Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 228

"Charlie, you're wasted. I'm calling Kate."

I didn't wait for Charlie's reply before I hung up and decisively dialed Kate's number.

"Claire Floyd, how dare you call me after everything?" Kate's voice dripped with sarcasm over the phone.

"Charlie's passed out in some bar, go bail him out."

Despite everything, Kate still sounded worried about Charlie: "Which bar?"

"I didn't ask. You call him."

But the very next moment, I heard Kate break down into tears: "He's not picking up my calls anymore. I can't find him. He blames me for his mother's death, says it's my fault we can't be together, declared he never wants to see me again." I frowned, leaning against the wall. It was a fact that Kate had a hand in Charlie's mom's death.

"But I was framed too! I admit I thought about it, but someone beat me to it! I only went along with it. The worst I've done was having you kidnapped, nothing against humanity."

had passed away. Who acted

Hannah, always lurking in the shadows, made

turning to enter my own room. It was half the size of Max's, but it had everything I needed. Lying in

warm presence beside me. I frowned slightly, probably Max, who often

murmuring, "Max, I'm sorry, don't

tense

further ado, only to wake up to the sounds

was livid, storming out only to find a new steel gate locked across my door. "Max,

had Asperger's Syndrome. Did I trigger him last

Max for

then all these workers showed up to install the bars. Ms. Claire, did you two have a big

and Charlie really were

"Where's my phone?"

room's table, but

my