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.

marvel at how tangled these

were.

father’s never gotten over it. All these years, he’s convinced my mother’s heart still belongs to Jacques. That’s why he resents

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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

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

she’d assumed that cool distance was just a family

there was never

nodded, letting Judd know

I

off guard for a second, but then she

how can you

“Come on, Professor Carstairs–someone as accomplished as you? If you ever put yourself on the dating

“Besides calling me accomplished, don’t you have any other

tall, handsome, and–let’s

compared to

hesitated, giving it some thought. “In

narrowed his eyes. “So you only