Chapter 46: Clarifying Affections

Liam threw a glance at Charlotte and asked offhandedly, "You take your meds?" Charlotte was taken aback, "Nope." She didn't even know where they were. "It's in the top drawer of the bedside table," Liam directed, signaling her to retrieve it herself. Returning to the bedroom, Charlotte was struck by the chaos, from the bed to the floor. Memories of waking up there that morning made her cheeks burn with embarrassment. She recalled her feverish childhood escapades like the time she and Annie fled from Robert only to be caught and nearly drowned in a tub, which led to a high fever. Since then, every fever seemed to erase her memory of events that transpired during its grip. Maria once recounted how, in the throes of fever, Charlotte chased Robert with a butcher's knife, causing quite the commotion... Charlotte shuddered, unwilling to dwell on the possibility of causing similar chaos with Liam last night. That would explain the room's disarray. Swallowing her medication in one g