Cold husband burning regret
Chapter 257
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Chapter 257
After returning to Summitview Wellness Retreat, Charlotte’s first stop was Hiram Sterling’s bedroom to check on him. Some time later, her phone buzzed with a message from Wesley Rayburn:
*Sorry, Lottie. I wasn’t ignoring you-it’s just that Mom’s taken a turn for the worse.* Charlotte replied instantly:
*Is she alright?*
Wesley:
*She’s stable. Getting treatment now. Everything good on your end?*
Charlotte:
*All good here. Don’t worry about me-just look after your mom.*
As footsteps sounded outside her door, Charlotte quickly slipped her phone away.
She stepped out of the bedroom and heard voices from the living room. Approaching quietly, she caught a sharp whiff of alcohol before she even rounded the partition.
Two security guards were helping Evander onto the couch. He slumped back, pressing his thumb and fingers against his brow as if trying to stave off a headache.
Natalie draped Evander’s suit jacket over the back of a chair. “Let me ask the nurse to make you some hangover soup,” she suggested.
He kept his eyes closed. “Don’t bother.”
The guards exchanged glances. A nurse wouldn’t do-everyone knew it really had to be-
Just then, both guards spotted Charlotte behind the partition and nodded. “Ma’am.”
turned to look at
flat. “Don’t look at me.
and
watched her retreat, muttering under his breath, “Isn’t she a bit
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be in her place-” The second guard’s words died as
his eyes, his jaw tense. “You can all
Evander loosened his collar
in the neighboring room-but no
and crossed to Evander’s bedroom. Knocking firmly, she called out, “Evander! If you’re going to
No answer.
Evander slumped on the floor beside the bed, one knee bent, back resting against the frame. A shattered glass lay nearby, water soaking into the carpet. His palm was bloody, glinting
Charlotte froze, staring at the blood trickling down his hand-but instinct took over. She grabbed the landline
she knelt to
his head, dark eyes rippling with something unreadable. “Didn’t
drawn. “If you want to die, do it somewhere else. At least
her mouth, Evander suddenly grabbed her with his other hand,
go. “I’m trying to help you. That doesn’t mean you get to take
His voice was hoarse. “I’m in agony-taking advantage of you is the last thing on my mind. Besides, you’re my wife. Can’t I hold you, just for
in his unyielding embrace, Charlotte gritted her teeth. “Let
held her tighter. “Charlotte, didn’t you say our marriage didn’t
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