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

Chapter 70

Judson caught the glint of real anger in Nancy's eyes and quickly grabbed her hand. "Nancy, come on. It didn't hurt that bad. I promise I won't do it again. Please, don't be mad, okay?"

Nancy looked back at him, her bright eyes brimming with an undeniable concern he couldn't hide. For some reason, Nancy felt this unsettling feeling in her chest, a bitterness she couldn't quite place.

"Let's put some ice on that," Nancy said, pushing an ice pack into Judson's hand.

For his part, Judson obediently held the ice against his hand, sitting quietly beside Nancy, silent, his deep gaze seemingly lost in thought.

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Meanwhile, it was well past midnight in Sunhaven.

Cyrus knocked back drinks in the bar as if his life depended on it, an air of desperation about him.

The atmosphere in the private booth was eerily quiet, with everyone casting uneasy glances toward Norton.

we get that you're upset about Nancy leaving home these days, but this isn't the way, man. You

mid-air, holding his drink. Memories seemed to flood back, his eyes

glass shattered upon impact, echoing through the silent

roared hysterically, "Who told you Nancy just

shrank back, their apprehension growing in the face of

to calm himself. "Cyrus, what do you mean?

what happened? She didn't disappear or

Cyrus let out

thing echoing in his mind was Alexis' words. "Mr. Gordon, weren't you aware that Ms. Gonzalez had deregistered her identity? She told me you

boiling over as he angrily swept all the bottles off the table. Whether it was the alcohol hitting his brain or the shock of Nancy deregistering her identity, Cyrus was

your identity, you planned

vanished without a trace. So, Nancy had left without the intention

she the person who loved him more than anyone else? Cyrus' words hit the room like a depth charge, breaking the silence

had deregistered her identity! It was clear that she didn't

revelation hung heavy in