per.“Charlotte replied.
“Yes, Mrs. Jasper,”
Lillian turned to Sean. “Did you eat enough? 1 hrought all your favorites. Do you wa
Sean shook his head with a soft smile. “No need. Lottle made bunch herself. It was perfect and I fished every bite.”
Lillian’s face lit up with a warm, motherly smile, “Well then, if you’ve already eaten, I won’t pusha.”
Hie sei downthe fruit basket and supplements he brought, <b>shooting </b>Sen a teasing look. “You lucky dog.”
Lan eyebrow in retum. “What can I say? Some joys are reserved for the non–single.”
Sean raised an
Ian’s simile froze. “Fine. I’ll go find a girlfriend, and we’ll rub our love in your <b>face </b>every day. Let’s see how you like It.”
M’s eyes widened in surprise. “Lottie, you cook now?”
Charlotte smiled softly, “just started leaming.”
Mia circled her dramatically like she was seeing something unbelievable. “Wow, I still rember that time in college when I came over and you made me a fried
bit into it, and it crunched! You said the eggshell had calcium and I should be grateful.”
Charlotteughed and scratched her nose. “Technically, It does <b>have </b>calcium.”
Mia burst intoughter. “Okay, so I get <b>a </b>crunchy egg, and your med gets a full–on home–cooked meal? I see how it is.”
Curlotte grinned. “Next time, 1’ll make you a real meal ton,”
Mis pped her hands. “I’m gonna hold you to that!”
dan gave her a look. “This is clearly a romantic couple moment. Why are you trying to crash it?”
Mistlipped her hair. “Why do you care<b>?</b>”
The rooms <b>burst </b>intoughter, the <b>mood </b>light and cheerful.
Lillian chuckled <b>along</b>, then noticed the thermal food container in Charlotte’s hand. “Lottie, are you about to clean that out?”
Charlotte nodded “Mm–hmin.”
“Let the nurse handle it.” She signaled to the attending<b>, </b>nurse nearby, who quickly <b>stepped </b><b>forward</b>.
“I’ll take can
‘care of <b>it</b><b>, </b><b>Miss </b>Riley,” the <b>nurse </b>offered.
Chadotte handed <b>it </b><b>over</b>, and Lillian didn’t stay long after She took a call and
Charlotte sull had work to <b>finish </b></divter that day, <b>so </b>after spending a little more time with seyn, she quietly slipped away.
just as the stepped out of the hospital, she ran into someone she didn’t want to see.
Zac walled toward her. “Charlotte, finally. <b>I’ve </b>been trying to see <b>you </b><b>for </b><b>days</b>. Why <b>haven’t </b>you been home?
By“home,” he cam Brightwood Residences. It was the only address below <b>for </b>her.
Charlotte’s expression turned wary. “What air you doing brir?”
Zac’s eyes gliated with something unsettling, <b>like </b>anticipation. “I <b>brand </b>your engagement party got canceled?”
Charlotte’s expression darkened. “What’s it to you? <b>Move </b>
He <b>blocked </b>her path. “Charlotte, don’t you believe in signs? Your engagement belog ruined like that don’t you think it meanste doesn’t want you two
Bir sculled. “It’s the qua century. I’m amazed someone like <b>you </b>still thinks like that. ”
Zac didn’t seem offended. On the contrary, he looked thrilled
stabbed. The engagement was called utt. Everything was going his way.
Zar smiled semigly “You know who the attacker was, nglu? she was one of Sean’s crazed andres she had been chasing him for ten years. People saw her at the party. The while <b>city’s </b>talking about it now!
He leaned in slightly, voice lower, “so tell me
rally iguse a woman who’s been obsessed with him for a decade?”