Chapter 6

Charlotte's mind drifted back to the year she first married into the Foster family and attended her very first family dinner.

Some of the younger kids, probably having heard from their parents that she wasn't from a prestigious background, started tossing pebbles at her on purpose.

"Shame on you! You kept clinging to Uncle Edward until he married you," one of the kids yelled.

Their innocent taunts stung more than the pebbles themselves.

Charlotte had nowhere to hide, and just as she was about to leave the backyard, she spotted Edward upstairs, watching everything unfold, clearly entertained.

He lifted his…