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Regret Novel 174

Chapter 174

Pick her up?

Charlotte frowned in confusion. Had he lost his mind today?

She hesitated to answer, and his voice on the phone dropped, low and insistent. “You don’t want to?”

There was no point arguing with him.

“I’m at the Market Street intersection.”

Evander grunted in acknowledgment and hung up.

Charlotte waited by the bus stop at the corner of Market Street for only a few minutes before that familiar car glided to a stop along the curb, beside the manicured hedges.

She got in, buckled her seatbelt without a word. Evander’s gaze lingered on her, unreadable as ever. “Are you feeling okay?”

Her hands paused for a beat, but her expression didn’t change. “I’m fine. I already took my medicine.”

Evander frowned but said nothing.

Suddenly remembering what was ahead, Charlotte turned to him. “Should I change clothes?”

Tonight’s event was bound to be a little formal.

in his seat, Evander pinched the bridge of his

She didn’t ask again.

o’clock, they arrived at Celestia Towers, the most renowned and lavish

legendary “Elysian Hall.” The minimum rental for this banquet space was close to ninety thousand dollars a night–and even if you had the money,

The space was built like a palace, all marble

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as Evander walked in, a steady stream of socialites and dignitaries approached to greet him–local officials, medical association board members, distinguished professors and

of them

“Isn’t that Dr. Sterling from neurosurgery? Here with

and smiled. “Mr. Howard gave me a

glanced at her, then took a glass of wine from a passing waiter, saying

professor for a bit and was about to raise her glass for a toast when Evander, face dark, abruptly took her wine away. “She’s not

best she doesn’t drink.”

group exchanged surprised

stunned for several seconds before regaining her composure and reaching for her glass. “There’s nothing

handing the glass to a server and ordering a cup of

water instead.

seemed to catch on and played along, smiling. “Dr. Sterling, if you’re feeling

her gaze on Evander’s calm, impassive