Chapter 380

Charlotte felt a surge of joy deep inside. She had been racking her brain for ways to convince James to let her off the hook, but now it seemed Mrs. Chancer would shield her completely.

Wiping away a few deliberate tears, she cried out, "Mom, this is all my fault. Please don't blame James. Lucy ended up in the detention center because of me. Even if you send me to prison, I wouldn't complain. It's my mistake."

Mrs. Chancer shook her head firmly and stood protectively in front of Charlotte. "Silly child, why are you saying such things? All you need to do is focus on resting and taking care of yourself. Giving me a healthy grandson is far more important than anything else."

Deep down, Mrs. Chancer was hurting.

After all, it was her daughter Lucy who had been thrown under the bus and sent to jail.

If it weren't for the precious grandchild growing in Charlotte's belly, she would have agreed in an instant to let Charlotte face the consequences and free Lucy.

to James, “James, don't be

down Charlotte's cheeks like shimmering pearls, and she wiped at her nose with feigned innocence as she gazed

sighed in exhaustion and relented. "Stay home and focus on the baby. Don't think about this anymore. I'll

tears as Mrs. Chancer returned to her room. Alone with James, Charlotte couldn't help but press

it to happen," James said, weariness

next day, Sarah boarded a

the holding cell, Lucy had been waiting for days, but the people she hoped to see never came. No one from the Chancer family or even Vivian had shown up. She had finally accepted the painful truth—she had

realized she had been clinging to false hope. Now,


someone's here to

heart skipped a beat. Who could it be? Her brother? Her mother? Or maybe

escorted her out, she froze upon seeing the visitor. It wasn't James, nor was it her mother or Vivian. Instead, it was the last person she ever expected-Sarah

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