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y regretting it. She felt embarrassed – it was beneath her
She had decided to stop harboring feelings for him. Hað all those years of secretly biking him become a habit she could Therak?
Does it matter want you to come? You don’t belong to me.” Thomas replied, his hand in his pockets. “Typing ing. I’ll let my mom
Yvette thought about how he’d been there for her these past few days, and her expression softened She even allied a smile.
Thomas didn’t say anything further and left the ward
Whitney,
were right. Maybe I misunderstood him. This whole experience haben entirely bad,” Yvette said, but moved
‚ after all this, you’re seeing that Thomasn’t so terrible Whitney raised an eyebrow
“Something Be that ”
int them retention Thomas had left his phone on the couch. She grabbed it and ran out to return it to him.
Whim chacded to berwell. This was the duality of tite—sometimes, hardship revealed unexpected truths. But only a couple of minutes later, Yvette returned, her face pale and her eyes
“Did you go to return his phone? What happened?” Whitney aded, surprised
Yvette angrily wiped her face. “Some dogs never change. I never trust him again!
“What happened?” Whitney took out a rise and gently wiped Yvene’s ears.
“I just saw him taking another woman to prenatal appointment.” Yvette said, her voice shaking with anger. “Do you know how big her belly is? She’s practically ready to grow birth When she chased after him to return his phone earlier, she saw him downstairs with his arm around a bavily pregnant woman. All the joy and hope she had felt vanished in an instant
she realised how foolish her earlier thoughts had been on bar way back, the tossed Thomas” phone straight into the trash.
Whitney tried to coat her “Are you sure you didn’t misunderstand?”
“That’s just the kind of person beis. If that woman had nothing to do with him, any further.
n, why would be be
cong–anying her to a prenatal appointment?” Yvette replied, refusing to discuss Thomas
Whitney know her own comantic life was a mess, so she didn’t feel quited to give advice. She simply patted verte on the back and said nothing more
After a while, Yvette suddenly looked at her thoughtfully. “Earlier, I noticed you were pretty cold to Noel. He came in, and you didn’t say a word to him. You were acting all secretive around
Whitney’s comment earlier had clearly bean directed at Noel
“Keeping things under wraps‘ meant it was inconvenient Wasn’t that because Noel was a Howard too?
“You know, he’s not the type to go tattling Besides, it he really wanted to ride with Jenny and Rachel, he wouldn’t have helped us. He wouldn’t have helped you either.”
Whitney let out a bitter laugh “Help me? He wouldn’t go that far.”
The thought of him taking Rachel’s side and defending her felt like a thorn lodged in her heart. Especially when he mentioned earlier that he had just come from Rachel’s hospital ward. It felt like a heavy stone pressing down on her chest.
“What do you mean a’the helped you? Wat looked at Do you remember that?”
ther seriously. “Ramember at the banquet, when I was about to expose Damian and Rachel’s relationship, and Noel stopped me?
“Yes, I remember I thought he was just trying to help you by speaking up for Rachel
Whimney’s tone was resigned the remembered every word he said that night. “Help me? No, he was helping you!”
Yvette’s expression was a max of frustration and exasperation. “Whimsy, how can you be so blind at a time like this? I thought you understood what he meant.”
Whitney was completely stunted.
“When he said no to dragging in people who shouldn’t be involved,” who do you think he was talking about?” Ywette asked pointedly
“Wasn’the raiding about Rachal-
Yvette rolled her eyes. “No, he meant you. If I had exposed Damian and Rachel, it would’ve dressed you into the scandal. It would’ve humilisted you, and the whole of Seabourke would’ve
been Laughing at you.
“He was trying to stop
to your sake. Think about it. With my personality, would have last go so easily if he was really just defending Rachel?”
Whitney thought about it. With Yvette’s fiery nature, the would’ve fought back with everything she had it she had truly believed Noel was siding with Rachel But Yvette had stayed silent after Noel’s comment that night.
Whitney was speechless.
she had completely misunderstood Noel?
