What…” Nolan was stunned and everything suddenly clicked in his head. Debby’s words earlier, her strange excitement and her sudden disappearance. Now it all made sense.“I don’t think it’s a bad idea,” Gabriel said quickly. “That’s why I agreed to it. And to be honest, Cherry isn’t a bad person. The way you both met was just wrong. She’s really pretty, and she’s in school studying a very good course. I don’t know, but you being with her could actually be a good thing. So I think you should use this opportunity to get close to her.”Nolan chuckled softly to himself as Gabriel spoke on the phone. He honestly didn’t understand why they were suddenly so interested in him being with Cherry. Gabriel had never cared about his love life before, so him suddenly caring now felt strange and a bit forced.Still, Nolan decided not to think too deeply about it. He chose to believe that Debby and Gabriel had good intentions. He didn’t bother pushing further or questioning Gabriel again. He felt the

Nolan stared at his grandfather’s number on his phone for a long moment, suddenly feeling bad that he hadn’t actually called in a very long time. Not that he had ever really called him before. He wasn’t used to the fact that he had a grandfather at all, so it was difficult for him to remember. They also didn’t live together, which made it even worse.Even so, Nolan was very grateful to his grandfather for finding him. Because of him, his life had completely changed. If it weren’t for his grandfather, Nolan didn’t even want to imagine how things would have played out for him. His life could have taken a very dark turn, and just thinking about it made his chest feel heavy.Nolan also felt weird and uncomfortable in general when it came to calling people. Talking on the phone had always made him uneasy. When it came to his grandfather, it was even worse. There was always this strange fear sitting in his chest whenever he thought about talking to him. He looked at the contact name on his

Meanwhile, after Nolan finished speaking to his grandfather, he immediately called Debby to ask for the name of Cherry’s dad’s company. He decided to sort everything out before walking back inside the restaurant. Debby wasted no time at all and gave him the name. Nolan quickly forwarded it to Elizabeth, and she replied almost instantly that she would work on it immediately.Nolan wanted to ask for details, to know exactly what she was going to do, but Elizabeth stopped him. She told him not to worry and to just let her handle the situation. She assured him that in a few minutes, everything would be solved. Nolan didn’t push further because he trusted her.Before he even left that spot outside the restaurant, Elizabeth got back to him again, telling him that the issue was already being handled and settled. Nolan wasn’t surprised, but he was still shocked. The whole thing didn’t even take up to ten minutes.Inside the restaurant, Cherry had just finished talking to her dad on the phone

But Cherry needed to be sure. She needed closure. So she decided to see James one last time.Luckily for her, James agreed to meet her gladly. He took her out, they ate together, and after that, he took her shopping. Cherry bought a lot of things, pretending everything was fine. Then they went to a bar, where Cherry made sure James drank a lot. She waited patiently until he was drunk enough, then she asked him again about the managing director position.James told her the truth. Everything that happened that day was real. He no longer had any say in his father’s company and hat was the closure Cherry needed.She excused herself, telling him she was going to the bathroom, and left him there at the bar. When she got home, she sent him a message, telling him it was over between them and that he should never contact her again.Since then, she had been avoiding James completely.To her, both James and Nolan were no longer needed in her life. In her eyes, they were both poor losers.James,

“Please,” Cherry cried out, her voice shaking, “you need to stop this madness, James. I don’t have that kind of money to pay you back. Also, you decided to spend that money on me yourself. I didn’t force you to do it. So why are you doing this to me?”Her words came out rushed as tears gathered in her eyes.James scoffed loudly. “Oh, yes, you’re right about that,” he said coldly. “You didn’t force me to spend that much on you. But you only came to use me for my money. How can I spend such an amount on you, and the next thing you’re saying is that we can no longer be seeing each other? Then you blocked me everywhere.”He stepped closer to her, his face filled with anger. “You think I’m just going to let that go? I only spend my money on girls I believe would end up with me. So since we’re not ending up together, pay me back my money. Immediately.”Cherry didn’t know what to say anymore. She knew she had messed up badly. She knew she was wrong, but that didn’t change the fact that she c