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Daphne was stunned, staring at the woman’s rosy complexion, disbelief and doubt in her
eyes.
“Charlotte, you weren’t really poisoned, were you?”
“That’s right.” Charlotte smirked.
She leaned in close to Daphne’s ear, her whisper sharp as a knife: “I’m just making sure Matthew’s heart drifts away from you, little by little, and closer to me.”
Daphne felt a wave of suffocating pain in her chest, anger and despair intertwining
She could no longer bear it; she pushed Charlotte, trying to escape. But unexpectedly, Charlotte fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
Daphne’s eyes widened in shock, and when she turned around, she saw Matthew, dressed in a suit, coming up the stairs just in time to witness the scene.
“Charlotte, are you okay?”
“Daphne, how could you be so cruel!”
As he comforted Charlotte, his fierce gaze turned to Daphne, as if he wanted to tear her
apart.
Daphne’s heart throbbed with pain.
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Before she could say anything, Matthew was already cradling Charlotte in his arms, as if the woman in his arms was a fragile treasure he feared might break.
Watching the scene, Daphne felt as if her heart was being shredded.
She wanted to explain herself, but seeing the triumphant look in Charlotte’s eyes, she realized she no longer had the strength to speak.
the Years of Longing
