A Graduation Gift

Chapter 445 You Owe Her An Apology

Joel was stunned to see the beautiful woman standing before him. Transfixed by her twinkling eyes, distant memories began to flood back to him.

Trying to hide the mild panic in his eyes, a name slipped out of his lips.

"Courtney!"

His voice was so high that it drew inquisitive eyes from around the restaurant.

Cloris also averted her eyes towards the commotion with curiosity. She caught Whitney hurrying to Courtney's side, looking at the man with bewilderment.

"What's going on there?"

Arthur asked. He brought his glance back from the strange man to Cloris in front of him, who did not look like her usual self.

"Nothing. Don't worry about them. Let's just finish our meal. We're still going to the movies afterwards, right?"

Whitney's words from before were still running through Cloris's mind. She did not dare meddle in whatever drama was unfolding, mindful of Courtney's current mental state.

"Of course. We should be just in time when we finish this meal,"

Arthur replied, smiling at Cloris and putting the commotion across the restaurant to the back of his mind.

Courtney's eyes were stunned wide open, and her face began to contort in anguish, conjuring up some grievous memory. She felt her mother's arms come around her. As her mother, Whitney's maternal instinct was to protect her as the symptoms of her illness started to show.

"Come on, Courtney. Let's head home,"

Whitney said, with agitation straining her voice. She feared what would happen if Courtney had a relapse in her mental disorder in the middle of this restaurant.

With a sudden and forceful push that even surprised Whitney, Courtney wriggled out of her grip. She stood, glowering with rage at the man.

"You promised you would be beside me for the rest of our lives. You promised me! Why did you lie?"

Courtney shouted, tears falling down her cheeks and clouding her vision.

Joel was lost for words, dumbstruck at the outburst. He knew he had taken advantage of Courtney, cheating her out of her money the moment he found out she was the daughter of a very wealthy family. He had always had the reputation for skirt-chasing but never thought he would have to face up to his past actions like this.

"Courtney, calm down. Just forget about him and let's head home, okay?"

Whitney was so focused on getting Courtney out of this situation and back home to take her medication. 'Maybe I should've brought the doctor around too, ' she thought, leaving no space to even ponder whether Joel was the man who had hurt Courtney so badly back in the day.

onto her daughter tighter but Courtney did not budge, nor did her hateful stare waver from

cheated! You

the restaurant could no longer ignore the commotion. They strained their heads from the seats to

suddenly rose from her seat,

go. It's too noisy here, I can't stand it anymore," she said, packing her things for a

down, in her heart, she felt every word dagger Courtney threw at Joel was

join Cloris as she hurried

her heart sinking as Courtney

time she had seen

hurried over to the scene, helping Whitney to

stunned silent from her front row seat to the whole scene. She grabbed onto

scared. That woman is

girl shuddered, hoping Joel would pull around and comfort her.

her insult was the final straw for Courtney. Courtney snapped

the grips of Whitney and Cassandra

did you leave me? For her? You said I was the love of your life.

do, his body frozen with fear,

could see the mania

her hands off his collars with definitive

a lunatic. I have no idea what you're

forcefully that

legs as Cloris was trying to make her stealth exit out

the ground beside Courtney, the two women letting out a squeal as they hit the floor

both rushed forward to help them. Arthur carefully helped Cloris to her feet, while Cassandra was lending a hand

"Cloris, are you alright?"

terror in Cloris's face as

slowly fell

Qin? Is that

terrible nightmare. Courtney's mind was going

too, Cloris, you are liar! She cheated me

to Courtney and the rage on her face

liars, the pair of you!

as Cassandra held on

good. Let's go home.

childlike state, at least, she was

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