Chapter 607

Charlize finally understood what Spencer meant.

Blushing, she shot a glance at Spencer and dared not look at him again because she felt awkward.

She had not thought so at first, but after what he said, Charlize thought that getting married earlier might not be a bad idea.

Throughout her life, she never had grand ambitions because she came from a prominent family, had an older brother’s protection, had decent academic performance, and had good looks. Her life journey hadn’t always been smooth, but she had love and support from her family.

Later, when she chose to study economics, she planned to gain some experience in the industry for a few years after graduating from college before going back to help her brother, Charles, with the family business. Other than that, she had no other thoughts about what she wanted.

However, ever since she met Spencer in her freshman year, her plans for the future inevitably expanded by the time she graduated.

Back then, she indeed had ulterior motives for choosing Spencer’s company. When her classmate, Jacqueline Lamer, who competed with her for the same position, accused her of having hidden intentions after celebrating the New Year together, she couldn’t refute the accusation out of guilt despite feeling angry.

The thought of Jacqueline reminded her of another matter.

After hesitating for a moment, she quickly asked Spencer, “By the way, our college invited you to give a speech as a guest speaker. Are you going?”

The thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Department of Economics and Management at Jadeborough University was in two days. The department was always well-funded, and most of its graduates achieved success in their careers. Those who graduated four to five years ago or those who weren’t at the top of their classes were at least company managers.

However, people like Spencer, who became the boss of a company before graduating and had the company listed publicly right after his graduation, were extremely rare in the past thirty years.

Among them, the most famous was Sophia. Joshua’s achievements were also very impressive, but he was not from the Department of Economics and Management.

However, it seemed that Sophia had refused to attend the anniversary celebration this time.

Charlize couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed at the thought of it.

Spencer didn’t know why Charlize would suddenly bring up this matter. According to his past habits, he wouldn’t bother going to such events because he disliked socializing with the board members of the university.

He would usually delegate those responsibilities to Fred, his assistant, in the company. He would only attend in person when it was absolutely necessary.

However, this year...

Turning his head to look at Charlize beside him, he thought it wouldn’t hurt to go. “I’ll be going,” he said.

“Oh, great! I shall reply right away.”

Charlize received the electronic invitation two days ago, but she only had the time to glance at it due to the back-to-back meetings she had the whole day. She thought of asking Spencer about it later on, but unfortunately, she forgot about it because of Juliette’s wedding yesterday.

Spencer reached out his hand to hold Charlize’s waist. He wasn’t very pleased by the fact that Charlize was still thinking about work at that moment.

After Juliette’s wedding, Charlize and Spencer stayed in Alenvista for one more day before taking the afternoon flight back to Jadeborough.

By the time they arrived in Jadeborough, it was already past seven at night. After having dinner, Spencer accompanied Charlize back to the Johnson residence.

When they arrived at the Johnson residence, they bumped into Charles, who had just returned from work.

Spencer stopped his car and let Charles go ahead first.

Charles drove past them and parked his car in the garage. After that, he came out of the mansion and grabbed Charlize’s luggage. “It’s late. Thank you for sending Charlize back, Mr. Lacroix.”

Charles tugged on Charlize’s arm after he spoke, separating her hand from Spencer’s.

Charlize instinctively held onto Spencer’s hand the moment she was pulled away, which caught Charles’ attention.

When Charles saw them holding hands, his face turned dark instantly. “You’ve been on a plane for hours, and you still have work tomorrow. You should go in and rest early.”

He barely managed to control his temper as he led Charlize into the mansion.

“Goodnight,” Charlize said awkwardly to Spencer before turning around and following Charles.

Spencer looked at Charlize but didn’t follow them inside. “Goodnight.”

Halfway through, Charlize couldn’t help but turn her head to take a look because she felt a bit reluctant to leave. When she noticed that Spencer was still standing at the entrance of her family’s mansion, she was touched by the gesture. In the end, she obediently followed Charles back into the mansion.

Upon seeing Charlize turning back frequently and sensing her reluctance to go inside, Charles’ already dark expression became even gloomier.

If it weren’t for the fact that physically assaulting someone was illegal, he would have already given Spencer a beating.

They’ve only been together for such a short time, yet now Charlize doesn’t even want to come home!

The more Charles thought about it, the angrier he became. After sending Charlize back to her room, he went downstairs and drank three glasses of cold water.

It was in the middle of a winter night. As Charles stood by the kitchen bar and gulped down cold water, he startled the housekeeper, who had just prepared some late-night snacks. The housekeeper was so startled that she was rendered speechless.

After drinking three large glasses of cold water, Charles became much calmer.

However, the thought of Charlize and Spencer staying in Alenvista as an unmarried couple for three days made him feel bitter.

Unable to resist the urge, he loosened his tie and went upstairs to knock on Charlize’s door.

Charlize had originally planned to go downstairs to find Charles. While shopping today, she had seen a pair of cufflinks that would suit Charles. Although they were rather expensive, costing over six thousand, she still decided to buy them.

As soon as she put down her luggage, Charlize took out the nicely packaged cufflinks to give to Charles. However, as soon as she opened the door, she saw her brother coming up.

“Charles?”

Noting Charles’ grim expression, Charlize handed him the bag nervously. “I bought you a gift.”

Charles was still angry, but his expression softened instantly when he heard Charlize. “What is it?”

“Cufflinks.”

He reached out to take the box. After opening it and seeing the stylish and elegant cufflinks inside, Charles felt appreciated by his little sister’s gesture.

“I really like it.”

He patted Charlize’s head, but soon another thought crossed his mind. “Did you also buy a pair for Spencer?”

“No, I didn’t!”

Upon hearing her answer, Charles nodded in satisfaction. “Good. Men shouldn’t be spoiled. Of course, brothers are an exception.”

Charlize stared at Charles speechlessly, but she didn’t dare to admit that she had bought Spencer a tie instead of cufflinks.

That tie cost thirteen thousand, which was even more expensive than the cufflinks.

Charlize hadn’t even received her salary for the month, and it was already spent. Not only that, she had also used half of her next month’s salary.

After buying Spencer’s tie, she didn’t have enough money left, so she had to use her credit card to buy Charles’ cufflinks.

Charles clipped on the cufflinks. The more he looked at them, the more he liked them. “Do you still have enough money?”

After Charlize graduated, she hadn’t asked him for money again. Charles used to transfer money directly to her bank account, but Charlize returned all the money untouched last year, saying that she would earn her own money.

Charles felt touched that his sister had grown up. Although he stopped sending her money, he still bought gifts for her frequently.

Charles could tell that the cufflinks were expensive and that Charlize had probably spent quite a lot on a wedding gift for Juliette already.

He didn’t need to think twice to know that her salary wouldn’t be enough to cover those expenses.

After pondering for a moment, he took out his wallet and handed all the cash inside to her. “You can use these to buy snacks.

Anyway, it’s getting late. Take a shower and go to bed early. Goodnight.”

“Goodnight, Charles.”

Faced with the stack of bills, Charlize finally accepted the money.

Fine, I’m really that broke.