Regret Novel 10

Charlotte pressed her lips together. If she remembered correctly, Evander knew her relationship with the Sterling family had always been strained.

She vividly recalled one particular year when Grandma Rosemary celebrated her birthday. Both of her parents attended, and her father drank far too much. He ended up saying things he shouldn’t have.

She could still remember the look on the Howards‘ faces that night.

Trying to diffuse the situation, Charlotte stepped forward to calm her father, only for him to shove her aside.

She fell, shattering a wine glass, and slivers of glass sliced open her palm.

At the time, she hadn’t blamed her father. He was drunk, after all–maybe it was just an accident.

But what she couldn’t forgive was Evander, standing there watching, cold

and detached.

Back then, he hadn’t offered her a single word of comfort.

And now…

Now he cared to ask?

Charlotte’s gaze grew distant. “Is there even a point in asking?”

He gave a short, derisive laugh. “Pathetic.”

Charlotte’s fingers clenched tight, her face draining of color.

“You’re Mrs. Howard, and you let someone hit you? What else would you

call it?”

drained his glass in

sounded like the admonition of a real

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saying that, as his wife, she shouldn’t have to

did

she felt–he was the one who brought it

front of her. “I’m back. Did you want to

mind went

home early tonight

stirring in her chest, she was silent for several seconds. “Hiram is being held

this. So

think that

her. “You’re

Afraid he’d refuse outright, Charlotte quickly added, “If you help me

eyes darkened almost

reply when, just

glanced at his screen by

It was Tricia.

away–he answered right in

nothing like the one he

isn’t feeling well. He keeps asking for

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to do… Could

“I’ll be right there.”

He hung up.

expression tightened. Seeing him about to leave, she blurted

“We’ll talk another day.”

a backward glance, Evander

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