Blood Oath: Forever Yours
Chapter 16: What had You Been Through All These Years?
Charlotte was soaked to the skin while aimlessly wandering the streets in the downpour like a lonely spirit.
Just when she had finally stumbled upon a 24-hour convenience store, the clerk shut her out at once while casting her glances that were full of contempt towards her abject state for fear that she would set foot in the store with her muddy shoes.
She could only huddle herself up while shivering all over under the eaves outside the store, and her eyes unknowingly started to redden and well up with tears.
Her father and brother had been missing, and Evelyn was constantly terrorizing her with all the threats against her family, and now the person that she loved the most even detested her to the core. All she wanted was a glass of hot water to warm herself up when she was down and out and stone broke, but even such a small wish could not be fulfilled.
It was not the first time that she had desperately wanted to know whether it was because she had committed a sin five years ago that the world was so ruthless and full of malice towards her since then.
The door was pushed open abruptly at that moment, and the sound of approaching footsteps could be heard closing in on her.
She instinctively thought that someone was coming to drive her away, so she slowly rose to her feet while supporting herself with her hands on the ground with a self-deprecating smile on her face. She uttered without even looking back, “Don’t worry, I’ll leave right now.”
Her voice was caught by someone whom was standing behind her, and that person hesitantly took a few steps forward while calling out to her tentatively, “Are you… Lotta? Charlotte?”
struck by the familiarity in that voice as well, and just when she was about to turn around to take a look at the owner of
the steps in the next second
“Lotta!”
…
a long
turned her head upon detecting some subtle voice coming from Charlotte. Her countenance was beaming with joy when she had
her hand, “I’ve asked someone to help bring you back to my home after you have fainted outside the store.
Lotta?
and she was instantly on the verge of tears after recognizing whom she was as if she had just awakened from
regarded her as her own child and treated her with so much love and affection with all her heart back
and she got out of bed at once to escape
her hand before she could leave, “It’s been so many years.
tearing up as well from her heartbroken state, “Take it easy. I won’t ask you anything that you don’t feel comfortable in