The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 170

"...told you... to stay away... from her."

It was Gideon.

Nora's raised hand froze in midair.

What was Gideon doing here?

Her breathing slowed as a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back, tension instantly gripping her body.

He had just issued the industry-wide blacklist yesterday, yet here he was today, at the exact location she had agreed to meet Julian.

Gideon had ruthlessly severed all of Lawrence Atelier's funding. Had he also moved a step ahead to cut off Julian's help too?

If Gideon blocked this final lifeline, the studio would truly have no chance of recovery.

Dropping her hand, Nora pressed herself against the wall beside the doorframe, holding her breath as she strained to listen.

The atmosphere inside the suite felt explosive, making even the air in the corridor feel stagnant.

When Gideon said to stay away from her, did he mean her? Nora?

What right did he have to demand Julian stay away from her?

He had allowed Janie to be slapped a hundred times in public just for Giselle, then mercilessly destroyed all her escape routes. He had trampled her into the dirt, and now he was here to interfere with her freedom to seek help.

The heavy wooden doors and the ambient noise muffled the exact words being exchanged.

After a few seconds of silence, Julian spoke, his voice tight with suppressed anger.

"...I remember years ago, Mr. Hayes made a solemn vow... swearing to protect one person for the rest of his life."

Nora leaned closer, pressing her ear tightly against the wood.

Julian's words drifted out in broken fragments, the key phrases barely decipherable.

Years ago. A solemn vow. Protect one person.

Unable to hear the full context, Nora furrowed her brows in deep confusion.

Julian was talking about Gideon's past. A solemn vow? Protecting someone? Who was it? Was it Giselle?

The old butler had once mentioned that Gideon had slit his own wrist to feed Giselle his blood. How did Julian know about these ancient secrets that were strictly confined to the Hayes family's inner circle?

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