<b>Chapter </b><b>274 </b>
Jude paused mid–sip, something clicking in his mind. He turned to Healy. “Were those absolute stunners my buddy mentioned about Noreen and her friend?”
“Probably,” Healy replied.
Jude just fell silent after that.
Seth hadn’t said a word the whole time. He finished his ss of water, stood up, and stepped out to take a phone call.
Meanwhile, ire had gone to the restroom. When she came back, her face was like thunder.
“What happened?” Noreen asked.
“Ran into that jerk Seth,” ire said bluntly.
Noreen just chuckled, brushing it off. “So what? Don’t let people like that ruin our mood.”
“I just can’t let it go,” ire grumbled.
She could never forget the image of Noreen lying in that hospital bed, lifeless and pale.
The doctor had said she’d lost her baby–and nearly lost her life.
All of it, every bit of that pain, could be traced straight back to Seth.
So why on earth did he get to be happy?
After everything he’d done to Noreen, why did he get to move on, guilt–free, and start over with his precious first love?
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“It’s in the past,” Noreen said, her voice calm, almost detached.
In the past. Just four simple words.
But seven years–seven long years–how many times had she forced herself to let go, to move on, to
survive it all?
“I’m not feeling well. I’m going to the restroom again,” ire muttered, setting her ss down before heading out.
Worried she might’ve eaten something bad, Noreen sent her a message, checking in.
But the message disappeared into the void. No reply.
Noreen’s unease grew. She got up to look for ire.
She hadn’t even reached the restroom when a suddenmotion erupted in the private lounge area.
Amid the noise, she caught snatches of ire’s sharp voice.
A dreadful realization hit Noreen, and she hurried toward the source of the chaos.
The moment she walked in, she saw Seth sitting in one of the booths, his usuallyposed face
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wiped clean of any expression.
His face and hair were dripping–ire had just doused him with a drink. Liquor trickled down his sharp brow, soaking his shirt and jacket.
ire stood there, gripping an empty wine bottle, her posture defiant.
It looked like she’d poured the whole bottle over his head.
Noreen felt a headacheing on.
Seth, too–he was hardly helpless. That was a huge bottle; it’s not like he didn’t have time <i>to </i>dodge.
Trying to end things quickly, Noreen stepped forward. “Sorry, my friend had <i>too </i>much to drink. The damages are on me.”
No one here was easy to deal with; if things got ugly, ire woulde off worse. Noreen wasn’t about to let her get dragged into trouble on her ount.
ire immediately stepped in front of her protectively. “Why are you apologizing? He’s the one who should say sorry! He let you down! You gave up your chance to study abroad for him, worked yourself to the bone helping him build his career, and as soon as he made it, he ditched you! Now he gets to run off with his precious soulmate? Has your conscience been eaten by wolves?”
“Oh wait, silly me–you never had a conscience to begin with!”
Seth calmly took some napkins and wiped the liquor from his face, his eyes cold and stormy.
That was always his warning sign before he lost his temper.
Before he could say anything, Noreen stepped up, shielding ire again. “I’ll pay for your clothes, too.”
Seth let out a low, humorlessugh. “That’s it? You think I care about that?”
“What do you want, then?”
Seth’s gaze swept past her andnded on ire. His voice was icy, sharp as a de. “Either she apologizes, <i>or </i>she can expect to hear from mywyer.”
ire bristled, practically vibrating with fury, like a little lioness ready to bite. “Go ahead, sue me! See if I care! You heartless bastard! Noreen almost died because of you–do you even realize you owe her a life?<b>” </b>
For a second, Seth’s stony expression broke. His eyes narrowed. “What do you mean, ‘a life‘?”