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.

help but marvel at how tangled

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 him, and anyone connected to

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just

They always seemed so polite and proper with each other, but there was never any warmth. underneath their

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

this time, she’d assumed that cool distance was just a family

there

slowly nodded, letting Judd

my parents‘ marriage, I promised myself: I want

was caught off guard for a second, but then

how can you

yourself on the dating market, there’d be a line out the door. How could you not find someone

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

you’re tall, handsome, and–let’s

compared to your

giving it some thought. “In terms

eyes. “So