The Betrayed Heiress Is Now the CEO’s Obsession novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

She can after it as fast as she could, chasing it down the snowy road.

But no matter how fast she ran, she couldn’t catch up.

She could only watch as the white ambulance carrying her mother disappeared from view.

That night, Soe passed away.

Desmond stayed by her side, grieving until he was completely drained.

Charlotte didn’t know any of this.

She hadn’t been able to catch up with the ambulance. She had fallen in the snow, and it was the housekeeper who had run out after her and carried her back inside.

That night, she came down with a high fever. In her sleep, she kept calling out for her mother, crying on and off until morning.

She wept the entire night.

By the time she woke up the next morning, the first thing she heard was the news

Her mother was

Charlotte couldn’t bring herself to go to the hospital for a final goodbye. She was terrified of seeing her mother’s

For a long time, she lied to herself.

If she never saw it, maybe it wouldn’t be real.

Maybe Mom was still alive.

Maybe she had just gone on a trip, somewhere far away.

Lifeless body.

In Charlotte’s heart, the warm, gentle woman who always smiled like the spring sunshine was still out there, somewhere, living.

After Sue’s passing, Charlotte clung to the ceramic Cinnamoroll, holding it day and night.

She refused to eat, refused to drink.

She would fall asleep clutching it, and when she woke up, she would just cry silently

Desmond, on the other hand, seemed to age overnight

Hic hair grayed

His eyes dimmed.

It was like all the life had drained out of him, leaving behind nothing but exhaustion and grief.

He barely had the energy to take care of himself, let alone his daughter

Later, he was diagnosed with depression.

Charlotte truly believed he would never remarry.

He had loved so much. How could he ever have room in his heart for another woman?

But just two years later, he did.

And the woman lie chose was none other than Sur’s best friend.

Charlotte lost in

She threw a fit that night and moved into her school dormitory

Even during holidays, she locked herself in her room at home, refusing to talk to them.

Excetually, things got better.

By the time she graduated college, she and Desmond had finally started to mend their relationship.

And then, just when she thought things were Improving, he told her she had to marry into the Jasper family.

Thelt fragile relationship shattered all over again.

This time, he was truly furlous

He had always spoiled her, giving her whatever she wanted.

But on this, he refused to back down.

To force her hand, he even froze her bank accounts, cutting her off completely.

But for Charlotte, the arranged marriage wasn’t the real breaking point.

It was just the final straw.

The real reason she left, was because he had remarried.

It was a betrayal of her mother.

And Charlotte was convinced that the only reason he wanted her to marry so quickly was to get rid of her.

Everyone always said, “A married daughter is as good as gone.

She figured the Riley family no longer had a place for her.

So she left.

And for three years, she never looked back.

Through it all, she carried the ceramic Cinnamoroll with her.

It was the last thing her mother had ever given her.

The most precious thing she owned.

But now, it was broker

And so was she.

When the tears finally stopped, Charlotte wiped her face and forced herself to think.

Maybe…maybe it could still be saved

If she could find a top restoration expert, maybe there was still hope.

She snapped a photo of the broken pieces and posted it on her Instagram story.

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