Chapter 59

• “How dare you trick me—give me that sleeping injection without my consent? Two whole days... I’ve been lying in this useless room, wasting away. Do you have any idea how many important things I have to do? Ever since you came into my life, everything has gone to hell.”
• He was too angry to realize how close he was standing to Charlotte. She said nothing, her eyes locked on his, steady and unflinching.
• At last, she spoke, her voice low, calm but firm, “Howard, you’re not well. You needed rest. What I did—it was for your own good.”