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.

Norton approached Cyrus. "Cyrus, we get that you're upset about Nancy leaving home these days, but this isn't the way, man. You can't just

Memories seemed to flood back, his eyes reddening, and he hurled his glass against the wall

shattered upon impact, echoing through

told you

apprehension growing in the face of Cyrus'

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

what happened? She didn't disappear or something

worse?" Cyrus let

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

swept all the bottles off the table. Whether it was the alcohol hitting his brain or the shock of Nancy deregistering her

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

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

Is it worth it?" Why was Nancy being so merciless? Was she the person who loved him more than anyone else?

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

heavy in the air, leaving everyone