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.

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

paused mid-air, holding his drink. Memories seemed to flood back, his eyes reddening, and he hurled his

upon impact,

"Who told you Nancy

others shrank back, their apprehension growing in

raced uncontrollably, unable to calm himself.

disappear or something worse,

Something worse?" Cyrus let

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

angrily swept all the bottles off the table. Whether it was the alcohol hitting

to me? Deregistering your identity, you planned on leaving me right

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

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 ripple of

was stunned. Nancy hadn't just left home, but she had deregistered her identity! It was clear that she

hung heavy in the air, leaving