Chapter 10
Caroline continued, “Since we’re going the same way,*I’ll have Jaxson give you a ride later.”
My expression slightly darkened.
So, he had spent the night at Caroline’s place.
They weren’t even divorced yet, and he couldn’t wait to be with another woman.
“No, thanks. I have my own car,” I said flatly.
Caroline grabbed my arm.“Don’t be shy. We work at the same hospital, and Jaxson will be here soon.”
I suppressed the surge of anger rising in n
my
chest.
I couldn’t help but wonder if Caroline was doing this intentionally and if she already knew about my relationship with Jaxson deliberately flaunting it in front of me.
I pulled my hand away forcefully.“I said no thanks.”
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and was now
Suddenly, Caroline fell to the ground.
When Collin saw his mother being pushed down, he rushed forward and shoved me.“You mean woman! How dare you push my mom!”
My phone clattered to the pavement.
Not satisfied, Collin stomped on my phone several times with all his might.
Don’t you have any manners?”
I grabbed his arm to pull him away, causing him to fall onto his bottom and burst into loud wails.
Jaxson, who had just pulled up in his car, witnessed the scene.
He strode over.“Charlotte!”
In his urgency, he even forgot to hide their relationship from Caroline and called me by name directly.
“Dad! This bad woman pushed me!” Collin cried dramatically, his face full of exaggerated misery.
Caroline immediately checked Collin for injuries, her expression displeased.“Dr. Sutton, if you have any issues with me, take them up with me. There’s no need to lay hands on a child!”
I took a deep breath, clenching my teeth.“Aren’t you going to mention how your son deliberately stomped on my phone?”
“Collin… he didn’t mean to do that!”
Caroline avoided my gate.“C
“Stepping on it might be an accident, but stomping on it multiple times, that’s intentional!”
“Charlotte.” Jaxson’s eyes burned with clear anger.
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