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

Chapter 32

"Then please, let Cyrus off the hook for me. Consider it repaying a favor." Nancy thought desperately, but she knew Wilma well. Wilma would never let Cyrus divorce her. And Cyrus wouldn't agree to it, either. So, she had no choice but to leave in a drastic manner like that.

Cyrus stood outside the door with an inscrutable look in his eyes. He should have felt relieved, but instead, his heart felt inexplicably heavy, as if Nancy had uncovered something.

But if Nancy had known about the issues between him and Hayley, she would have asked for a divorce by then, not continue to profess her love for him! So, was Nancy just testing his mother?

Next, he would have to hide Hayley better. Cyrus thought with a heavy heart, and without going in to get the documents, he turned around and left.

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Hours later, Nancy, Cyrus, and Wilma had lunch at the company. Wilma found an excuse to leave while Cyrus was busy with work. Nancy, bored, sat in Cyrus' office.

Suddenly, her phone pinged.

It was a message from Hayley.

[Hayley: Feeling pretty smug, aren't you, Nancy? But don't get too comfortable. Believe it or not, with one call from me, Cyrus will ditch your dinner plans tonight.]

off Hayley's attempt to

more furious and was about to

thinking, Hayley answered, "Who

next second, Wilma's icy voice came through, chilling to the bone. "Tell me, whose child

in the evening, when Cyrus and Nancy walked into Orion Solutions, the

Gordon are quite the match. I thought for a

eyed the chubby man with a slick comb-over and beady eyes that couldn't hide his cunning.

Ogden, you sure you haven't dabbled in showbiz? That's music

truth. Please, let's sit and have dinner. We can discuss the contract afterward. Mr.

immediately agree, instead turning to Nancy.

at a loss for

man who listens to

know," Cyrus glanced at Ogden, then turned back to Nancy, the epitome of a devoted

a few drinks with Mr. Ogden and focus on the contract." They almost had the deal settled that morning. It was just a

nodded, finally turning

and talked business. Nancy watched as Cyrus, unyielding