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

Chapter 230 Let It Go

The Jenkins.

"Luke. Luke, come out. You haven't eaten in three days.” Charlotte knocked on the door with a pleading voice.

Since they came back from the court, Luke had locked himself inside his room. No matter how many times Charlotte rapped the door, not a sound came from the inside.

Gritting her teeth, Charlotte asked someone to break through the door.

When it was opened, dust and smoke flew. Luke was seated by the window with his face void of any expression. Even when the door was broken apart, it did not manage to twitch a single muscle on his face.

"Luke." Charlotte’s voice was shaky. "Come down, have something to eat first."

There was no response from Luke still.

There was a flash of sorrow in Charlotte’s eyes. "Luke, take care of things. Moya Jones has been uncontrollable in the company recently. She said that Jade said in the court that Dad was going to leave his assets to her son and now that Mom killed him, she shouldn't be inheriting his assets. She thinks that there needs to be a new allocation of the assets. She managed to get herself with the Jenkins and it

vaguely tells of Julian Shaw, so everyone in the office thinks that she's the right one. Besides, she has the Shaws behind her, so people are siding with her now. Luke, if you stay cooped up here, the woman's going to snag the company.”

Luke slightly furrowed his brows, but he did not react any more than that.

"Luke, the Ainsleys came too. They claimed that Mandy's mental state isn't stable and it’s bad for the baby. They hope that we can take her back."

Luke pressed his lips together as he kept his gaze on the window.

"Luke!" Charlotte's voice was growing desperate." Don’t be like this, please? I was stupid with what happened to Mom. It’s my fault. I caused it. Torment m e if you have to, but don't do it to yourself," Charlotte said with tears streaming down her face.

Luke turned around slowly, getting off from the window and wiping Charlotte’s tears. His voice sounded hoarse when he spoke, "Charlotte, you're wrong. It’s not you or Mandy. It's me. I'm the one who agreed to work with Julian for Susan and installed the wiretapping software on Mandy's phone. That’s how Julian Shaw got Jade's address and how everything else happened. I'm the one who caused everything, do you understand?"

For the three days, pain, guilt, regret, despair, and all sorts of emotions engulfed him, threatening his sanity.

Susan had only wanted to deem her innocence.

Mandy did not expect things to go so far.

Charlotte was only too nervous.

The cause of it all was because he had promised to help!

Luke gripped his fists. For Susan, he had put his mother through this... Tears escaped Luke’s eyes silently. 2

He knew that his mother was at fault and that she deserved the punishment but that was his mother. Everything she ever did was for him and Charlotte. How could he hate someone who did

everything with their best interest in mind? 2

It was Charlotte's first time hearing Luke mention it. She was slightly surprised that her older brother had actually installed a wiretapping device on Mandy's phone. However, she recollected herself promptly." Luke, you can’t be blamed. You didn't know these things would happen afterward! Julian and Susan are t 0 be blamed. They’re the devious ones. Luke, you can't keep this up. If you don’t pick yourself up, Julian Shaw will take control over the Jenkins Corporation through that b*tch Moya Jones and we'll really have nothing then."

Julian Shaw... There was a flash of iciness in Luke’s eyes.

He had thought about a lot of things when he kept

himself locked these days. His rational mind told him that Susan actually did nothing wrong, but emotionally, he could not accept the fact that the woman he most loved had sent another woman he most loved into jail. 4

Whatever it was, however, he was unable to actually resent Susan! Even with all that happened, he still loved her. He could not help loving her.

This was Luke’s true despair.

His mother had already been sent to jail but he still loved Susan.

Was he a horrible son? He was not even human.

Unable to detach himself from the anguish, Luke could only keep himself locked in the room.

In spite of it, Charlotte's words suddenly woke him up.

His Susie was so gentle and kind. No matter how wronged she was in the past, she would only forbear it silently. If not for Julian Shaw, she would never become the way she was now! Julian Shaw was the one who had him install the wiretapping software too!

The person who should bear the biggest responsibility for his mother's doom was Julian Shaw!

Julian Shaw was the culprit.

More importantly, Julian Shaw was a man he could let himself hate.

"Yes, we can’t let Julian Shaw get his way." Luke’s gaze seethed with frost. "He got Mom to this state. I want him to pay.”

"Luke, actually..." Charlotte started, attempting to say something.

"Charlotte Jenkins! Are you trying to speak for him? D o you still love him?" Luke glared at her. "Forget your feelings for him! He's our enemy right now."

"Can you forget Susan then?" Charlotte looked at Luke, her gaze morose.

Luke pressed his lips together. After some time, he answered, "One needs to forget even if one can't.

Charlotte, you’re at the age of marriage."

Marriage?

Charlotte jolted. "Luke, I don't want to get married!"

"Charlotte, you said so yourself. The Jenkins Corporation is in jeopardy. The aftermath of Mom killing Dad is huge. We don't have any advantage from society's comments and the shareholders' perceptions. To stabilize our stake, we must pull in powerful assistance. A marriage of alliance is a

good way to do it." Luke looked at Charlotte. "Don't worry. I’ll find you someone nice. I won’t let you suffer for it."

Charlotte’s lips moved.

She recalled Julian's aloof gaze and her mother's staggering figure when she was brought away by the police.

Finally, gritting her teeth, she replied, "I understand! A

s long as I can help you, I’ll get married!”

"Good!" Luke nodded.

He had found his target again!

From now on, he was living to get revenge on Julian Shaw. 1 Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Recovering some sense of life to him, Charlotte passed him his meal and watched him eat but her gaze was forlorn.

After all that had happened, she should be letting it go.

‘Julian Shaw, I liked you ever since I saw you for the first time.'

'I've liked you for so, so long, and I still like you now.'

'No matter how you hurt me, I can forgive you. But why? Why did you do what you did to my mom?' 'For Jenkins, for my family, I have no other choice.'

'My love, from now on, I've decided to become your enemy.'