Semua Bab A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE: MARRIED TO MY ENEMY : Bab 61 - Bab 70

~ CharlesJanette’s admission echoed through the room, her voice trembling with heavy emotions of guilt, fear, and desperation. I maintained my mask of indifference, watching her carefully as Megan’s gaze shifted between us.“No, Janette, please don’t say that,” Megan said, genuine worry etched on her face.Janette collapsed onto the floor, her hands covering her face as Megan ran to her side. “It is all over social media. My career, everything I have worked for is crumbling,” she sobbed.“Janette please stop,” Megan cooed, then she shot me a suspicious look, narrowing her eyes. “Charles, did you have anything to do with this?”I shrugged nonchalantly, playing the innocent card. “Why would I? I didn’t even know Janette sold her body to wealthy people for fame.”Janette, now sobbing uncontrollably, managed to break free from Megan’s comfort to crawl to my legs. “Charles, you have to believe me. What they are showing isn’t the full truth. Please hear my own side of the story."I scoffed

~ Charles.“Charles, I know I should be using the " I told you so" card right now but I just want you to know that I am here for you, if you ever need someone to talk to,” Megan said, her voice firm.I nodded, a mixture of argument and uncertainty whirling within me. For a brief moment, I felt vulnerable. “Megan, I never meant for any of this to happen. I just wanted her to pay for what she did to me all those years ago.”“I know,” Megan said softly, placing a hand on my shoulder.”But revenge rarely brings closure. I hope you know that. It only opens doors to more pain.”We sat in silence, absorbing the gravity of my predicament. Now Megan had become my accomplice for defending me publicly . She was finally seeing the McCall family as her own too. She had become like my father; always cleaning up the mess I make.“I’ll face the consequences,” I finally said, determination replacing the shadows in my eyes. “But I will do restitution in my own way…. Although I need your support.”A sens

~ MeganI stifled a yawn, stretching my limbs, and cracked my neck towards Charles’ side of the bed. He wasn’t there. All my actions immediately paused. Groggily, I opened my eyes, the hazy memories of the previous night slowly coming back to me. A slight smile played on my lips as I remembered the passionate encounter with Charles in my cabin.Confusion crept in as I sat up, scanning the room. The realization hit me that I was alone in the cabin. I felt a mixture of disappointment and irritation. Had last night been a mere moment of heat for Charles? Was it just a way to distract himself from the chaos surrounding his life? Or was it a way to compensate me since he couldn’t reciprocate my feelings for him? Those questions flooded my mind, and a knot formed in my stomach.I reached for my phone on the bedside table, checking for any chats, messages, or calls. There were quite a few but none from Charles. My heart sank a little, but I tried to push away the tears forming in my eyes. Ma

~ Charles“That car,” Megan muttered, “that car looks exactly like the one that knocked down my late friend Jenny.”My heart leaped into my mouth as I felt my pulse quicken. “Wh-what? No, it can’t be,” I tried to hide my stutter.Megan, however, was not convinced. She pointed insistently at the car. “No, it has to be.”At that moment, I lost my voice. My heart racing, fear that I might have gotten caught, but before Megan could press on the matter, an unexpected help came for me.Jake began with a chuckle, “Megs. What are you talking about? That’s my car.”His admission shocked me to the bones. We were only three that went for that trip, and it was my car that was parked in the background, not Jake’s. But I kept quiet, waiting to see where it was leading.“What?” Megan sounded as confused as I looked.“That’s my car,” Jake admitted confidently, “and it was last in use the week of the camping trip before I returned to England.”Megan’s argument instantly weakened. She looked dejected a

~ Charles“Charles, I’m sorry for my father’s shameful act. It’s not right for him to burden you with our family’s financial issues.”I leaned black in my chair, studying Megan’s expression, she looked genuinely upset by everything that was happening. “Megan, it’s okay. We’re family and family helps each other in time of need. Besides, the amount your father requested is not a significant amount for me. McCall Technologies makes that amount in hours.”She shook her head, her expression still troubled. “It’s not about money, Charles. It is about dignity and pride that my father seems to lack right now. He shouldn’t have come to you for help. It is embarrassing.”I reached out and gently took Megan’s hand. “Megan, your father is going through a tough time. It is not a shameful act to ask family members for assistance when one is in a tight position. Don’t you think it is better that he kept it within the family?”Megan looked down for a moment, then lifted her gaze to meet mine. “Thank