Chapter 2024

Charlotte froze when she heard Jim's voice ring out from behind her. She put down the phone, regained her composure, and lifted her head to glance at him. "What are you talking about, Jim?" There was a twinge of hurt on her face. "Do you think I lied to you?" She bit her lip as tears slid down her cheeks. Staring at him, she spoke, sounding like she was choked with tears, "Jim, I narrowly escaped death when giving birth to Shelly, but for some reason, you think I'm lying to you and that I'm not Shelly's birth mother at all. Is that what you think after all?" Tears brimmed in her eyes as she asked, "What did you hear from other people? You're right, I don't appear to be at all concerned about Shelly as I should've, but this is all your fault, isn't it?" She lifted her head to fixate her tearful gaze on Jim's face and whimpered, "When Shelly was born, you forbade me from seeing her because you were worried I wouldn't be able to take good care of her. "Not only that, but as soon as s