Chapter 549: Emotional Blackmail

Charles POV

It was snowing early in the morning As soon as I woke up. I changed my clothes for the day. My gaze fell
on the woman sleeping soundly on the bed. I had no idea how I managed to make it through.

Only God knew how many times I had wanted to go to the island to see her. However, I restrained
myself, too hurt because she left without saying goodbye

Although her bodyguards reported to me on a daily basis everything Caroline had done on the island, my
heart was in desolation, especially when I was alone in the bedroom,

But now, she was back.

All along. I knew that she didn‘t come back for me; but her being here was good enough for me. Thank
God I could see her, touch her, hold her to sleep, and kiss her lips. Everything seemed to be the way it
was before

At this moment, Caroline stirred, and her eyes fluttered open. I could see from her eyes that she was still
sleepy. But when she saw me looking at her, her eyes widened, and her sleepiness seemed to have
vanished in an instant.

“What are you doing?” she asked warily. She then got up from the bed, her face as white as a sheet
from being startled.

“Good morning,” I said with a chuckle.

“Good morning,” Caroline replied hesitantly. My gaze fell on her exposed collarbone and smooth
shoulder. Thankfully, I caught myself, so I looked away and said, “Come downstairs. Breakfast is ready.”



During breakfast, I noticed that Caroline kept on glancing at me. When she was done eating, she finally
asked, “What time are you going to work?”

I raised my eyebrows and put my fork down. “Why‘d you ask?”

Caroline lowered her eyes nervously. “Nothing. I was just wondering.”

I was not stupid. Judging from the look on her face, she planned to sneak out of the house. That was the
reason why she got up early in the morning. Of course, I would not give her the opportunity to do so. I
took a sip of coffee and replied, “Well, I don‘t have much to deal with today at the company, so I can go
to work a little later than usual. Why? You wanna go somewhere?”

“Not really. It‘s just that I invited Icey to play bridge with me.” Caroline glanced at me and changed the
topic.

“It‘s okay. It‘s still early anyway. I can accompany you for now.”

“Why don‘t you go with me later? I‘m going to do an inspection at the company.” I stood up from my seat
and laughed lightly.

After breakfast, Caroline changed into a formal suit. After walking for a while, I noticed that she had
slowed down and could not keep up with me. I stopped in my tracks and turned to look at her.

“Are you tired?”

“No. The coat is just a little heavy for me. I want to take it off.” Caroline shrugged her shoulders,
uncomfortable with the weight of her clothes.

As a concerned husband, I stood in front of her and said, “Raise your arms.”

Caroline did as told, and I helped her take her coat off. The accompanying staff immediately walked over
to take the coat out of my hands



. However, I refused to give them the coat and instead put Caroline’s coat in the crook of my arm.

“Shall we go now?”

How could I let others take my wife’s coat? As we walked forward, I saw, from my peripheral vision,
several female employees gossiping with one another.

“I beard that the relationship between our CEO and his wife hasn‘t been good in the past two years. But
that doesn‘t seem to be the case “ an employee said. I took a look at Caroline, and the corners of my
mouth curved upwards slightly

Caroline‘s POV

At noon, Charles took me to the Starlight Restaurant for lunch. He ordered our favorite dishes, but I did
not have the appetite to eat But for the baby‘s sake, I still forced myself to eat.

For some reason, Charles suddenly lowered his head.

“Mr. Moore, Mrs Moore.” A female voice suddenly came to my ears.

I looked up and saw that it was Amelia, the female star who had tried to seduce Charles and the one
Nina had photographed

According to my best friend, no company dared to hire her recently, she must be so desperate that she
came to us. She walked over and looked at Charles and me with pitiful eyes.

“I‘m… I‘m here to apologize. I was thoughtless. I shouldn‘t have offended you, Mr. Moore. Please let me
go just this once.” I raised my eyebrows and rested my chin on my hands.

“Your rumored girlfriend had come to us. Aren‘t you going to say something?” I asked Charles with my
voice dripping in sarcasm.



Charles raised his head and stared at me for a moment before glancing at Amelia indifferently.

“You are indeed thoughtless.”

“I know, I know. I was wrong. Mr. Moore, Mrs. Moore, please spare me this time. I will never do such a
stupid thing again,” Amelia implored.

Charles‘s face was as cold as ice. Without a word, he motioned to the bodyguards to take her away.
When Amelia saw the bodyguards approaching, she rushed to me and grabbed my trousers.

“Mrs. Moore, please help me,” she begged, her eyes red in fright. With a frown, I shook off her hands and
stood up.

“I‘m going to the restroom. Do you want to go with me?” Amelia glanced at Charles and nodded.

“Okay.”

“Follow them,” Charles ordered to the bodyguards. In the restroom, I leaned against the washbasin and
said, “If you have something to say, say it.”

“Mrs. Moore, I–I didn‘t mean to destroy your family. I just wanted to make money as soon as possible. My
family is in urgent need of money. If Mr. Moore doesn‘t lift the ban, it will be the end of me.” Amelia
glanced at the bodyguards as if that would change anything.

Unfortunately for her, I did not fall for it. I looked at her with an icy cold gaze. I had taken her here
because I did not want her to make a scene outside. And now that we were alone, I could make her have
the taste of her medicine without anyone intervening.

“Hasn‘t it occurred to you that it wasn‘t Charles who banned you from the entertainment circle? Sad to
say, but the ones who did that were those who were afraid to offend us,” I corrected her.

“You didn‘t tell them to do that?” Amelia asked in disbelief.



“Such a petty thing is not worth our time.”

Amelia stared at me, at a loss for words. After a moment‘s silence, she finally asked, “Then, will you help
me?”

“I can, but I don‘t want to. You‘re not the first person to come to Charles who had planned on using him
for your selfish desire. And just so you know, you‘re not the first to be banned from the entertainment
circle.”

I would not sympathize with a woman who tried to seduce my husband to get what she wanted, let alone
help her.

“Will you still be so calm if I tell you that I‘ve slept with your husband?” Amelia asked snarkily.

The bodyguards’ faces changed, and they glared at Amelia.

“Nice try But I know for a fact that that didn‘t happen.” I retorted

“How can you be so sure about that”

“Because Charles is a neat freak Amelia, let‘s put an end to your bullshit. If you were really short of
money and in need of help, I might sympathize with you, perhaps even help you. But no. You wanted to
destroy our marriage

Amelia‘s pitiful demeanor suddenly turned murderous. “If you want to see me crash and burn as
revenge, fine. But I will take you with me!”

In a blink of an eye, she took out a fruit knife from her pocket and aimed it at me.

The sharp knife glinted under the light. It all happened so fast that I did not even have time to react. I just
gasped in horror and waited for the knife to pierce through me.



Fortunately, Janet was quick on her feet. She sprang to action by kicking Amelia on the wrist. Amelia fell
to the floor, along with the knife. She was clutching her injured hand, her eyes brimming with tears.

“I was not trying to kill you. I–I was trying to commit suicide!” she cried out in grief and indignation. “Even
if you just want to end your own pathetic life, don‘t do it in front of me.” I supported myself on the
washbasin, straightened up, and said to my bodyguards,

“Let‘s go.” Before I could take a step, Amelia wrapped her arms around my legs and begged in a hoarse
voice, “Mrs. Moore, please let me go. I was wrong…”

“Let me go!” I ordered.

“No! You‘ve done so much charity, and the Moore family is famous for being philanthropic. Please give
me a way out, or those creditors will kill me.”

“I have no obligation to help you,” I replied, unmoved.

“Why are you so selfish? How could Mr. Moore marry a selfish and arrogant woman like you? Why are
you so cruel to me?!”

I pulled my legs out of her hands and scoffed, “Do you honestly think that you‘re a good woman?
Besides, what right do you have to judge me? Who do you think you are? I‘ve seen many women like
you. You think you‘re better than everyone else. But look at yourself. If you‘re so righteous, then why
would you throw yourself at a married man?”

Ever since Charles and I got married, I had experienced a lot and heard harsh and unpleasant words.
Most of them came from women like Amelia.

I never liked being in an argument. Arguing with someone who thought highly of themselves was futile,
so I just turned my back on them most of the time. However, it did not mean that I was a pushover.



“How dare you?! For once, why don‘t you get off your high horse? Didn‘t you take Mr. Moore away from
Rita? Admit it, you‘re not any better than me. You‘re just a bitch lacking morals.” Amelia leaned against
the wall and looked at me with a sneer.

“Slap her,” I ordered the bodyguards in a low voice.

Without hesitation, they walked forward and slapped Amelia as hard as they could. After several slaps,
her pretty face was now swollen, and blood oozed from the corner of her mouth.

“Don‘t fucking slander me. I don‘t need to explain my relationship with my husband to you. If you dare to
use emotional blackmail on me again, I will teach you a lesson you‘ll never forget,” I said, not a hint of
sympathy for her.


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