The Luke Group would be affected by this public opinion storm. Elena closed the browser on her phone and put it down beside her. Her mind had become a mess of thoughts. This was not right. Did she misunderstand Charles? As the so-called "shady deal" in the surrogacy competition was disclosed, Luke Group and Charles were affected. Was he even willing to put Luke Group and himself at risk just for her to stay? That did not make sense. Elena didn't feel that she was that irresistible and Charles could not be that stupid. Then what's wrong? Elena picked up her cell phone and scrolled through her contacts, stopping at Charles. She hesitated, wondering if she should call him. After being deep in thought and hesitating for a long period of time, Elena finally put away the phone. She had