Chapter 918:

Sadie and Nathan were already seated on the sofa.

Feeling his throat dry as sand, Nathan grabbed the water pitcher on the coffee table and, bypassing the need for a cup entirely, guzzled several mouthfuls straight from it.

After several hearty gulps, he let out a thunderous burp and sighed, content. Setting the pitcher down, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and seemed to recall his original purpose.

“You guys missed one hell of a scene,” he announced, eyes gleaming with wicked amusement.

“Yvonne stormed the stage, crying her eyes out like the world was ending, and flat-out refused to leave. The whole ceremony went down in flames. The Johnsons were livid, and I guarantee my old man must be racking his brains trying to fix the fallout.”

He recounted the chaos like a storyteller savoring every detail, but as he spoke, his grin slowly gave way to a furrowed brow.

“But I don’t understand why Briley got arrested,” he said, confused. “The police said she hired someone to steal. She’s always been spoiled, walking around like royalty, but that? Could she really go that far?”

head in disbelief, clearly struggling to make sense

picked up her drink

flicked to Noah

said softly. “She tried to

Nathan reeled.

bolted upright, face pale with alarm. He hurried to

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okay?” His voice cracked under the weight

Briley had actually attempted

to her, everything he’d worked toward would unravel in an instant. That

reached out, desperate to confirm

just as his fingers hovered near the hem of her sleeve, a firm grip halted

It was Noah.

had noticed when he stood, but now he was in front of Sadie, his gaze glinting cold and

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