The dappled sunlight cast deep and shallow shadows across his exquisite and indifferent face, making him appear somewhat aloof and unapproachable.
Robert Stephens unexpectedly cleared a whole day in his schedule to personally pick out a birthday gift for Charlotte, even bringing her and Nicholas Woods along.
She had been by Robert Stephens' side for so long, she knew that aside from matters related to the Stephens family, all miscellaneous tasks were handled by his assistant, including her own birthday gifts.
In all these years by his side, she had never received such an honor.
Recalling the birthday gifts Robert Stephens had given her in the past, Charlotte Smith pressed her lips together and looked out the window without speaking further.
Without a comparison, things were fine, but with one, she realized she had indeed never been loved by this man; besides sleeping together, what else had he ever done for her?
