Cold husband burning regret

Regret Novel 95

Charlotte followed Evander back to Tranquility Manor. Once he’d made up his mind, she knew arguing would be pointless.

He punched in the security code and let them inside. Evander entered first; Charlotte trailed after him.

As the foyer lights flickered on, he calmly shrugged off his coat and unfastened his watch. Every movement–measured, unhurried–seemed to radiate a quiet

aggression in the cramped silence, making her instinctively anxious.

“I’ll sleep in the guest room.”

She made her position clear, brushing past him toward the hallway.

Evander watched her go, saying nothing.

Inside the guest room, Charlotte’s first instinct was to lock the door behind her.

She was scared.

Afraid of losing control–afraid, too, of letting herself waver.

The next morning, Charlotte headed straight to the hospital. Two new bodyguards, clearly on rotation, now stood outside the ICU doors.

Xavier had arrived early, bringing breakfast for

exhaustion obvious–whether from a sleepless night or from worry, Charlotte couldn’t tell. “Lottie, the

Xavier cut

had once held Evander in high regard, impressed by his

entrenched among society’s elite, that even after a century the Sterling family couldn’t hope to reach their heights. To be connected with the Howards was an opportunity not just to elevate the Sterlings into high

because of the woman Evander kept on the side, Xavier’s feelings toward Evander had grown complicated.

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Chapter 5

finished their rounds, Charlotte stepped out with him into the

Is his condition really that

and handed her the

those controlled by the thalamus and brainstem–he could breathe, his

the file slowly. “A vegetative

the trauma is isolated to his brain. In all my years as a surgeon, I’ve never seen brain damage

forgive me for saying this, but this wasn’t just a simple case of assault. Whoever did this meant to

Charlotte’s expression darkened.

need to stay in the hospital. Some people in a vegetative state recover in a