NovelEnglishChapter 266 | Choose Not to Marry
The server shook her head apologetically. “I'm sorry, ma'am, but all seats here are pre-booked, and we cannot
make changes.”
Charlotte turned to Pete with a shrug. “Nothing we can do, then.”
Pete smiled. “Once we're seated, we won't see much of the outside anyway. It's fine.”
It was already dark outside, and with the revolving restaurant perched high enough, looking out would only
reveal an expanse of the night sky unless someone deliberately looked down. It wasn’t too bad.
“As long as it’s fine.”
Charlotte nodded, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
The server handed over the menu, which Charlotte immediately passed to Pete. “You can order.”
“Then | won't hold back.”
Taking the menu, Pete scanned it briefly and deliberately picked sof the pricier dishes.
After ordering five or six items, he glanced at her and asked, “Is there anything you'd like to add?”
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“This is more than enough.” Charlotte replied noting that they
Chapfer 266 | Choose Not to Marry
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After the menu was handed back to the server, Pete looked at her and suddenly asked, “Have things been tough
for you these past few years?”
The question caught Charlotte off guard. After a brief pause, she replied, “Get married, and you'll find out.”
“You're trying to trap me,” Pete said with a mock tsk. “I won't fall for it.”
Charlotte laughed, her eyes crinkling with genuine mirth, her smile radiant and lively.
Pete stared at her for a moment before saying, “I still miss the days when you were in Cedarhill. Back then, you'd
sneak out all the time, either going up the mountains to hunt rabbits or picking fruit. You were so full of energy.”
Charlotte nodded. “Yes, and every time, you'd tattle on me. By the t| got home, Grandma would scoldor
even givea beating.”
Pete raised an eyebrow. “The mountains were dangerous. | was looking out for you by telling on you.”
Charlotte huffed lightly, refusing to entertain his excuses.
“But then, you said you'd met someone who saved you. You said you liked him. Not long after that, you left
Cedarhill. The next t| heard about you, you were married.” He sighed.
“I thought you'd cback one day, especially since you said you wanted to learn carving from me.”
Chapfer 266 | Choose Not to Marry Charlotte lowered her gaze slightly, her long, curled lashes concealing the
bitter emotions in her eyes.
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Back then, she had been so impulsive, always comforting herself and pouring all her feelings into Arthur, only to
be met with cold. indifference.
“If I could go back in time, I'd choose not to marry,” she said softly.
Pete's expression deepened as he studied her. “Even now, it’s not too late to regret.”
But Charlotte didn’t want to linger on the topic. She quickly shifted the conversation. “What about you? How
have you been these past few years?”
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The elevator doors opened, and Carlos Stoddard, the president of the partnering company, stepped out first,
wearing a polite smile. “Mr. Harrison, this restaurant has a great atmosphere and excellent food. You should give
it a try.”
Arthur followed behind him, his tall figure exuding natural elegance and gravitas. His every movement reflected
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏman innate sense of nobility, his presence commanding, and his sharp, handsface devoid of any unnecessary
expression.
As his gaze swept casually across the room, it abruptly paused when it landed on two people sitting by a window.
His expression immediately froze.
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Chapfer 266 | Choose Not to Marry Mrs. Harrison over there.”
“I'm not blind,” Arthur replied coldly.
Carlos, sensing something was amiss, asked curiously, “Mr. Harrison, is that someone you know? Would you like
to invite them over to join us?”
Arthur's voice remained calm. “You go ahead. I'll follow shortly.”
Without waiting for a response, he strode toward Charlotte.
Carlos looked confused. “What's going on here?”
Jacob stepped in smoothly. “Mr. Stoddard, let's go ahead and order. Mr. Harrison has a personal matter to attend
to.”
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