Chapter 13: Say Something, Charlotte


    She could feel that her body was being pierced by something.


    The feeling of acute pain was strange but familiar to her at the same time, and she subconsciously


    struggled with all her might to resist the intrusion while wanting to get up on her feet.


    However, she could not manage to open her eyes, and both her arms and legs were pinned down by


    an overwhelming force as well. Her strength had failed her, and it was not long before she could feel


    herself plunging into darkness again.


    …


    Charlotte was woken up by the shing tter of steady rain in her ears and the bitter cold that had


    cut her to the marrow.


    After she had opened her eyes with much struggle, she was instantaneously met with countless


    shlights and numerous pairs of appalled and contemptuous eyes.


    She was leaning against the outer walls of the Garcia Mansion at this moment, and her body had been


    drenched through with rain while she was dressed in disheveled clothes. The deep marks on her body


    that were the oue of Lawrence’s trample on her were increasingly obvious and ring under the


    blinding lights.


    Charlotte sat straight up immediately while ncing around in a fluster, and she finally realized that she


    was currently at the Garcia Mansion.


    Who brought her here?


    A small banquet was being held in the hall of the Garcia Mansion which was located not far away from


    her right at this moment under Evelyn’s intention to cozy up to those with prestige and power.


    It was still raining outside, so the guests whom had yet to enter the hall all had umbres over their


    head as they engaged in finger-pointing at her and exchanged murmurs in front of her.


    “Isn’t she Charlotte Garcia, the eldest daughter of the Garcia family? Hasn’t she disappeared for the


    past five years? Why is she back now?”


    “Obvious! It must be karma that she’s in this current state! The story of her doggedly pursuing a poor


    young man was the talk of the town back then, but in the end, she shamelessly dumped him when she


    had gotten tired of him. I’m assuming she has been cast aside as well after being trampled on when


    she was gone for the past few years!”


    “Man, look at the marks on her body. How aggressive it must have been to be able to leave traces like


    that.”


    Charlotte’s face turned ashen when the crowd’s peculiar gazes and nderous rumors were shot at


    her ruthlessly. She opened her mouth to try to exin her circumstances, but her words were stuck in


    her throat instead as she was stumped to even know where to start. She could only help herself up by


    holding on to the wall for support while clenching her teeth tightly,


    “Charlotte!”


    Evelyn’s exasperated shriek sounded from behind the gate of the patio all of a sudden. The gate was


    pushed open in the next second while she emerged with a few servants behind her, and all of them


    were carrying umbres over their head as they came trotting to where Charlotte was.


    A loud ringing p sounded soon after as Evelyn had pped Charlotte in the face while she yelled,


    “Whye back? How dare you!”


    Charlotte’s face had swung to the side while she staggered a few steps backward from the impact, and


    her cheek was instantly burning with searing pain.


    Evelyn stood in front of the sh lights with utter disappointment and wrath disying on her face as


    she pointed at Charlotte’s nose to berate her, “You had dumped your boyfriend whom was sincere to


    you regardless of my dissuasion back then, and you had overindulged in a promiscuous lifestyle while


    being a wanton woman all these years. You had even left with another man for five whole years in


    order to escape from your family’s rein on you.”


    “Your father was struck with cerebral hemorrhage due to shock and fury over your behavior, and if I had


    not promptly sent him to the overseas hospital overnight, he would have left us then. We would not


    have been able toe this far if not for your brother whom is staying by his side while studying


    overseas, and if not for me whom have tried so hard to support the Garcia family on my own.”


    “And what about you? Has it finally urred to you toe home after you have had enough with


    another man and being dumped? You have disgraced the Garcia family name!”


    As soon as she had finished her castigation, she abruptly grabbed Charlotte by the cor under the


    cover of blinking shlights and mors ofments while whispering in her ear, “I believe you know


    very well the consequences if you do not cooperate with me, you little bitch!”


    The soft pitter-patter of the rain that was coupled with the hubbub of voices bubbling up from the


    spectators and the increasingly blinding shlights had overwhelmed Charlotte, and everyone’s eyes


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    were set on her while waiting for her answer.


    Would she own up to all the usations hurled at her by Evelyn? Or was there more to the reason


    behind her departure five years ago than met the eye?


    Nobody knew that the happenings in front of them right now was being broadcasted live to Lawrence


    through one of the lenses on the scene at the same time.


    He was seated in his office which was located on the top floor of the Financial Tower with hisptop in


    front of him, and his darkened eyes were fixated on the screen as if he was waiting for Charlotte’s


    answer as well.


    “Say something, Charlotte!” Evelyn prompted her impatiently.