Chapter: 3348

He had appeared so polished, so charming, but who could have guessed the darkness beneath? Lottie was certain he'd done something unforgivable to Ainsley.

Regret weighed heavily on Lottie's chest; she should have never let that man take Ainsley away that night.

Once more, she had failed to protect Ainsley from suffering.

Ainsley stood in her room, fingers wandering aimlessly over a bouquet of flowers, arranging them in a disarrayed fashion. Noticing Lottie nervously hovering nearby, her lips twitching with unsaid words, she finally understood and burst into a laugh. “Lottie, you don't actually believe he did something to me, do you?"

Lottie's face drained of color as her hands clasped Ainsley's, anxiety coursing through her. "Did that scoundrel do something to you? I'll make him regret it."