of self-congratulation. She saw doctors she had worked with for years, people she had

. Everett stood by her side, a proud king. They were a pow

someone gushed. "And fr

ext month," another whis

rself from the fawning crowd. She gli

?" Charlotte aske

Charlotte could react, Kaylynn grabbed her arm and dragged her into

room, "has been spreading vicious lies about

f photos-Charlotte and Everett in happier times, now tw

my fiancé?" Kaylynn demanded, her vo

from curiosity to judgment. They were

hand clenched into a tight fist

Charlotte and, to her utter shock, wrapped an arm around her waist. It wa

This woman has... an unfortunate fixation on

d Kaylynn into a de

ted in applaus

e, his eyes full of contempt. "I was nev

otte' s face. Encouraged by this, others in the crowd started th

just stood there, enduring

brief, quickly suppressed flash of... discomfort

re," he commanded

she recognized as Everett' s personal assistant

B dr

, his voice low. "It's the original, unedited video of..

The word

lling whisper, "that I regret the day I saved hi

alked away witho

ke. They held each other, a silent pa

She helped Barbara into a wheelchair. She pushed her mother, not to the

starting to whir. Men in dark, unmarked uniforms helped

otte took out her phone. She deleted Everett' s number. She sna

was