Charlotte felt uneasy about Sherlyn’s words; she could not, however, deny that anyone would naturally be worried about their future daughter-in-law meeting an ex-husband alone at a hotel.

Instead of voicing her discomfort, she set down her cutlery and declared, “I’m going to see Danrique’s kids. Please enjoy your dinner.”

“All right,” Sherlyn acknowledged briefly before turning back to her meal.

Louis placed his cutlery on the table and offered, “I’ll accompany you, Charlotte.”

She dismissed his offer coolly. “That won’t be necessary; you should stay here with your parents. I want to be alone for a while.”

Charlotte scuttled off soon after.

departing figure with a forlorn expression. His efforts to grow closer

had never once opened her

to accept him

the meantime, Charlotte had arrived at

triplets seemed unusually listless that day, fiddling with their Legos distractedly. Their chattering selves were nowhere to be found, plunging

wrong? Why aren’t any of

here, so it’s not fun. Robbie’s missing too. He doesn’t play

Charlotte’s sleeve and asked, “Where did Jamie go? He looks like Robbie, and he

person take them away?” Gamma asked with

super tall man wearing black clothes. He looked so fierce, just like a bad guy!

their father. He’s not a bad guy,”

“Really?”

curiosity of all three kids, who crowded around her, bursting with questions of

that tall, fierce bad guy was Robbie, Jamie, and Ellie’s

doesn’t have to be her husband. Mommy and Daddy aren’t married, but Daddy is still

Aunt Charlotte is marrying Sir Louis, so Sir Louis

who should

course it’s

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