ENCHANTED LOVE, VOLUME 3 - Season 13 Episode 100

The corner they were in was quiet as Holley saw Charles in deep thought. She thought of what to say next, but it seemed that she couldn’t form the right words at that moment.

Holley slightly raised her voice to catch Charles’ attention.

“Charles, you know I’ve been in love with you for a long time. You’ve been on my mind ever since I first saw you. I also know that you and Sheryl aren’t happy right now. She’s not suitable for you. You’re not really in love, but just tied together because of a contract. So, I hope you can give me a chance to be closer to you. I admit that I have my own selfish motives for this cooperation.”

Now, Charles originally didn’t care about whatever Holley said at all, but when he heard this woman casually slander his marriage with Sheryl, he became so enraged that he couldn’t even control himself to act decently. In fact, he didn’t want to listen to all her nonsense anymore.

However, Holley seemed to miss the obvious resistance and rejection in Charles’ eyes as she continued, “Charles, our cooperation will benefit you in both work and in life, won’t it? Our companies can even merge into one and grow stronger. If you divorce Sheryl, I’ll marry you and leave Tarsan Corporation completely under your management. I can stay at home to teach and accompany our children.”

“Shut up! Sher and I live a quiet, happy life now, which you don’t need to comment on. Moreover, do you think I will like you? You don’t need to waste your time and my time here anymore.”

Without even bothering to be polite, Charles rejected Holley’s advances and quickly walked away.

Everything Charles had said made Holley mad with rage. She clenched her hands into fists so hard that her nails dug crescent-shaped imprints on her palms.

Her eyes gazed at Charles’ determined back as a cold smile graced her face. ‘Just wait and see, Charles. You’ll soon come back and ask me to cooperate with you!’ she thought.

Meanwhile, Charles returned to Shining Enterprise. He contacted the head of the project and declined the cooperation between Shining Enterprise and Tarsan Corporation. The head could only regretfully say, “It’s really a pity. We’ll re-evaluate this project, but I hope that we can have a chance to cooperate with Shining Enterprise in the future.”

Charles also thought that it was a waste to have given up the project, but he got sick to his stomach when he thought that he had to work with Holley. Therefore, he thought that he made the right decision.

He also didn’t understand how Holley had the confidence to say that he would divorce Sher and be with her instead. Although the company’s development was very important, Sher’s place in his heart was far higher than the company’s.

But what Charles never expected was on the next day, rumors began to spread everywhere—Sheryl, the wife of the president of Shining Enterprise, poisoned Leila, and pushed her mother-in-law down the stairs which resulted in a serious injury and hospitalization.

Such news was so absurd but it had spread quickly. Charles tried to trace the source of the news, but to no avail.

He could only trace the one who committed the libel and comfort his wife, which made him exhausted.

What made things worse was that the stock price of Shining Enterprise crashed and plummeted sharply due to the malicious rumors. A gap appeared in the company’s capital chain, which put the company in a tense and critical situation.

The other shareholders of the company also questioned Charles and forced him to give them an account of what happened. In addition, they also required him to solve the company’s problem as soon as possible.

During this difficult time, Charles had to work overtime every day even until midnight, and tried to find a way out of their current problems.

At that time, Holley suddenly came to visit Shining Enterprise and took it upon herself to find Charles.

The phone on Charles’ desk suddenly rang. The front desk called and when he heard Holley’s name, he thought that it was when he previously rejected Holley that the rumor came out. Such coincidence made Charles suspect her.

It was clear that the rumor this time must have been designed by someone anonymous and this person’s target was Sheryl and the company. Thus, Charles had employed private detectives to trace the source, but there were no leads yet.

At Shining Enterprise

While Charles sat in his office, he reflected about all that things that happened recently. After a while, there was a knock on the door and his secretary came in.

“Mr. Taylor, Tarsan Corporation’s Miss Myers says she has an appointment with you. Should I let her in?” the secretary said politely. Charles thought about it for a while before he answered, “Let her in.” His face remained emotionless.

The secretary nodded in compliance and then left.

A minute later, Holley arrived at the door of the president’s office.

“Mr. Taylor, hello,” Holley greeted happily. As soon as she stepped inside his office, she greeted him naturally like they were friends and their unpleasant conversation before never happened.

There was no response from Charles. The real reason he allowed her to meet him today was maybe he could find some clues from what she was going to say to him.

If Holley really was the source of those rumors, he wouldn’t spare her easily.

“Mr. Taylor, would you mind having a conversation with me today?”

“Miss Myers, why did you come here to meet me?” When Charles glanced at Holley’s fearless and confident face, he grew suspicious of her.

“I heard that Shining Enterprise had experienced a downfall recently. Mr. Taylor, is that so?”

“Shining Enterprise has indeed encountered some minor problems at present, but I believe these issues would be solved soon. They’re not as serious as you said,” Charles calmly answered. Holley’s eyes glinted under the bright office lights at Charles’ response.

If she hadn’t kept a close eye on Shining Enterprise recently, Holley would have easily believed Charles’ words.

‘Charles, you’ll compromise with me soon,’ Holley sneered and thought to herself.

“I came here today to discuss the project Tarsan Corporation and Shining Enterprise were supposed to work together on last time. Although you previously refused to cooperate, I think you’ll take this opportunity considering Shining Enterprise’s current predicament.” Confidence dripped from Holley’s every word. She believed that Charles wouldn’t refuse her offer this time because his company was in shambles.

Moreover, Holley had learned a lesson from their previous encounter. She didn’t mention anything about Sheryl and their relationship this time, but of course that didn’t mean that she didn’t want to be with Charles anymore. Instead, she opted for a slow and gradual approach. As long as the two companies would cooperate in the end, there would be plenty of time for them to be alone together. Thus, she would have many chances to approach and attract him.

“What do you think, Mr. Taylor? I think this project is worth the try. As long as our companies work together, I believe we can maximize the benefits. So, do you agree to cooperate on this project now?”

At that moment, Charles didn’t answer Holley immediately, but his eyes dropped and he decided to consider it.