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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…”

“You’ve got some nerve coming after Tricia like this. When my brother had to break up with her, you swooped right in, desperate to win him over–wouldn’t leave him alone. Now that Tricia’s back in town, do us all a

who’d been

brother? Wait, is

god, Dr.

things always seemed weird between them–I couldn’t quite put my finger on

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I are just colleagues. I don’t want you to make things harder for her at work–she still has to face everyone here at

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

Charlotte again. “Besides, as long as iny brothe keeps working with Metropolitan General

belt, making

nurses glanced at Charlotte, now with a tinge of sympathy

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

smiled,

her look stricken, unable to muster even a word in her own defense before hurrying away in shame. But