Anna, I won’t give Charles to you, never.
Annabelle regretted her decision to break up with Charles out of frustration all those years ago. Even though he wasn’t the type of boyfriend to shower her with affection and spoiling, even though he didn’t help her father fight for the family business, so what?
Charles was still hers. He never had any scandals or flirtations with other women. He was clean and upright, much better than those womanizing jerks out there.
Why had she broken up with him? Why had she thrown a tantrum and given Anna the opportunity to swoop in?
Annabelle’s resentment grew like a raging flood, threatening to consume her completely.
It took every ounce of willpower for her to suppress her bitterness and return to her usual composed self.
But just as she was about
