Charlie and Eva tried to get pregnant for some time. They always wanted children, but on their own were unsuccessful. After a while, trying time and time again turned heartwrenching and they turned to in vitro fertilization. Baby Charlotte, named after her father, came into the world ahead of schedule on December 19th in London. Charlotte, with her beautiful striking blue eyes, quickly became the apple of her father's world.
It wasn't until Charlotte was 7 that Charlie found out the truth. He came home one day after picking up their daughter from school to find his wife's things missing from the house. She'd packed her bags and left him. Charlie searched high and low for Eva, refusing to believe that she took off by choice. He was convinced she must have been kidnapped. However, time passed and no ransom demands were made. He continued searching for clues of foul play. Over the course of the investigation, it finally came to light that his wife wasn't what he knew her to be. Eva was, in fact, not really Eva. Instead, she was a con woman of great skill, wanted by Interpol, who made it a specialty of hers to create aliases under which she could dupe rich men into marrying her so she could steal their money.
After that, Charlie began to withdraw from society, closing himself to everyone. Not that only, he withdrew from Charlotte. His daughter was a living reminder of the lie he lived. His parents, Charlotte's grandparents, stepped in to ensure that the girl was not neglected.
Charlotte, in turn, became a quiet child who turned her focus inward, onto her studies. School breezed by for Charlotte. Her approach to school was systemic and it came easily to her in comparison to the social and the emotional. She was the good girl, ever the good student, until she got to college. Being away from home for the first time, Charlotte launched herself into the coed life with enthusiasm. It wasn't until her grandparents commented on her lack of direction in life that prompted Charlotte to make a change.
Her grandparents pulled strings and she was able to transfer credits to Columbia, which fortunately had a spot open due to the unanticipated departure of another student due to health reasons. Their loss was Charlotte's gain. Charlotte relocated to NYC. Her grandparents, in turn, were finally able to return to their home in Montreal. Even though she was a month behind, Charlotte was ready to work hard to catch up and start the newest chapter of her life. Finishing her education at Columbia, she moved once again, this time to Boston to start work at Harvard Medical School.