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Chapter 12: Let's Toast To The Happy Couple
It was hard for Charlotte to take her eyes away from Edward as he walked around mingling with guests with Mary at his arm. But she didn't want to look desperate trying to catch Floyd's attention, so she didn't go directly towards him, and instead sat in the dining room close to the food, where most of the guests came through from time to time.
Her high school classmates greeted her politely yet with a distance that Charlotte knew was because of their very thinly veiled dislike for her. The only reason they were even there was because they also happened to be friends with Edward. Everyone knew everyone in the small, elite, old money Atlantian society.
Still, Charlotte was never alone. Some of Edward's pals from high school and a group of people she hardly talked to at the office were all gathered close to her, laughing at her jokes. A lot of them asked about Mary, and Charlotte was happy to talk about her; tonight she had to look like she was the happiest
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Charlotte saw Mary and quickly pulled back from Edward. He stiffened, breaking the spell, even if he hadn't seen Mary yet. "Mary, Edward came to find me," Charlotte said. Edward turned and put his arm around Charlotte's shoulders in a brotherlike protective manner. "I thought she'd need some cheering up. Logan Hamilton was the one stirring up some trouble back here," he said. "They're working together." "Oh, darling," Mary said, pushing away the hanging sheets to get to where Charlotte and Edward stood. "Don't worry about that man. The party was lovely, and I can't thank you and your mom enough. I'm so happy to be here surrounded by the closest people in my life, that short of a fire or a disaster of calamitous proportions, nothing could spoil my happiness." Charlotte smiled at her, not knowing what to say. Had she walked in two seconds later, she would have probably seen Edward and her kissing. The way he had touched her cheek...
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Mistress? Charlotte was surprised and felt a little silly for being caught off guard like that. Of course he'd have mistresses. His wife was having an affair. Maybe Mrs. Hamilton started the affair because he was already having one with the maid? Logan had never pretended to be an upstanding puritanical person, so it really shouldn't have been surprising to Charlotte.But murder? That she had a hard time believing, even if Logan seemed to be the kind of person who could punch someone out of the blue. Given what she knew about him, though, this was probably going to be a tough case."Thank you," Charlotte said to Detective Fontaine. "May I speak to my client, please?""This way, Miss Astor," he said, gesturing for her to follow.Charlotte was familiar with the station, but Logan was being held in an area she had never been in. It looked to be more secure than the places where they held other prisoners, but when Detective Fontaine opene
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