Cold husband burning regret

Chapter 307

Judd walked over to her, and she paused, her voice gentle as she asked, “Are you feeling better now?”

He nodded. “About yesterday… I want to apologize on behalf of my father. He doesn’t have anything against you personally-”

“I understand. It’s because of who I am, right?” Charlotte met his eyes, her smile easy and warm. “Don’t worry about it. I didn’t take his words to heart.”

Judd frowned. “You really didn’t?”

She blinked in surprise, then chuckled. “Do you know how many things I’ve heard over the years? If I took every comment personally, I’d spend my days at war with the world.”

He pressed his lips together, silent.

“Professor and Rosemary work together, and it seems like your families get along just fine. I just didn’t expect your father to be so on edge around the Howards. What happened between your families for things to get this tense?”

“Evander didn’t tell you?”

She shook her head.

He gave a short laugh, then fell quiet for a moment before answering, “My mother and his father had… feelings for each other. Even after she married my father, it never really ended.”

Charlotte stared at him, stunned.

at how

were.

confusion, Judd continued, “My father’s never gotten over it. All these years, he’s convinced my mother’s heart still belongs to Jacques. That’s why

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family–he just can’t help

thought of her own in–laws. They always seemed so polite and proper with each other, but there was never

stayed for important matters. He’d have a meal with the matriarch and Evander, exchange a few

assumed that cool distance

there was

slowly nodded, letting Judd

“That’s why, after seeing my parents‘ marriage, I promised myself: I want to end

a second, but then

how can you be

as you? If you ever put yourself on the dating market, there’d be a line out the door. How could you not find

me

handsome, and–let’s admit

to your

some

narrowed his eyes. “So you only