Chapter 81: HOW COULD SHE COMPETE WITH THEIR LOVE?

Whenever she was thinking about it, she got outraged. She had to repress herself to stop thinking about him and stop missing his touch. She hadn't done anything wrong and wouldn't be the one to admit fault. This sentiment lasted for over a week. Mr. Thomas had asked her several times why Charles wasn't coming back to Los Angeles, and Sarah didn't know what to reply to anymore. That night when he had followed her outside to the fountain, she had promised her father-in-law that she would talk to Charles and reconcile with him. But after Charles left that night and didn't come back for over a week, she became discouraged, and Mr. Thomas started to doubt her. Was she not as good at making amends as she had made out to, or had she given him an empty promise? Whatever it was, he thought about her, and she couldn't explain herself to him. The next time Mr. Thomas asked about Charles, she found an excuse for him. She was peeling an apple, and looking down, she responded. "Charles has been o