Farewell To My Endless Love novel Chapter 458

Charles' POV:

Once the kids had fallen asleep, I called everyone to the living room to have a family meeting.

"Why did you call all of us here, Charles? Is something wrong?" my mother asked worriedly. I smiled to alleviate her worries. "Tomorrow is Caroline's birthday. I called you all here, because there's something I need to discuss with you." "Have you prepared a gift for her, Charles?" Grandma chimed in.

"That's precisely why I gathered you all today."

I took out a document and let everyone read it.

Upon reading the document, my mother exclaimed, "What? You're giving up custody of the kids?"

Everyone else was also surprised. They wore stern expressions and were in disbelief of what they had just read.

Caroline was starting to warm up to me, I could tell.

And I figured that the best way to show her my sincerity was to do something this drastic.

"I will not allow this, Charles! I don't agree to this!" My mother's eyes were filled with indignation.

"I'm not going to give up on the kids. I just want to show Caroline how sincere I am, Mom," I replied.

From the bottom of my heart, I firmly believed that Caroline still loved me.

Otherwise, she never would've given birth to three beautiful kids for me.

I had hurt her so much because I took her for granted in the past.

I wanted to change for the better.

And I hoped that by some miracle, Caroline would give me one more chance to start over with her.

"But she left the kids behind a year ago, which proves she doesn't love them at all," my mother retorted.

"She must've been left with no other choice but to leave. If there's one thing I can guarantee, it's that nobody loves the kids more than she does." I truly believed that Caroline wouldn't have left without a good reason.

As for what happened last year, I planned to conduct an investigation on it.

Moreover, I wanted to put more faith in Caroline. "Charles, I support you in whatever decision you make. I hope Caroline will see just how sincere you are." My grandmother was so supportive of my decision.

I must say, it felt nice to hear her words of encouragement.

"Thank you, Grandma."

"This is the birthday gift that I prepared for Caroline. Tell her that I wish her a happy birthday."

Grandma took out a pair of earrings and handed them to me.

"I'll bring your gift along. I'm sure that if she finds out that this came from you, it will make her really happy." I accepted the earrings and smiled at my grandmother.

"Since you've made up your mind, just do it, boy. We will not object," my father said abruptly.

"Dad, are you crazy? How can you just let Charles do whatever he wants?" my mother asked, visibly surprised.

"Do you want your son to be alone for the rest of his life, Alice?" my father argued.

"Caroline isn't the only woman in the world. I can find someone much better for him!"

Even mentioning Caroline's name left a bitter taste in my mother's mouth.

"Unfortunately, that's not up to us. Charles only has eyes for Caroline. Besides, aren't you worried that he might end up meeting a terrible woman like Raina again?" my father replied.

This time, my mother was rendered speechless.

The others just exchanged glances and said nothing.

After the family meeting, I went back to my room.

As I stared at the waiver in my hand, I felt conflicted.

Recently, fragments of my memories had been troubling my thoughts.

These days, Caroline was so lukewarm to me.

Sometimes, I felt as though she belonged to me, but on other times, she felt so far away from me.

Each day that passed, I felt more and more anxious.

My migraines were getting worse every day.

The only thing I could do now was to do my best to protect the woman I loved.

I promised myself that I would never let her suffer again.

Every time I remembered the moment Caroline was being attacked by all those people, my heart would ache.

At night, I would toss and turn in the bed, unable to fall asleep.

While staring at the waiver, I became hopeful.

'She's going to like this gift very much, won't she?'

Raina's POV:

As time passed by, the two awful men finally stopped raping me.

I lay on the ground, powerless, desperate, and miserable.

Just when I thought that my suffering had ended, they dragged me up from the ground and stuffed me into a black car without mercy.

The only thing I wore was my underwear.

Two thin articles of clothing could hardly cover anything.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked, my eyes widening in horror.

The men didn't answer, and their faces remained cold.

They drove the car to a bustling road where many people were coming and going. All of a sudden, they pushed me out of the car.

I screamed in pain.

My screaming attracted the attention of the passersby, especially the men.

Based on the look on their faces, I could tell that they lusted after me.

I curled up on the ground, feeling so humiliated that I'd rather disappear from existence.

I had hatched a plan to secure my future for a long time. And when I finally saw a ray of hope, it was suddenly destroyed.

Only pain, hatred, and fear resided in my heart now; slowly suffocating me.

'I can't go on like this! I have to go to Charles. He's the only one who can help me now.'

I sprang to my feet, casting every ounce of doubt and shame I felt. The only thing I wanted to do now was to leave.

But just as I walked on, a group of men surrounded me.

Astonishment was written on their faces.

"Wait... you're Raina Hill, right? The movie star? How'd you end up like that?"