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?

felt wronged and miserable, she didn’t want Nicholas to worry

it was dishonorable of her, and she didn’t want him to know.

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

she looked at herself on the screen, only to realize how utterly disheveled. she was. Tears had unconsciously streaked

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to keep him waiting. However, she also didn’t want him. to see her crying.

moment, Nancy had tucked away all

greeted Nicholas, “Nicholas, have you arrived?”

replied. “Nancy,

her head, “No, why do

called me several times, and I tried to video call

though you’ve arrived, so I was worried. That was why I made a few calls. There was a patient with a special condition that delayed me a bit, but everything’s

hand tightly,

some turbulence on the flight, which caused

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

the video call, without tears or a trembling voice, and was even smiling throughout. Nicholas, with his keen perception, sensed something

on her cheeks.

you really okay?” Nicholas asked

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

and

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

never felt so

do for her through a phone call? Besides offering comfort, there

how luxurious a hug

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distance.

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

Nancy nodded, then added, “Nicholas, I’m feeling a bit

then get some

see her a bit longer and hear her voice a bit more, he could only agree to

all her strength had been drained from her. She slumped against the door, sliding down along it

that she allowed herself to cry, letting the

Otherwise, she feared she wouldn’t have

had waited just a bit longer, she wouldn’t have been able to stop herself. She

could he do now, being

away?