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Regret Novel 209

Charlotte sat in silence for a long while, remembering what he’d said earlier about the old grudges between him and the Howard family elders. She looked at him.

“So, when you ‘A‘, you meant someone from the Howard family?”

“Yes.” Jonathan didn’t deny it. “And ‘B‘ is my great–uncle. The girl’s younger sister is my grandmother. My mother–she’s the girl in the story.”

Shock flickered across Charlotte’s face.

Jonathan’s mother… was a Howard by blood.

If the family had acknowledged her, she would have been the eldest daughter of the Howard family by now.

“Why are you telling me all this?” she asked quietly.

He hesitated before squeezing her hand. “I’ll admit it, Charlotte. At first, I wanted to use you. But I regret it–ever since you and your mom started trusting me, I’ve regretted it. I don’t want to lie to either of you anymore.”

said, her voice barely above

Then he felt warmth

there were strings attached.

quietly

phone rang. He hesitated, not wanting to answer, but whatever the caller

him, arms flung wide in embrace. “That old witch from the

as she leaned in to kiss him, Jonathan abruptly shoved

crashing into

Chapter 209

with you?” Jonathan was on her in an instant, hand tightening around her throat, pinning her against

choked, clawing at his arm, desperate for air.

but even in her shock, she could see Jonathan was genuinely furious. She had no choice

His frown deepened.

to her feet, pressing herself close to him, voice trembling. “We’re in this together, you said it yourself. No one else can

had people following me for weeks. I’m guessing his