Charlotte also went to the police station to give her statement.Megan didn’t wake up until around eleven the next morning.By then, Charlotte had finished at the station and returned to the hospital room.When Megan opened her eyes, a wave of dizziness hit her. Her face was pale, and there were sti
All the men had gone after Petra, leaving no one to watch Megan. Charlotte quickly rushed over and caught her before she could fall. “Miss Stone, wake up. I’m Charlotte Riley,” she said, supporting her firmly.With the men distracted, Charlotte helped Megan toward the car.“Hang in there, Miss Ston
Petra pulled over and parked the car.Charlotte called the police, then pushed open the car door. “Petra, come with me!”Outside the bar, the night was deep and dark. Neon lights flickered, casting a hazy, surreal glow.Two men were propping up a woman who was clearly unconscious from drinking. Behi
Sophie raised an eyebrow. “Do your parents know you two are moving in together?”Jenny hesitated for a moment, then gave a small shake of her head.Sophie gave her a “Called it” look.Charlotte asked, “If Matthew’s moving in with you, what about Luna? She’s still in elementary school, right?”“Yeah,
After that day, Charlotte didn’t see Sean for nearly two weeks.She only found out he had gone overseas to handle affairs at one of the international branches when Megan stopped by the firm to discuss a case and casually mentioned it.During those two weeks, Charlotte was completely swamped with wor
There was something undeniably sneaky about the whole situation.While on the phone, Charlotte kept stealing glances at Sean, worried he might suddenly say something. Her eyes warned him to stay quiet.Sean merely raised an eyebrow and gave her a half-smile, lounging against the table with a teasing