Rebirth Into My Second Chance novel Chapter 228

"Charlie, you're wasted. I'm calling Kate."

I didn't wait for Charlie's reply before I hung up and decisively dialed Kate's number.

"Claire Floyd, how dare you call me after everything?" Kate's voice dripped with sarcasm over the phone.

"Charlie's passed out in some bar, go bail him out."

Despite everything, Kate still sounded worried about Charlie: "Which bar?"

"I didn't ask. You call him."

But the very next moment, I heard Kate break down into tears: "He's not picking up my calls anymore. I can't find him. He blames me for his mother's death, says it's my fault we can't be together, declared he never wants to see me again."

I frowned, leaning against the wall. It was a fact that Kate had a hand in Charlie's mom's death.

"But I was framed too! I admit I thought about it, but someone beat me to it! I only went along with it. The worst I've done was having you kidnapped, nothing against humanity."

Her tearful explanation seemed so empty now, especially since Mrs. Hart had passed away. Who acted before Kate? Was it Richard or Hannah?

The thought of Hannah, always lurking in the shadows, made me shiver.

I lost any sympathy I had for her, hanging up and turning to enter my own room. It was half the size of Max's, but it had everything I needed. Lying in bed, my mind raced for solutions.

Pregnancy made me sleepy, and I drifted off, feeling a warm presence beside me. I frowned slightly, probably Max, who often ended up sharing my bed. His faint scent of sandalwood was comforting, easing my headaches.

I reached out and hugged him, murmuring, "Max, I'm sorry, don't be mad."