The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 339

The door clicked shut, completely sealing off Gideon's broad silhouette.

The master bedroom plunged back into an oppressive, suffocating silence.

Nora slumped back onto the messy bed, her strength entirely drained. Her hollow eyes stared blankly at the closed door.

The tears she had forcibly held back for so long finally broke through her defenses, sliding silently down her pale cheeks and splashing onto the back of her hands, leaving behind warm, damp stains.

Taking a deep breath, Nora wiped her face haphazardly and used the edge of the mattress to slowly pull herself up.

Dragging her leaden legs, she walked into the en-suite bathroom and turned on the faucet.

The biting cold water washed away the lingering chemical haze but did nothing to wash away the bone-deep exhaustion wrapped around her heart.

Dressed in a crisp, professional suit, Nora walked straight toward the bedroom door.

As she stepped over the threshold, she didn't look back.

She also completely ignored the thin stack of report pages resting on the nightstand.

Since Gideon was hellbent on mobilizing the entire Hayes empire to shield Giselle, that report—rushed out overnight by his subordinates—was undoubtedly filled with meticulously crafted lies designed to clear his sister's name.

No matter how stupid or pathetic she was, Nora was absolutely not going to read the fabricated garbage they had thrown together to treat her like an idiot.

The door clicked shut gently behind her. The report holding the actual truth sat abandoned on the desk, left to gather dust in a forgotten corner.

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

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