Cold husband burning regret

Chapter 261

“The Howard family pulls all the strings. If you think you can just walk away on your own, you’re dreaming-he’ll find you, no matter what!” Jonathan suddenly grabbed her hand.

Startled, Charlotte tried to pull away, but his grip only tightened. “I can make him let you go. I promise.”

“Jonathan, let go of me. Now.”

Realizing he was getting carried away, Jonathan finally released her. Charlotte rubbed her wrist, uneasy. Something was off about Jonathan tonight, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. “Whatever’s going on between Evander and me, I can handle it.”

Jonathan’s clenched fist slowly relaxed. He gave a bitter, lopsided smile. “Right. Of course.”

Charlotte finished her tea, but almost immediately, a wave of dizziness swept over her. Her limbs felt heavy, and she struggled to keep her eyes

open.

“What’s wrong?” Jonathan’s voice echoed in her ears, but her eyelids grew heavier and heavier. Before she could answer, her head slumped forward

onto the table.

He had expected this.

His cracked lips parted, as if to whisper, “I’m sorry…”

He truly wanted to help her.

With that thought, Jonathan slowly got up and walked over to her. He reached out to help Charlotte up, but just then, the door to the private room slammed open. Before he could react, someone rushed in and landed a punch square on

onto the table and sending plates

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to the

mouth, he looked up

“What are you—”

mind?” Judd snapped, grabbing him by the collar-his grip rougher than

go of his conviction. “I’m helping her! If she wants to

turned icy. “Helping her? You’re

actually going to

“Can you trust yourself?”

Jonathan froze.

you don’t lay a finger on her, do you think anyone else will believe that? After tonight, when she wakes up, do you really think she’ll thank you?

no answer-Judd’s words hit

him aside, shrugged off his jacket, and wrapped it around Charlotte. Lifting her in his arms, he paused at the door and looked back. “And another thing. Drugging someone is a felony. I won’t turn you in-because

Jonathan slumped in a chair, hollow and dazed, as if his

out of the shadows just in time to

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