Chapter 273

Chapter 273

During their entire stay at Summitview Wellness Retreat, even that night when he had forced himself on her, they’d never actually shared a bed.

His gaze was dark and inscrutable. “I heard you talking in your sleep.”

Charlotte stiffened. She talked in her sleep?

Did she say something?

Seeing her lost and flustered expression, he couldn’t help but chuckle. “You look nervous. Who were you dreaming about?”

Charlotte avoided his eyes. “No one…”

Evander’s smile faded a little, his eyes lingering on her, his whole

demeanor unreadable.

His stare made her skin prickle. Turning away, Charlotte lay on her side. “I’m going to sleep.”

He pulled her gently into his arms from behind, his cheek resting against her neck. “Okay. Sleep.”

Charlotte curled up slightly, frozen, and closed her eyes.

The next morning.

Charlotte and Evander had breakfast together in the living room, though her mind kept drifting back to last night’s dream.

make sense of it. Maybe it was just because she’d run into Judd these past few days that her subconscious had

attacker, she and Evander would never have escaped

that incident. So that boy must not have made

it possibly

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her from behind his coffee cup. He set some food on her plate. “Just

Just a bad dream…

feel a pang of bitterness. Of course. He’d long

side, leaned in, and murmured something in his ear. Evander set down his knife and fork and dabbed his mouth with

Natalie replied, “It’s done.”

are they moving

can be out

Natalie left, Evander looked up at Charlotte. “I bought the Sterling estate back

froze

appetite vanished in an

planned

smile faded further. “You’re not

Manor, I decided I’d never return to the

“Come back.”

as

hesitated mid-step but

her retreating figure, his tone softening. “At least

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breakfast. Don’t go hungry.”

“Can you pack this up for me? I’ll eat at

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