Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 726:

Marlin had invited their friends to celebrate with drinks. His social circle recognized Norah — the beautiful woman Dolores had smeared at the charity event. Their minds raced with questions. Was this payback for Dolores’ lies?

Dolores’ friends, however, were unfamiliar with Norah. They simply found her beautiful. But judging by Dolores’ flustered state, they guessed she was perhaps a former flame of Marlin’s.

A laugh bubbled up from Norah’s chest. Marlin had orchestrated this whole thing through Gerry? All that pretense of not knowing her?

“Marlin,” she said, her voice laced with amusement, “why drop the act?”

Norah’s playful banter cast a complicated mood over the private room. It seemed Marlin and Norah were quite familiar with each other.

backlit by the doorway. He examined her eyes carefully and found that they were indeed somewhat similar to the ones in his memory. But he quickly dismissed the

woman

suspicion. Norah’s presence felt like a calculated move, an unwelcome

“where’s your boyfriend? It’s my birthday, after all. Did he

gaze on the man sprawled on

stories

cutting through the sudden hush that had

only sound was the pulsing music

obscuring Norah’s face. When it cleared, the glint

you on about?” he snapped, his voice