Chapter 154 Just Took Her Away

After their bath, the two of them lay in bed, with Charlotte holding a storybook and reading it to Mabel.

Mabel awkwardly tugged at her hair.

“What is wrong?” Charlotte asked, puzzled.

Mabel sighed, “Ms. Lottie, last night, after I had fallen asleep, Julius barged into my room.”

Charlotte’s expression soured. “Did he bother you?”

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Mabel replied, “He woke me up and insisted I read him bedtime. stories. He is so irritating!”

Charlotte frowned. She thought, “Is this really something Julius would do? The more I try to understand him and Arthur, the less I seem to get it.”

Mabel continued, “I was so tired, I did not feel like reading him a story, so I just sent him a recording of you reading one, Then he left.”

She rolled over, gazing at Charlotte. “Ms. Lottie, do you think he will keep listening to the recording until he falls asleep?”

Charlotte felt a bit conflicted.

Sarah had texted her last night to boast, and Mabel told her

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dozed off while listening to a recording.

thought, “It is all too complicated.”

on it any longer, and she certainly did not want to look

to her. “Ms.

“Hmm?”

back to attention and turned to face her.

speechless. “It seems Julius is seeking your forgiveness. Will you

room fell

you still want me to read you a bedtime story?”

“Yes.”

away, rolling over and settling

voice began weaving a beautiful fairy tale,

space, her mind empty as she tried to come

plunging the

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night grew

something was off in her sleep. Groggily, she

eyes open wider and saw the sharp silhouette of a man in

“Arthur!”

down!”

awake, Arthur did not loosen his hold. Instead, he tightened his grip to stop her from struggling and carried her out of Mabel’s

and Charlotte squinted. “Are

and now he

to struggle right away. “Let me go!”

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