Chapter 902
“I didn’t help you for a reward. I did it because Mrs. Joyner trusted and helped me unconditionally back then,” Noreen said, her expression serene and poised.
She carried herself with the same quiet grace Mrs. Joyner once had.
Looking at her, Castle thought of his late wife.
A flash of sorrow crossed his eyes.
“But breaking off the engagement so suddenly will definitely impact you. You haven’t fully established your footing in Harborview City yet.”
Noreen waved it off nonchalantly. “I have more important things to do than worry about business right now.”
Having the Joyner family’s backing would have made the corporate game easier.
But the moment she remembered Seth breaking down, gazing up at her like a devoted believer, asking if she could ever love him again, her heart had melted completely.
Castle understood her priorities. After a moment of thought, he said, “I’ll handle the fallout. You only got dragged into this mess to help me. I won’t let you take the hit for my sake.”
The next morning, the Harborview media exploded with breaking news.
Castle Joyner had been caught taking a mysterious woman to a hotel late at night.
The photos and videos were crystal clear, making it impossible to deny.
Noreen was stunned when she saw the headlines.
She immediately texted Castle, asking why he would resort to such a drastic
measure.
His reply was simple.
“It’s the only way you walk away clean.”
“But this will ruin your reputation.”
“It doesn’t matter. When a man gets caught in a scandal like this, the public just chalks it up to a casual fling.”
He only cared about ensuring Noreen emerged unscathed. It was the least he owed her.
The gossip spread like wildfire, quickly reaching Rivercrest City.
It just so happened to be the day Dylan Wilder and Crystal Chelsea’s divorce case went to court.
When Jude Wilder saw the explosive headline, he rushed frantically to find Seth. After standing in the freezing rain all night, Seth had fallen ill with a fever again.
Thankfully, it wasn’t as severe as the last time, and the medication had already brought his temperature down.
Jude barged into the room and shoved his phone into Seth’s hands.
“She broke the engagement?” The deadened look in Seth’s eyes sparked with a faint, resurrected light.
But Jude’s next words instantly snuffed it out.
Jude asked, “Do you think Noreen
flew to Harborview to dump Castle because Dylan finally got divorced?”
The moment the words left his mouth, Jude realized he had messed up. He looked nervously at Seth.
The man’s face darkened with a
terrifying violent intensity, looking grey sky
bleaker than they
outside. It was as if someone had dumped black ink over his features.
Jude tried to scramble for something to fix it.
But his brain completely short-circuited.
Seth grabbed his phone and jacket, heading straight for the door.
Jude yelled, “Where are you going? It’s pouring outside!”
“To find Noreen.”
Of course.
Always Noreen.
Jude finally understood.
The old Seth operated on three things: eating, sleeping, and revenge.
The new Seth? Eating, sleeping, and Noreen.
Actually, scratch that. It was just Noreen, Noreen, Noreen.
As for eating and sleeping…
As long as he didn’t starve or drop dead from exhaustion, he didn’t care.
Rivercrest City had seen more rain this winter than any year prior. The air was constantly damp
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As soon as Noreen’s flight landed, Sophia Cole was waiting at the arrivals gate.
What Noreen hadn’t expected was to see Dylan Wilder standing right beside her. She shot Sophia a questioning look.
Sophia explained, “I bumped into Mr. Wilder. He said he was here to pick someone
up.”
Noreen was about to ask if he had found his person.
Dylan spoke first. “I’m here to pick you up.”
Sophia stood there, wishing the ground would swallow her whole.