The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1282

“Charlotte, I’m sorry.”

Newell looked right into her eyes. His hands curled into fists at his sides, guilt written all over his face. “It was me. I used the catalyst. That’s why your condition got worse so fast.”

“Why?” Charlotte didn’t move, her usual laid-back attitude gone. Her stare was cold, sharp. “If you’d already decided to use me as a test subject, then why did you quit halfway?”

He’d stopped the experiment, but then he’d gone everywhere, searching for a cure for her. He’d acted like her life mattered more to him than his own.

“Why?” she pressed again.

Newell let out a helpless little smile. “Honestly? It’s because you were kind to me. I couldn’t go through with it.”

She hadn’t been with him long when his birthday came around. Somehow, she’d found out and baked a birthday cake for him, waiting up until it was almost morning. He could still remember her words so clearly, like they were etched into his memory. She’d smiled and told him, “Happy birthday. I hope you live a long, healthy life.”

He’d never expected, after more than twenty years, that anyone would remember his birthday. Besides her and a few people close to him, no one really cared if he was happy or healthy.

That night had changed everything for him.

“Charlotte, whether you believe me or not, I’ve thought of you as…” Newell glanced over at Anthony, who was standing a little way off. He could feel the tension coming from him, so he gave a soft, almost self-mocking laugh. “I think of you as family. Like a little sister.”

Yeah, just a sister. A sibling kind of bond was the only thing that could last. As her mentor and as a brother, that was the only way he could stay in her life and not cross a line.

But he knew… he probably wouldn’t get many more chances to be by her side.

“Alright.” Newell dipped his head, meeting Charlotte’s eyes with the same gentle look he always gave her. “I’ve said everything I needed to. What I did… I know it was bad. I don’t expect you to forgive me. Just remember this, though. No matter what happens, what I promised you won’t change.”

What promise?

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