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Regret Novel 208

Charlotte paused for a moment before exhaling softly. “Lead the way.”

The waiter guided her up to the second floor of the restaurant. Jonathan Pembroke was sitting by the window, and from his vantage point he could indeed see her coming.

After collecting his tip, the waiter discreetly retreated. Jonathan regarded her with the same easy smile. “Would you like something to drink? The herbal tea here is surprisingly good–you should give it a try.”

“Thank you, but I’ll pass.” Charlotte took the seat across from him, her manner noticeably more reserved than usual. “I’m fine.”

He lowered his gaze. “I know you blame me. But I still want to say I’m sorry–to you, and to your mother.”

Her eyelids flickered. She looked up at him. “It’s all in the past.”

She spoke the words with a calm finality, as if she’d truly moved on, but Jonathan knew better. He knew she hadn’t.

let me tell you a story.” Jonathan gripped his teacup

a wealthy, influential family, but he never looked down on Ben. In

the one Ben trusted most. Now, Ben had a younger sister who quietly fell in love with Adam, and as

their witness, the couple were together for five years. Not long after, the girl

thought Adam would return from the city and keep his promise. But after

on her own. Because she wasn’t married, the child couldn’t carry the family name. Ben couldn’t believe his best friend would abandon his sister, so he

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over it. He tried every way he could think

to make ends meet in a

Adam held the most extravagant wedding in town, marrying the

sleep every night,

the street. He confronted him, demanding to know why he’d broken his sister’s heart. Adam’s answer