CHARLOTTE'S POV
The door bursts open with a resounding crash, startling me and my maids from our gossip. Hayden storms in, his face contorted with anger, just as I had anticipated.
"Out!" he bellows at my maids and they immediately scurry away in a panicked frenzy, leaving Hayden and me alone in the room. A flicker of guilt dance briefly across my features, but I quickly compose myself, rising from my plush seat.
"What's wrong my love?" I ask, my voice laced with feigned innocence. I can see the tension in his jaw as he clenches it tightly, his eyes burning with fury.
He slams a crumpled piece of parchment onto the desk, causing me to flinch slightly at the sudden noise. My gaze shifts to the document, which I recognize immediately.
I play dumb, my heart pounding in my chest, as I pre
