Delete My Love for You novel Chapter 29

She never expected an answer from him. Asking the question was just a way to vent her anger and frustration after all these years.

Darren’s irritation only grew at her words.

What did she mean, accusing him of lying, of promising to marry her? It had been her, pushing her grandfather to force the marriage from the very beginning!

There was no point rehashing it now. Darren stood abruptly, his face darkening as he left his reserved seat and strode toward the rooftop terrace to light a cigarette.

To Charlotte, the way he walked off looked like guilt.

She clenched her hands in her lap, nails digging into her palm.

“Charlotte, if you’re not enjoying this, we can leave,” Herbert said gently.

Charlotte straightened her back, forcing composure. “Let’s stay. These seats weren’t cheap—I’d hate to waste your money, Mr. Nelson.”

She told herself she’d endured worse pain over the years; one more night wouldn’t matter.

So she forced herself to watch the drone show, each graceful leap in the night sky like an arrow, piercing whatever tenderness she had left inside.

Suddenly, a blinding light tore through the darkness—the drones began spinning out of control.

“Something’s wrong! The drones are malfunctioning!”

Panic broke out in the crowd as one drone veered straight toward where Noah was sitting.

Noah’s face went ghostly pale. He screamed, looking toward the terrace where Darren stood smoking. “Dad! Dad, help me!”

In a split second, Charlotte threw herself over Noah, her slender frame shielding him from the oncoming drone.

“Charlotte!” someone shouted in the chaos, but she barely heard them. All she could think about was holding Noah close.

He looked back at Charlotte, his eyes cold and distant. “Charlotte, he’s my son. I’ll protect him. Next time, don’t be so reckless.”

His voice was icy—any trace of the man who’d just thrown himself in harm’s way for her had vanished.

The moment the words left his lips, Noah wriggled free from Charlotte’s arms and shouted, “Dad’s right! I don’t need you!”

Then, without warning, he bit down hard on Charlotte’s hand.

“Ah!” Charlotte gasped, sharp pain shooting up her arm. The drone hadn’t touched her, but her own son had.

Herbert hurried over, pried Noah’s jaw open, and pulled him away, his face stern. “Noah! You can’t go around biting people!”

Darren stepped between them, shielding Noah with his tall frame, his voice cutting and cold. “Mr. Nelson, in all of Astra, no one has the right to discipline my son except me.”