The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow novel Chapter 70

Judson caught the glint of real anger in Nancy's eyes and quickly grabbed her hand. "Nancy, come on. It didn't hurt that bad. I promise I won't do it again. Please, don't be mad, okay?"

Nancy looked back at him, her bright eyes brimming with an undeniable concern he couldn't hide. For some reason, Nancy felt this unsettling feeling in her chest, a bitterness she couldn't quite place.

"Let's put some ice on that," Nancy said, pushing an ice pack into Judson's hand.

For his part, Judson obediently held the ice against his hand, sitting quietly beside Nancy, silent, his deep gaze seemingly lost in thought.

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Meanwhile, it was well past midnight in Sunhaven.

Cyrus knocked back drinks in the bar as if his life depended on it, an air of desperation about him.

The atmosphere in the private booth was eerily quiet, with everyone casting uneasy glances toward Norton.

Feeling the tension, Norton approached Cyrus. "Cyrus, we get that you're upset about Nancy leaving home these days, but this isn't the way, man. You can't just drink yourself into oblivion."

"Leaving home?" Cyrus' hand paused mid-air, holding his drink. Memories seemed to flood back, his eyes reddening, and he hurled his glass against the wall furiously.

Crash! The glass shattered upon impact, echoing through the silent room.

Cyrus roared hysterically, "Who told you Nancy just left home?"

The others shrank back, their apprehension growing in the face of Cyrus' outburst.

Norton's heart raced uncontrollably, unable to calm himself. "Cyrus, what do you mean? If Nancy didn't leave, what happened? She didn't disappear or something worse, did she?"

"Disappear? Something worse?" Cyrus let out a bitter laugh.