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

Chapter 33

Nancy's face darkened as she caught Ogden's malevolent gaze, leaving a wave of disgust in her heart. That scoundrel Cyrus! He had left her to deal with Ogden, a notoriously slippery man, all because he had to chase after Hayley! Was Hayley that important?

Nancy coldly grabbed her purse, but Ogden seized her delicate wrist the next moment.

Smelling the faint perfume on Nancy, greed shone undisguised in Ogden's eyes. "What's this, Mrs. Gordon? Planning on grabbing your bag and leaving? Mr. Gordon has entrusted you to sign the contract." Feeling the warmth of Ogden's hand on her wrist, Nancy quickly shook it off in disgust.

Her face soured. "Mr. Smith, have you had too much to drink? Or do you need me to call Cyrus so he can come and sign this contract himself?"

She was, after all, Cyrus' wife in name. And this man dared to lay a hand on her!

Seeing Nancy's anger, Ogden wasn't flustered. Instead, he flashed a yellow-toothed grin. "Do you think you can even reach Mr. Gordon? He's off with his little mistress now."

Nancy's gaze faltered. How did Ogden know about this?

seems you're the only wife out of the loop." Nancy felt like a bucket of cold water poured over her head,

felt an indescribable sense of shatter. Perhaps from the alcohol or some other reason, a violent

I'll treat you right, not to mention... in the world of the rich and the common, once you're halfway through life, isn't it all about playing your

lunged at Nancy after his

filled with disgust and

him

was stunned, his right cheek swelling up, with disbelief in his eyes. "You... you dare hit me! Bitch, believe it or not, I won't sign the

family sooner or later. Nancy, if you had any sense, you'd sign this contract. Maybe Mr. Gordon will give you some money.

continue, Nancy cut him off, "As for what you just said, I'll be sure to relay every word

that, Nancy grabbed her purse and turned to leave, her heart filled

and even having a child with them, and that he made her feel like a fool. But she would never stand for Cyrus degrading her like this, leaving her to fend off harassment while he lived

agreed to marry a

Ogden panicked. Cyrus had cleared that bringing Hayley's issue to

regretted spilling the beans. Why had he