Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 5

Evander’s face darkened. Just as he was about to let go of Tricia, she gripped his arm tightly. “Evander, I’m still not feeling well. Would you come with me to pick up my medicine?”

He frowned, glancing back in the direction where a figure had just disappeared, then gave a curt nod.

Evander accompanied Tricia to the pharmacy to get her prescription. As they walked back, Tricia glanced at him and noticed how distracted he seemed. Smiling, she stepped closer. “Evander, Hans wants to attend a private kindergarten, but he doesn’t have the right paperwork. I was thinking… maybe you could have him temporarily registered under your name?”

Afraid he’d refuse, Tricia quickly added, “Don’t worry–it’s only temporary. I promise, no one will ever know.”

Evander fixed her with an unreadable stare.

Tricia didn’t dare look away. Instead, she nervously clenched her fingers. “Evander, are you… upset with me?”

“It’s not appropriate for Hans to be registered under my name,” he said, his expression unchanged. “But I can have my mother officially recognize him as her stepson.”

Tricia froze.

A stepson to the Howards…

That would make Hans the same generation as Evander!

Her own son, turned into Evander’s “little brother“-what did that make

her?

Evander’s gaze sharpened. “Are you unhappy with this arrangement?”

Tricia buried her resentment beneath a polite facade. “No… whatever you

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think is best.”

grunt and

palm, bitterly dissatisfied. Still, she reminded herself–some things couldn’t be rushed. As long as her son made it into the Howards‘ circle and won over the family elders, she’d have her chance

come home that

used to leave a light on for him, but not anymore. Whether he came home or

about to head to the hospital when, unfortunately, she ran into Tricia and

past them,

and turned. “Is

Sterling, do you…

overthinking,” Charlotte replied. It wasn’t a matter of liking or disliking–there simply wasn’t

other.

son over, smiling. “That’s good to hear. Oh, you’re heading to the hospital, right? I’ll be going there too, just after

we’re going the same way, I’ll have Evander give you a

where he’d

couldn’t wait to crawl into

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need.

her. “Don’t be so polite–after all, we work at the same hospital. Evander will be

to swallow the anger rising in her chest. She couldn’t help but wonder if Tricia was doing all this on purpose–had she always known

free. “I said–no,

and

mother on the floor, Hans rushed at Charlotte, shoving her. “You’re a mean lady! How