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

Chapter 224

After being married for so long, Nancy didn't need a crystal ball to figure out what Cyrus was up to.

It was obvious. He'd hammer her over this "plagiarism" nonsense and drag Baldrick down with her. Then, he'd use it as leverage to force her to leave with him.

Baldrick wanted to argue, but then he remembered the incident with Norton Patel. "You're right, Nancy. Thanks for the heads up. I'll handle it right away."

Nancy just hummed in response before hanging up the phone. The busy signal on the other end was like a ticking clock in Baldrick's mind.

The warmth drained from his face as he turned to the doctor. "Is the surgery stitching done? Once it's done, I'm out of here."

Even the assistant joined in, "Mr. Robertson, your right shoulder is shattered, and the wound on your arm is deep enough to see the bone. Leaving the hospital now would be..."

"There's no time," Baldrick cut in, his voice as cold as ice. "I have to go."

words left no room for argument. The doctor knew better than to argue, so he just bandaged Baldrick's wounds

the exit, his mind racing with thoughts of Cyrus' plan

isn't exactly squeaky clean either. Baldrick smirked slightly,

just to be with

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been?" Nancy demanded, her voice sharp, as Judson walked

a sheepish grin. "Guess what I've got for you!" he exclaimed, setting the bag he'd been carrying onto the table. Nancy had been about to grill him some more,

show of fanning the air with his hand, feigning surprise. "What! You knew the burgers needed a forty-minute wait? And the crab mac and cheese too! Not to mention the

required a long

queue up for all this? I

did you think?" Judson teased, skillfully pulling out a burger, wrapping it in paper

forgotten all our good times? Don't worry, when I remember, I'm going to buy a ring and propose all

to be, just to drive him nuts," he laughed. Nancy just stared at Judson,