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“It’s all right. The doctor said he was just badly shaken. Noreen was worried Tricia might try something again if her first attempt failed, so without checking with you first, we transferred him to our facility.”

Charlotte’s eyelids fluttered. “Vera, thank you so much for everything today.”

“You don’t have to thank us, Charlotte.”

“But Tricia probably recognized you too. I’ll try to make a trip back to Riverspire City in the next few days. For now, just avoid running into her directly.”

Vera nodded. “I understand.” Suddenly remembering something, she added, “Oh, and we really have Dr. Carstairs and Gentry to thank as well. The clinic is already checking the security footage.”

Charlotte paused, her gaze lowering. “All right.”

After ending the call, Charlotte turned around and found Evander leaning against the doorframe.

He must have overheard.

“Tricia’s not as easy to handle as you think,” he said quietly.

Charlotte looked at him, and suddenly let out a dry laugh. “You’ve let her off the hook more than once, haven’t you? At this point, does it even matter if she’s easy to handle?”

She was about to leave, but Evander caught her arm, holding her back with a steady grip. “When Wesley helped you get him admitted to Summitview Wellness Retreat, it took even me some digging to find out where he was. There’s no way Tricia just happened to discover Hiram’s whereabouts by chance.”

Charlotte froze, her brow furrowing in thought.

He was right. When she brought Hiram to Summitview, not a soul knew.

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Tricia couldn’t have found out, not unless she’d deliberately gone looking for him just to get at Charlotte–which she never would have done.

“I used to think Jonathan was the only one behind her,” Evander went on. “But after he confessed a few things to me, I realized it isn’t that simple.”

Charlotte turned to him. “What did he tell you?”

Evander’s gaze dropped, his expression turning serious. “Back then, she only accepted your grandmother’s money because she was pregnant. But while I was seeing her, I never once touched her.”

He paused, letting the words sink in. “She was in Riverspire City much earlier than I thought. Apparently, she had a procedure at District General Hospital to protect her pregnancy. But she never once mentioned having family or friends here.”

Charlotte pulled her arm from his grasp. “She lied to you, and you can’t accept it.”

just keep thinking: if she approached me with an agenda

sure

father. But when I looked into him, turns out he’s a compulsive gambler who can barely scrape

once her lies started unraveling, piece

silent, lost in

Summitview–aside from you and Wesley’s people, no one else could

gaze. “You think someone on

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Loretta was switched out.

from his side?”

found herself at a loss

back to her: the person who tampered with the DNA test was

working with

with Jacques at her side. “Evander, you shouldn’t be standing

eyes lingered meaningfully on Charlotte

his arm around Charlotte’s shoulders. “We just

caught

kept her gaze fixed on

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could press her again, Jacques cut in, his tone measured. “That’s enough. The treatment’s done, that’s what matters.” He turned to Evander. “There’s something at the office I

softened

turned her gaze on Charlotte. “If Evander recovers, I’ll allow you two to

handbag with manicured fingers, then added, “Maybe if you become a mother someday, you’ll

walked past

there, unmoving,

his new hospital room when his phone

screen–Charlotte had messaged to thank him for

stared at the message for half a minute, typed out a response, erased it, and finally just sent: [Let’s talk when we’re back in

“Dr. Carstairs.”

Vera approached him.

nodded. “Are

She smiled. “All done.”

“Good.”

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the hospital room, the patient stirred at the sound of

being pushed into the water was nothing compared to the confusion and dread