Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 66

Chapter 66

“Well, well, look who it is.” Genevieve gave Charlotte a slow once–over, her eyes oozing with disdain. “If it isn’t Charlotte the lapdog.”

Tricia could hardly hide her delight as Genevieve trashed Charlotte in front of everyone. Every new person who despised Charlotte made her day a little brighter. “Why’s Dr. Sterling being called a lapdog?”

“No idea…”

Two nurses at the station gossiped in hushed voices, but when Charlotte glanced their way, they quickly ducked their heads and hurried back to work.

Genevieve, arms folded and lips curled into a smirk, took in the scene. “What’s wrong? Embarrassed now? Maybe you should’ve thought of that before making a spectacle of yourself.”

Charlotte pulled her gaze away, her tone flat. “Miss Howard, are you here to defend your friend’s honor?”

“Dr. Sterling, you’ve got it all wrong,” Tricia replied, feigning innocence, as if she were the real victim here. “I didn’t even know you and Genevieve knew each other, let alone had any issues…”

break up with her, you swooped right in, desperate to win him over–wouldn’t leave him alone. Now that Tricia’s

who’d been eavesdropping

Wait, is

Dr. Sterling dated

between them–I couldn’t quite put my finger on

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I don’t want you to make things harder for her at work–she

her eyes, trying to explain, “Tricia, you’re too nice.

with Metropolitan General on equipment projects, she’ll never leave She’s like a stray mutt–clingy and Impossible to get rid

the belt, making even the bystanders

now with a

that Charlotte had heard it all before–so many times, in fact, that the words no longer stung. After years of wounds and heartbreak, something inside her had simply gone numb. Sometimes, you chase after something so long, getting battered and bruised along the way, only to realize that letting go is just a single thought away. And once you have

looked at Genevieve and suddenly smiled, arching a brow. “Are you

seeing her look stricken, unable to muster even a word