Chapter 626

The moment Lillian spoke, Yvonne shot her a withering glare.

Realizing her mistake, Lillian quickly tried to take it back.

“No, that’s impossible! Seth cares about Bianca so much, he would never cheat on her!”

“Even if every other man in the world was unfaithful, Seth wouldn’t be!”

“The world could end, and Seth would still be faithful!”

“That’s enough,” Yvonne cut her off.

Lillian fell silent. Seeing Bianca still looked downcast, she asked, “Bianca, you

clearly wanted Seth to stay with you. Why didn’t you say anything?”

Bianca kept her eyes lowered, her voice soft. “With a man like Seth, you can’t be too clingy. You have to give him his space, know your boundaries.”

“Oh, I see.”

Lillian wholeheartedly believed Bianca’s explanation.

She had witnessed Bianca’s captivating effect on men since they were children.

In high school, a boy had even tried to kill himself over her a testament to her powerful allure.

Even Lana often told her to learn from Bianca about how to handle men.

But to this day, she had only mastered the basics.

By the time Noreen’s party ended, it was past midnight.

Sophia arranged for cars to take everyone back to the hotel. The next evening, they would head to the port to begin their seven-day cruise.

After the main group had boarded their cars, Sophia turned around and noticed Carman hadn’t gotten in a car yet.

She called out to him, “Mr. Holt, why aren’t you on your way yet?”

Carman was a lightweight when it came to drinking. He’d had a few too many glasses during dinner, and his face was now flushed.

Even after Sophia prompted him, he remained where he was, his gaze fixed on Noreen.

Noreen had just finished a call with Castle.

He had told her that Katy was refusing to sleep, and as a last resort, he was calling her for help.

Noreen told Castle to bring Katy to her hotel, and she would put her to bed.

After ending the call, she was about

to ask Sophia when the last car was Ving when Carman called her

“Noreen.”

He didn’t use her professional title, but her first name.

Noreen’s heart skipped a beat. She instantly knew what he was about to say. Honestly, her head was starting to ache.

Maybe it was the alcohol, or the endless phone calls and schmoozing all night…

Or perhaps it was the string of confessions that was making her feel overwhelmed.

Whatever the reason, her head throbbed.

Turns out, being too popular was its own kind of trouble.

“Mr. Holt, get in the car! It’s the last one!” Sophia came over to hurry him along.

Carman mumbled, “I have something I want to say to Ms. Gilmore. Why don’t you all go ahead?”

“It’ll be hard to get a cab at this hour,” Sophia said, completely missing the mood.

Her only focus was on completing the task Noreen had given her, oblivious to Carman’s intentions.

Noreen was about to use that as an

excuse telling him to get in the car and that they could talk later.

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But Carman seemed unusually determined.

It was probably the alcohol.

He summoned his courage and spoke. “Noreen, do you remember what I said to

you that day?”

“Are you ready to start a new relationship now?”

For a year, he had been waiting for an answer.

He had watched as one impressive man after another appeared in Noree life,

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admiration for her content

It was impossible not to feel a sense of urgency.

Mina Holt had also urged him to make his move before someone else did.

But matters of the heart couldn’t be rushed; they had to develop naturally.