A Love Rekindled (Nancy and Bruce) novel Chapter 84

Bruce's appearance caught me off guard. Plus, he even said that we were making things difficult for Cindy.

Now that the incident had escalated to such a point, it seemed suspicious that we were secretly meeting Cindy.

Not to mention, we even deceived her by saying that we had the recording from the café's staff.

We might be able to fool Cindy, but it was difficult for Bruce to believe us.

Instantly, my heart began to race.

Fortunately, Cindy was tactful enough to smooth things over. "You've misunderstood. I was just meeting up with Nancy. It was… quite fun."

But due to her young age, her lie seemed a bit unnatural.

Bruce also noticed this.

Then, he sat down beside Cindy and glanced at the recorder on the table. "What is this?"

"A gift. Nancy gave me this," Cindy explained before Douglas and me could speak.

After saying that, she looked at me pleadingly.

So, I went along with her. "Ms. Lane has been in the company for so long. She deserves a gift for her effort."

Just as I finished speaking, I heard Bruce mockingly say, "Your gift came at such good timing."

Bruce was right though.

It was easy to decipher the motive behind me giving Cindy a gift at this time.

However, I couldn't tell the real purpose of the recorder either. So, I could only continue lying.

"Bruce, you really misunderstood Nancy," Cindy sweetly said as she affectionately leaned toward Bruce. Then, she tried to cozy up to him. "However, when I think about it, I was also in the wrong in the incident."

Then, she paused for a moment before saying in determination, "Anika is still Nancy's and my colleague. Why don't we just let it slide?"

When Cindy said that, it made her look extremely forgiving.

Bruce stared at Cindy before looking at me. "You let it slide the last time too. But some people will just take advantage of your kindness."

He was referring to the incident where Anika complained about Cindy to me.

It was obvious that he was unwilling to let it go.

At this point, I could tell Bruce was unhappy that Anika had bullied Cindy.

But as Bruce doted on Cindy, he was ignorant of the other side of the story.

Although Cindy tried to convince him, he thought she was just trying to be forgiving.

My heart suddenly sank when I thought that. Then, I earnestly asked, "Mr. Harold, is there really no room for negotiation?"

Bruce glanced at me before replying firmly, "Yes. Didn't you already look for a lawyer? Let's meet at court."

With that, he left with Cindy.

As I stared at their departing figures, I thought that even Bruce's figure seemed ruthless.

I didn't expect that we would still need to go to court.

Plus, I didn't expect Bruce to be so well-informed. He even knew we'd found a lawyer.

"We can't rush this. Let me consult with some relevant parties again. I'll contact you if there's any news," Douglas comforted me before parting.