Chapter 332
Jan let out a sigh. “Mia, the truth will come out eventually. Secrets never stay buried forever.”
Mia’s lashes trembled. Her usual spark was gone, her voice tinged with sadness. “Ian… I’m scared. Maybe we should just forget about this.”
“That’s not happening.” His tone was firm, leaving no room for argument. “Mia, triest me. I’ll take care of it.”
She looked even more heartbroken, her voice quiet. “And how exactly do you plan to fix this? Are you going to ask our parents to get a divorce so we can be together?”
lan fell silent, his brows furrowed.
Charlotte rubbed her temples. Just listening to them was giving her a headache.
She sighed. “Fine. I’ll keep your secret. But the son
sooner you two deal with this, the better. It’s lucky I found our first. What if someone else had seen you? Someone who loves gossip and had a camera on them? One photo, and by tomorrow morning, you two would be trending on the front page.”
She looked at Mia, her tone serious. “Mia, lan’s right–this isn’t something you can hide forever. Sooner or later, your parents are going to find out. Better to tell them yourselves than have them hear it from someone else.”
Mia stared at the floor, saying nothing
len reached over and pulled her into his arms. “I’m here, Mia. You don’t have to be afraid.”
After dinner, Charlotte drove home to the Riley family estate.
Sunday
was her day off, and she planned to spend time with Jodie
While waiting at a red light, her phone lit up.
to the screen.
A message popped onto
It was from Scott
Scort. “Home yet?”
Charlotte replied: “Still on the road. What’s up?
He texted back almost instantly: “Drive safe. We’ll talk when you’re home.”
At the same time, Sean’s phone rang
It was Chris Carter–Sean’s friend and a shareholder at Jasper Corporation–sounding unusually gossipy on the other end.
“Seven, what’s going on with you and Charlotte? Haven’t patched things up yet?”
Sean wasn’t in the mood. “If this isn’t important, I’m hanging up.”
“Whoa, whoa–don’t hang up!” Chris said quickly. “I saw Charlotte.
Chris laughed. “A second ago you were all cold and disinterested, but now you’re all ears, Know it. The second someone mentions Charlotte, you’re a
Sean’s voice dropped. “Cut the crap.”
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