“It won’t take that long…” Charlotte was well aware that he would not let her leave for a month, so she settled for less to appease him. “It’ll take two weeks at most. We’ll see how it goes then.”

“Two weeks is too long.” Zachary had grown accustomed to having her by his side.

“We’ll cross the bridge when we come to it. I’ll try my best to return soon,” Charlotte coaxed. “The children would be waiting for me at home. I can’t possibly stay away from them for so long.”

Zachary conceded, convinced by her reasoning. Even if she could bear being separated from me, she would miss the children.

“I’ll have Ben take care of it. It’s time for bed now,” Zachary said as he tucked her in.

Charlotte let out a satisfied hum and buried herself in Zachary’s embrace like an adorable kitten.

Zachary planted a kiss on Charlotte’s forehead and

So, when sleep eventually came for her, she knocked out cold, slipping into a

an empty room. She stretched lazily before heading

if everything that happened the

herself a once-over. As expected, there was nothing unusual apart from the fact that

realization, but she quickly dismissed the intrusive thought. Maybe the poison is the cause of my

snapped her back to reality. Mrs. Berry’s voice rang

Charlotte responded. “Come in, Mrs.

her breakfast. “How are you feeling? Does it still hurt?” Mrs. Berry asked, her

“The pain comes in pangs; it’ll go away on its own after a while. No marks are left after each episode, almost as if it

Berry glanced at the door and whispered, “I think you

I’ll give Mr. Judd

shut the door and dialed Jeffrey’s

hear from her. He ecstatically reported that the

the good news. She then requested Jeffrey to help her seek out Dr.

concerned at the mention of Dr. Felch. “What’s

Mrs. Berry. She’s been getting treatments at the hospital, but her condition isn’t improving, and it’s rather worrying. Dr. Felch came to mind all of a sudden, so I was hoping that

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