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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.”

cameras here, your word against mine won’t hold up in court. Maybe I should start with

forward,

shrieked and stumbled back, her face drained of color. “She’s lost it! She’s completely

Alistair barked, his bravado gone. Fearing things would spiral out of control, he grabbed his wife

Charlotte

last, the funeral parlor was quiet

behind, eyes rimmed with red. “This

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Chapter 136

room to her. “Don’t say that. You raised me, cared for me. I

shouldn’t keep holding you back.” Rachel clutched her daughter’s hand. “You have every right

your own.”

about this later, okay? Mom, when all this is

“Leave the Capital?”

applied for a transfer two months ago. There’s an opening in Riverspire City.

surprise. “So you planned to leave all

outside the doorway, overheard her words and paused,