Love's Change of Heart

The night breeze was especially chilly by the riverside that day, and the water flow in the river seemed to become more intense as time ticked by.

Joseph still had his grip on Charlotte as they stood by the port.

Charlotte's eyes were red and her voice was hoarse from all the crying.

"Uncle Joseph..."

"I won't hurt you, Charlotte.You'll be able to go home safely as long as they let me go,"

Joseph whispered in a hushed voice.She continued to sob as she spoke, "But...things weren't like this in the past...Why don't you come home? Grandpa Philip and Dad won't blame you for anything.You should snap out of this."

Joseph wasn't in his best state then, but the smile on his face was still gentle and soft.

"You're still young, Charlotte.Perhaps one day, when you grow up, you'll realize I never had a place in the Woodley Family.I'm sure there are times when even you resented me, right?" he asked.

"Well, that's because you made Zoe lose her child, and that was why I "

Exactly.What's done is done, and we can’t change the past.I know what I'm doing isn't exactly right, but the Woodleys are the ones who forced me to be where I am now.Of course, I’d prefer to lead a safe and simple life, but did anyone give me a chance to do that? Did that Grandpa Philip of yours give me that chance? Did your father give me that chance? And the woman you mentioned just now...Do you think she'd ever forgive me?" he asked.

Charlotte parted her lips to say something, but not a word came out in the end.

As the skies turned dark, lamps began to light up along the riverside, illuminating the pathway along the river.

Lachlan was standing a distance away from them.He had one hand stuck in his pocket, wearing a blank, emotionless look on his face.

"I don't have the time to hang around here.How long is the boat going to take?"

Joseph shouted to the other man.

"Two minutes," Lachlan replied after glancing at his watch.

"I can't believe you've joined forces with them.I'm honored,"

Joseph uttered with a mocking smile.

Lachlan gazed at Joseph with the same stoic look on his face.

"You shouldn't get too cocky just yet.Both you and I know who supported you in returning to Jamesdon to cause this entire scene."

"Yeah.So? Honestly speaking, I'm pretty curious.Putting Aidan aside, I'm surprised you managed to hold yourself back from doing anything to that person.Are you seriously trying to make up for Old Mr.Woodley's mistakes?" Joseph asked.

business." Joseph

turned upside down. novelebook.com The elders who were against you might have died, but the forces supporting them are still around, and it'd take you forever to get rid of

tugged his

on Joseph's face fell as he seemed to realize

expected those elders

was then that he also

easy for me to kill all those

also how Lachlan managed to get rid of all those people in just two days right after sneaking back to Jamesdon.I finally

he could frame Lachlan

one who had been using him to kill

that moment, Joseph's boat arrived and

person got off the boat and walked directly toward

Lachlan ordered while staring at

closer to Charlotte and whispering something into her

he pushed her away before hurrying off and leaping into the boat behind

a few steps forward before

chance to steady herself when she

air! Charlotte was in shock

against her back and patted

was fixed on the fire that was spreading on the surface of

"Mr.Woodley, that was Jo—"

over to speak, but the man quickly clamped his mouth shut upon receiving a glare

after a long while.She looked

boat that Uncle Joseph

"Yes," Lachlan muttered flatly.

to look at him.Her teary eyes

kill him?" she asked in

as he

blurry for a moment, and her body gave up on her just then.She collapsed and fell onto the ground, and Lachlan

Miss Woodley is just in

Lachlan's underling muttered.

you get the

had made sure to check

the river before he spread his

area.I need to

it," the man

walked over and

Aidan got home, the baby was already done showering and was crawling around