Charlotte Miller was gambling, and whether she would win depended on whether Atlas Hallow would once again give in to her.
Perhaps with the little Hallow on the way, Charlotte subconsciously felt that Atlas should acquiesce, because isn't it said that women during this time are the most important, and any request would be met? Besides, all she was asking for was to work.
But in Atlas Hallow's world, this was unacceptable.
He could place everything at Charlotte's feet, yet he didn't want her to be too independent. It seemed that when she became too independent, she grew an invisible pair of wings, drifting further and further away from him, so he would clip those wings and never give her the freedom to fly freely.
Charlotte never imagined that Atlas would actually make such a ruthless decision.
