The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 137 Please Forgive her 1

Charlotte looked fixedly at Julian, disbelief filled her eyes.

"Why are you doing this to me, Julian? Have you forgotten the time when we were together?" ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Even to this point, Charlotte still refused to believe that Julian had no feelings for her. When she saw Julian respond to her question with a cold and steely gaze, she finally collapsed.

She turned to Susan and shouted at the top of her lungs, "It’s you! It's all because of you, or else Julian would never treat me like this!"

Just when Susan was still in a trance, Charlotte shook off her brother's grip and charged towards Susan like a maniac.

"Stay away from her!" Julian grabbed her wrist and flung her away. After that, he took out a handkerchief and cleaned his hand with disgust apparent on his face.

It took Charlotte quite some time to regain her balance. The moment she noticed the disgust on his face, her eyes reddened as she shouted, "I love you, Julian. I love you more than anything else. I can do everything for you. I can set aside my dignity, and I'm even willing to abandon my identity as a member of the Jenkins. All I ask is that you love me back, why won't you just give me that? What else do you want me to do? Tell me, Julian. Tell me!"

Her hair was disheveled and her face was grotesque, twisted by intense anger. Gone was the elegant and poised Charlotte Jenkins. She now looked nothing but a madwoman who had escaped from an asylum.

"Charlotte..."

Before the words could tumble out of Luke’s lips, his sister pushed him away.

She stared fixedly at Julian, her eyes feverishly wide. She shrieked hysterically, "Tell me, Julian, why do you think Susan is better than me? Is she prettier, or she is more capable than me? Or perhaps she has a better family lineage? Tell me, Julian!"

The disgust in Julian's eyes grew thicker. He did not understand why the woman could not accept the reality that he did not like her. Putting on an indifferent face, he then replied flatly, "Please stop comparing Susan to you, because you're not worthy of i t." 4

His words resounded within her brain, hitting her heart like a hammer. Her legs went limp and she slumped to the ground, despair slowly enveloping her from within.

She had thrown in her all might. She went abroad to enrich herself so that she could become the woman who could attract Julian.

Well, she succeeded.

She became more confident. She became prettier, and she was more bold and resolute in her actions.

However, life just would not go as one planned. What she had not expected was that Julian would fall in love with another woman while she was away for three years. 2

He showed the woman his gentle side that he had never shown to anybody before. He allowed the woman to stand on the same ground with him, and he showered the woman with all his love.

The woman was Susan. She did not do anything, yet she obtained everything. Just what made her think that she deserved the thing that she did not work for? Charlotte just could not accept it.

Julian took a look at his watch and then he said, "I’ll send somebody to clear the road tomorrow morning. After that, I'll hand the evidence over to the police. Be prepared for it, Charlotte Jenkins."

"Mr. Shaw," Luke called out, his voice heavy with nervousness, "Charlotte's already gotten the punishment she deserves, so I hope you can give her another chance. The Jenkins Corporation is willing to give Lanyard Construction more profits on the resort project." 1

Julian lifted one of his eyebrows and replied, "Do you really think I will care about some profit?"

Since Julian remained impervious, Luke could only look at Susan.

A surge of mixed feelings assaulted Luke when he looked at Susan. He felt terribly ashamed for what he was about to do next, but he had no other choice. He collaborated with Lanyard on the resort project because he wanted to prove that he was not inferior to Julian in any element. He wanted to show Susan that he, Luke Jenkins, was a capable man as well.

However, his plan was foiled after what Charlotte did t o Susan. Right now, he had lost his chance to compete with Julian, and he had to beg not only him, but Susan too, so that they could let his sister go. 5

He had never felt so humiliated in his life before.

Nevertheless, a man should know when to lie low. He knew now was not the time to let his pride get the best of him. Forcefully pressing those feelings down, h e pleaded, "Susie, I know Charlotte did terrible things t o you, but in any case, she is still my sister. Since you’re safe, I hope that you can help me persuade Mr. Shaw to give her another chance."

Susan felt sick at her heart seeing Luke in such a state. She knew Luke was also a proud and arrogant man. It was just that he hid his pride under his gentle facade, and very few people knew about it.

She reckoned that it must hurt his pride a lot for him t o beg her. However, Charlotte had gone overboard this time, i

She took a deep breath and then said, "Yeah, thank God that I'm safe. So are you saying that I should suck i t up and pretend that nothing happened? It's very

obvious that she wanted me dead, Luke. I'm still standing here talking to you not because she let me g o, but it's because I’m lucky, and that's not the reason for her to get away with it. Going by your logic, I have t o die first if I want her to get the punishment that she deserves?"

All color drained from Luke's face when he heard what Susan had said. It took him quite some time to come around to his senses and replied, "Susie, I apologize on my sister's behalf for making you go through all of this. But she... She is my sister. I can't let you guys send her into prison. Please, Susie. I've never begged you before. Please help me."

Some memories flooded into Susan’s brain as she looked at Luke. She had been in this kind of situation a lot of times in the past.

When either Madam Jenkins or Mandy was making things difficult for her, Luke just asked her to bear with it since she was the former was his mother while the latter was the daughter of the Ainsleys.

She did not say anything at that time, and she even felt happy for Luke's protective gesture.

However, did they appreciate her concession? No. Madam Jenkins and Mandy did not stop bothering her, and every time Luke would not do anything and h e just asked her to bear through all of them.

Previously, she did not feel anything wrong with this, but things had changed now.

The man standing by her side was not Luke anymore, but Julian.

He was the man who would say he was impotent when Madam Shaw got him another woman. He was the man who would transfer all his assets under her name when Madam Shaw forced them to

divorce.

He never asked her to bear through any of it. The man put in his best effort so that she did not have to give in to anyone anymore.

After she had experienced Julian's affection, she looked back at her relationship with Luke and she suddenly realized that it did not look that special to her anymore.

"What if I don't agree?" Susan asked, holding Luke's gaze.

Luke took a deep breath and turned around. He ordered Queeny and another person to go out first.

After that, he walked up to Susan and said, "Susie, do you know why nobody came to find trouble with you after my dad’s death?"

Susan was stunned. She had wondered about it before. The Jenkins had been very aggressive before, but they did not place any charges on her in the end.

Initially, she had already prepared herself to bear any consequences.

"It's because of me. I begged my mother," Luke said through gritted teeth, "I begged her not to sue you for this. You should know better than anyone else that m y mom is not someone who is fond of getting the short end of the stick. Do you know how many things I did i n secret to make her drop the charge?"