Loreen was eager to uncover the nature of the rtionship between Charlie and Ms. Young.


    However, time was not on her side today.


    She needed to hurry back to Eastcliff to celebrate the New Year with her family, so after sitting for ten minutes, she addressed ire and Charlie, saying, “ire, Charlie, I have to leave now. I need to get to the airport to catch my flight, and all the flights to Eastcliff are fully booked today. If I miss this one, I’ll have no choice but to spend the New Year in Aurous Hill.”


    ire asked, “Loreen, would you like us toe to the airport to see you off?”


    Loreen quickly replied, “No, it’s fine. You both can stay home.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Afterward, she turned to Ms. Young and said, “Ms. Young, I’m heading out now.”<fn400c> The source of th?s content is findnovel</fn400c>


    Ms. Young nodded and responded, “Safe travels, and happy New Year in advance!”


    “Thank you!” Loreen replied, saying goodbye to ire’s parents before escorting the tearful Sam out.


    As soon as they stepped outside, Sam could no longer contain his emotions and eximed, “Loreen, Charlie is unbelievable! I didn’t do anything to provoke him when I walked in. I didn’t say a word against him, yet he still had Trevor extend my deadline by another year! He ims I made him feel bad—who does he think he is to judge my brother?”


    Loreen sighed, “Brother, I think Charlie’s issue with you stems from how overly affectionate you are towards Ms. Young.”


    Sam nodded in agreement,menting, “I won’t lie; I have my suspicions too. I believe there are two possible reasons for this—either Charlie is upset that I’m flirting in front of him, or he’s bothered by my interest in Ms. Young. One of these must be true.”


    Loreen concurred, “I think it’s likely rted to Ms. Young, but it confuses me because Charlie shouldn’t have any connection with her.”


    Sam muttered resentfully, “I can’t shake the feeling that they might be having an affair!”


    Loreen’s heart couldn’t bear such a thought, so she countered, “I doubt that; Charlie is still very devoted to his wife.”


    Sam replied, “You can’t always judge a person by their appearance. You don’t know what Charlie is like when no one is watching…”


    He then sighed in frustration, “If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t havee with you! I said I didn’t want to, but you insisted, and now I’m stuck in this miserable ce in Aurous Hill for two years. It’s unbearable!”


    Loreen felt helpless and guilty. “I’m really sorry, brother. It’s my fault for dragging you along…”


    Sam wiped his tears and said, “Instead of apologizing, can you help me figure out how to convince Charlie to let me off the hook?”


    Loreen quickly nodded, “Don’t worry, brother. When I get back from Eastcliff, I’ll definitely find a chance to talk to Charlie for you.”


    She added determinedly, “I’ll also investigate Charlie’s connection with Ms. Young to see if there’s something more going on.”


    ……..


    Loreen flew back to Eastcliff, her mind filled with suspicions.


    Meanwhile, Sam, with no money and afraid to cause trouble in Aurous Hill, resignedly returned to the city vige.


    At the same time, in the city vige, Charlie’s arrogant and unyielding aunt, Cynthia, was under surveince and residing there.


    This New Year’s Eve would be the bleakest one the two of them had ever experienced.


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