Chapter 282

Chapter 282

But before Charlotte could leave, Landon suddenly yanked her back into his arms.

Charlotte didn't dare struggle, afraid of touching his wound again. She only stiffened and gently reminded him, "Landon, your wound—"

Landon looked completely unconcerned. "As long as I can hold you, I'm not afraid of any pain or any wound."

Charlotte's face instantly flushed crimson. "Landon—"

Landon gritted his teeth and tapped her nose. "What? Still calling me Landon?"

"Right! You can't call him Landon anymore!"

Suddenly, a teasing voice rang out from the doorway.

Charlotte quickly struggled to sit up, her face red as she looked toward the visitor. "Jenna, stop talking nonsense."

Jenna walked in with Lucas carefully supporting her. "I'm not talking nonsense. If you don't hurry up and claim him, I might just steal such a catch for myself."

Beside her, Lucas immediately panicked. "Jenna, you can't just say things like that—"

Before he could finish, Jenna stepped hard on his foot. "Shut up! You don't get a say in front of me."

Lucas immediately fell silent.

Watching the once-domineering Lucas act as docile as a rabbit in front of Jenna, Charlotte felt both amazed and inspired with a certain idea.

The next moment, Landon had already seen right through her thoughts and turned her face back toward him.

Landon looked deeply at her. "Actually, you don't need to ask Jenna for advice."

Charlotte's face reddened. "How did you figure that out?"

Landon gazed at her, completely unwilling to look away. "Because I'll only do it better than Lucas."

Jenna clapped and cheered. "Mr. Forbes is amazing!"

Lucas felt jealous. "What about me?"

Jenna rolled her eyes. "Get lost! Go figure it out yourself!"

"And from now on, when I come to see Charlotte, you're not allowed to follow!"

Lucas looked dejected. "Then I'll follow from a distance."

Jenna sneered. "That won't work either, because seeing you makes me lose my appetite!"

Amid their bickering, Charlotte quietly leaned close to Landon's ear and said, "Landon, my birthday is in seven days. Do you dare to come?"

He dared!

Landon got so excited that he actually pushed himself up from the hospital bed.

Unfortunately, the pain turned his face white, and he fell heavily back onto the bed. The room immediately descended into chaos.

Three days later, at River City International Airport.

Lucas and Jenna stood at the boarding gate, saying goodbye to a dejected-looking Jordan.

Just before boarding, watching the two constantly showing affection in front of him, Jordan couldn't help but ask one more question.

"If I had been a little braver back then, could I have won Charlotte over?"

Lucas and Jenna quickly exchanged a glance, deciding to follow Jenna's advice and tell the truth.

So Lucas cleared his throat lightly. "Actually, no matter how brave you were, you still would have lost to Landon."

Jordan pressed on unwillingly. "Why? Am I really that bad?"

Lucas patted his shoulder sympathetically. "You're not bad, but Landon is really that strong."

Then Lucas shared what he'd learned and analyzed over the past few days. "Do you know? For Charlotte, Landon waited a full nineteen years—"

Four more days passed.

Charlotte deliberately wore a crimson dress she'd designed herself, her hair loose and flowing, standing in the hillside estate like a flower in full bloom.

She paced back and forth, glancing down the mountain from time to time.

She'd asked Landon to come at six o'clock. It was already five-fifty.

But he still hadn't appeared.

However, she'd just heard the traffic report and knew that over an hour ago, there'd been a major jam on the road he had to take. The line of cars stretched for miles.

Looks like he was going to be late for their first date.

Charlotte grinned mischievously, already plotting in her mind how she should punish him.

She turned around, leaned close to the blooming flowers, and took a deep breath. So fragrant!

She'd fallen in love with this estate last month—it was perfect for creative work.

On impulse, she'd used the money she'd earned over the past few months to buy the estate, then decorated it simply according to her own taste, creating what now stood before her.

Beautiful, with one corner dedicated to memories she shared with Landon alone.

Lost in quiet reminiscence, she suddenly heard the faint sound of running footsteps behind her.

Who could it be? Starting their evening jog at this hour?

Could it be a neighbor from the estate next door?

Charlotte decided to greet her new neighbor. She turned around slowly and looked down the slope.

Where the mountain flowers bloomed most brilliantly, Landon stood with his hands on his waist, breathing heavily in great gasps, but his handsome, chiseled face wore an incredibly happy smile.

The distance wasn't close, but those wickedly charming eyes curved into crescents, as if he'd just spotted the world's rarest treasure!

Charlotte smiled too.

Holding the flower she'd just picked in one hand and lifting her skirt with the other, she ran down the slope toward him like a butterfly.

And Landon quickly straightened up, smiling broadly, and opened his arms to meet her.