Seven Days Seven Nights

Chapter 192 Heartache

“Ha, calm down?”

Julian sneered, extending his hands to block the door, effectively trapping Nancy between it and

himself.

Nancy grew even more fearful, her breathing becoming faint.

“Julian, this is the office. You can’t do this.”

“Well, let me tell you, I’m definitely going to.”

With those words, Julian reached out, forcefully tilting Nancy’s chin, and kissed her.

Nancy’s eyes widened in shock. In that moment, she didn’t have time to think too much. She shouted for him to stop while also raising her hand and slapping him.

A loud slap rang through the quiet office, resounding with unusual clarity.

For an instant, both were stunned.

Julian’s eyes were wide with disbelief, staring at Nancy in utter shock.

I got slapped?She actually slapped me?

Nancy looked at her own hand, feeling a bit scared after the fact.

Without waiting any longer, she swung open the door and hurried out.

As soon as she escaped Julian’s office, her phone started ringing.

Nancy didn’t have the time to pay attention to it. She just kept running. She went down several flights of stairs, then took an elevator back to the lounge. Finally, she locked the door behind her, and only then did she heave a sigh of relief.

Her phone started ringing again. Nancy took it out and realized it was a call from Nicholas.

But in her current state, after what had just happened, how could she face him?

and miserable, she didn’t want

of her, and she

hadn’t settled after the bout of fear. Her hand trembled, and her phone slipped. from

looked at herself on the screen, only to realize how utterly disheveled. she

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waiting. However, she also didn’t want him. to see her crying. She wiped away her tears, tidied her hair, and quickly answered the video call.

had tucked away all her

with a cheerful tone, she greeted Nicholas,

Nicholas replied. “Nancy, did something

her head, “No, why

times, and I tried to video call you just

why I made a few calls. There was a patient with a special condition that delayed me a bit, but everything’s

hand tightly, trying to feign composure.

on the flight, which caused a delay. I

arrived yet since you didn’t call me. Don’t worry, I know

without tears or a trembling voice, and was even smiling throughout. Nicholas, with his keen perception, sensed something was off from the moment she picked

traces of tears on her cheeks. If he guessed correctly, she had definitely been crying.

really okay?” Nicholas

I’m fine, really. Don’t worry about me. Everything is fine here. Just focus on your work. I’ll be

and smiled once

the more she smiled, the harder she tried to appear strong, and the more she tried to stop him from

had never felt so powerless before.

could he do for her through a phone call? Besides offering comfort, there was nothing more he could provide. He couldn’t even give her a hug.

how luxurious a hug could be for

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distance.

happened, please don’t keep it from me. Tell me, I’ll face it with you, and

then added, “Nicholas, I’m feeling a bit tired. I want to

then get some

voice a bit more, he could only agree to end

hanging up, Nancy felt like all her strength had been drained from her. She slumped against the door, sliding down along it until she was sitting on the

was only then that she allowed herself to cry, letting the tears flow freely.

the call. Otherwise, she feared she wouldn’t have been able to

able to stop herself. She would have poured out all her

do now,

away?