Chapter 970: Wearing the Mask for Too Long

Callie was forced to tilt her head back, feeling the sharpness of the blade. "We are not the same kind of people." "Aren't we?" Charlotte's usual obedient demeanor vanished, replaced by a harsh expression. "We both grew up in the lowest rungs of society. Why is your life so good? You met Nelson first, living a life of luxury, and now you lecture me as Mrs. Oconnor!" Charlotte never forgot the things Callie said as Mrs. Oconnor. She was kind, always helping her out of trouble with Marilyn. But Charlotte saw it as nothing more than condescending charity. If she were Mrs. Oconnor, she could say those things too. Callie understood now; her previous advice had been taken as reprimands. "In your eyes, is the identity of Mrs. Oconnor so important? Without Nelson's protection, I still have my own independent personality. What does he have to do with it?" "Now that you have everything, of course you say that. I hate your hypocritical face." Charlotte gripped the knife handle tightly, wan