Cold Husband Burning Regret: The Divorce He Couldn't Handle novel Chapter 541

Midvale Estates.

It was seven in the evening when Charlotte arrived home. Wesley and Sean Rayburn were in the living room discussing something with a housekeeper from the Rayburn estate.

Sensing the somber atmosphere and remembering Kate’s words from earlier, Charlotte asked cautiously, “Did… something happen?”

Sean sat on the sofa, head bowed, still trying to process the terrible news.

Charlotte walked over to Wesley, looking at him for an answer.

Wesley’s tightly pressed lips parted. “Aunt Kate… she had an accident.”

Charlotte froze on the spot.

…

The police had cordoned off Silverwood Lake, leaving only a crowd of onlookers on the shore. A short while later, a crane pulled a wrecked car from the water. It was a million-dollar Aston Martin—the one Kate always drove.

Bystanders posted photos and videos online, and the news exploded. The hashtag #Rayburn Family Eldest Daughter Drives Into Lake And Dies shot to the top of the trending topics.

Back at the Rayburn estate, Sean had brought Charlotte and Wesley to join the family in the wake of the tragedy. Kate’s daughter, Loretta, was there as well.

It was the first time Charlotte had seen Loretta. Though she had some mixed-race features, her face strongly resembled her mother’s. She was sitting on the sofa, completely lost, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

Seeing her like that, Charlotte felt a pang of sympathy. The girl was only in her early twenties, yet she was now forced to endure the agony of losing her mother.

The atmosphere in the living room was suffocating. Mr. Rayburn sat in the main armchair, his face ashen, smoking one cigarette after another. His normally commanding eyes were bloodshot and filled with exhaustion.

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