Chapter 1543

Anthony insisted upon himself that all that mattered was Charmine’s happiness. He would rather be the only one left hurting. ... After Maurice drove away, he could not help thinking of Charmine’s strange tone during the call. He was very worried. Charmine said she had left. Had she returned to the hotel, then? Maurice sped up and rushed back to the hotel provided by the filming crew. He ran up to her door and rang the bell. When she finally revealed herself to be in one piece, he finally let out a sigh of relief and asked, “Gem, why did you come back so early?” Did she not say that she wanted a vacation yesterday? Charmine looked at him with her clear eyes and said calmly, “I no longer want the vacation, so I came back.” Maurice was taken aback as he gazed at her. He had this feeling that Charmine had somehow changed, but he just could not point his finger at which part of her had changed. He entered her room and asked, “Gem, have you eaten? What would you like to