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Regret Novel 232

“Judd, do you think there’s any chance I can fix things with her?”

Judd sat on the couch, one leg crossed over the other, flipping through a thick book on ancient medicine. He glanced up at the man across from him, whose question hung in the air, then shrugged. “No idea. You’re asking me?”

Jonathan let out a bitter laugh. “True. You’ve never been interested in this sort of thing.”

He’d known Judd for years and had never once seen him distracted by anything romantic–medicine was the only thing that ever seemed to matter. Coming to Judd for advice about Charlotte probably made no sense at all.

He couldn’t give him an answer.

Judd’s eyes returned to the page. “I don’t recall you ever losing sleep over a

woman.”

“That’s how it used to be,” Jonathan murmured, pressing his lips together. “But… I owe her.”

Judd finally looked up, meeting his gaze with an unusual seriousness. “That’s a

first. Now I’m curious–who is she?”

“Her name’s Charlotte.”

Judd paused for a heartbeat, then seemed to register the name, staring off as if deep in thought.

Outside the door, Charlotte hesitated, hand raised but never knocking.

needed it most. Whatever debts or obligations

saw Jonathan

head out, Judd. If you hear anything

“I’ll let you know.”

leaned against the

nothing

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then turned his gaze toward the office next

later, Evander boarded a private jet with his corporate negotiation team,

pressed to his temple, reviewing a report on Nebula

glanced at her phone and turned to him. “Mr. Howard, Jonathan’s

flicked up, brows drawing together. “He’s there to

meeting with someone from the

Evander considered this.

Carstairs. There was nothing suspicious about Jonathan visiting them. Still, Jonathan alone was

transfer Hiram out of Vandermere Private Hospital. Wesley’s team had covered their tracks so

the wedding band on his finger, its

almost impatient to see the look on her face when

again.

if all she felt

Meanwhile-