Chapter 80

Roxanne and Lydia stood frozen, staring at Charlotte in disbelief. Charlotte, on the other hand, frowned sharply as a single thought flashed through her mind. What terrible luck! The Perry family meant nothing to her anymore—not Roxanne, not any of them. Six years ago, there had still been a sliver of attachment in her heart toward Roxanne, who had once raised her. After the accusations and after being slandered so viciously, she had still gone to look for Roxanne in private, hoping for some kind of explanation. What she had received instead was a slap across the face. She was even met with a threat. Roxanne had told her to divorce Brian as soon as possible and give the engagement back to Lydia. Otherwise, she would make sure Charlotte paid the price. The nightmare had not ended there. After the divorce, Charlotte had struggled to find work in Marindale, running into one roadblock after another. For a long time, she could not understand why. It was only after the Howard family to