Cold husband burning regret

Chapter 270

Judd slipped his shirt back on. “Honestly, I didn’t really think about it at the time.”

Gentry jabbed him in the chest, tracing a heart with his finger. “Well, you never know-maybe you’ve caught some feelings?”

“Professor Carstairs? Are you in…” Charlotte pushed the door open and walked in just in time to witness the scene.

She froze, her expression flickering with embarrassment before she forced a smile. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt. I’ll just step out.”

Gentry snapped out of it, hastily shoving Judd aside and hurrying after her. “Wait! It’s not what it looks like! There’s nothing going on between

us!”

He caught up with Charlotte in the hallway, trying to explain. Just as Judd emerged from the room, Gentry said, “You two talk. I’ll be on my way!”

Watching Gentry leave, Charlotte couldn’t help but ask, “Is Dr. Moore always this… energetic?”

“That’s just how he is,” Judd replied, glancing at her. “Did you need something?”

“I just wanted to check if you were okay.” Charlotte admitted she didn’t quite understand how someone with a phobia of germs might feel, but Judd had looked genuinely shaken earlier.

“I’m fine.”

“Sorry about earlier. The one who should’ve gotten hit was me-you didn’t have to step in for me.”

“I didn’t step in for you.” Judd hesitated for half a second, his face unreadable. “I just couldn’t stop in time.”

mortified. “Right… well,

a level look. “Is ‘sorry’

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“Thank you?”

a faint sigh. “Forget it. Next time you run into someone that unstable, just

at him. She’d only known Judd for about a month since arriving in Riverspire City, but she felt she was starting to understand him. He was one of those people-stern on the outside, all

underneath.

you dinner as an apology?”

at her, and for a moment she couldn’t tell if he was joking or serious. Suddenly, he burst out laughing. “Maybe wait

She froze.

not end up like

left to say after

at the Summitview

and Natalie were discussing something in the study, Charlotte went straight there

The door opened.

glanced at her,

the desk. “Did you lay

an eyebrow, his gaze dark and steady as he met her eyes. “He drugged you. I thought he

you’re settling old scores. Does that

pressed his thumb against a metal lighter but didn’t flick

Howard, there really

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