EuropeNovelChapter 262 Ramona's expression didn't waver as she said, "Mr. Gordon, you're here early. We just finished tidying up." Cyrus barely registered Ramona's sarcasm, his attention fully on Nancy, especially when he noticed the men's jacket draped over her shoulders.
His heart pounded wildly. "Nancy, whose jacket is that? Did someone do something to you...?" Nancy turned her gaze away coolly. "What does it matter to you?" "Of course it matters. You're my wife." Cyrus' voice was filled with urgency as he took in her distant demeanor.
He moved to push past Ramona, intending to grab Nancy by the shoulder.
Ramona's expression darkened, her fingers curled into a fist, ready to retaliate.
"Nancy isn't your wife. And no woman deserves a husband who consorts with the enemy." A cold, deep voice cut through the tension.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCyrus quickly looked up to see Judson standing there with an indifferent gaze, Michael lounging casually beside him.
Cyrus clenched his fists tightly. "Judson, what do you mean by that?" "Are you truly that clueless, or just pretending?" Judson shot back sharply, stepping protectively beside Nancy. Cyrus was momentarily stunned, struggling to process the situation.
Suddenly, a taxi screeched to a halt.
The next moment, Ember emerged with two children, rushing towards Nancy and Ramona, dropping to her knees before them.
"Ramona, Miss Lena, I was wrong. It was a moment of madness. Please, let John go. These gentlemen saved you; you must not have been... harmed." Nancy and Ramona's expressions grew stern.
Cyrus was visibly shocked, his skin prickling with anxiety. "What do you mean by that?" But no one answered him.
Ramona chuckled darkly, grabbing Ember by the hair, forcing her to look up.
Staring into Ramona's cold eyes, Ember felt as if a bucket of ice water had been dumped over her, leaving her trembling uncontrollably.
"Ramona..." "Don't callby name. You're not worthy." Ramona sneered, "If you had just toldyour husband was bribed by Sarah to drugand Lena, that you'@agree to anything to save your youngest, I would've helped you." She paused, then continued, "But you didn't. You let your husband go through with it, Ember. You're beyond saving." Ember's face turned ashen, her mouth opening to speak.
But a metallic taste flooded her throat, and she couldn't stop herself froming up blood, t into blackness.
"Mom!" The two little girls cried out in alarm.
Ramona smirked, turning to Judson and Michael. "I brought her here; I'll deal with her." It seemed she had been too lenient, letting these people forget what she was capable of.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMichael glanced at Judson, who gave no objection, and grinned. "No problem." Cyrus finally snapped out of his stupor, rushing over to Nancy, instinctively reaching for her wrist.
But before he could touch her, Judson caught his hand.
Judson's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Do you think I'm invisible?" Cyrus couldn't find the words, focusing instead on Nancy. "Nancy, they didn't do anything to you, did they?" Judson's expression darkened, about to lash out when a gentle hand on his arm stopped him.
He looked down to see Nancy's cold, beautiful face, and swallowed his words. Nancy was angry.
She glared at Cyrus. "When you were helping The Grey Group and Sarah, did you ever consider what might happen to me?" Seeing the disdain in Nancy's eyes, Cyrus felt nothing but fear. "No, I just wanted to bring you back." "Back?"
Nancy let out a bitter laugh. "Even if it means puttingin danger by m teaming up with my enemies? Cyrus, stepping over my corpse while. claiming it's for my own good could ever have been with O how someone so hypocritical?" belongs to The color drained from Cyrus' face. "Nancy, I..." "Enough," Nancy interrupted scornfully. "I can't handle your kind of 'love.' Save it for Hayley Grant." "Judson, let's go."
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