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Quinn obviously knew Charles would never act like that-after all, he was Charles.

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This guy even handled breakups with women in such a classy, gentle way. If you ever asked him to do something

that ruthless, it'd be easier just to put him out of his misery.

Quinn let out a low chuckle and shook his head. “Honestly, Yolanda’s got it pretty good. She might not have your

love, but she gets to see you every day and doesn’t have to worry you'll up and leave. You've never actually

thought about divorce, right?”

Charles's lips curled up ever so slightly as he picked up his glass and took a sip.

“Not for now.”

“Charles, I'm your friend, but damn, you can be stone cold,” Quinn said, shaking his head and clicking his

tongue. “Can't really blthese women, though. They fall for your face, fancy last name, and that sweet

attitude, and just assyou're Prince Charming. If only they realized, the softer a guy seems, the more frost

he’s packing underneath. Your heart? You could wrap it in sunshine and it'd still never thaw. Honestly, Joelle

Monroe's totally set her sights on you this time.”

Whether Joelle’s got what it takes to melt the ice, well, that’s up to her.

Charles didn’t bite. He just brushed it off-didn’t see the point. A second later, he changed the subject and

started talking business with Quinn instead.

After they wrapped up, Charles asked, “So, where's Leo tonight?”

Quinn couldn't help but laugh. “Apparently, he’s sick or something. When | called, he sounded totally drained.

Just the other day, he toldhis tongue hurt because sgirl bit him. As if we'd ever buy that. Honestly, if

Leo actually ended up making out with a girl, | wouldn't be surprised if you, Charles, were on your knees begging

a woman to stay.”

Charles chuckled too. “Is it serious?”

“Who knows? He just sounded out of it, wouldn't even cout for drinks. My guess? Xavier probably took away

his race cars-otherwise, there's no way he’d suddenly cdown with ‘something.”

After saying that, Quinn went full gossip mode and called up Xavier to see if he knew anything about Leo's so-

called illness.

Xavier sighed and rubbed his brow. “All | did was haul away two of his cars this morning. Seriously? That's

enough to make him ‘sick?’ Honestly, that kid is ridiculously pampered.”

Quinn thought, ‘Figures. Taking away Leo's cars is like stealing his wife. No wonder he’s moping around like he’s

lovesick.

Just as Quinn was about to hang up, Xavier couldn't help but ask, “Hey, Quinn, has Leo been hanging out with

any girls lately? He's been acting kind of weird.”

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“Nah, not at all. He's either out drinking with us or holed up at hplaying video games. He's got zero

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chances to meet any girls.

Navier let out a sigh of relief. If Leo actually started showing interest in women, the Lawson family would be

throwing a damn parade.

They were seriously worried about him-hell, even his grandma was scared he'd bring ha guy instead.

After they hung up. Quinn eyed the drinks on the table and said, “If we ever spot a decent girl, we should set Leo

up. Otherwise, the Lawson family might start thinking we're all such players we've ruined his interest in

women.”

Max looked up, his voice dry. “Hey, you guys are the ones fooling around, not me.”

Quinn just chuckled.

The conversation in the private room shifted to other topics.

Yolanda had just snagged another ten percent of the shares, bringing her total to twenty-eight percent. And with

Jason still working on rounding up the rest, she was on track to hit thirty percent soon. Once she did, she'd have

the most say in Starlight.

She called Jason to check on the progress. “How much longer until we hit thirty percent?”

“Almost there, Mrs. Sinclair. Should be done by tomorrow noon.”

Yolanda nodded and hopped into Sophie’s livestream. The girl hadn't stopped streaming for a second-just kept

whining nonstop like it was her full-tjob.

The chat was full of trash talk aimed at Yolanda, but there were plenty of folks rooting for Sophie too.

Sophie even roped her three roommates into the show, and now they're all making bank.

“Mr. Maine, helplock in all the evidence. The moment my shares hit thirty percent tomorrow, I'm going

straight to the police.”

“No worries, Mrs. Sinclair. I've already documented everything.”

With Sophie's livestream blowing up and Yolanda’s ntopping the trending charts, they really didn't need

anything extra-there was already more than enough proof out there.

Yolanda finally breathed easy. Working with someone as clever as Jason Maine, she didn’t have to rack her brains

at all.

She thanked him, sunk into a soothing bath, and waited for what tomorrow would bring.

Just as she was about to doze off, Yolanda’s phone lit up with a message from lan.

[Ms. Grant, are you asleep?]

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Yolanda paused, then decided to reply.

[Don’t touch Eric Long Charles already dug up his identity, and | still have use for him.)

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lan was all quiet ferocity-the type who let his actions do the talking. Last time, he’d sent Vivian Andrade into

a coma, blowing up everything between the Andrade manor and Charles. Now, Yolanda couldn't help worrying he

might set his sights on Eric next.

Her instincts told her-ruthlessness ran in lan’s veins, just like it did with Charles.

[Understood. Just couldn't help but tell you-I miss you.]

Yolanda’s chest tingled, all itchy inside, like a trail of ants had just crawled across her heart.

She left the message unanswered and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Yolanda woke to the cozy warmth of someone in her bed.

Instinctively, she tried to nudge him away, but Charles just wrapped his arms around her even tighter.

That snapped her fully awake. She shot out of bed and hurried off to freshen up.

When she stepped out of the bathroom, getting dressed, Charles was sitting at the edge of the bed, looking

relaxed and gentle as ever. “You're up early, huh?”

“I need to check up on that exec who got hurt because of me.”

Charles hummed in response, tilting his head slightly. “Chere and givea kiss.”

“You haven't brushed your teeth.”

She started looking for her bag, but he wrapped his arms around her from behind. “Getting tired of your

husband?”

Yolanda thought, ‘Please, save those moves for your flings. I'm not falling for that trick.”

“Not at all, but Ill be pretty swamped these next few days.”

Charles was all worked up this morning, clutching her tight and slipping his hand up under her skirt, totally

unwilling to let her go.

“Con, babe, it's way too early-and don’t act like you're not feeling it too,” he teased.

She'd ended up having a seriously steamy dream last night, all thanks to that one line lan dropped.

Charles started sliding his hand lower, fingers tugging at her pants. Today she was dressed down, giving off

major heiress energy, emerald studs and all-so flawless and doll-like it was impossible not to stare.

Yolanda brushed his hand away, met her own eyes in the vanity mirror, and dabbed on a pale lipstick like nothing

had happened.

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Her thick hair was loosely pulled back with a green lace ribbon, the curls falling carelessly over her shoulders -

effortlessly gorgeous, so stunning you couldn't look away.

Charles couldn't help but be struck by how beautiful she looked, and he wasn’t even annoyed at being brushed

off.

Yolanda, you've really gotten into dressing up lately, haven't you?” he teased.

Back then, she always wore plain white clothes, no earrings, nothing flashy. She was pretty, sure, but there was

always something a bit too proper, missing that playful spark.

Tve been meeting a lot more people these days-can’t just show up looking all plain anymore,” she replied.

Charles bit his lip, his eyes lingering on her back. Every curve was perfect, her waist-to-hip rajust right. He

used to love teasing her by pinching her waist.

But now he looked a bit sulky. “You're getting all dressed up just to head out?”

Yolanda capped her lipstick, spun around and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. “Relax, I'm just meeting up

with swomen. What's got you so jealous?”

Was he actually anxious about this? Charles wondered.

He just couldn’t stand the thought of her heading out looking that amazing,’ he admitted to himself.

Does she even know how stunning she looks right now? he thought.

He used to love flaunting his most treasured things in front of his buddies-especially his lovers, never stingy

about parading them around. But with Yolanda today, the last thing he wanted was for her to leave the house,’

he mused.

Out of nowhere, Eric's words echoed in his mind: “Your wife's a knockout. There's a whole bunch of guys

watching her.”

Is there really sguy out there checking Yolanda out?‘ Charles wondered to himself.

Ever since Yolanda cback home, she’d been like his shadow, never even glancing at another man.

And honestly, nobody had ever shown the slightest interest in her-no secret admirers, no one crushing on her,

nothing.

Yolanda couldn't care less what was running through his head. Without missing a beat, she made for the door -

only to have Charles snake an arm around her waist and reel her right back in.

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