bChapter /b382

    The bperson /bbeside me heard that and looked awkward.

    These wordsb, /bif said in private, would definitely be bgossip /bthat everyone talks about. bAfter /ball, who in the upper ss doesn’t have scandals? Especially those who have multiple women outside, have illegitimate children, thedies in the wealthy circle bare /bball /bused to it.

    No one would talk about it openly, even if btheir /bown husband bcheated/b. Thesedies would just turn a blind eye to protect themselves and their family’s reputation.

    bI /bbdidn’t /bexpect Mrs. Hamilton to be so unconventional, she just blurted it out in public, bisn’t /bshe trying bto /bembarrass Mr. Hamilton on purpose?

    People with thest name Hamilton, you can’t offend them, but you also bcan’t /bbsay /banything.

    Only Mr. Levin stepped up to break the ice at that moment, joking, “Mrs. Hamilton is quite funny, bshe’s /bjoking baround /bwith beveryone/bb./b”

    bIs /bit a joke or not, everyone knows it, just giving face, bafter /beveryone dispersed, bJaxson /bput down his bss/bb, /btook a step forward, stopped in front of her, “You know Collin’s situation, why bsay /bthat?”

    “I’m stating facts,” Charlotte crossed her arms, “If the Hamilton family wants ba /bbgrandson/b, why not just ept Collin as their adopted son?”

    bYou /bsympathized with him, pitied him, could have recognized him bas /byour ownb, /band it wouldn’t bhave /bbeen in bvain /bfor the child who once called you. bdad/b.”

    His chest heaved suddenly, his bface /bcalm, “I bnever /bthought you would bmisunderstand /bbmy /brtionship with him.”

    Charlotte looked iat /ihimb, /bsmiled slightly, “These things bdon’t /bmatter banymore/b.” She then looked around and said, “This party is no fun, I’m going back.”

    bShe /bpassed by Jaxson, about to bleave/b, when he suddenly grabbed her barm/b.

    I bwent /bback with you.”

    Charlotte bdidn’t /bbanswer/bb. /b

    Jaxson told Mr. Levin he was bleaving /bbearly/b. Charlotte followed him out bof /bthe building, bdistracted /bband /bdragging bher /bbfeet/b.

    She bdeliberately /bbembarrassed /bhim in public, thinking he would lose his btemper/bb… /b

    Whenever it bcame /bto bCaroline /band bher /bbson /bbbefore/bb, /bbwasn’t /bbhe /bbalways /bbming /bbher/bb? /b

    bSuddenly/b, bshe /bbdidn’t /bbnotice /bbthe /bbman /bin bfront /bof bher /bstopped, and she bumped binto /bhis bback/b.

    bJaxson /bbturned /baround, cing his hand bon /bher waistb, /bhis bgaze /bdeep, “I know you’re btrying /bbto /bbembarrass /bbme/b, but it’s breally /bbnot /bnecessary.”

    She bhesitated/b, pushed him baway/bb, /band bsneered/b, “Jaxson, bI /bbreally /bbdon’t /bunderstand byou/b. My bparents /bbdied /bbbecause /bbof /bbCaroline/bb, /bband /bbCharlie /bbis /bstill in aa

    bbecause /bof bCaroline/bb./bb” /b

    b“/bbYou /balways bsaid /bbyou wanted /bto make bit /bup to me, but bif /bbyou /bbreally /bbwanted /bbto /bmake it up, you should bhave /bbdone /beverything possible to bmake /bCaroline bpay /bbthe /bbprice/b, binstead /bof bwasting /bbit /bbon /bmeb, /bright?”

    Jaxson bpursed /bbhis /bbthin /bblips /bband /bbfell /bbsilent/b.

    Seeing his attitude, bCharlotte /bbalready /bknew bhe /bcouldn’t bbear /bto do it.

    Yeahb, /bbafter /bball/bb, /bbshe /bwas the bwoman /bbyou /bbloved /bbfor /bbten /bbyears/b. How bcould /bbyou /bbbear /bbto/bb… /b

    bIt’s /bnot because of this,” bJaxson’s /bbface /bbdarkened/b,

    “bWhy /bwas thatb?/bb” /b

    bHe /blooked bat /bbher /bdeeply band said/b, “Give bme /bsome btime/bb./bb” /b

    Charlotte didn’t careb, /bbshe /bgot bon /bthe bcar /bband /bbturned /baround.

    Watching her close the bcar /bdoor, bhis /bthin blips /btightenedb, /bband /bhis bgaze /bdarkened ba /bbbit/b,

    The next bday/bb, /bCharlotte bgot /bbup /bearly and passed bby /bthe kitchen. bShe /bsaw bJaxson /bbsetting /bbreakfast bon /bbthe /btable. b“/bLet’s have breakfast first.”

    She stopped in her tracks, her eyesnding on the pasta bhe /bmade.

    Charlotte didn’t refuse, she walked to the table band /bbsat /bdown, picked bup /ba fork and took a bite.

    He took off his apron and bput /bit aside, bpulled /bbout /ba bchair /bband /bsat down, “How does it taste?b” /b

    Charlotte poured herself a ss of warm water and took a sipb, /b“Your cooking skills, did you learn them for Caroline?”

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    The bsmile /bat the bcorner /bof his mouth froze and disappeared.

    “bI /bsaid I don’t like sweet bvors/b. Oh well, Mr. Hamilton remembered Ms. bWarren’s /btaste, how could he bremember /bbmine/bb?/bb” /b

    Charlotte put bdown /bher knife band /bfork, wiped her hands with a napkin, and bdidn’t /btouch the noodles bagain/b.

    bJaxson /bbdidn’t /bsay anything, then bsuddenly /bgot up.

    Charlotte bwas /bwaiting for him bto /bexplode, but he just picked up bthe /bbpasta /band walked to the btrash /bcan, dumped it in.