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Caroline feigned scolding.“Collin, you can’t call him that!” She turned to
Jaxson apologetically. “I’m sorry. He doesn’t know better.”
Jaxson nced at Charlotte briefly before effortlessly lifting the boy with a
neutral expression.“It’s fine.”
“I like you. I wish you were my real daddy!” Collin Warren clung to his neck.
Caroline tapped the boy’s nose yfully. “Silly boy.”
Charlotte clenched her fists.
This gentle, patient side <b>of </b>Jaxson was one she’d never known.
Charlotte decided not to dwell on it.
She wouldn’t warm up to his heart
anyway<b>. </b>
Perhaps this was for the <b>best</b>.
Swallowing <b>her </b><b>pain</b><b>, </b>she stepped past them into <b>the </b>elevator.
Charlotte hadn’t made her job transfer application public, nor had she told
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Jaxson, because she thought it was unnecessary.
He likely wouldn’t care anyway.
Her car pulled up to Hamilton’s Manor, where she rang the bell.
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In no time, the housekeeper, Linda Haney, came out to open the door.“Mrs.
Hamilton, you’re back.”
“Is Madam Hamilton home?”
“Yes, she’s inside. Pleasee in.” Linda treated Charlotte with utmost
respect<b>. </b>
Jaxson’s grandmother, Nancy Hamilton, was a highly respected elder in the
Hamilton family. Since her husband’s passing, Nancy had been in charge <b>of </b><b>all </b>
the family’s affairs.
Nancy was a Southerner, born into a powerful business magnate in the
South. In <b>her </b>youth, she had been a formidable <b>and </b>decisive businesswoman.
Even if Jaxson’s mother disliked Charlotte<b>, </b>she wouldn’t <b>dare </b>cross Charlotte in
<b>Nancy’s </b><b>presence</b><b>. </b>
<b>Linda </b>led Charlotte <b>to </b><b>a </b>meditation room where Nancy knelt on <b>a </b>cushion,
praying.
“Madam Hamilton, Mrs. Hamilton is here.”
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Nancy opened her eyes slowly.“Come sit.”
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After Linda left, Charlotte knelt beside Nancy, bowing devoutly before the
statue<b>. </b>
Nancy was deeply religious, frequently attending church services.
“Madam Hamilton,” Charlotte began, “I want to divorce Jaxson.”