Regret Novel 109

Evander’s face remained unreadable as he picked up the file–just as he expected. “Charlotte asked him to look into it.”

“The Pembrokes and the Howard family have always been at odds, and Miss Sterling has been spending a lot of time with Mr. Pembroke. If Mr. Pembroke is using her…”

“That’s her business.”

His eyes were icy, every line of his expression radiating indifference.

Natalie was speechless.

If he didn’t care, why did he look so grim?

“So, are we still investigating Hiram’s case?”

Evander was silent for a long moment. “Look into everyone connected to him.”

Not long after Natalie left, his phone rang. It was Tricia.

On the other end, Tricia was crying. “Evander, Hans fell and hurt himself. No matter what I say, he refuses to go to the hospital–he says he’ll only go if you’re with him.” Evander’s brow creased. “Is it serious?”

“When he fell, there was broken glass all over the floor. His knees are bleeding, and there’s no first–aid kit at home…”

calmly, “I’ll come by after I

He hung up.

here.”

at her phone, her expression

been before, Evander would have said he’d be there right away.

the incident yesterday–when Evander realized he’d wrongly blamed that wretched Charlotte–his attitude toward Tricia had changed. She couldn’t afford to just sit back and do

The doctor examined the boy’s wounds, and seeing they were inflamed, administered

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they’d finished treating the injuries and the doctor had left, Tricia let out a relieved sigh. “Hans is just terrified of hospitals. Otherwise, I never would have bothered you when you’re so busy. I’m the one causing trouble for you,

careful–like she knew she’d done

please, Evander’s tightly drawn

so much. Maybe it wasn’t entirely fair to blame

“It’s no trouble. Don’t worry about

shouldn’t have been so stubborn or lied to

for us. I’ve just been stuck in the past, unable to move on. But now… I want to let go. I have Hans, after all–I’m not good enough

feeling oddly calm, though his

her. But now, he was the one forcing her to back

deep, steady breath before speaking, “I promised Hans I’d take him to the amusement park. Once he’s healed up,

and tired, suddenly sparkled

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