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.

Nancy leaving home these

flood back, his eyes reddening, and he

shattered upon impact, echoing through the silent

told

back, their apprehension growing in the

raced uncontrollably, unable to calm himself. "Cyrus, what do

what happened? She didn't disappear or something worse, did

Something worse?" Cyrus let

Gordon, weren't you aware that

the bottles off the table. Whether it

me? Deregistering your

find her. No wonder Nancy had vanished without a trace. So, Nancy had left without the intention of returning

do this..." Cyrus clutched his head in despair. "All over an apology? Is it worth it?" Why was Nancy being so merciless? Was she the person who loved him more than anyone else? Cyrus' words hit the room like a depth charge, breaking the silence and causing a

left home, but she had deregistered her identity! It was clear that she

in the air, leaving everyone

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