Chapter 348

My Son And I Are Both Neat Freaks

Charles’ POV: After working for a whole day, I went back to the hotel, completely exhausted. Just as I
was about to take a shower, I received a call.

I glanced at the phone’s screen and froze. It was a video call from Scarlett. It made me wonder if I was
hallucinating. ‘Why is this heartless woman calling me?‘ The phone kept on ringing and the word
“honey” continuously flashed on the screen. ‘Damn! It’s really Scarlett calling me!‘ I rushed into the
bathroom and stared at myself in the mirror. I looked disheveled, haggard, and unpresentable. These
days, I hadn‘t been paying attention to my appearance, and I hadn‘t even shaved my beard.

I wanted to answer the video call, but I hesitated because of how I looked. ‘I can’t really show myself to
her looking like this! I need to look damn near perfect in front of her,‘ I thought. Thus, I washed up
quickly. After taking a quick shower, 1 dried my hair, shaved my beard, and put on some night wear.
Once I was sure that everything was perfect, I called Scarlett back. While I was waiting for her to
answer the call, my heart was racing. “Hi, Daddy!” James’ adorable face appeared on the screen.
‘Wait… why isn’t Scarlett on the phone?’ “Oh! Hi, James. Did you miss Daddy?” I forced an awkward
smile. “Yes, I did. Daddy, you haven’t visited me in so long!” said my son. “Daddy is busy lately.
Anyway, where’s your mom?” With the phone in his hands, James looked around and jumped into a
particular direction.

“Mommy!”

“James, watch out!” I exclaimed. Fortunately, a pair of delicate hands caught him. Soon, I saw
Scarlett’s beautiful face. Within an instant, the surge of yearning broke through my defenses that I had
worked so hard to build. It had been only a few weeks since I last saw her, but I had been longing for
her already, “Why did you call me all of a sudden?” I asked nonchalantly. “James misses you,” she
answered listlessly. “Oh… he misses me, huh?”



I spoke in lilting syllables on purpose. And just as I had expected, Scarlett was flustered.

“Baby, now that we’ve seen your dad, can we go play with your little brothers now?” Scarlett said to
James.

“But I haven’t finished talking with Daddy yet.” James shook his head.

“Good job, my boy! You deserve to be my son!‘ “Daddy, when will you be coming back?” asked James.
“Around three days or so. Sorry if it is taking so long, son.” “Okay. Come back soon. I miss you, and
Jerry and Jason miss you as well,” the boy replied. Suddenly, the boy‘s face turned red. “And Mommy
misses you too.” “James, don’t say such nonsensical things!” Scarlett grunted.

The smile on James’ lips disappeared and he looked at me in bewilderment. “Scarlett, don’t get mad at
him. He‘s still young and he has no idea what happened between us,” I said crossly. Scarlett didn’t
argue with me. She just squatted down next to James and touched the boy‘s face lovingly. “I’m sorry,
my love. Dad has been very busy recently. Let‘s not disturb him anymore, okay?” “Okay. Daddy, I really
miss you, but you have work. Bye, Daddy. I love you!” James kissed the phone screen and waved his
hand at me goodbye. “I miss you and I love you too, son. I‘ll be back in a few days. Bye!” I waved back
at him.



Scarlett took the phone and hung up before I could even take another look at her. It seemed that she
really didn’t want to see me. After the video chat, I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling blankly for a long
time. Scarlett‘s gentle, loving appearance flashed through my mind and her soft voice resonated in my
ears. I began to feel hot all over. The uncontrollable longing aroused my desire. Scenes of us having
sex over and over flashed through my mind like clips out of a movie, arousing me even further. How I
wished I could tie up this gorgeous woman and fuck her as much as I wanted. I was getting horny, so I
started to masturbate. But then, my phone rang again.



I thought that it was another call from Scarlett.

But unfortunately, it was just Nicholas. Disappointed, I picked up the call and asked, “What‘s up?”
“Charles, when will you be coming back?” “In a few days. Why do you ask?” “Two days from now, it’ll
be my birthday. Aren’t you going to come to my birthday party?” asked Nicholas. I fell silent for a while.
I wanted to refuse, but I figured he might invite Scarlett as well. Thus, I said, “If I manage to finish up on
my work here early, I‘ll attend. But don‘t expect anything, alright?” Nancy’s POV:

I asked Nicholas to call Charles and invite him to the party,

After hanging up, Nicholas shook his head and said, “He’s busy. I don’t think he’ll come.” I nodded in
response, feeling aggrieved. My heart was filled with sadness. “Nancy, you are a member of the Wood
family. I must remind you not to provoke Charles. Our family cannot compete with the Moore family. Do
not let our family suffer the consequences of your willful love. Understand?” Nicholas’ remark was
particulatly harsh.

the Wood family because of my actions.” Nick sighed and tried to persuade me; gentler this time. “My
silly sister, I am your brother. It’s natural for me to support you in your pursuit of happiness. But Charles
Moore isn’t a man you can tame. I’m afraid you’ll just lose the bait along with the fish.” Even though I
knew he was just worried about me, I still felt uneasy about his comment. ‘Why can’t I win Charles’
heart? I’ve been trying to win him over for a year, but he still hasn’t given me a shred of hope. I cannot
accept this!‘

Two days later, my brother’s birthday party was held at Mint Bar.

I made sure to dress up well for the day. I wore a customized blue fishtail skirt from Givenchy. My hair
was permed into exquisite curly waves, and I even wore the latest necklace from Cartier.

As I held Nicholas’ hand and waited in the hall, Charles soon appeared in my sight. He had a boy in his



arms.

“Hi, Charles. I‘m here too!” I greeted him eagerly. Charles approached us and handed a gift to
Nicholas. He didn‘t even bother to glance at me. “Happy birthday, my friend.” “Charles, it’s good to see
that you‘re here! You didn‘t have to bring me a gift, bro.” Nicholas grinned from ear to ear. “My assistant
bought it.” Charles paused for a second and added, “That birthday gift is from me and my wife.” “Ah,
then I should thank Mrs. Moore as well.” Nicholas forced a smile. I pursed my lips, annoyed by Nick‘s
remark. ‘Why does he still address Scarlett as Mrs. Moore? They’re about to get divorced, alright?‘
Unwilling to be ignored, I took the initiative to speak to him. “Charles, why did you bring your child
here?”

Charles glanced down at his son and his face softened.

“He’s rather clingy. I don’t have a choice,” he said. “He’s so adorable! Can I hug him?”

I reached out to take the child from him, but he moved back right away.

“Sorry, but my son is a neat freak just like me. He doesn’t like it when strangers touch him,” said
Charles, “Oh… I see.”

I withdrew my hand, feeling awkward and kind of hurt, ‘Don’t give up, Nancy! It’s not easy to meet with
Charles. Do not miss this opportunity!’ I told myself, trying to cheer myself up. “I apologize if I’ve
offended you just now, Charles, Anyway, thank you for coming to my brother’s birthday party! I’d like to
propose a toast to you.” I picked up a wine glass, gently clinking my glass with his as I fawningly
muttered his name. I wanted everyone to know that Charles was here to see me. “I’ve already told you
that both my son and I are neat freaks. I do not appreciate strangers trying to touch my stuff. Did you
not hear me the first time” Charles shot me a cold glance before throwing his wine glass at the table in
disgust. Suddenly, the tension in the room turned awkward. I could feel that everyone around me was
looking at me with contempt. This humiliation brought tears to my eyes.








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