Chapter 1067

By the time the dinner ended, Noreen was slightly tipsy.

She couldn’t very well ask someone to drink on her behalf when she was toasting her mentor.

Claire had also drank quite a bit, so Noreen booked a room for her upstairs to rest, sparing her the trouble of heading home so late.

She then arranged for a driver to take Rosalind home.

Before getting into the car, Rosalind asked, “Are you coming home tonight?”

A wave of guilt washed over Noreen. “Claire had a lot to drink. I’m worried about her, so I’m going to stay here and take care of her.”

“Alright.” Rosalind suspected nothing. She simply reached out to adjust Noreen’s shawl, just as she always did, and advised gently, “Take good care of her, and make sure you drink some hangover soup later so you don’t wake up with a headache.”

“I will.”

Noreen agreed obediently, waiting until her mother’s taillights disappeared into the night before letting out a long breath.

Who would have thought that at thirty, she’d still be making up flimsy excuses to lie to her mother?

It made her feel like a high schooler sneaking around with a secret boyfriend.

She patted her flushed cheeks and was just about to call Seth.

Suddenly, the man himself appeared out of nowhere, emerging from the shadows.

Noreen looked up in surprise, meeting his deep, intense gaze.

In the dead of winter in Rivercrest City, the wind cut like a knife.

And Seth had stood out here, waiting for her all night.

“You’ve been waiting here this whole time?” Noreen asked.

But she instantly felt the question was redundant.

Noreen rushed forward, grabbing the lapels of his freezing coat. Frustrated and aching for him, she scolded, “Are you crazy? Even a toddler knows to run inside when it rains! It’s freezing out here, couldn’t you wait at home?”

Seth didn’t move, just letting her hold onto him.

He looked down at her. His usual calm and detached demeanor was completely gone. His voice was rough and hoarse from the cold, yet every word was crystal clear.

“I was afraid you’d stand me up.”

The reprimand died in Noreen’s throat.

Looking at the man whose nose was

red from the freezing cold, her heart squeezed painfully with a

suffocating wave of despair.

He had stubbornly waited for her like this for countless nights in the past.

Even knowing she would never answer.

“Come on, let’s go home.” Noreen grabbed his hand and dragged him straight toward the parking lot.

Seth followed her obediently, a smile blossoming in his dark eyes.

Since Noreen had been drinking, she obviously couldn’t drive.

So the responsibility fell to Seth.

The car drove smoothly away from the InterContinental Hotel, slowly vanishing into the foggy night.

Not far away, hidden in the shadows, Silas watched with his own eyes as Noreen got into Seth’s car.

Seeing Seth naturally lean over to

buckle her seatbelt, his fingers

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The calm that had resided in his eyes just moments prior was instantly replaced by sinister fury bis knuckles white as he clenched his fists. fo FindNovel.net

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His phone buzzed. It was Yolande.

“Silas, why aren’t you here yet?”

He forced down his surging rage, his voice returning to its usual flat tone. “I’ll be right there.”

Meanwhile, the Maybach cruised smoothly into the night.

Noreen sank into the soft leather seat, the tension she had carried in her back all day finally melting away.

She turned to watch the city lights blur past the window, oblivious to Seth watching her from the corner of his eye.

He watched her like a man guarding a lost treasure he had miraculously found again, even slowing the car down slightly.

His gaze was so intense that Noreen’s cheeks unconsciously began to burn.

As if on cue, Seth asked teasingly, “Why is your face so red?”

Noreen scrambled for an excuse. “I had a bit too much to drink tonight.”