“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.

a kiss on Charlotte’s forehead and drifted off

barely got any rest for the first half of the night. So, when sleep eventually came for her, she knocked out cold, slipping into a slumber

woke up to an empty room. She stretched lazily before heading to the

nothing amiss when she stared at her reflection as if everything that happened the night before was no more

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

dismissed the intrusive thought. Maybe the poison is the cause of

to reality. Mrs. Berry’s voice rang from the other side.

“Come in, Mrs.

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

hands with lotion as she walked out. “The pain comes in pangs; it’ll go away on its own after a while. No marks are left after each

the door and whispered, “I think you

Judd a

shut the door

hear from her. He ecstatically reported that the

She then requested Jeffrey to help

mention of Dr.

her illness. “It’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

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