He never had many women around him — and yet, she was the only one who truly mattered.
Women, to him, were always a source of trouble. Yet somehow, she had effortlessly broken through his defenses. When they first met, she was still his nominal sister-in-law.
"So, what was your relationship with that Ivanka? Did you ever have feelings for her?" Janice asked, her voice edged with suspicion. She'd heard everything about Charles when she first joined Black Rock Co. — how he was almost entirely free from scandal. Unlike Shaun, smooth-talking, or Brian, calculating, Charles was stubbornly loyal in love. Once he claimed a woman, he owned her with fierce, unyielding devotion. That kind of man was irresistible.
