husband and wife... in nonly." When their contract twas over, they would go their separate ways.

Charlotte didn't say the second half of the sentence, but bitterly raised the corner of her mouth.

Why had she started to avoid this situation? "That shouldn't be a problem. Go, dress up beautifully and behave obediently. Don't all old people like that?" When she heard Anne's answer, Charlotte started to waver.

In reality, Charlotte knew that she had to pay Shane's grandmother a visit. However, when she thought about meeting Shane's mother too, she still felt a little afraid.

By the tshe hung up with Anne, it was already very late.

Charlotte suddenly thought of the task Sheryl's kindergarten had set - bringing cookies.

"But it's so late, where am I going to buy cookies?" she thought.

"Well, since there is an oven ready in the house, I should directly bake cookies myself." she thought.

But how did this oven work? While she was reading the instructions for the oven, a text message came, "What day is the auction?" The text message was from Shane.

After shesitation, Charlotte typed out the information and sent the text.

After a while, she received a reply from Shane saying, "Okay".

Just as she was about to put down her phone and continue fiddling with the oven, she received another text message from Shane. "It's so late. Why aren't you asleep yet?" "I need to bring cookies to Sheryl's kindergarten. I'm trying to use the oven, but I don't know how to work it. I'm still figuring it out."

This time, Charlotte didn't put down her phone. Instead, she waited fana long tbut didn't get a reply. She put down her phone as if she didn't care about it. Since she couldn't understand the user manual, Charlotte tried looking for help online.

She was in the middle of learning when her phone suddenly vibrated. The big letters on the screen spelled out a name: 'Shane.

"Why is he callingnow?" she wondered.

She turned off the oven and picked up the phone. "What's up?" "You haven't used this oven before. You shouldn't just mess around with it. Just buy scookies." Charlotte wiped away her sweat and said, "But I can't buy biscuits at this hour, so I want to try it myself." When the man on the other side of the phone heard her, he coughed and said, "Okay, I'll guide you on how to use it." Charlotte only took Shane's words as a joke. "How are you going to guidefrom W Country?" The man seemed a little speechless. He said in a deep voice, "Switch to video call." Charlotte hit herself on the head. Why was she so stupid! Before starting the video, Charlotte purposely tidied up her hair. She didn't even know what she was nervous about.

This would be the first video call between her and Shane.

When the video call went through, it seemed that the man did not see her at all. He looked directly at the oven next to her and said, "Press the red button to turn it on..." "Button? Which button? Why didn't I see it?" Charlotte's face was blank. "Look carefully. It should be there." As she sensed the awkwardness in the atmosphere, Charlotte let out a dry laugh and said, "I think perhaps I won't make them anymore"