Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 254

Charles gently wiped the tears from her face.

"Don't worry, darling. I'll take care of everything."

"What happened with that woman was truly an accident. I'm a victim in all this, too. Besides, she's been in a coma for years-no one even knows if she'll ever wake up, or how long she'll last. I haven't had any contact with her all this time."

Rosalind eyed him skeptically, clearly unconvinced. "So she's the only one?"

"She's the only one, I swear!"

Charles raised his right hand in a solemn oath, his voice steady and resolute. "I promise there's only her. And I will always love you, Rosalind. If I'm lying, may everyone turn their backs on me, and may I never know peace."

Rosalind pressed her hand over his mouth, her eyes glimmering with fresh tears. "Don't say such things."

"Are you still angry with me?" he asked softly.

She shot him a glare, but said nothing more.

clothes. Rosalind resisted at

thickened the air, filling the

...

stepped out of the shower and changed into clean pajamas. Just then, his phone rang, and he headed out to the living

was waiting for him

her eyes filled with tears. "Dad, how could you... How's

ending his call. He gently patted her head, sighing, then repeated the explanation he'd given Rosalind, this time

sob. "But Charlotte Brown has already come looking for us. The moment I open my phone, friends are calling, wanting to know

"Listen to me, no matter what happens, you're still the sole heir to the Harvey Group.

a little, but Charles

and our reputation's taken a hit. Lysander cares for

weather this scandal, of that Charles was sure. The losses were inevitable—but if the Montgomery name backed them, the damage would be

less.

tears, then

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