Chapter 1174

“Do you think the insomnia is scarier, or is he scarier?” Jordan countered.

Katy had no argument for that.

Insomnia was definitely worse!

When someone was driven to the absolute edge by lack of sleep, fear stopped registering. All they craved was rest.

That night, at midnight.

Katy knocked on Jett’s door.

The late-night hallway was eerily silent.

The door stayed firmly shut.

Defeated, Katy was about to turn around and endure another grueling night staring at the ceiling until dawn.

Then, the door clicked open.

Jett stood in the doorway wearing black pajamas, his face an unreadable mask of ice.

He didn’t say a word.

He just stared at her with those freezing, emotionless eyes.

The moment she met his gaze, Katy wanted to bolt.

But Jordan’s words echoed in her mind.

Try again.

Just try one more time.

If it actually worked, maybe there was hope for her after all.

She bit her lip, gathering every ounce of her courage.

Throughout all of this, Jett remained silent. He didn’t close the door; he just watched her.

Finally, Katy threw caution to the wind and blurted it out. “Can I sleep with you?”

She couldn’t even look him in the eye as she said it.

The air froze for a split second.

She could practically hear her heart hammering against her ribs.

Jett didn’t move, but the icy depths of his eyes seemed to ripple—like a swift, hidden

current beneath a frozen lake, so fast it might have been a trick of the light.

After what felt like an eternity, he stepped aside, his movements stiff.

A single word rumbled from his throat.

“Come in.”

When Sophia Cole knocked and entered, she made sure Seth wasn’t in Noreen’s office before sliding a specific document out from a thick stack and pushing it across the desk.

“This is the final separation agreement with Omniva Group.”

They had been partners for five

years, their operations deeply net

entangled,

making t

the separation

incredibly tedious.

Thankfully, this was the last piece of the puzzle.

“Ms. Gilmore, are you going there personally, or should I go in your place?” Sophia asked.

Noreen was just about to tell her to go instead when Dylan Wilder called.

Noreen answered.

“We’re about to sign the final

separation agreement. There are et

few details we might need to discuss in person,” he said.

He had a point.

Noreen agreed, telling him she’d be there soon.

“I’ll wait for you,” Dylan said.

Noreen hung up, finished her current tasks, and grabbed the documents to head out.

The moment she stepped into the elevator, Seth called.

He told her he was almost at her office to take her to lunch and told her to get ready.

Noreen winced.

She had completely forgotten their lunch plans.

After a brief pause, she said, “I have a business lunch. You go ahead and eat without me.”

She wanted to cut ties with

Group as quickly as possible

avoid any further compli

Gontent

Seth didn’t seem suspicious. “Alright.”

Then he added, “Dinner at my place tonight? I’ll cook.”

“Sure.”

With her promise secured, Seth was instantly in a good mood.

At his place, it would just be the two of them.

They could do whatever they wanted.

They could kiss without holding back.

He immediately changed course and headed to the grocery store.

Noreen had deliberately hidden the fact that she was going to Omniva Group.

She didn’t want him having another fit of raging jealousy.

The man’s possessiveness was terrifying.

And at the end of the day, she was the one who paid the price in bed.

But Seth wasn’t the only one feeling restless.