"Our focus should be on the Caldwell family right now!" Jude reminded him sternly. "They might retaliate!"


    Safety should alwayse first, right?


    But Seth just said, "Don''t worry about the Caldwells. They won''t dare do anything to me. And if they did... wouldn''t Noreen pay a little more attention to me then?"


    Jude was speechless. No wonder they said being love-drunk was a sickness that needed a cure.


    The few short words in that text had reignited all of Seth''s hope. He didn''t sleep a wink and left to find Noreen at five in the morning. By the time he arrived, it wasn''t even six.


    The sun rose early in Harborview City. Noreen was already awake and having breakfast with Katy when she received a call from Ynde.


    Ynde said she wanted to treat her to a meal to thank her for her help years ago. Noreen was about to decline, but Ynde added, "My brother will be there too. He said he saw you at the banquet but never got a chance to talk to you properly."


    Noreen didn''t recall seeing him at the banquet, so she asked casually, "What''s your brother''s name?"


    "Ss."


    Noreen''s eyebrows shot up. What a coincidence.


    She epted the invitation.


    Just then, the Joyner family''s butler came over. "Miss Gilmore, there''s a Mr. Harcourt outside asking for you."


    Noreen immediately thought of Seth. She didn''t know many people in Harborview City, after all.


    "Tell him I''m not here," she said coolly.


    "I believe he already knows you''re here, miss. That''s why he came," the butler replied.


    Noreen thought for a moment. "Then tell him I won''t see him." She wanted nothing more to do with Seth.


    The butler left, and Noreen went


    upstairs. She came back down with herptop, ready to work. A momentter the butler returned, carrying a


    container "Miss Gilmore,


    ???


    Harcourt asked me to give this to you. He said you must have it while it''s still hot."


    Noreen opened herptop without looking up. "Get rid of it."


    "But..." the butler hesitated, wanting to say more, but Noreen was already focused on her work.


    In the end, he had no choice but to follow her instructions and dispose of the container. Noreen never even nced at it.


    She worked until noon. Realizing it was time to get ready, she went upstairs to change. After saying a quick goodbye to Katy, she headed out.


    Castle had arranged a driver and bodyguard for her. As the car pulled out of the main gate, Noreen spotted a figure standing not far away. It was Seth. He hadn''t left.


    She was surprised. By her count, it had been over five hours since he''d arrived. He had been waiting here the whole time.


    The car''s windows were tinted, making it impossible to see inside. Yet, as if sensing her presence, Seth suddenly turned and looked directly in her direction.


    Noreen instinctively flinched away. Realizing what she''d done, she frowned. What did she have to feel guilty about?


    The car quickly drove past him.


    Noreen didn''t look at him again, ker gaze fixed firmly on the road ahead. Just like every other time they had passed each other by. Just as she had resolved in her heart.


    Look forward. Don''t look back.


    Ss had arranged avish meal. Noreen had epted the invitation mainly to find out if he had an


    ulterior motive. But throughout the dinne he only spoke of their time on the cruise ship, never once mentioning Nexus Dynamics or InnoCore. As a result, the meal was quite pleasant.


    After saying goodbye to the siblings, Noreen had just gotten into her car when ire


    called. She asked when Noreen would be returning to Rivercrest City.


    "Next week," Noreen replied. This Friday, she had to attend the Starlight Charity G.