Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 683

From the window, one could see the sky outside darkening as rain clouds gathered, covering the bright sun.

The woman in the ward looked as gloomy as the dark sky. She suffered from an inner storm.

"Don't you want to explain yourself?" Brandon's eyes, which were trained on her, were as sharp as an eagle's.

Charis swallowed uneasily.

Brandon's question was straightforward. Apparently, he had already talked to Janet before they came.

Charis wasn't sure what Janet had told Brandon, but she doubted Janet had any evidence of her past crimes. Therefore, it was likely that Janet didn't tell Brandon everything. Otherwise, Brandon wouldn't have been so gracious as to give her a chance to explain herself. In fact, he might not have visited her at all.

Since Charis had figured this out, she knew what to do next.

She pretended to be angry and asked pointedly, "Why don't you trust me? I've never lied to you! Brandon, I described your relationship with Janet only from the perspective of an outsider. Didn't I tell you before? You never talked to me about your relationship with her. If you didn't tell me anything, how could I have known whether or not you two had a good relationship? Now, I realize that I must've misunderstood your relationship. After all, what I saw was just the way you two got along in public. You are always cold and indifferent with everyone. I thought you didn't like her either."

Charis's explanation was somewhat convincing.

It was true that Brandon didn't talk about his private affairs with others.

But Charis was an intelligent woman with a discerning eye. She should've seen the relationship between Brandon and Janet for what it really was.

Which meant that she wasn't telling the whole truth. Still, it was difficult for Brandon to tell which part of her words was true and which part was not.

They had known each other for years. Thus he still trusted in Charis somewhat.

As for Janet, Brandon could only feel that there was some sort of a special bond between them. But every time he tried to recall something related to her or their past together, he'd get a splitting headache that would debilitate his thinking.

"Indeed, I'm not good at expressing myself." Brandon fell silent for a moment. After a while, he stood up and said, "All right. Get some rest. I have go back to work. I'll visit you another time." Although what he said wasn't out of character, his eyes were as cold as ice. No matter how hard she tried, Charis couldn't read him.