The public's perspective swiftly changed.
"Oliver watched the woman he adored wed another; how could his spirit not be crushed?"
"It's been said that the romances of the elite are mere spectacles for the masses. I dismissed it before, but now I'm convinced."
The public's sympathy turned against Charlotte.
She noticed it all and felt even more devastated.
She believed she had mistreated Oliver in various ways, but couldn't he understand? Wouldn't he be affected?
Someone must have disclosed information to him.
As she was mourning, Ethan approached to comfort her: "Charlotte, those who have passed are gone. We who remain must carry on."
He meant to soothe her, but the usually calm Charlotte, now with watery eyes, lashed out at him: "This is your doing! If you hadn't pressed for a wedding to address past regrets, Oliver wouldn't have been so despondent as to take his own life!"
Ethan was startled by her outburst.
Bystanders attempted to intervene.