Regret Novel 76

Charlotte didn’t want to bother him and was about to politely refuse, but Jonathan seemed to see right through her. “Don’t worry about it. We’re headed in the same direction anyway, and honestly, finding a driver during the day is a lot tougher than at night. Why not just let my guy drive your car home for you?”

“As for the cost, just pay the usual rate you’d pay for a driving service. That way, you’re not taking advantage. Sound fair?”

Charlotte hesitated. She already owed him so much.

But something in his tone put her at ease.

She agreed.

Jonathan dropped Charlotte off at Tranquility Manor.

He pulled up outside the main gate. “Is this the place?”

Charlotte nodded and transferred him $40 as payment. Only after she saw the

notification on his phone did she open the door and step out.

Jonathan watched her walk into the gated community, then didn’t linger. He told his driver to go.

Across the street, a white Audi was parked. Inside sat Tricia.

She watched as Charlotte got out of Jonathan’s car and entered the neighborhood,

her fingers clenching tight around the steering wheel, face dark with jealousy.

She’d seen that license plate at the Center for Sleep Medicine–it was Mr. Pembroke’s car.

was involved

she wanted to steal Evander as well?

her

keyed in the code and stepped inside the house. As she crossed the threshold, she looked up and saw a man

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gleaming

looked as if he’d been waiting for a

Charlotte blinked in surprise.

had been coming home more often lately–at all

shadowed. “You finally decided to

laugh, with a

“I have been waiting for

froze, staring at

he really just said he’d been

Was that possible?

his eyes dark as ink. “Did you have fun

How did he know…?

snapped back–so that’s what

wasn’t waiting for her. He was worried about scandal, about her

of your business, Mr. Howard.” Charlotte brushed past him,

then darkened. He reached out and grabbed her wrist, hard. She stumbled backward, caught off–guard, and in a heartbeat he’d pinned her against the

could even think, his body leaned in, his breath hot at her ear. “Didn’t I

in her chest. She let out a breathless laugh. “There’s nothing between Jonathan and

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