###a Knight In Overpriced Armor
"I'm not even mad for *me*," Charlotte snapped, glaring at Marco. "I'm mad for *her.* What the hell is wrong with you? You played the perfect man in front of me. So sweet. So gentle. So damn *perfect*. And all this time, you were... what? A monster in an apron?"
Marco reeled, holding his cheek. "You don't understand—"
"No, I do." Charlotte's voice trembled with fury. "She funded your education. She gave you everything. And how did you repay her? With manipulation? With PUA mind games? You *ruined* her."
"I didn't kill the baby!" Marco shouted. "I didn't even know she was pregnant!"
"She didn't tell you because she was *disappointed* in you!" Charlotte screamed. "Because every word you said chipped away at her soul!"
Her hand moved before she could stop it.
**SLAP.**
It echoed like a gunshot.
