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.

returned, he leaned in and lowered his voice.

Ross took a sip of her lemon water and replied

drift. "Not convenient to talk

just gave him

even

take the call, he'd been

waited, he shot a message to a friend,

knew York as well. The moment Gaylord asked, his friend filled him in on the

bit of info, then couldn't help but text: [Why the

what Charlene and Stewart were discussing,

back, but after just a second, he smiled and turned back to his conversation with

and Gaylord. She barely paid them any mind-after exchanging a couple of words with Stewart, she

was seated next to

of the table. At that moment,

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

she quickly averted her gaze and considered just putting it back

had already reached out his

a word and

later,

ready to leave

their dining room, the door across the

narrowed. He leaned in and muttered to Charlene, “What a coincidence...or

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