Cold husband burning regret

Chapter 320

She stopped right in front of Charlotte, a taunting spark in her eyes. “Surprised to see me back again?”

Charlotte only offered a mild “Congratulations,” and brushed past her. She had barely taken a few steps when the woman’s voice rang out behind her. “Aren’t you even curious how I managed to come back?”

Charlotte paused, turned slowly, and met her gaze. “Do I need to be?”

“Evander didn’t cut me off, you know. I suppose he still has a soft spot for the past. Sure, you’re his wife, and he punished me to give you and the Sterling family some closure, but in the end, he couldn’t really let me go.” Tricia’s eyes never left Charlotte’s face, watching for the slightest flicker of pain, as if seeing Charlotte suffer could somehow soothe her own

wounds.

But the reaction she craved never came.

Instead, Charlotte smiled, utterly unbothered. “Whether he can bear to deal with you or not doesn’t matter to me. I can.”

Tricia’s smile froze.

“As for the Sterling family…” Charlotte stepped closer, suddenly grabbing Tricia’s right hand and revealing a small red birthmark.

Tricia’s right hand had always been weak from an old injury, and now she didn’t even have the strength to pull away. “Charlotte, what are you doing?”

“You’ve had this mark since you were a child, haven’t you?”

following Charlotte’s gaze down to the red

wrist.

been

an unusual spot that she had never dared to remove

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else cared–and so, neither did

Charlotte finally let go, Tricia yanked her hand back. “What does

the least bit curious

are

faint. “You met your birth parents, didn’t you? But you didn’t

“What are

expression turned serious. “I just

Charlotte turned and walked

figure, her face clouded with

trying to

parents? Please. Those so–called birth parents abandoned me the moment I was born.

ground floor of the building, the nanotherapy project’s research meeting was underway, summarizing the progress on the new drug. Charlotte, representing the project organizers, was coordinating with Professor Aldridge’s team. The room was crowded with leading medical experts–and a handful of

using her “student” status as a ticket to mingle freely with several professors