bChapter /bb336 /b

She tightly held onto his clothesb, /bbcrying/bb, /bb“/bbIt /bbwasn’t /bme! bI /bbswear /bit bwasn’t /bme who did bthose /bthingsb! /bbI /bbadmit /bto what I did, bJaxson/bb, /bit breally /bbwasn’t /bbme/bb./bb” /b

Jaxson narrowed his beyes/bb, /bbthen /bbcalled /bfor the bbodyguard/b.

The bodyguard bwalked /binto the bward /bband /bbpulled /bCaroline up from bthe /bbground/b.

“You bdon’t /bhave bto /bbstay /bat Boston bMedical /bbCenter /bbanymore/bb, /bgo to Brookline Hospital.”

Caroline froze.

bJaxson /bnced at bher /bcoldly, “bDon’t /bbcontact /bme bagain /bin the future. As for Collin, I’ll have bsomeone /bsend him bto /byou once she’s brecovered/b.”

With that, he gestured bfor /bthe bodyguard to take her out.

bCaroline /bleft the hospital in a bdaze /band got back to her bcar/b. She couldn’t even believe iwhat /ibJaxson /bbhad /bsaid to her.

He was really cruel.

Did she really lose to Charlotte like that?

No, she wouldn’t give up!

She had to bfigure /bout a way to salvage the situation!

Two dayster, Jaxson bwas /bdischarged from the hospital.

Returning to Havenwood Apartments, he walked in and saw Charlotte’s shoes and bag on the rack, which made him breathe ba /bsigh of relief.

Passing by the bar, he suddenly stopped and his eyesnded on the bdate /bcircled five times on the calendar.

These dates, all in the following days. He didn’t think they had any connection, let alone being important days.

Charlotte answered the phone and walked out of the bedroom, “Are you downstairsb? /bI’lle down now.”

As soon as I looked up and made eye contact with Jaxson, my heart skipped a beat.

Jaxson looked away and nced at her.

She whispered a few words, then hung up the phone, looking a bit guilty, “Howe byou’re /bdischarged from the hospital?” “Don’t you want me to be discharged?”

“No.”

“Where are we going?” Jaxson stared at her.

Her gaze was sharp, prating, and it gave her the creeps.

She took a deep breath, “I made ban /bappointment for someone to look at the bcar/bb./bb” /b

“See the bcar/bb?/bb” /b

“I wanted to sell my bcar /band buy a new one, is that bokay/bb?/bb” /b

bJaxson /bbrxed /bhis eyebrows band /bsaid, “Sure.b” /bHe approached bher /bband /bsaid, “But you don’t have to buy it. I’ll get you whatever kind bof /bbcar /byou bwant/b.”

He said “give,” not b“/bbsend/b.”

Charlotte balso /bknew bwhat /bbshe /bbwanted/b, band /bhe bcould /bbindeed /bafford it.

“No, I…”