Win My Forsaken Ex-wife Back (Charlotte and Arthur)

Chapter 28 He Needs You

Diana had been keeping an eye on the surveillance cameras. The moment she saw Arthur leave with his men, she immediately texted Charlotte with the update.

Charlotte let out a long breath, the weight on her chest finally lifting.

She pressed the voice message button and spoke in exasperation, “You don’t understand. I was scared out of my mind! I’m drenched in sweat. I’m taking a shower right now. That man is out of control. This marriage has to end. He’s way too dangerous!”

Diana replied with a faint sigh, “It’s not just about the divorce. The little bit of

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progress you made today? You just slammed the door shut on it yourself.”

Charlotte rolled her eyes. “I’ll think about it later. Shower first.”

One crisis averted, but another one waited in the wings.

After her shower, she lay on her bed, letting her mind settle. She needed a plan, a way to get this divorce over with, fast.

Whether her parents approved didn’t matter to her. She’d made up her mind, and no one was going to stop her.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sudden ring of her phone. She glanced at the screen and frowned. It was Arthur

again.

declined the call. But he

irritation flared, and with it came a nagging sense of unease. Answering on the third ring,

laced with icy authority. “Julius has a fever.

Villa.”

a punch to the chest, and for a moment, she couldn’t breathe. Her body moved on instinct. She swung

But then she stopped.

had been pretending to

self,

stay calm. “What good would it do if

was sharper now, colder, cutting through her defenses. “You’re his mother. He’s

an iron grip squeezing her

child, the one she had cherished more than her

she swallowed her emotions. “I don’t even remember how to take care of him

said, his tone brooking no

sat frozen for a

pale, but her resolve kicked in. She quickly changed into fresh clothes and headed

eerily quiet. She slipped into the garage, selected one of James‘

late hour broken only by the

imposing gates of the Harrison

herself before stepping out

“Whatever is waiting inside, I can’t afford to