Regret Novel 197

When Charlotte woke again, she found herself in a hospital room. Evander stood nearby, speaking quietly with the doctor, but she had no interest in their

conversation.

She yanked the IV needle from her hand. Evander was the first to notice, he rushed over and pressed a wad of gauze against the bleeding puncture. “Charlotte, are you out of your mind?”

“I need to pick up my mom… she must have been waiting forever…”

She stumbled forward, her mind foggy, but Evander caught her around the waist and hauled her back, pinning her gently but firmly against his chest. “Charlotte! Look at me.”

He cupped her face in his hands, making her raise her head.

Her skin was ghostly pale, her beautiful eyes vacant, as if all the light had gone out of them. Evander brushed a lock of hair from her forehead and spoke in a low, steady voice. “She’s gone, Charlotte. You have to accept that.”

“You’re lying!” Charlotte’s eyes were bloodshot as she glared at him. “Let me go, I

have to find her!”

“And what if I don’t let you?”

She bared her teeth and bit down hard on his arm. He grunted in pain but didn’t pull

away.

“Mr. Howard!” The doctor’s voice trembled–Charlotte had bitten so hard she’d

drawn blood.

the salt and iron in her

fixed on her. “Charlotte, you have to

truth.”

“Mr. Howard,

her current

should just let her keep denying

better for

Charlotte’s numb, unseeing face,

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if she can’t handle it now, what makes you think she’ll be able to handle it later?

for her sake? Charlotte, she cared about you more than anything. But now, you need to

my

the

why Charlotte was so fixated on seeing Tricia

Tricia present at the scene, even

he decided

giving their statements. Both of them looked shaken to

Tears streamed down her face. “I really thought I could hold onto her.

at the time of Rachel’s fall, you and the nurse were arguing, but there was no physical altercation? Rachel was trying to take

grip on the cup and

know why Rachel wanted to do

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