bChapter /bb24 /b

Jaxson bwas /bbforced /bto bmarry /bCharlotte, she saw bit /bball/bb, /bbut bMadam Hamilton /bbwas /bbtoo /bbstrong/bb, /bbas /ba bdaughter/bb–/bbin/bb–/bbw/bb, /bshe bcouldn’t /bdo banything /bbabout /bbit/b, bshe /bbcould /bbonly /bbturn /ba blind beye/bb. /b

I bthought /bbhe /bbwould /bbagree /bbreadily /bbording /bto his bson’s /bbcharacter/b.

After all, bdoes /bbher /bbown /bbson /bbcare /bbabout /bbCharlotte /bbor /bbnot/b? bCan’t /bbshe /bbsee /bbthat /bbas /bban /bbobserver/bb? /b

Jaxson’s bpen /bbstopped/b, but bthere /bbwas /bba /bhint of bimpatience /bin his beyes/bb, /b“bYou /bbdon’t /bbneed /bto bworry /bbabout /bbme /band bher/bb./bb” /b

Victoria bfroze/bb. /b

I bdidn’t /bbexpect /bhim bto /bbreact /blike that.

You think bI /bbwant /bbto /bbcare/bb!/bb” /bVictoria banged bon /bthe btable/bb./bb“/bbJaxson/b, bonce /bthis bes /bout, Charlotte will also bknow/b. Do byou /bthink she won’t bmind/b?”

bJaxson /bbfell /bbsilent /bfor ba /bbmoment/b, his btone /bt, “She wouldn’tb./bb” /b

Watching her son brefuse /bbto /bbeat /bor drinkb, /bshe bbecame /bbso /bbangry /bthat she bdidn’t /bknow what to bdo/b.“bI /bbcan’t /bbe bothered to bdeal /bwith byou /bbanymore/b, byou /bsort bit /bbout /bbyourself/b!”

bAfter /bVictoria left, Jaxson picked up his phone and scrolled through bInstagram/b, his beyes /bslightly cold.

ie /i“He bmade /bba /bphone bcall /band instructed the public rtions department to bremove /bthe trending topic.”

Charlotte had two surgeries in the hospital and didn’t have time to look at her phone bat /ball.

When bI /bbcame /bout of the operating room bagain/b, it bwas /balready afternoon.

She bchanged /bout of her bsurgical /bgown, rubbed her stiff bneck/b, and returned to the boffice/b. Subconsciously looking up, the bman’s /btall figure bwas /bstanding bat /bthe door of her officeb. /b

Seeing the handsome bface /bof the man, Charlotte’s steps hesitated slightly.

How did Jaxson end up hereb? /b

However…

Most likely also bcame /bto find Caroline.

She plucked up her courage and walked bover/bb, /bexpecting him bto /bbact /bas usual, pretending not to know bher /band walking baway /bbas /bsoon bas /bshe approached.

The man stood in front of the office bdoor/b, not moving.