Chapter 43

Charlotte quietly wiped away her tears in the wheelchair. “Alexander, please… just stop talking.” “How can I not speak? I’ve been suffocating for decades—finally, my chance arrives, only to be betrayed. I’m in agony!” Alexander knelt beside her, gently dabbing at her tears, then shot a glare at the onlookers. “For over twenty years, I provided for her like she was my own flesh and blood; my wife treated her like her own child—and this is how she repays us!” “My heart is shattered—I feel utterly humiliated. Ever since she married someone else—oh, and by the way, my wife even found her a ‘good’ man…” “After she got married, she contributed nothing to our family; instead, her husband ruined the business I built with my own hands!” “I won’t even mention the business—just look at my wife now!” Choked with emotion, Alexander fell silent, closing his eyes as his words finally caught in his throat. His outburst stunned everyone present. Arabella was among the shocked. Though she ha