Chapter 423

"No, thank you. I've already eaten.”

To be honest, his confession had been touching—almost moving, really.

But still-

The only reason she'd answered his call tonight was to finally make things clear once and for all.

With quiet resolve, she spoke, her tone both sincere and final. "I really appreciate your feelings for me, but as you said, I'm simply not ready to start a new relationship right now. I'm sorry-and please, don't wait for me."

She noticed York Watson wanted to say something more, hesitated for a second, but in the end, she simply hung up.

Afterward, she stood there with her phone in hand, a swirl of emotions passing through her.

She let out a wry smile after a long moment, then turned and headed back toward the private dining room.

She'd been gone for quite a while.

The moment Stewart Ferguson figured out it was York who had called her,

curiosity gnawed at him-he was dying to know what was really going on between them.

When he saw just how long she'd been on the phone with York, his curiosity only grew.

soon as she returned, he leaned in and lowered his voice. "What's going on between

a sip of her lemon water and replied evenly, "Nothing,

convenient to talk about

just gave him a

even

out to take the call, he'd

had no idea who York was, and while he waited, he shot a message

same circles, his friend knew York as well. The moment Gaylord

friend sent the last bit of info, then couldn't help but text: [Why the sudden

and Stewart were discussing, Gaylord glanced away and

Henderson also glanced up when Charlene came back, but after just a

oblivious to the little glances from Thorne and Gaylord. She barely paid them any mind-after exchanging a couple of words with Stewart,

was seated next to Thorne, needed Charlene's input on

of the

stood up to make room for her, he accidentally bumped into Thorne's phone, sending it tumbling to the floor. Charlene, not realizing whose phone it was, bent down to pick it up, intending

Thorne's phone, she quickly averted her gaze and

Thorne had already reached out his hand, looking at her.

over without a word and then

twenty minutes later, dinner

to leave

room, the door across

and muttered to

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