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.

first time Charlotte had met Mrs.

Daphne Carstairs was

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beauty with presence.

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 completely

Carstairs‘ idea of a

in the hand?”

froze, caught off guard by the bluntness

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.

lifetime of careful decisions, and a single rash moment had let a younger woman manipulate

had

relationship with her son not

lowered her

by the bed. “I truly am sorry. I never wanted you to get hurt. If I saw Tricia right now, I’d make sure she paid for what

appreciate your apology, Mrs. Carstairs. But these gifts

won’t feel right unless you accept

Daphne’s face broke into a smile, and she began

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just

he watched the scene unfold, but in

he didn’t go in.

going in, Mr.