Regret Novel 181

A thought flashed through her mind.

Child abuse.

Charlotte stopped in her tracks, glancing back at Hans, who was curled up behind the flowerbed, quietly sobbing. She hesitated for half a minute before walking over. Hans wiped at his tears, only to see someone holding out a tissue to him.

He looked up, dazed for a few seconds, then pushed her hand away. “You’re a bad person. I don’t want anything from you!”

Charlotte didn’t take offense. “If I were really a bad person, I would’ve thrown you out of here already.”

Hans clenched his little fists, his lips trembling as he stayed silent.

“How did you get hurt on your leg?” she asked.

At that, Hans quickly tugged down his pant leg to hide it, unease and fear flashing

in his eyes.

Charlotte caught the look on his face. “Was it your mother who did this to you?”

“…No,” he whispered, barely audible.

His mom only hit him because he misbehaved. She loved him, didn’t she?

“Did you tell Mr. Howard?”

me! Never!” Hans suddenly clapped his

might have crossed a line. After all, he wasn’t her child–why was

Genevieve head–on. Genevieve saw Hans running off in tears, then spotted Charlotte, and immediately assumed the worst. “Charlotte, why are you picking

out?” Charlotte couldn’t help but laugh. “If I really wanted to do that,

Genevieve’s face darkened. The memory of the previous night’s

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yourself! I’m warning you–my brother adores

right past her, unbothered. “If

ignored Genevieve and walked away without looking

but she had to admit Charlotte wasn’t the same as

She hadn’t actually seen Charlotte bully Hans, but the way she described it,

Evander received the message, his hand paused, cigarette

Charlotte and Hans

last drag, Evander stubbed out the cigarette, picked up his phone, and called Linette. “Try to keep Hans away from Charlotte,” he said.

Tricia got Genevieve’s complaint, she realized Charlotte had spoken to her son. But she wasn’t worried–her son always listened

her phone and called Jonathan. “Mrs. Fontaine

isn’t she?”

some excuse–be it a

second–floor balcony of his institute, leafed through some

Evander’s hands.”

allure. “It’s been a few days since we’ve seen each

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