Regret Novel 68

Chapter 68

Tears welled up in Charlotte’s eyes, and Hiram was instantly thrown off. “Sis wait–why are you crying?” He had no idea how to comfort a woman, let alone his

“Hey, don’t cry, okay? I’m not mad

own sister. But seeing her cry softened his honot upset, really.

anymore. I’ll listen to you from now on, I swear. I’m not upset, really.”

Charlotte couldn’t help but laugh through her tears. She grabbed his hand and slipped the watch onto his wrist. “I’m just moved, that’s all. The hotheaded little boy I knew has really grown up.”

Hiram huffed, “I’m twenty–one, you know. I’m not a kid anymore.”

She just smiled at him, saying nothing.

***

Meanwhile, Genevieve marched straight into Evander’s office building. She didn’t even wait for Natalie to announce her; she barged right in. “Evander!”

Evander was deep in conversation with several foreign businessmen when she burst through the door. Every pair of eyes in the room landed on her.

Annoyance flickered across Evander’s face.

just how out of line

“I’m so sorry–I’ll take

away.”

ushered Genevieve to the reception lounge and made her wait a

jumped to her feet, eyes red with frustration. “Evander, you have

things to her, and then her brute of a brother actually hit me! And Charlotte just kept

her a bored glance, then wandered over to the couch

“Evander, I

his thumb. “No matter what,

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you really think you’re in the

him, incredulous. “You’re taking her side now? Since

tone turning icy. “You think

away instinctively. “I–I don’t know what you

out

the only one in the Howard family who’d dare pull something like that. If Charlotte wanted to

front of him, looking up with tearful, pleading eyes. “Evander, I didn’t

“Whatever happens between me and Charlotte is none of your

All those times she’d bullied Charlotte in front of him–had he ever said a word to stop her? Never. Now that Tricia was back in town, he should be thrilled, eager to send Charlotte packing. So why was

her?

cold dismissal left no room for argument. Natalie returned to pull

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