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.

Joseph

Mr.Woodley died, the Woodley Family has been 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 every single one of them.You don't want to go too far with them because you're afraid they might work with people from Highside.If

later, Lachlan tugged his thin lips into a

smile on Joseph's face fell as he seemed to

had already expected

was then that he also realized something

why it had been so easy for me to

those people in just two days

Joseph had assumed that he

now seemed like Lachlan was the one who had been using

and was stopped by

got off the boat and

ordered

leaning closer to Charlotte and whispering

away before hurrying off and leaping into the boat

stumbled a few steps forward before she felt someone holding onto

barely had a chance to steady herself when

very next second, an explosion filled the air! Charlotte was in shock and couldn't help but cling to Lachlan's

placed his hand against her back

the surface of the river,

"Mr.Woodley, that was Jo—"

man quickly clamped his mouth shut upon receiving a glare from

pulled away from Lachlan's arms after a long while.She looked dumbfounded as she stared

that Uncle

"Yes," Lachlan muttered flatly.

turned around stiffly to look at him.Her teary eyes

kill him?" she asked in

responded as he turned

say more after that, but her vision turned blurry for a moment, and her body gave up on her just then.She collapsed

Woodley is just in shock,

Lachlan's underling muttered.

get the

Woodley Family's cargo port.I had made sure to check that there were no issues with the

at the river before he

the area.I need to

the

that, Lachlan walked over and

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