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 you and

sip of her

convenient to talk about now, huh? I'll ask you later,

just gave

even more anxious than

he'd been waiting for her to

idea who York was, and while he waited, he shot a message to a

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

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

hear what Charlene and Stewart were discussing, Gaylord glanced

a second, he smiled and turned back to

any mind-after exchanging a couple of words with Stewart,

while later, Professor Hancock, who was seated next to Thorne, needed

of the table. At that moment, Thorne was

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,

she quickly averted her gaze and considered just putting it back

had already reached out his hand, looking at her.

over without a word and

later, dinner officially

ready to leave

out of their dining room, the door across the hall swung open at

and muttered to Charlene, “What a coincidence...or

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