Chapter 376:

“A lasting future?”

Hadley’s laugh was sharp, tinged with irony. “We have no future together, Denver. Your family would never welcome me with open arms.”

How could she—a woman who had already walked down the aisle once—be deemed worthy of him? A golden son of a high-flying, pedigreed clan?

And then there was Joy…

It was a puzzle with no solution.

Denver faltered, his confidence flickering. “My family doesn’t even know yet. How can you be so certain they’d turn their noses up?”

“I’m certain.” Hadley didn’t need to ponder; the answer was as clear as day.

She reiterated, “Denver, this is not going to work. I’m grateful to you. You pulled me from the wreckage of a painful marriage. You helped me pirouette back into the stage…”

was as deep as the ocean. “You’re a dear friend, one I treasure. But let’s draw the curtain here before

heart sank any

inevitable

“Hadley…”

the waiter came with their

chance to shift gears, her tone lightening. “Aren’t we here to toast my triumphant performance? Let’s not muddy the waters with anything else. The food’s calling—let’s

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on his plate suddenly bland as

a mirage. The real hurdle wasn’t just

plotting

never meant to keep Hadley a hidden chapter from

him to lay his cards on the table sooner

came clean to his family, she would have no more excuses to push him

her to be his girlfriend. As he waited for his parents to return, Denver mused over whether to pair his

What would be fitting?

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