Chapter 39

With no intention of slowing down his anger-filled strides, Charles made for his mother's room in the grand hotel. Claire Oxford had finally crossed the line and he wasn't going to let her audacity slide. Charles could still hear Gabriel Manifold's confession ringing in his ear and his hands formed fists to ensure his fury didn't burst at that very moment. To make matters worse, Charles was meant to be celebrating Isabella's victory. The woman he loved had finally won the battle of her life and his mother managed to ruin the victory with her bad intentions. That was more reason to see his mother at that moment. Charles finally made it to the closed entrance of his mother's room and took a deep breath to calm himself to an extent. Hardening his face after, he pushed the door hard, took a quick scan of the room, then smiled. The presence of his father was a plus for Charles and he could imagine that his incoming utterances and action would have a greater effect on his mother since