Cold Husband Burning Regret: The Divorce He Couldn't Handle novel Chapter 131

Charlotte tried to pull her hand free, but Evander’s grip was too strong. After struggling for a while, she let out an exasperated laugh. “Evander, weren’t you the one who told me to keep my distance from you? You didn’t want people to get the wrong idea, remember? What, have you forgotten your own words?”

Evander’s brow furrowed as the memory flickered in his mind. He had said that.

He’d assumed she didn’t care either…

His grip on her wrist loosened slightly. “You remember it pretty well, don’t you?”

“I’ve got a good memory. Some things you might’ve forgotten, but I haven’t.”

Charlotte finally wrenched her hand free, her words pointed.

She’d tested him so many times, but all she ever got in return was his silence.

Maybe it was for the best. That part of their past was a nightmare for him, anyway. If he wanted to forget, she’d let him.

There was a faint, detached smile in Charlotte’s eyes. “Let’s just keep things the way they were—strangers, nothing more. I appreciate you stepping in for me today, but that’s what you should’ve done. I don’t owe you anything.”

She didn’t wait for a reply. Without a backward glance, Charlotte walked away.

Evander stood in the garden, watching her go, a flicker of guilt and regret passing through his eyes.

…

Mr. and Mrs. Sterling had just returned from the hospital when they noticed neighbors eyeing them curiously, whispering behind their backs.

Rachel was all too familiar with that kind of atmosphere.

Any whiff of gossip in this neighborhood, and everyone acted the same.

“Hey, Xavier, you two are back?” The owner of a nearby food stall, always bold and nosy, called out to them. “So, is it true what I heard—your daughter’s got herself mixed up with some rich guy? People are saying she’s his mistress—is that right?”

The Sterlings’ faces darkened instantly.

Xavier snapped, “Nonsense! Who’s spreading these lies?”

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