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!”

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

me?”

of possession,

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it, her gaze turning even

the man she was clinging to was

Charlotte, all warmth and friendliness. “Dr. Sterling, didn’t you say you barely knew Evander? You two seem pretty close to me. I was actually

Tricia was generously trying

secret: the Howard family’s eldest son, already securely at the helm of Howard Enterprises. In the business world, he lacked for nothing–neither connections nor money. He was a major shareholder in

of nowhere and had the backing of

supposedly introducing Charlotte to Evander, even the nurses nearby couldn’t hide their

Charlotte’s face, as if the only thing he’d registered was Tricia’s claim: “She said she barely

His eyes darkened.

wanted

was just a coincidence running into Mr. Howard.

icy in

need Evander’s help

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warm with