Regret Novel 62

Chapter 62

She tossed off her words with a careless air, not bothering to see how Evander reacted. Without looking back, she strode straight into the elevator.

When she reached the ground floor, Charlotte went to the reception desk and used their landline to call in a tip.

She’d originally planned to wait until she left to report it.

But she was done waiting.

Two days later, the rumors about Charlotte being the “other woman” fell apart the moment the police arrived to take Director Fontaine away for questioning.

Inside her consultation room, Charlotte was explaining the details of an upcoming brain tumor surgery to a patient and their family, reminding them to prepare for the operation scheduled for the next morning.

As soon as they left, Mrs. Fontaine burst in.

Nurse Vera tried to stop her, nearly in tears as she shouted from the hallway, “Mrs. Fontaine, this is a hospital! If you keep this up, we’ll have to call security!”

“Get out of my way!”

Mrs. Fontaine shoved past her and marched right up to Charlotte, her voice rising in a furious screech. “You bitch! Was it you who got my husband arrested?”

Charlotte only smiled, cool and unruffled. “What does that have to do with me?”

“Don’t play dumb! I know you did this!”

Fontaine raised her hand, ready to lash out, two security guards rushed in and restrained

Fontaine down before turning to Charlotte, her voice laced with reproach. “Dr. Sterling, wasn’t that a little harsh? No matter

Charlotte actually called the

“Funny, when you were all

if you don’t want to admit what

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Fontaine

criminal offense.

a stiff smile. “Whatever the case,

misunderstanding me. Director Fontaine was reported for taking bribes. The authorities have already started their investigation. Who knows how many people’s

Bribery.

face went pale in an

anyone what her husband had done–she was a beneficiary herself. “You… you’re lying. My husband… he would never do

protested, the weaker her

lip, her expression turning

about Director Fontaine’s bribes–down to

making a scene, maybe you should be figuring out how to distance yourself. When bribery gets exposed, everyone involved is

her fists,

Mrs. Fontaine? She didn’t dare linger a second longer. At this point, even her husband’s job

She hurried after Tricia.

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