Regret Novel 189

Winston froze for a moment, holding his wife tightly without saying a word.

Mrs. Rivers sighed, her voice tinged with nostalgia. “Ever since she lost her child and became like that, I haven’t seen Laurinda for over ten years. I have no idea how she’s doing now.”

“Don’t worry about her.” Winston gave a helpless shrug. “Laurinda’s well taken care of with the Rayburn family. Plus, she has her son to look after her. And Sean–he’s genuinely devoted. His wife’s been this way for years, and he still can’t bring himself to leave her!”

Mrs. Rivers glanced sideways at him. “If I ended up like Laurinda, would you be able to divorce me so easily?”

Winston protested, almost offended. “Of course not! I swear, I wouldn’t! I don’t want

a divorce.”

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Charlotte made her way to Dean Chase’s office and relayed Mrs. Rivers’s message.

Dean Chase’s face lit up with genuine happiness for her. “That’s wonderful. District General is a much better place to work than Riverspire–the benefits alone are a huge step up. With Mrs. Rivers’s recommendation, moving to District General will do wonders for your career.”

Charlotte smiled and nodded, grateful for his encouragement.

As she was about to leave, something occurred to her and she paused at the door. “Dean Chase, there’s something I’d like to ask you.”

He took a sip of his tea and looked at her expectantly. “What is it?”

asks, could you say I’m still at Riverspire? I’d

“people,” she also

agreed

to Tranquility Manor. The moment she stepped into the foyer, she saw Evander standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows, dressed in a

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noticed her too. When his call ended, he turned slowly

cooking tonight,” he said. “Let’s

Charlotte was too tired to

cuisine right to their door. The meal came with a bouquet of roses, two bottles of

the

so taken aback by the whole setup, she barely knew how to

past three days and haven’t had a chance to

making up for his absence. “It’s fine. Lana’s been here with me,” she

needed him for

lingering on her as if searching

the table looked, she felt strangely detached, as

and indifferent to Evander’s mood,

the bedroom.

her bag. Inside was a syringe and a single

Just to be safe, she gave herself

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