Cold husband burning regret

Chapter 68

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.

how out of

in behind her, flustered. “I’m so sorry–I’ll take Miss

away.”

the reception lounge and made her wait a full half

frustration. “Evander, you

ran into Charlotte at the hospital today. I just said a couple of things to her, and then her brute of a brother actually hit me! And Charlotte just kept using Grandma as leverage against me.

glance, then wandered over

but pressed on, “Evander, I was

with his thumb. “No matter what, she’s still your sister–in–law. And

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you really think you’re

stared at him, incredulous. “You’re taking her side

turning icy. “You think I

away instinctively.

to spell out what you did with the

who’d dare pull something like that. If Charlotte

looking up with tearful, pleading eyes. “Evander, I didn’t mean it. I just can’t stand her. I wanted

her. “Whatever happens between

bullied Charlotte in front of him–had he ever said a word to stop her? Never. Now that Tricia was back in town,

her?

to pull

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