The Bad Boy Next Room (Charlie and Taylor) novel Chapter 56

[Charlie, I won't be home tonight. I'm meeting an old friend and heading back to the manor.]

Reading Taylor's note, Charlie's heart sank. She checked her phone and saw that Taylor had sent the same message, only with more details.

The next part read: [I didn't want to wake you. I made chicken soup. Just heat it up when you wake up.]

"Is it just me, or does that sound a little cold?" Charlie muttered. She huffed, thinking about last night. Yes, she had been tipsy, but she still remembered what happened. They had almost kissed. Well, they did, but just a peck. Taylor had held back because their relationship was still undefined.

As Charlie heated up the soup Taylor had made for her, she wondered, 'Was he mad at me?'

Guardian Angel: 'Yes, he's definitely mad. He wants to control you, Charlie. Get out while you can!'

Inner Devil: 'That's a terrible thing to say, and it's so out of character for a Guardian Angel. Charlie, if he were mad, he wouldn't have made you chicken soup!'

Charlie shook her head, brushing off her imaginary inner voices. She started eating and called her sister.

It took a while, but eventually, Freya answered, "Hey, Sis. Good morning. How's school?" Then Freya lowered her voice and whispered, "How's your hottie roommate?"

Freya giggled, glancing around before adding, "Your trust fund can now raise a family of ten kids!"

Charlie laughed. She asked, "Where are you?"

"I'm inspecting my first-ever designs at Adley's main shop!" Freya exclaimed. Then she lowered her voice again. "But Mom and Dad are here. Let me just go to my office."

Adley was their family's jewelry brand. Freya, recently appointed as the lead jewelry designer, was now taking on a bigger role in the company. Soon, Freya turned on her camera. Charlie saw that she had settled in. "So, tell me."

"Freya, I…" Charlie gulped. "I want to tell Dad about Taylor."

Freya pursed her lips and asked, "What exactly will you tell him?"