Cold husband burning regret

He stopped in his tracks, turning to fix his gaze on her. “What do you

mean?”

She let out a bitter laugh. “I lied to you. I wasn’t the one who saved you. I can tell you who it was, but you have to promise me one thing. As long as you agree, I’ll never show up in front of you or Charlotte again.”

One week later.

Charlotte’s stitches were finally out, but her right hand still couldn’t grip anything–not even a fork.

Noreen watched her with a worried expression. “Do you think you’ll ever be able to hold a scalpel again?”

Charlotte tried to sound upbeat. “It’ll heal over time. I’m still young, I’ll

recover.”

She was the patient, yet somehow she ended up comforting Noreen. The concern in Noreen’s eyes deepened. “Whoever did this to you is despicable. People like that just… shouldn’t be allowed to get away with

it.”

Charlotte glanced at the scar on her right hand, her face calm.

Lately, she kept recalling that small red birthmark on Tricia’s wrist.

The whole thing felt like a cruel joke.

Her adoptive parents were killed by their own biological daughter. The irony of it all–tragic and absurd.

Not long after Noreen left, a group of people arrived at the hospital room, their arms weighed down with lavish gifts.

time Charlotte had met Mrs. Carstairs in

was striking in

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beauty with presence.

Daphne saw Charlotte, she was struck by a sense of familiarity, though she couldn’t quite place it. “You must be Charlotte. I owe you an apology. I

Carstairs‘ idea of a misunderstanding having someone

in the hand?”

caught off guard by the bluntness of

and knew she’d been used in all of this. “I didn’t know Tricia would go that far,” Daphne said, her composure faltering. “All I meant was to have you kept away for a while–I never intended anything like this. I had no idea she’d use me like that.” The words came

a single rash moment had

had

not only was her relationship with her son not repaired–it was

lowered her eyes,

wanted you to get hurt. If I saw Tricia right now, I’d make

gifts

won’t feel right unless

so persistent. After a brief back–and–forth, she finally relented and accepted the gifts. Daphne’s face broke into

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stood just outside the

he watched the scene unfold, but

he didn’t go in.

in, Mr.