The Betrayed Heiress Is Now the CEO’s Obsession novel Chapter 489

Chapter 489

Even after all these years, Desmond still couldn’t hide his sadness whenever Sue’s name came up.

He lowered his eyes, and the anger on his face slowly gave way to grief.

Charlotte said nothing more. She simply turned and walked away

Desmond stood there in silence for a moment before heading upstairs.

Earlier that evening, Charlotte had planned to come home for dinner. Xena had personally prepared a full spread of all her favorite dishes.

But after the argument between father and daughter, neither of them touched the food.

Xena walked out from the kitchen, looked

at

the untouched dishes on the table, and let out a long sigh.

After leaving the Riley estate, Charlotte

She picked up her phone and called Mia.

“Mia, where are you? Come drink with

still feeling frustrated, so she went straight to a bar.

in a really bad mood tonight.”

On the other end of the line, Mia sounded slightly breathless.

Charlotte instantly understood what was going

1. on.

Mia was busy.

Charlotte was about to hang up, not wanting to interrupt, but as soon as Mia heard that she was upset, she immediately steadied her breathing and asked with concern, “Lottie, what happened?”

“I had a fight with my dad,” Charlotte said, pressing her lips together. “It’s nothing. You go ahead and do your thing. I just need to be alone for a while.”

Mia smacked Ian’s wandering hand away and said, “Do you want me to come keep you company? Where are you? I’ll head over right now.”

Charlotte knew Mia was having a moment with Ian and didn’t want to intrude, so she said, “It’s fine. I just need time to sort through it myself.”

“Alright, just stay safe, okay? Is Petra with you?” Mia asked.

“Yeah, she’s here.”

“Good.” Mia was still on the phone when Ian reached out again. She gave him a glare and said, “Alright, I’m hanging up now,

Lottie.”

“Okay.”

After ending the call, Mia shot Ian another look and scolded him, “What are you doing? I was on the phone with

Ian leaned in and whispered hoarsely against her lips, “I want you

lotte.”

Lena couldn’t drink, and Mia was clearly busy.

So Charlotte called Jenny and Sophie.

As soon as Jenny heard Charlotte was upset, she immediately offered to come over.

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Sophie had just finished dinner and was lying around bored, watching a show. She loved drinking, so when Charlotte called, she didn’t hesitate.

It was Friday night anyway, and there was no work tomorrow. Both women were close to Charlotte and wanted to be there for

her.

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