The Betrayed Heiress Is Now the CEO’s Obsession novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87

“Alter Eric was discharged from the hospital, he was expelled from school,” Ian sald,

“The Lee family’s company also got caught up in the fallout. Not long after, they went bankrapt and the whole family packed up and Jersey City in disgrace.”

He cleared his threat, lowering his voler. “And Sean? He ended up in fall for a few days. Mr. Jasper Sr. was furious. He gave strict orders to keep him locked up for a

while.

“But Mrs. Jasper St. couldn’t bear it. She went to plead with him every day, exted until he caved. Eventually, Sean was released, but only after the pipers paid the Lees a sky–high settlement to settle the matter.

“Sean still got a beating from Mr. Jasper St. for it.”

tan locked meaningfully at Charlotte.

1,1 had no

Ino clue back then that Sean beat that guy sp because he liked you. I honestly thought he was just acting like an older brother, standing up for his little sister. It wasn’t until recently I realized that Sean’s feelings for you have been there for a long time.”

Charlotte listened in silence, her expressioncomplicated. Her fingers tightened around the wine glass until her knuckles tumed white.

She had never imagined Sean had gone that far for her. That he had nearly beaten someone to death.

A wave of Tear washed over het.

What if she had dragged him down?

Sean had always been the golden boy. The perfect son in every parent’s eyes, the top student every teacher praised, the kind of person their peers could only look up to from a distance.

Has future had always been bright. If he had ended up carrying a manslaughterclurge because of her, she didn’t think she would ever forgive herself. Charlotte blinked, her lashes trembling Hernose started to sting

They didn’t get home to Bri

to Brightwood Residences until the middle of the night.

The wind was chilly, the moonlight pale and cold.

Charlotte got out of the car without a word, head down, and walked ahead.

Sean followed her into the complex.

“Lottie, don’t be mad.”

She didn’t respond

When they got to the apartment, Charlotte tried to close the door but sean slipped inside, his face full of hurt.

“Are you afraid of me?”

He scrambled to explain.

“Lottie, please don’t be scared I’m not violent. I’d never lay a hand on you. That day—I just lost it. The things he said about you–i couldn’t take it Charlotte looked up at him, lar sigh soft and wra

wraty.

“l’in not afraid of you, Sean I’mnot worried about being hun. l’in worried about you.”

Seanpressed his lips together, then gently pulled her into jas arms.

*11’s okay. It’s all in the past.

Curlotte frated against him, her eyes stinging as her voice wavered.

“Please don’t be that jackless again. If you’d really killed someone, your whole future would’ve been ruined… And for what? For me? it’s not worth it” Bran’s worice wanquiel

duslatte snacked him in frustration

|_|\_\“Don’t jolar about that!”

Seanheld her close, his was bared soothingly stroking her back i

| comforting avhild.

“okay, okay I get ii. I won’t do anything like that again.”

She grumbled into his chest, “How many days wear you locked upi?”

“Not many.”

Hervoir trembled, tinged with a nasally sob.

“Was it awful? I heard they serve nothing but plain saimeal and dry toast in bolding. You’re not used to food like that.”

Sean chuckded.

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