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

Chapter 234 The Limelight

"Who's this Joseph Shaw?" Susan asked, noticing that Julian minded the name. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

"My younger cousin, basically." Julian’s eyes were squinted with an unreadable gaze.

His expression...

Susan blinked.

"You guys have some sort of grudge?"

Julian pulled her onto his lap with a smile. "Kinda. When my dad passed away back then, my uncle wanted to fight for the assets but my mother was good enough that they didn’t manage to take anything. Then their family moved to America and stayed there. Now that my uncle has just passed and Joseph is making a union with the Jenkins, I’m afraid he's venturing into the Canadian market."

Julian’s gaze was deep. Joseph Shaw and the Jenkins ... Their collaboration was probably targeted at the Straws.

He did not state it aloud, not wanting Susan to worry, but the latter was not foolish. She could guess as much. This was not pleasant news to the Straws. A sliver of worry flashed across her eyes.

"Julian, if it weren't for me, the Straws wouldn't have offended the Jenkins. Now that they’re working

together, will something happen to Lanyard?”

Julian gave Susan a smooch with a grin. "What sort of man am I if I can’t even protect my wife and get you the justice you deserve? As for the Jenkins siblings, w e can't control it if they decide to resent us. It's just as long as our conscience is clear. Besides, your husband is Julian Shaw. Don’t worry, they won’t be able to do much."

"Mm.” Susan could not help flashing a smile.

Julian could always bring her a paramount sense of security.

Julian shifted his sight back to the news.

Joseph and the Jenkins had put in a lot of effort for the engagement. News of the powerful partnership of the two families was everywhere on the internet.

Julian gave it a thought and had someone buy all the available newspapers in the market back. Going through the newspapers from different publishers, all the headlines were the same, highlighting the marriage announcement. In addition, similar phrases like 'match made in heaven' and 'powerful collaboration' were used as well. 1

There was a squint in Julian's eyes.

'Joseph Shaw... Best if you don't have any ulterior motive...'

'Otherwise, I'll make you leave this time just like how you were chased out the last time.'

The internet and the newspapers were covering the same news. Joseph and Charlotte's engagement gained traction and for a moment, that was all that bombarded everyone.

The newspapers were even spinning stories about Joseph’s family background and flashing his meeting gift to Charlotte, a necklace that was worth more than millions of dollars. The internet had interview videos o f Joseph circulating around.

Joseph said that it was not just a marriage of convenience. He fell in love with Charlotte at first sight and would protect her for life. He was going to give her an unprecedented wedding not too long after this.

Joseph looked charming in the video. His words overflowed with his infatuation for Charlotte.

Envious comments of Charlotte bubbled everywhere.

When Charlotte watched the video and flipped through the newspapers, she was content. She did not like Joseph, but all women were materialistic.

Joseph's high profile declaration of his love for her fell on her good side, especially when he promised to throw her the best wedding there could ever be.

When Susan married Julian... she did not even have a wedding.

The smile on Charlotte’s face grew wider when she thought that she finally won against Susan in a

certain aspect.

"What do you think, Charlotte? I told you that Joseph i s an excellent choice, right? At least it seems like he's nice to you," Luke said with a smile.

"Not too bad." Charlotte nodded while smiling. "He's quite thoughtful."

Luke chuckled. "Wait for it. We have a PR series set for the next two days. For the coming month, you and Joseph's wedding will become Ningcheng City's only limelight! Your wedding will be the most flawless fairytale wedding too."

"Mn." Charlotte could not help anticipating.

Even when she did not like Joseph, she was still eager for the wedding. She was going to become the most mesmerizing woman during the wedding.

That night, Charlotte fell asleep in delight.

The next day, she asked for newspapers to be delivered to her, wanting to continue relishing in the outside world's compliments.

She went for the headlines immediately and the smile on her face froze.

"Julian Shaw and Susan Shelby taking wedding photos, wedding expected to be held soon."

Julian and Susan did a wedding photoshoot and they were going to have a wedding?

Charlotte’s hands shook. Gritting her teeth, she forced herself to browse the news report.

Other than lauding the couple, the conclusion mentioned that Susan was the happiest woman in the world.

If Susan was the happiest woman, what did it make her?

Charlotte threw the newspaper aside in rage and picked up the next one. The headline was still about Julian and Susan. The next one... was still the same.

Charlotte was going out of her mind. She threw all the newspapers into the trash and went to her computer.

As expected, the couple's wedding photos flooded the internet.

Charlotte clenched her fists. Even though she did not want to see Susan's dazzling smiles, she understood the cause and effect of the incident now after scanning the articles.

When Julian and Susan were at their last photoshoot a t the riverside, some passersby saw them and secretly took a few photos. When the person posted them online, the beautiful sight received an immediate positive response.

In the beginning, no one knew that those photos were of Julian and Susan. It was after the photos were circulated and those who knew about them recognized it.

'Hey, isn’t that Mr. and Mrs. Shaw?'

With Julian's status, it escalated to the headlines.

Countless newspapers rewrote the headlines overnight and that prompted the deluge of the news today.

The photos that the passerby took in secret were automatically attached to the headlines.

With trembling hands, Charlotte scrolled to look at them. The passerby were just snapping casually but the product of the photos was picturesque, especially the wedding dress on Susan. It was every woman’s fantasy!

"Ah!" Charlotte hauled her papers onto the floor.

Lies! Passersby photos? She did not believe it.

News about her and Joseph had just made headlines and she had just become Ningcheng City’s limelight, but these candid shots were published now. Could it b e a coincidence? Impossible!

That b*tch, Susan Shelby, she just could not see the good things happening to Charlotte!