Chapter 399

The day before the land auction, Sarah met with Charlotte.

After their last conversation, Charlotte no longer feared facing Sarah. Now that everything was out in the open, the worst case scenario was simply going to prison.

Charlotte ordered an iced Americano, but Sarah stopped her. "Since you're pregnant, maybe stick to water."

"Thanks." Charlotte was surprised.

She could see Sarah's eyes were clear, free of any lingering resentment. "I misjudged you before."

"What do you mean?" Sarah asked, taken aback.

"I always thought your coldness toward James was just an act. I heard so much about you from Lucy and Mother. I believed you cared deeply for James, that you couldn't have moved on so quickly. Whether your distance was real or fake, I thought he still held a place in your heart. I see now I was wrong." Charlotte gave a self-deprecating smile.

Sarah didn't respond to this. She hadn't met Charlotte for small talk. Getting straight to the point, she asked, "Are you and James participating in tomorrow's land auction?"

"Do you have your

Sarah nodded. "Crystal Bay."

gone crazy over Crystal Bay. I heard Mr. Anderson hasn't inflated the price - he's actually reduced it by

flashed in Sarah's eyes. "That's interesting. Is

Crystal Bay, we could build a massive resort hotel,

if I told you the new shipping route isn't actually going past Crystal


she let out

smiled faintly, as if she'd

that the shipping route isn't passing by Crystal Bay

Charlotte's

directly from Mr. Anderson himself. How could it

up sharply. "Why would you be kind

Americano, her tone sardonic.

you compete with me. I want you to tell Victoria that I'm bidding

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