The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow by Helena R. Bates

Chapter 26

Nancy nodded, waiting to finish dinner before Wilma took her hand for a heart-to-heart. Only then did Nancy stand up and head back to her bedroom to sleep.

Cyrus watched everything unfold, quickly gulping down his cup of coffee, about to follow her.

But Wilma suddenly spoke up, "Cyrus, sit down. We need to talk about the business."

Cyrus stopped mid-step. Since his parents stepped back from the company, he had kept his distance from business matters.

Seeing Wilma's serious expression, Cyrus sat down, puzzled. "Mom, what's going on?"

Wilma didn't answer immediately. Instead, she waited until Nancy was out of earshot, her smile fading. She then turned a chilly gaze toward Cyrus. "What's the deal with you and Hayley?"

Cyrus was shocked, then slightly annoyed. "Mom, are you spying on me?"

arrested." Wilma's brows knitted tightly as she added, "I wouldn't have known about the fireworks you set off across town for Hayley, the car, the villa... Have

lips, watching Cyrus, not quite

a fling? Then why not end it? Aren't you afraid it will get

would dare be that foolish!" Cyrus'

Wilma was speechless.

impatient. "Mom, drop it. Hayley and I are just messing around. Nancy is the one I'll spend my life

face fell, "You know how she is. She won't

rose, his heart racing with an indefinable

as you don't tell Nancy, no one else will know. I'm going to

on the second floor, Nancy watched Cyrus pass by, then

heart couldn't quite name the feeling, but she had guessed Cyrus would react this

Impossible! With Cyrus' personality, if he didn't have feelings for Hayley, why would he get involved with her to the

left, Wilma sat on the couch and sighed deeply, a shadow of concern in her

standing respectfully before