Cold husband burning regret

Chapter 275

Chapter 275

Charlotte emerged from the restroom, barely suppressing a laugh. “Professor Carstairs doesn’t seem to have much of a soft spot for women, does he?”

He glanced at her. “She needs Evander’s kindness more than mine.”

Charlotte rolled her eyes but let it go. Still, something else caught her by surprise. “I heard Professor Aldridge hasn’t taken any students from

Vandalia in years. Tricia’s pretty lucky.”

“She caught a break because of an anonymous research paper.”

“A paper?” Charlotte stopped short.

Could it be… Was it the neural stem cell transplantation paper she’d written ten years ago?

The thought struck her as absurdly funny.

Tricia stepped out of the hospital and was immediately approached by a bodyguard in a black suit. “Our lady would like to see you.”

Tricia hesitated. Lady?

She glanced toward a sleek, stretched limousine nearby. Could it be…?

climbed into the car

and striking features, she looked even younger than

Mrs.

studied her closely. “I’ve heard rumors my son’s seeing a woman lately. I don’t know if it’s you, but… your background isn’t exactly suitable.” Judd has a

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shadow she’d glimpsed in the restroom-could that have

there was no time to dwell on it. After all, Daphne Carstairs wouldn’t be the first to look

true-my background isn’t great. My parents abandoned me when

“Honestly, as long as Judd likes a woman, I’m not going to complain. I’m

men.”

widened. “Mrs. Carstairs, you

a neat freak, can’t stand the sight of blood. He’s kept his distance from the family ever since and hardly comes home. If you can convince him to move back, I’ll give you

about Judd; over the years, she’d given him everything he wanted. She’d even considered arranging a marriage for him, but she knew Judd would never accept it. Forcing the

accept a girl with no connections, no pedigree-so long as Judd cared for her. Even if she came from a poor family, it

matter.

was taken aback by Mrs. Carstairs’ open-mindedness. But the truth

nor denied any relationship with Judd. “Thank you, Mrs.

in the nanomedicine project, and both teams gathered at the research center for a meeting. Charlotte arrived early with Old Mr. Carstairs’s secretary, exchanging greetings with