Seth''s throat went dry.


    Logic told him to let go of her immediately. But his body had other ideas, refusing to release the warmth he''d been missing.


    Noreen was truly drunk, her body feeling weak, but she was grateful someone was holding her up.


    So she politely thanked the person supporting her.


    "If you don''t mind, could you help me to the balcony? I need some fresh air,” Noreen said, rubbing her temples.


    She hadn''t rested well the past few days in Glenhaven City, entertaining Castle.


    Now, with the alcohol, her head was spinning ufortably.


    “The cold air will only make your headache worse," Seth said, deliberately lowering his voice.


    Luckily, Noreen was distracted and, with her pounding head, didn''t recognize his voice.


    "I''ll get you some honey water."


    With that, he guided Noreen toward an adjacent private room.


    When Jude saw him bring her in, his jaw dropped.


    He was about to say something, but Seth shot him a look.


    Jude understood.


    It was a signal for him to disappear.


    So he tactfully excused himself, not wanting to be a third wheel.


    The room was dimly lit. Noreen leaned against the sofa, closing her eyes to let the dizziness subside.


    Suddenly, she felt a warmth on her eyelids.


    It was a hot towel.


    The towel''s heat significantly eased her dizziness, and she let out an unconscious sigh of relief.


    No wonder Jennifer was so smitten with these malepanions.


    They really were quite considerate.


    Just as Noreen started to feel a bit better, the man brought her a ss of honey lemon water and held it to her lips.


    She sipped it through a straw, the small sips soothing the difort in her stomach. Once she felt better, she let go.


    "Feeling better?"


    She heard the man ask.


    Even his voice was so much like Seth''s.


    I must be really drunk, Noreen thought with a self-deprecating smile.


    "How long have you been working here?" Noreen initiated a conversation.


    She figured talking about something else would distract her and stop her mind from wandering.


    As for the topic... after knowing Jennifer for so long, she had picked up a thing or two.


    But the question felt like a punch to the gut for Seth.


    She sounded so practiced.


    "...Not long," Seth replied, his voice heavy.


    Noreen realized she didn''t seem to have a talent for this, as she had no idea what to say next.


    After taking a few more sips of the


    honey water, she said, "It''s not just your looks and voice that are like my ex boyfriend''s. Even this honey water tastes just like the kind he used to make."


    As soon as she said it, Noreen chided herself.


    Why did she bring up her ex-boyfriend again?


    Was it impossible to avoid the topic tonight?


    It must be the alcohol.


    And Sophia telling her about what Seth had done in the past.


    And... this model looking so much like Seth.


    In any case, it wasn''t her fault.


    The room fell silent for a moment.


    Noreen felt like a conversation killer


    and debating whether to


    Chwas


    change the topic when


    the topic when the man


    spoke again.


    He asked her, “Are you still not over your ex-boyfriend?"


    Seth had wrestled with himself before finally asking the question.


    He both longed for and feared her answer.


    He even regretted asking the moment the words left his mouth, wanting to find an


    excuse to escape.


    But Noreen''s answer came too quickly.


    She seemed to have given it no thought at all.


    "I got over him a long time ago."


    Noreen''s tone was light. "He and I are like two parallel lines now. We''ll never cross paths again."


    She held up her right hand, showing him the ring. “See? I''m engaged."


    In the morning, when Sophia


    brought Noreen a hangover cure et


    she found her in surprisingly good spirits, without the usual dizziness, and difort of a hangover,