Colton's POV
It has been a week since Stephen's passing, and I can guarantee that it took a great toll on Charlotte and Julie. Both of them are not themselves. They rarely smile these days.
If anything, the two of them avoid each other like a plague.
I wondered why the two of them were like that. It took me two whole days to figure out why. They couldn't accept the fact that they were together without Stephen. They couldn't bring themselves to be happy without him.
Stephen left his properties and wealth to both his wife and daughter accordingly. He also left a letter to each of them. I didn't ask Charlotte what it was about, but for the past few nights, I kept seeing her rereading the paper.
I watched as Charlotte stepped down from the car. She didn't even glance back at me as she s
