Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 93

Chapter 93

Charlotte’s hand froze on the doorknob. She stood rigid outside the room, unable to believe what she’d just heard Xavier say.

Taken in…

Who was taken in?

Did he mean her?

“So now you’re blaming me?”

Her mother, Rachel, who had been holding back her emotions for so long, finally snapped. “Why don’t you talk about how your own mother sold your newborn daughter? The Sterlings always looked down on girls, so you sold my child off like she was nothing!”

Her voice trembled with years of pent–up pain. “You have no idea what it’s like, Xavier. I lost my daughter, and in the depths of that grief I found Lottie. Do you think you understand any of that? All you ever cared about was whether the child was a boy or not. Even I was just a means for your precious Sterlings to carry on their family name!”

Rachel had buried these words deep inside for years.

But after the accident with Hiram, she finally found the courage to face her domineering husband–and the injustice that had defined their marriage.

Xavier said nothing. His silence only grew heavier.

and in that moment, she noticed Charlotte standing

the door.

slowly, her

process what she’d just heard, but she forced

the door and stepped in, her voice raw. “Is… is my

gathered herself. After a pause, she asked,

eyes stung and filled with tears. She nodded. “I heard everything. All

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many years…

because he’s your real child. I’m

the daughter who’d been sold at birth. She reached for Charlotte’s hand. “I’m so sorry, Lottie.

hadn’t wanted to neglect her daughter. But within the Sterling

Howard Enterprises.

Sinclair into

city below. He wore a dove–grey cashmere turtleneck and sharply tailored

his throat. “Mr. Howard,

was an assault

Sinclair stiffened.

learned about the incident after the fact. If the higher–ups caught wind of this, he’d be held responsible. He’d hoped that if everyone just kept quiet,