Chapter 57

Caroline almost ran to the door when she finally got home that night. Her eyes blinded with tears and she knew that her makeup probably made her look like a masquerade at the moment, but she didn’t care. All she could think about was her son… And what Nicholas planned to do.

He wanted to take her child away and she knew that he could do it if he really put his mind to it. He was a powerful man and so was his father. They had money and connections and she had… Well, she had Charlie, and she wasn’t going to let anyone take him away from her.

Elsa was asleep in the living room when she walked in, and she was very concerned when she sat up and saw how worried Caroline looked, “Are you alright, sis?” she asked Caroline as she stood up from the couch and hurried to her side. “You look… Terrible. What happened at that party?”

For a minute, all Caroline could do was sob on her sister’s shoulder. Her body shook and Elsa held her close. When she could finally speak without b