Louis practically skipped to Charlotte's room. “Charlotte, were you looking for me?”
She turned to her bodyguards and asked them to leave.
“Okay,” Lupine and Morgan said in unison and left.
Overjoyed, Louis rushed forward and tried to hug his fiancée. “Charlotte.”
She immediately avoided his arms and frowned. “I need to talk to you about something.”
“Sure.” Louis nodded eagerly and sat on a nearby couch.
“Last night, I remember you went to the bathroom to clean up after our argument. I drank some water on the couch, and I was so exhausted that I fell asleep.”
She paused for a moment before asking suspiciously, “How did we end up in bed together? Could you explain it to me in detail?”
Louis was startled by her question. He thought Charlotte had been moved by his actions earlier that day and had called him over because she had grown to depend on him.
Instead, here she was asking him about last night's happenings like she was a cop interrogating a suspect.
“Why aren't you saying anything?” Charlotte frowned as she continued staring at Louis. “We've been friends for so many years. You drank a lot last night and seemed a bit odd, but I trust that you would never take advantage of me in such a way. That's why I'm asking you what exactly happened.”
He only caught on to two words in her lengthy explanation. “Take advantage? Did you think that I took advantage of you while you were asleep? Charlotte, is that the kind of person you think I am?”
Charlotte's head throbbed in frustration. “Do you not understand what I'm asking? Look, I'm not in the mood to argue with you today. Please, could you just answer my question?”
“I don't want to argue with you either. Charlotte, I know you don't love me, but the fact remains that we slept with each other. Shouldn't we come to terms with it and begin to care for one another? Why can't you accept the truth?” Louis was infuriated.
She retorted, “What truth? I have no recollection of what happened last night. I only remember falling asleep on the couch. There was no way we could've slept with each other. Something's not right about this situation.”
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