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.

"Cyrus, we get that you're upset about Nancy leaving home these days, but this isn't the

to flood back, his

The glass shattered upon impact, echoing through

told

shrank back, their apprehension growing

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

disappear or something worse,

Something worse?" Cyrus let

was Alexis' words. "Mr. Gordon, weren't you aware that Ms. Gonzalez had deregistered her

Whether it was the alcohol hitting his brain or the shock of

be so cruel to me? Deregistering your identity, you planned on leaving me right from

find her. No wonder Nancy had vanished without a trace. So, Nancy had left without

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

but she had deregistered her identity!

heavy in the air,