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.

the internet now! Everyone’s saying you have an illegitimate son. Even Mrs. Whitmore’s grandson

is an affair, Evander!

not have liked Charlotte, but Charlotte was still the Howard family’s daughter–in–law. Now that rumors about a secret child had exploded online, it was a

and began signing documents,

you sure?” Miranda

barely glanced

her own son. He’d been forced into marrying 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

Miranda changed tactics. “You don’t even love Charlotte. Why not just get a divorce? I can introduce you to some proper young ladies from our circle–someone

a daughter–in–law, her hands were tied. She’d turned a blind eye, expecting her son to eventually agree to a

flicker of impatience in his eyes. “My marriage is none of

stared at him, taken

shot back, rapping her knuckles on the desk. “But Charlotte’s going to find out about this mess

silent for a while. When he finally spoke, his tone was

done with this. You clean up your

left, Evander picked up his phone and scrolled

team to get this off

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2013

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