Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 22

She provoked Tricia?

What a joke. An utterly ridiculous one.

But really, what could she say at this point?

No matter how she tried to explain, Evander always took Tricia’s side. Whether or not she was truly at fault, it was never her that he trusted.

Swallowing the bitterness rising in her chest, Charlotte pushed his hand away. “Why don’t you go find your Miss Winthrop?”

She turned on her heel and walked off.

Evander watched her retreating figure, his face darkening. For six years, she’d stayed the same–submissive, silent. Now, this sudden defiance unsettled him, as though something essential was slipping out of his

grasp.

The next day, Charlotte went to work at the hospital as usual, but she could feel her coworkers‘ judgment in the air–lingering aftershocks from yesterday. Outwardly, everyone kept quiet, but behind closed doors, the gossip was relentless.

Charlotte had no intention of defending herself. She’d already applied for a transfer; once her notice period ended, her time at Metropolitan General would be over.

There was no point in explaining anything now.

ignore. Eventually, they reached the dean’s office.

door to his office.

gestured for her to sit, then asked in his

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Chapter 22

misunderstanding between you and Director

steady. “There’s nothing to misunderstand, sir. Once my transfer goes through, I’ll be

as well as I do–Director Winthrop is Mr. Howard’s pick. Sometimes, it’s best to just step aside. For the next few days, let her handle your

stared at him in disbelief. “Let her? Are

no mistaking it—he was quietly

she wasn’t the

fair. But this is Mr. Howard’s decision. He

gripped Charlotte’s chest. She drew a slow

the dean’s office, Charlotte

eyes. “Dr. Sterling, the dean called. din. I assume he’s told you? Sorry, I never thought Evander would go to such lengths for me. It’s

break stride, passing by without

wiped every trace of levity from Tricia’s

How naïve. Let’s

Howard Enterprises.