After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire
Chapter 112 Charles' Conspiracy

In the romantic dining room, Charles placed the cutlery in front of Hannah, appearing to be a thoughtful gentleman. Hannah's words, however, left Charles frozen and visibly embarrassed. She didn't make Charles look good.

"All these years we've been together, and you don't even know I'm allergic to mushrooms?" said Hannah.

It was ironic that Charles made this mistake while he intended to show how much he loved her here tonight. What a slap in the face!

Charles was stunned for half a second and quickly calmed himself down. He quickly said, "Oh. I just thought of sharing the delicious food with you. I forgot that you're allergic to mushrooms. Waiter, please replace it with the one with black pepper sauce."

"Yes, sir," the waiter said respectfully, and Hannah was watching Charles's performance.

Hannah found lots of loopholes in Charles' crass antics. Why had she never seen him through in her last life? Owing to her unconditional trust, she had been deceived into a miserable situation once. Charles cast around for another change of subject to ease the awkwardness.

"Hannah, why are you suddenly going to the company? I didn't know you were going to work." asked he.

"Nothing to do anyhow."

"Did Oscar treat you badly and make you feel insecure?" Charles asked with a worried look.

"Of course not."

"That's good." Charles put on a smile, "I was afraid that you would be wronged by Oscar. After all, his reputation is really bad. I'm worried..."

"Instead of worrying about what Oscar did to me, you'd better pay attention to what happened between us," Hannah said, staring at him, "Didn't you say you wanted to make it clear?"

"Yes," Charles nodded quickly, being careful not to offend her.

"Jane was buried today, which left me with a lot of feelings." said he.

Hannah lowered her head and ate the redelivered dinner as if she was going to enjoy a free crosstalk of the man before her.

"I can't accept that she would have committed suicide because of her evilness, and I feel a little guilty about it," Charles said, grimacing, "I should have reassured her, if I had known she couldn't take it." Eating her steak, Hannah showed no reaction. Charles was a little embarrassed and went out of his way to smooth things over, "Actually, it was Jane and Roger who pushed me too far. At that time, Jane drugged me and seduced me, and in the end, she asked me to marry her. I loved you. How could I marry her?! But I did not expect my refusal to lead to her vindictive acts. I was penalized by Jane in public. I had to marry her to prove my innocence. You won't blame me, right?"

As he spoke, he reached out and tried to take Hannah's hand but Hannah raised her hand and dodged.

"That's a conflict between you and Jane. Why should I blame you? There's a reason. Jane could blame you, and she wouldn't reproach me." said she. Hearing that, Charles was a bit embarrassed by Hannah's words. For him, Hannah stood against him no matter what he said now and it was hard for him to play a trick on her, while she used to be so docile to him. Charles gritted his teeth and tried to control his irritation.

"Hannah, I'm worried about you because of Jane's death," he said.

Hannah chuckled sarcastically.

"I'm afraid you're going to be upset, too. After all, we loved each other so much, but I did such terrible things to hurt you. I am so afraid you would be afflicted by these things. If anything happened to you, I could not expiate my guilt even at the cost of my life!" Charles said guiltily, seeming to be so sincere!

But in Hannah's eyes, it was so disgusting. She didn't even know how Charles could say such a sickening thing.

"You needn't worry about me. Oscar and I are very close now, and I even appreciate the fact that you and Jane destroyed the relationship between you and me. And I finally married Oscar," Hannah said. "Hannah, don't put on a brave face. I know you said that on purpose. I know you love me very much. The more you act like this, the more I will worry..." Charles looked anxious.

"I didn't love you." Hannah said, word for word, "When I was a little girl, my grandfather told me that we were engaged. My world was only about you at the time. So I thought I loved you. I didn't get it until now. I did not fall in love with you at first sight. I loved my grandfather so much that I would listen to whatever he said. Perhaps if it were any man, as long as grandfather chose him, I would have thought that I liked him."

Charles glared at Hannah. It was hard for him to accept the fact that Hannah didn't like him.

All these years, he was somehow superior to Hannah in his eyes. He believed that Hannah was being manipulated by him. He couldn't believe that Hannah had no feelings for him, nor could he accept that Hannah fell in love with another man in such a short period of time.

Charles clenched his fists in secret, repressing his anger.

"So, I'm grateful to you, and the relationship between you and Jane for giving me the courage to let go of our engagement and marry Oscar. I understood what it means to like a person." Hannah said. Meanwhile, she showed a sweet and delighted smile to Charles.

"It's good that you are not affected by this." Charles purposely put it off.

A hidden cruelty flashed through his eyes. He probably never thought that the woman who loved him so much would suddenly say that she was in love with another man. He even invited her to dinner. He probably thought that with a few sweet words, Hannah would be mollified. After all, she might calm down after that wedding ceremony.

And when she cooled down and saw he was so vulnerable, she would return to him, yet he wouldn't accept Hannah anymore, for he thought she was secondhand. When he got things done, he was going to make Hannah's life a living hell, he swore. That was his revenge on her, for she turned her back to him.

Now, however, things had gone completely awry.

He picked up the wine glass beside him and put on a warm smile.

"I thought you needed my comfort and apology and we might be able to get back together. But since you said the current life is what you want, then I wish you the best."

Hannah glanced at the wine glass next to her and picked it up.

Charles clinked glasses with Hannah, a sly smile showing on his lips.