Chapter 262

Chapter 262

Noreen’s face turned beet red-she must have thought he’d overheard their conversation. She mumbled an excuse and slipped out as fast as she could.

Judd leaned against the doorway, arms folded across his chest. “How are you feeling?”

“Much better.”

Charlotte studied him, then asked, “I heard you’re the one who brought me to the hospital?”

“Who else would it be?” Judd crossed the room to the window, tugging the curtains open. “Given the state you were in, you really think I’d just send you home?”

Charlotte said nothing.

She couldn’t believe Jonathan would do this to her.

He’d drugged her, knocked her out-what then? Was it just as she feared?

Judd seemed to sense her confusion, his silhouette framed against the city lights. “The doctors told me he bought a sedative-midazolam. Claimed it was for severe insomnia. You know how powerful that stuff is, right? In powder form, it works even faster.”

“I know him,” Charlotte muttered, frowning. “He’s the type who won’t touch so much as a Tylenol for a cold. Why would he go out of his way to get a heavy sedative for insomnia?”

She blinked a few times, feeling the weight of everything settle on her shoulders. “Thank you, Judd. For today.”

“No need to thank me just yet,” he replied, glancing at his watch. “You still owe me dinner.”

hesitated. “How about

grin. “We’ll see when I

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Chapter 262

eight by the time Charlotte returned to Summitview

Retreat.

bedroom and stopped short. Evander was there, sitting on the edge of the sofa by the window, turning a stiff card over and over in his hands. His face was

frowned. “What are you doing in

waiting

away. “For

chair, his expression ice-cold. “Nothing happened

still in her system, because she was too

“Are you sure?”

I’m tired. Whatever you want to say, can it wait till

she finished, he tossed a photograph

bent down, picked it up-and saw herself in Judd’s arms, unconscious as he

of the photo. She met Evander’s eyes, drawing a shaky breath. “You

did I ruin your

her, hand gripping her chin and forcing her

she slapped his hand away. “You had me followed, and you still don’t know

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