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?”

gaze down to the red spot

wrist.

indeed been born

that

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else cared–and

her hand back. “What does that

you the least

what are you playing

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

frowned. “What are you talking

what it sounds like.” Charlotte’s expression turned serious. “I just hope one day you won’t regret everything

respond, Charlotte turned and

glared at her retreating figure,

just trying to get under

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

research meeting was underway, summarizing the progress on the new drug. Charlotte,

wine glass, Tricia lingered close to Professor Aldridge, using her “student” status as a ticket to mingle freely with several professors and specialists. She appeared perfectly at