Chapter <b>162 </b>
Charlotte didn’t dare think about that possibility.
Herbal
pounded in herchest, and her fingers began in tremble slightly
“No. Sean wouldn’t do that,” she thought.
He <b>had </b>told her that she was the only one in his heart<b>, </b>the only one he cared about.
But <b>then</b>… how was she supposed to exin the recording Zachad just yed?
Hermind was a chaotic mess.
Zac watched her in silence for a moment, letting her thoughts spiral..
After a brief pause, he spoke again, his voice calm but calcted.
“Judy kidnapped your sister and tried to kill you. Sean <b>took </b><b>a </b>life for you and she nearly killed him. By all logic, the Jasper family should never have forgiven her for that. So why was she suddenly snatched away the moment she imed to be pregnant?
Charlotte’s brows knitted tightly, her lips pressing into a thin line.
| Zac’s voice dropped, each word sharp and deliberate.
“why don’t you take a guess? Whose child is Judy supposedly carrying?”
The words hit like <b>a </b>thunderp.
Charlotte’s whole body trembled.
<b>“</b>shut up!” she snapped, her voice shaking with anger.
Her eyes zed with fury as she red at Zac “Stop spreading lies and trying to cause trouble! Sean isn’t like you! He’s not filthy and disgusting. Don’t judge him by your own dirty <b>standards</b>!”
A flicker of pain shed in Zae’s dark eyes, a bitter ache twisting in his chest
In her eyes, Sean could <b>do </b>no wrong.
And he was just filthy.
A taint, bitter smile touched his lips, but he <b>quiddy </b>masked his emotions, his expression tuming calm and <b>unreadable</b>.
“I’m just telling you the truth, Charlotte. You trust Sean too much. If he <b>has </b>nothing to hide, then why didn’t he tell you any o
“Get out!” Charlotte shouted<b>, </b><b>her </b>volor fierce.
Zac shugged, a soft, mocking <bugh </b>escaping him. “He’s with pady right now. Why don’t you give him a call and ask?”
-Stop trying to mess with ing “Charlotte growled<b>, </b>shoving Zac aside and trying to step inside.
But Zac’s hand shot out, grabbing her wrist and yanking her back. She stumbled, nearly falling.
He caught her, his arm wrapping around her waist, and leaned inclose, breathing in the scent <b>of </b>her hair like a desperate man
“Charlotte,” he murmured<b>, </b>his voler thick with longing, “leave him ande back to me.”
A <b>surge </b>of tage exploded <b>in </b><b>Charlotte</b>.
Her lower shot up<b>, </b>nining infolds stomach
Zac let out a pained <b>gasp</b>, instinctively letting g
But before he could recover, Charlotte’s handshed out,
Smackd
The p rang out <b>loud </b><b>and </b>clear, echoing in the hallway
Zac’s head snapped to the side, a bright red handprint staining his cheek.
Her eyes zed with fiery anger. “Stay <b>away </b>from tar, Zarl You’re not worthy!”
<b>Zar </b>stood there, stunned. His face stung, and the corners of his eyes turned red.
slowly, he tried to look at her, his <b>gaze </b>plering, hurt shhu?ng in <b>his </b>eyes.
“Charlotte, why are you so cruel to me?” he whispered, his voice soft and palted.
Charlotte let out a <b>cold</b>, mockingugh. “Cruel? Do you still need to ask why?”
Her voice was sharp, cutting
“Because you’re filthy. We can never go back to what we once had.”
Her chin lifted<b>, </b>defiant<b>, </b>her re sharp <b>as </b><b>a </b><b>de</b>. “A man without self–respect is nothing but rotten trash. And I, Charlotte Riley, don’t pickup garbage I’ve already thrown away
And with that, she didn’t <b>give </b>him a chance to respond.
She stepped inside and mmed the door in his face
Zac stood there, staring at the closed door, his dark eyes clouded with pain.
Her words <b>“</b>Because you’re filthy. We can never go back to what we once <b>had</b>.“–pierced his heart like a hundred sharp needles, leaving it shredded and bleeding