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I’m not big on charity cases, and free rides for strangers but really my thing Quite the predicament. “Zarek said analy
Seeting Insar’s darkening expression, he suddenly chuckled and changed course. “Tell you what, since we’re di New Yorkers, le jus the standard rate. Just Veninu me later. Mr. Wood.”
His tone carried the unmistakable air of someone doing a favor they of rather not.
Issac looked like he might jup a blood vesari
Yet he couldn’t lash out–after all, he was the one legging for a seat on Zarek’s “dama plane. ”
Charlotte pretended not to hear their exchange.
alk away with his precious egs
She thought to herself. This has to be a first for star. Normally, he’d never tolerate being talked down to – he’d just walk intact.
Isac glanced at her as if reading her thoughts: This is all for you.
Charlotte caught his look and inwardly scoffed. Swallowing his pride for her? Did he expect a medal?
Fat chance!
Once on board, she posted a photo to Instagram.
The image captured the airport’s brilliant blue sky, the sunlit runway, and, Issac, who had inadvertently appeared in frames taken in the VIP konge
and cabin
Caption: Vacation mined by an unwanted tag along. How do you shake of a clingy ex? 7.
Her tone was part complaint, part smug satisfaction, and part pare provocation–clearly broadcasting: Look, the man you want still can’t let me go.
Shortly after posting, Zarek glanced up at her, the cabin’s atmosphere suddenly dropping several degrees.
Charlotte blinked in confusion.
She’d posted using her New York phone, with most of her contacts blocked except for parents and close friends. She’d completely forgotten that Liam had access to her Instagram..
As soon as she posted, Liam saw it. Concerned by her “distressed” and “helpless” tone, coupled with Issar’s image in her photo collage, he amed the was being coerced by Issac. He immediately screenshot the post and sent it to Zarek, urging him to help rescue “poor Miss Whitmore.”
She was clearly showing off with fake distress
So… she was actually enjoying Issac’s attention? Her cold attitude toward him was just an act? Deep down, the wanted him back?
Zarck realized he had underestimated this woman
Charlotte fell increasingly uncomfortable under his scrutiny.
She had indeed posted that Instagram deliberately, hoping to intensify the “medicine” to provoke Evelyn into desperate measures to claim Issac
Want to get some sleep?” Issac leaned toward her.
I’m not tired. Charlotte replied, picking up a
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Taking her silence as content. Issac signaled a flight attendant for a fruit platter.
te game rather
He began peeling grapes for her, offering them to her lips. When she refused, he named her gently, treating her resistance like a cute than gemine rejection.
One stubbornly refusing to eat the other stubbornly trying to feed
They pashed and pulled, struggling quietly. With Zarek and Rex in the cabin, Charlotte couldn’t raise her voice or lose her temper, forced to speak in hushed tones
The result looked disturbingly like a couple’s playful hamter,
Zarek frowned, contemplating whether the emergency exit could be opened at 30,000 feet.
Tine, fine, I’ll eat it! Happy nos?
Charlotte finally grabbed the entire fruit platter, frustrated by Issac’s persistence and the spectacle they were creating
Issac smiled indulgently. “I knew you wanted it. You always say no when you mean y
1 yes.”
Charlotte nearly choked on a cherry tomato, wondering if death by embarrassment was medically possible.
Back in New York
Evelyn, who had seen Charlotte’s Instagram post via Serena Quinn, was absolutely livid.
Charlotte had access to Evelyn’s Instagram posts because Evelyn had deliberately made them visible through mutual connections, wanting Charlotte to know about her affair with Issac.
All posts related to Issac had been custom–designed for Charlotte’s eyes.
Now, Charlotte was using the same tactics against her.
But the situation had reversed
Among the people Charlotte had deliberately not blocked were girlfriends of Issa’s brothers and Serena Quinn.
The time Serena had invited her to that chib, ensuring orchestrated that through Serena
saw Issac with Evelyn socializing with his friends–Charlotte suspected Evelyn had
She later discovered that! Serena’s husband wanted to carry favor with the Granthams, making Serena essentially Evelyn’s lapdog
Now this lapdog would surely report the Instagram post to her master.
“I won’t lose to that bitch Charlotte! Issac is MINE!”
Evelyn had destroyed virtually everything in her bedroom in her rage.
Since her release from police custody, the Granthams had kept her confined at home, refusing to let her leave
She constantly called Issac, and when he didn’t kniver, she sneaked out to the Wood estate, only to be kicked out by Amanda.
Then Summer informed her that Issar had gone to reconcile with Charlotte.
That news had sent her into a complete meltdown. The Granthams had tried reasoning, scolding – everything to convince her to let har go
When not crying she was raging or threatening suicide.
The Granthama, frightened by her behavior, dared not push too hard.
“Miss Grantham, Charlotte’s just bluffing.” Seresa Quinn attempted to calm her. “Think about it for the past six months, you’ve been the one by Issad’s side. If he truly cared about her, why would he have neglected her for so long?”
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On the floor, a young maid assigned to clean up the chaos was bleeding, tearfully picking up ceramic shards.
Evelyn had taken her rage out on the girl, deliberately stepping on her hand while it was atop the broken pieces.
Even Serena was disturbed by the display. She signalled the maid to leave immediately.
The girl scrambled out, stumbling as she went.
Evelyn sat on the bed, her expression twisted and dark. Serena’s words seemed to have a calming effect. “If he loves me, why is he trying to reconcile with Charlotte?”
“Miss Grantham, you’re young and don’t understand how men think. A man might not love or care about his wife, but that doesn’t mean he wants a divorce. More importantly, Charlotte initiated the divorce. For a proud man like Issac, how could he accept being dumped? That’s why he went after her.”
“So he’s just upset that Charlotte wants to divorce him?”
“Exactly. In Issac’s mind, a woman like her should be the one left behind, a discarded wife. If anyone ends the marriage, it should be ham throwing her out, not her making the decision.”
“You’re right! That’s exactly what Issac is thinking! But now he’s focused entirely on Charlotte. He won’t even answer my calls. What should I do?”
is if she were a lifeline.
Evelyn grabbed Serena’s hand as
Serena smiled slightly. “Miss Grantham, I’ve learned their plane lands at the airport at 2:00 PM today”
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“Not hungry.”
“Hme about some fruit then?
