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

Chapter 36

When Cyrus removed Nancy's jacket, he saw her white blouse, two buttons undone, revealing more than intended. Even the fabric over her shoulders appeared torn.

Cyrus was livid, his hands finding Nancy's neck in a grip fueled by betrayal. "Nancy, how dare you! I asked you to sign a contract, and you dare seduce Baldrick? If I hadn't had a private investigator on your tail, I'd be clueless about being cuckolded."

Nancy's breathing hitched, her face turning pale as Cyrus' words cut deep. "Isn't this what you wanted?" she sneered, mocking him to have left her to a scumbag like Ogden for Hayley.

Cyrus had it all wrong. He couldn't fathom Nancy's admission. In his mind, rationality had deserted him, especially with images of Nancy and Baldrick in a compromising embrace, her wearing Baldrick's jacket, fueling his rage.

In a fit of anger, Cyrus pushed Nancy down on the couch, starting to tear at her blouse. "You turned me down but let Baldrick touch you? Are you keeping yourself for him?" he accused, his words laced with venom. "The Robertson family would never approve of someone like you. If it weren't for you saving my mother, do you think the Gordon family would've welcomed you?"

Cyrus' harsh words finally broke her. "Then don't welcome me! Maybe we

eyes were red and fury, and he couldn't believe Nancy's words. "A divorce? Over Baldrick?" Why a divorce? Was Cyrus

silence only fueled

"no wonder you were taken advantage of before. With your

a curse she thought she had escaped. Hearing Cyrus say those words

of regret, but jealousy clouded his judgment. His

I'm warning you, drop the idea of leaving me,

hand connected with his face, a slap that echoed

her anger and

I don't

his temper flaring, yet seeing Nancy's distraught figure made him bite back his anger, a bitter taste in his