Chapter 35 What's your real plan?

“Meet me in the garden,” the note read, penned with a flourish that could only belong to Liam. Charlotte's heart skipped a beat as she crumpled the paper in her fist. An invitation from Liam to the garden, of all places, and during his engagement party with Chloe? Preposterous. It screamed of a trap, and Charlotte was no fool to walk blindly into it. She flushed the note down the toilet, her mind racing back to Thomas's side. Taking a corner, she caught a glimpse of Liam, a solitary figure heading toward the garden. Doubt nibbled at her resolve. The party was about to begin; what urgent matter could he possibly have there alone? Could the note have actually been from him? Returning to her seat, she leaned toward Thomas and whispered a contingency plan, "Someone slipped me a note to meet in the garden. If I'm not back soon, come looking for me." With Thomas's nod, she took a deep breath and made her way quickly to the garden. Her haste blinded her to Patricia's smirk across t