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Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fortunately, Naomi was right behind him and quickly steadied him. At the same time, she gave his arm a sharp squeeze\u2013a silent signal to pull himself together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luke\u2019s mind was reeling, a complete mess.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing him silent and frozen, Vincent stepped around him, moving toward the exit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Luke quickly called after him. \u201cVincent, what\u2019s wrong with her? With Scarlett?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent frowned and looked back. \u201cWhy do you ask?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luke didn\u2019t answer. Instead, he glanced helplessly at Naomi.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a tense moment, Naomi gritted her teeth and stepped out from behind Luke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She offered Vincent a sweet, practiced smile. \u201cHello, Vincent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent studied her face. It looked familiar, but he couldn\u2019t immediately place her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He gave a curt nod. \u201cHello.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then it came back to him\u2014she was the woman who had \u201caccidentally\u201d spilled wine on Scarlett at the charity gala, the one Damian had publicly humiliated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now she was here with Luke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent\u2019s gaze\u00a0<\/p>\n
shifted coldly from Naomi back to Luke. \u201cAnd who exactly is this beside you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u2026 a friend,\u201d Luke said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he spoke, Naomi turned to look at him, her eyes holding a meaning Vincent recognized all too well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t bother sparing her feelings. \u201cA friend? Is that what we\u2019re calling it now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luke was taken aback. \u201cWhat do you\u00a0<\/p>\n
mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent kept his voice low but firm. \u201cThis \u2018friend\u2018 of yours deliberately targeted my wife. Think carefully\u2013can you really stay friends with someone like that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luke stood stunned, thrown by Vincent\u2019s sudden protectiveness toward Scarlett.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had acted boldly because he believed Vincent didn\u2019t care. But now\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Under Vincent\u2019s piercing stare, Luke stammered, \u201cIs that\u2026 is that true?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Vincent replied calmly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A63\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite nearly three bottles of wine, he showed no sign of intoxication\u2013his gaze was steady, his composure intact.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sensing the shift, Naomi quickly interjected, \u201cVincent, I think there\u2019s a misunderstanding. That day at the gala, spilling the wine was truly an accident.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent ignored her, his eyes fixed on Luke. \u201cYou\u2019ll have to choose. Your sister\u2013in\u2013law, or your \u2018friend\u201c.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, he stepped past them and headed for the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought of Scarlett alone in the hospital tugged at him relentlessly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even after everything\u2013even after the abortion\u2013he couldn\u2019t just leave her there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Vincent moved away, Luke and Naomi exchanged panicked looks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luke was visibly trembling; Naomi looked on the verge of collapse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as Vincent reached the entrance, Sabrina walked in from the cold night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A light winter mist clung to her coat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They saw each other at the same moment and both stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sabrina\u2019s face lit up with a warm smile. She moved forward and took his arm. \u201cVincent, where are you going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Looking at her smiling face, Vincent managed a faint smile in return. \u201cDaniel and Harris are in the VIP lounge. Go join them. I have something I need to do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sabrina\u2019s smile wavered. \u201cBut Vincent\u2026 Vanessa has been asking for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since the day of the field trip, Vincent had barely seen his daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t just busyness, nor was it deliberate avoidance\u2013Scarlett\u2019s decision to terminate the pregnancy had been weighing on him, and he\u2019d stayed away from Ravenshade Villa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Xavier was there too, and he\u2019s constant disappointment over the lost grandchild had become exhausting. Every visit meant another round of quiet disapproval.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was easier not to go back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Vanessa had been staying at Sabrina\u2019s place these past few days. Haunted by guilt over what she\u2019d said to Eric, she\u2019d been waiting nervously for Vincent to scold her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he never mentioned it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the days passed with no word from him, a new fear began to grow in her\u2013what if he didn\u2019t want her anymore?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why else wouldn\u2019t he come to see her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lost in these anxious thoughts, Vanessa had turned to Sabrina again and again, seeking\u00a0<\/p>\n
reassurance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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