Chapter 807
Charlotte stared at Anthony for a few moments, then stood up and walked over to Steven and Elizabeth.
“What do you want?”
As Charlotte came closer, Elizabeth shrank back, panic written all over her face. “Your mom took her own life. It had nothing to do with us. If anything, Steven saved your lives.”
Steven was so scared he curled up on the floor, swallowing hard and staying completely silent.
“I’ll let you keep your lives for now.” Charlotte finally looked up, her voice cool and lazy, almost bored. “You’d better be telling the truth. Because if not…”
She didn’t finish, but the threat hung in the air.
Then Charlotte turned on her heel and walked back to Anthony, her expression relaxing. “Let’s go.”
“Yeah.”
The group filed out, and the tension in the room disappeared just like that. Steven and Elizabeth stayed collapsed on the floor, drenched in cold sweat.
“Do you think Charlotte will figure out what really happened back then?” Elizabeth whispered, her voice shaking.
Like how she’d thrown away the antidote.
Steven wiped his forehead, still trembling. “Unless her mom comes back to life, we’re the only ones who know what happened.”
Even if Charlotte suspected something and tried to dig for the truth, she’d have nowhere to start.
“And…” Elizabeth bit her lip, “do you think she’ll go after Olivia, just because she’s our daughter?”
“Make sure Olivia stays far away from Charlotte,” Steven said, finally starting to calm down. “As long as Charlotte never finds the antidote, she won’t make it to twenty.”
When that time comes, their family won’t have to live in fear anymore.
Elizabeth nodded.
Olivia was about to attend a big medical conference. If she got lucky, maybe she’d meet some of the top names in the field and really make a name for herself.
There was no point picking a fight with someone who didn’t have long to live.
***
Morning had already arrived.
They couldn’t make it back to Cabinda, so they found a hotel in the next city and checked in.
Presidential suite.
Charlotte was in the shower. Anthony stood outside the bathroom, holding a hairdryer, his face tight with worry.
He stared at the door, not moving.
He wondered if Lottie was taking the news hard, if she was in there crying.
When the water finally shut off,
Lottie still didn’t come out. Anthony frowned and walked over, knocking, gently.
FindNovel.net
No answer. His concern deepened, so he went ahead and opened the door.
He’d expected to find Charlotte upset, maybe sobbing quietly.
He didn’t expect this.
Steam drifted through the bathroom, mixing with the soft scent of her body wash.
Charlotte had just finished her
shower. Her pale skin seemed to glow under the light. She still had her
toothbrush in her mouth When she
tooth She turned around
heard the door
instinctively.
Their eyes met, and both of them froze.
The moment was so intense Anthony felt his whole body tighten, his throat suddenly
dry.
“What’s wrong?” Charlotte asked,
spitting out the toothpaste. She tried
to look unfazed grabbing a bathrobe
are wrapping it around in a
rush.
FindNovel.net
“I thought…”
Anthony walked over, gently took the towel from her hands, wrapped it around her
shoulders, and pulled her close.
“You thought what?”