Chapter 3

Michael's face went from pale to green, then turned ashen. He stood frozen, his mind completely blank. "Charlotte, the woman I always thought I could push around and humiliate whenever I wanted, turns out she's actually Richard's daughter?" he muttered.

Margaret collapsed right there on the steps, her lips trembling. "No way. She's just a bastard nobody wants."

Richard didn't even spare them a glance. He just lowered his head and gently stroked my hair. "Charlotte, what do you want to do with this trash?"

I looked at the group of people who used to act so high and mighty.…