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Regret Novel 136

Chapter 136

Maybe feeling her pride had taken a hit, Abigail finally dropped the façade. “And who are you, a kid, to question me? So what if I did it? He’s my son–I’ll do whatever I want with him!”

“Today, what belongs to my boy–whether you hand it over or not–you’re giving it up either way!”

Before anyone could react, Charlotte slapped Abigail hard across the face.

The blow landed so suddenly that the whole room froze in shock.

“Charlotte, are you out of your mind?” Alistair shouted, staring at her.

“Oh, I’m out of my mind, all right.” Charlotte whipped a paring knife from her pocket, grinning as she leveled it at them. “Anyone who tries to take another step–well, they’ll find out just how crazy I can get.”

Alistair’s expression flickered with unease. “Charlotte, let’s talk this through. There’s no need for knives.”

“What, you’re scared of a little girl?” Alistair’s wife scoffed, refusing to back down. “What’s she gonna do, stab me?”

“Adelaide, you seem to have forgotten what I do for a living.” Charlotte spun the knife expertly between her fingers. “I’m a doctor. Trust me, I know exactly how to make someone wish they were dead–without actually killing them.”

“And since there are no cameras here, your word against mine won’t hold up in court. Maybe I should start

lunged forward,

drained of color. “She’s lost

out of control, he grabbed his wife and hurried the others out of

the doorway, glancing back at Charlotte

funeral parlor was

with red. “This is all my fault. I

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Chapter 136

set the knife down and crossed the room to her. “Don’t say that.

back.” Rachel clutched her daughter’s hand. “You have every right to find

your own.”

in return. “We’ll talk about this later, okay? Mom, when all this is over, let’s

“Leave the Capital?”

transfer two months ago. There’s

at her in surprise. “So you planned to leave all along. Is that why

the doorway, overheard