Charlotte felt sorry for making Dr. Felch run around with her, especially at his old age.
Still, it would be far worse to leave him and Danrique's children at the manor while she traveled to Pillere alone; after all, her relationship with the Laurents was, at best, strained.
Louis was as loving as ever toward her, but Robert and Sherlyn had begun to behave differently around her.
Charlotte knew that Danrique's continued absence as the wedding approached complicated matters.
Robert and Sherlyn had probably begun to assume that Danrique's agreement to the marriage was no more than a safety net for Charlotte and her children.
They might even be beating themselves up for allying with the wrong family now that the Lindberg Corporation was in trouble while the Nacht Group had successfully made a comeback.
If the Lindberg Corporation toppled, they would have nowhere to turn to after Sherlyn's irredeemable behavior toward Zachary.
They would have lost more than they had expected.
While Robert and Sherlyn's behavior was understandable, it spoke volumes about their lack of compassion.
Charlotte could not believe how she had ever thought of Louis' family as noble and sincere people. I must've been blind.
She went to the loft to tell Dr. Felch about her plans to go to Pillere.
He seemed confused as he asked, “Aren't you and Sir Louis getting married in three days? Why are you heading to Pillere early? Did something happen?”
Charlotte knew she would eventually have to come clean about her motives. ”To tell you the truth, Zachary came by a couple of days ago and brought our children away. I'd like to talk to him in Pillere about it.”
“All right.” Dr. Felch smiled in response. “I'm always in this loft preparing medicine when I'm not treating anyone, and I've been sorely unaware of the happenings in the manor.”
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