Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 12

Charlotte was still reeling when, out of the blue, Evander texted her: *I can get you a lawyer–but it depends on how you behave.*

She stared at the message, stunned.

Behave?

What was she supposed to do–make way for Tricia and her son without protest?

Charlotte gazed at the words on her screen for a long time before finally typing a single word: *okay*.

Meanwhile, after receiving Charlotte’s reply, Evander turned to Natalie and instructed her to look into why Hiram had been detained.

Natalie nodded and left, and not long after, Mrs. Howard–Miranda Sutherland–stormed in, swinging her designer handbag like a weapon. “Evander, don’t tell me you have a secret child!”

He loosened his tie, looking perfectly unbothered. “A secret child? What are you talking about?”

“Don’t play dumb with me!” Miranda slapped a photo onto his desk. In it, Evander and Tricia were pictured picking up Hans from kindergarten.

Evander’s expression darkened.

have an illegitimate son. Even Mrs.

is an affair, Evander! While

still the Howard family’s daughter–in–law. Now that rumors about a secret child had

and began signing documents, only half–listening. “He’s not

sure?” Miranda

barely glanced up. “I’m

Charlotte; if he truly had a child with another woman, he’d have acknowledged it by now. And after all these years, she still didn’t have a

divorce? I can introduce you to some

her hands were tied. She’d turned a blind eye, expecting her son to eventually agree to a divorce on his own. Anyone could see he

hovering above the paper, a flicker of impatience in his eyes. “My marriage is none of your

stared at

the desk. “But Charlotte’s going to find out about this mess too.

while. When he finally spoke, his tone was flat. “She

Miranda’s blood boil. “Fine! I’m done with this. You clean up your

up his phone and scrolled through Twitter, his

PR team to get this

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