Regret Novel 39

Chapter 39

Charlotte didn’t let herself look tired until she was safely home, the front door shut behind her.

She glanced at her phone–Dean Chase had messaged. He’d reported Director Fontaine’s unauthorized job shuffle that delayed the surgery, but all upper management had done was issue a warning. No real consequences.

She wasn’t surprised. As long as nobody died, these things were always swept under the rug.

She didn’t bother replying. Instead, she pulled a crumpled note from her pocket, stared at it for a long moment, then tore it to shreds and tossed the pieces in the trash.

The next morning, Charlotte was jolted awake by her phone ringing. Eyes half–shut, she fumbled for it on her nightstand and answered without checking the caller ID.

“Miss Sterling, are you awake?”

That voice… She glanced at the screen. Natalie!

“Natalie?”

“Your parents showed up at the company because of Mr. Hiram. Mr. Howard wants you to come in and handle it.”

Before she could respond, Natalie had

parents had gone straight to Howard Enterprises? Just like that? Did something

on

Howard Enterprises, Administration Office.

flipping

Sterling stood before him,

for the sake of our two familles just let Hiram go. He cant has ninal record, ill

always hoped that with his son in laws influence,

Chapter 39

day. That way, the Sterlings could

job was out of the question. As

nodded and forced a smile. “She’s right, Evander. And Hiram is your brother–in–law, after all. Please, don’t hold this

eyes. Funny–when it was their own daughter, in trouble, she’d never seen them beg

file and set it aside.

The Sterlings froze.

chilling calm, “Did I

Years ago, when their daughter married into the Howard family, they thought their fortunes had finally turned. But Evander insisted on a “secret marriage“-if anyone breathed a word, they’d be cut off for

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