Regret Novel 179

By the time Evander returned to Tranquility Manor, it was already half past eleven. When he stepped inside, the living room and bedroom were shrouded in darkness.

He flicked on a concealed light and pushed open the bedroom door. In the soft, golden glow from the hallway, he could just make out the sleeping figure on the bed. For a brief moment, his features tightened.

He stood by the bed for a while, then slipped off his jacket and headed to the guest room next door to shower.

The next morning, a thin shaft of sunlight slipped through the gap in the curtains, landing just above the headboard.

Charlotte slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the man’s handsome, sharp–edged face.

His arm was draped over her hip, careful not to press on her stomach or waist. The way he held her, so gentle and deliberate, made it seem as if he truly cherished her, as if he was afraid she might break.

Such a beautiful scene–newlyweds, tangled up in each other, lost in their honeymoon haze.

If only things were that simple.

But the distance between them felt insurmountable, as if an ocean separated their

hearts.

And she had no desire to cross it anymore.

Snapping back to reality, Charlotte gently moved his arm away. The motion woke

him.

fixed his gaze on her, eyes unreadable. “You certainly slept

the past, sleep had never come easily. Most nights,

be so

too obsessed never leads anywhere

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to say something more, but to her surprise, he only let out a low chuckle. “Being pregnant does

Pregnant?

froze. “What… are you

bought at the drugstore?” Evander

silhouette disappear into the walk–in closet. “You went to the pharmacy that day to ask

been suspicious since

out she was carrying his child, he’d probably force her to get rid of

his shirt, appeared in the closet doorway. “If I hadn’t said anything, were you planning to keep

Charlotte’s face paled.

here to accuse

bad for him–she

at her side again, his thumb and forefinger tilting her chin up, forcing her to meet his eyes. “If you’re pregnant, stay home and take care of

at him, stunned. “You want me… to rest at home during a

narrowed his eyes. “What else would

lips together and

made sense. Never mind Rosemary; Evander’s mother, Miranda, was desperate for a grandchild. If

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