Cold Husband Burning Regret: The Divorce He Couldn't Handle novel Chapter 393

“So it’s Chairman Lennox,” Evander said with a faint smile. “What a coincidence, you’re right next door.”

Chairman Lennox smiled back. “It certainly is.”

Evander glanced at Charlotte. “I thought my wife must have spotted someone she couldn’t bear to part with—turns out it was your daughter.”

At that, the Lennox family turned to look at her.

Charlotte forced a smile, managing to recover quickly. “I made plans to meet Noreen. I didn’t expect her to be in the private room right next to ours.”

Mrs. Lennox’s tone softened as she looked at her daughter. “You had an appointment with Mrs. Howard—why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“Did you ever give me a chance to?”

“You—” Chairman Lennox started, annoyance flaring, but he caught himself when he remembered there were others present. He glanced apologetically at Evander and Charlotte. “Sorry you had to see that. My daughter does have a bit of a temper.”

Evander nodded politely. “I hope we’re not interrupting anything?”

Mrs. Lennox jumped in, “Not at all. Would you like to come in and join us for a while?”

“We appreciate your kindness, Mrs. Lennox. Perhaps another time,” Evander replied before Charlotte could say a word, slipping his arm around her shoulders and steering her back toward their room.

At the doorway, Charlotte pulled away from him. “What was that about?”

“Eavesdropping on someone else’s conversation—did you find it amusing?”

She bristled. “And what’s it got to do with you?”

His expression darkened, almost imperceptibly. “You may think it’s nothing, but as long as we’re still married, it’s my business.”

There was no point arguing with him—Charlotte knew she’d never win.

She turned away, refusing to engage any further.

Evander said nothing more and pushed open the door to their room.

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