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.

your business." Joseph let out

them are still

silence later, Lachlan tugged his thin lips into

on Joseph's face fell as he

already expected those elders to die,"

he

easy for me to kill

those people in just two days right after sneaking back to Jamesdon.I finally see

assumed that he could

seemed like Lachlan was the one who had been using him to kill others all

boat arrived and was stopped by

the boat and walked directly

her go," Lachlan ordered while staring at

leaning closer to Charlotte and whispering something

her away before hurrying off and leaping into the boat

few steps forward before she felt

had a chance to steady herself when she heard a loud pow coming froma distance

the air! Charlotte was in shock and couldn't help but

her

the surface of the river, and his brows were knitted

"Mr.Woodley, that was Jo—"

rushed over to speak, but the man quickly clamped

long while.She looked dumbfounded as she stared

that Uncle

"Yes," Lachlan muttered flatly.

at him.Her teary eyes were

you kill him?" she asked

you think so," Lachlan responded as

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

believe Miss Woodley is just in

Lachlan's underling muttered.

get the

from the Woodley Family's cargo port.I had made sure to check that there were

at the river before he spread his lips

need to see the

the man

that, Lachlan walked over and picked Charlotte up into his

already done showering and was crawling around the house.It was as if the kid had