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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.”

did,” she said, her

felt warmth slip away as

there were strings attached.

and quietly left

hallway, his phone rang. He hesitated, not wanting to answer, but whatever the caller said changed his mind. He

suite, Tricia rushed to him, arms flung wide in embrace. “That old witch from the Howard family fired me! Tell me–do you have a way to get rid of

leaned in to kiss

stumbled, crashing into the foyer

Chapter 209

Jonathan was on her in an instant, hand tightening around her throat, pinning her against the wall. His

at his arm, desperate for

She crashed to the floor, her arm smacking hard against a cabinet. She went pale with pain, but even in her shock, she could see Jonathan was genuinely furious.

His frown deepened.

her feet, pressing herself close to him, voice trembling. “We’re in this together, you said it yourself.

mirthless laugh. “Evander’s had people