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

Chapter 67

Nancy didn't even bother to look up. "More or less."

Lenard was at a loss for words.

"Put me down." Nancy's warning gaze landed on Judson, clearly a bit miffed.

Judson saw her irritation and panicked, quickly setting Nancy down. "Babe, don't be mad. Uh, I care about you too much..."

By the end of his sentence, his eyes were visibly reddening, on the verge of tears.

Lenard's eyes widened in surprise, staring at the scene before him. "Nancy, where did you find this pure soul in that quaint little vineyard?"

"Enough talk." Nancy briskly started walking. "You two, follow me."

Despite having a good rapport with her studio colleagues, Nancy didn't enjoy being the center of

unwanted attention.

walk away, Lenard finally snapped out of his

Lenard couldn't stabilize himself and fell

Judson's gaze, towering above him with eyes

and Lenard could feel an intense chill emanating from Judson, freezing the air around them. For reasons unknown, Lenard felt a fear

were a cold abyss. He scoffed coldly before turning to chase after Nancy.

demeanor, looking as if they were two different people. Left behind, Lenard shuddered at the memory

my buddy's got himself a formidable rival." With that thought, Lenard finally stepped

half-kneeling beside Nancy, his hands on either side of her chair, almost

of grievance. "Nancy, are you mad at me? It's all my fault. Seeing another guy hugging you... Babe, please don't be mad, okay?" "Don't call me babe. Use my name!" Nancy frowned. "Stand

his face against Nancy's thigh, his voice soft and appeasing, "Babe, you are mad. I don't want to stand

Nancy was helpless.

who had just pushed the door open, couldn't

immediately shot him a glare. "What's

about to speak when he caught Judson's furious look

looks creepy when he laughs. Send him away. I don't

in disbelief, pointing at himself. "What? Creepy?