RedNovelRegret 59 Director Fontaine's face darkened. "Charlotte, you might not care about your reputation, but the hospital certainly does!" "Oh, so you do know the hospital's reputation matters? Funny, I almost thought you owned the place, with how well you're acting out this little ." "You-!" "You little tramp, still trying to weasel your way out?" Mrs. Fontaine jabbed a finger at Charlotte, her voice sharp and shrill. "If you aren't seducing my husband, then what's with your file saying you're married? I already asked around-no one's ever seen your husband! And my husband admitted it himself: this so-called 'husband' of yours is just him! You probably cooked up the whole 'married' story so people wouldn't know you're shamelessly sleeping with a married man!" Everyone who knew Charlotte was aware she was married, but no one had ever actually met her husband.
Now, with Mrs. Fontaine stirring the pot, speople started to believe her.
"Wow, this is wild. What does Dr. Sterling even see in him?" "She always seemed so proper. Didn't think she was that type of woman." As gossip rippled behind her, Tricia hid a sly smile. She was eager to see if Charlotte had the nerve to bring up her connection to Evander. No matter what Charlotte said, she was trapped-there was no way out of this mess now.
Charlotte shot Tricia a glance and was more certain than ever that Tricia was behind this whole scene.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I do have a husband," Charlotte said calmly, "but it's not Director Fontaine. After all, we haven't even exchanged personal phone numbers. Is cheating usually done through company email now?" Director Fontaine froze, then shot a panicked look at Tricia. He really hadn't thought about the phone numbers.
Tricia forced a smile. "Dr, Sterling, you don't need a number to have an affair..." "But I don't even have Director Fontaine on my private WhatsApp," Charlotte shot back.
"Maybe you deleted him," Tricia retorted weakly.
1/2 09:420 Chapter 59 "So, you're saying I somehow knew Mrs. Fontaine would barge in to catch us and deleted all trace of contact ahead of time?" Tricia's expression faltered.
People around them exchanged looks. Charlotte's logic actually made sense-if there really was an affair, wouldn't they at least have each other's private numbers or be messaging on WhatsApp? Would anyone be so brazen as to carry on an affair out in the open at work? Someone would have noticed long before now, Mrs. Fontaine, who had only agreed to play her part for the promised reward, realized the plan was falling apart; they hadn't even worked out the details. Desperate, she grabbed Director Fontaine's arm.
Director Fontaine tried to salvage the situation, but before he could speak, Dean Chase's voice rang out from the back of the crowd. "What's going on here? Why is everyone gathered around?" The crowd parted a little.
All eyes turned-not to Dean Chase, but to Evander, who stood behind him.
Dean Chase looked around at everyone, his voice stern. "Why is no one talking? What are you all doing here?" Charlotte was about to step forward when Tricia grabbed her arm and cut in, "It's nothing serious, Dean. We're just chatting."
She leaned in, speaking in a low voice only Charlotte could, could hear. "You don't want to make a scene and put the Dean in a difficult spot, do you?" Charlotte's expression turned grim, but she said nothing.
Dean Chase glanced between Tricia and Charlotte. With Evander present, he thought better of pressing the issue and turned to him instead. "Mr. Howard, I'll head back to my office." Evander gave a slight nod.
Once the Dean had gone, Tricia exchanged a look with the Fontaines.
They caught on immediately. Mrs.
Fontaine stepped forward, grabbing Charlotte's arm despite her resistance. "We're not done here.
Con, let's sort this out outside!" "And what exactly do you think we need to sort out?" Charlotte asked colaly.
09:42 Chapter 60 For the first time, Evander spoke up.
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