Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 13

Charlotte looked up, puzzled. “Is there something you need, Mr. Howard?” Evander’s tone was unhurried. “Did you see the news today?”

“What news?” she asked, genuinely confused.

He studied her in silence for a moment, his gaze unfathomable. “Nothing important,” he said at last.

With that, he turned and walked away.

Charlotte watched his retreating figure, and only then remembered

Hiram’s situation. She hurried after him. “Mr. Howard.”

He stopped, glancing back at her with a colder, more distant expression. “Is there something else?”

A faint sting tightened in her chest.

So, it was fine for him to come to her when he needed something, but she wasn’t allowed to do the same? Was that how it worked?

She pressed her lips together. “Thank you for offering to find me a lawyer. As for what you mentioned about my… cooperation, once I’m free in the next few days, I’ll bring over the di-”

She didn’t get to finish her sentence about the divorce papers before a clear, cheerful voice cut in.

“Evander!”

smile on her face faded. She looped her arm through Evander’s, her tone all too sweet. “Evander, you came to the hospital–why didn’t you stop by to

me?”

was a show of possession, plain

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right through it, her

clinging to was legally someone else’s

you say you barely knew Evander? You two seem pretty close to me. I was actually thinking of

it sounded as if Tricia was generously

Enterprises. In the business world, he lacked for nothing–neither connections nor

envied Tricia. She’d landed the position of department head out of nowhere and

Charlotte to Evander, even the

the only thing

His eyes darkened.

almost wanted to

was just a coincidence running into Mr. Howard. We exchanged a few words, that’s all. I wouldn’t say

turned icy in an

his reaction, kept smiling. “Dr. Sterling, did you need Evander’s help with something? You can always

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warm with other women. I wouldn’t want