Jim’s expression darkened as he clutched Charlotte’s bra in his hand.

As though trying to prove himself wrong, he rummaged through the dirty laundry once more, but he did not manage to find anything else unusual.

He furrowed his brows and let out a bitter chuckle.

Surely he must have imagined things?

Charlotte was loyal to him, and since young, the two of them had promised each other that they would be together forever.

Even after she was chased out of Merchant City, she had sought him out the moment she returned.

How could he even doubt her?

As soon as he thought of this, Jim let out an exhale, turned to find his laundry basket, and managed to find the coat he had been wearing that morning.

Inside the pocket was the piece of paper that Bonnie had given him that morning, but…

Jim also found another piece of paper in the pocket on the other side.

He had no idea where this paper came from and guessed that someone had probably slipped it into his pocket without him knowing.

frowned as he smoothed out

four words written on

[Charlotte belongs to me.)

simple words made Jim’s expression

to point him in a direction

and tossed it into the trash can, as though it would cease to exist

trust Charlotte at all costs unless

during their

memories growing up.

had been looked down on by the caretakers and even the

of that, he was a weak, albeit good-looking child, and because of this, the other kids would harass and bully

himself if he wanted to, but he took pity on these

swallow

long after, however,

she was known as

she was not a bully, the rest o f the children still knew to stay out of her

she caught sight of the other children bullying Jim, the newcomer, and had stood

only had she tried to shield him with her tiny body, but she even claimed that she would protect

was a little girl, and thus was no

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