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 the

four words written on

[Charlotte belongs to me.)

made

note seemed to point him in

his brows, crumpled the note, and tossed it into the trash can, as

at all costs unless he found concrete

during their childhood was one

memories growing up.

at the orphanage, he had been looked down on by the caretakers and

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

he wanted to, but he took pity on these

him, he would swallow his

however,

time, she was

she was not a bully, the rest o f the children

of the other children bullying Jim, the newcomer, and

her tiny body, but she even claimed

little girl, and thus was no match for the

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