Maddock, president of the Kasee Group, mediated between the two sides, while nervously wiping


    sweat from his brow. It looked like he was sweating bullets down there. He couldn’t afford to offend any


    of these powerful families.


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    “I’llpensate thedies for any damages. Mr.


    Gomez, Mr. Murphy… please don’t get angry,” he said.


    Lucinda helped Gail up and red at her. She knew who was at fault without having to ask.


    “Thank you, Maddock. But there’s no need for that. It’s just a dress,” she said politely.


    Sebastian didn’t understand how Debbie got into a fight all of a sudden with so many women at the


    same time. He and Lucinda had watched Debbie from the moment she had appeared at the party.


    Everything was fine a moment ago.


    Then, a warm voice familiar to Debbie said, “Sorry about the mess, everyone. I’LL pay whatever you


    need me to. I apologize on behalf of


    Deb.”


    Everyone turned around curiously. A man in a white suit stood there gracefully, holding a ss of red


    wine with one hand, the other in his pocket. It was Hayden, topic of the day.


    His cropped hair had been cut into a t-top. His almond-shaped eyes were thick with joy.


    “Hayden,’ called his mom, nche Lawson. She looked at her son in disbelief.


    After casting a silent look at his parents and his sister, Hayden walked towards Debbie and stood in


    front of her with a doting smile.


    But his eyes said it all. Complicated emotions Lay hidden inside those gems.


    Debbie hadn’t seen Hayden for more than two years. She had thought she had forgotten him, or that


    she wouldn’t be emotional when she saw him again.


    She was wrong.


    After all, she had loved him once. It was impossible for her to feel nothing at all. You never quite stop


    caring for the other person, even if the other person turns out to be not who you thought they were.


    Something always lingers, always tugs at you. No matter how thin the thread that holds you, love is


    always the tie that binds.


    There was a dull pain in her heart. That was all.


    When Debbie remained silent, Hayden just smiled wider.


    “It’s been a long time, Deb. You’re looking hotter than ever.” He’d been watching her ever since she


    walked in.


    She had changed so much he could hardly believe this was the same girl that he’d been with for two


    years.


    This meeting had brought memories of the old days rushing back into her head. Debbie fell into deep


    thought. Two years, it was a long time to be together, even if it didn’t feel Long while you were in the


    midst of it. And the memories it left-theyst a lifetime. And when it’s over, all the things you used to do,


    ces you used to go, the feelings attached to those things linger. Debbie was lost in her head. It was


    not until Jared nudged her that she came to her senses. Back in the present, she turned Hayden down


    quietly.


    “Thank you, Hayden. But I wasn’t going to pay them anything.”


    The gentle smile on his face turned to a grim one at her response. How she could be so haughty was


    beyond him. She was only married to a secretary, after all. And she was even bold enough to offend so


    many powerful families.


    “Deb, don’t be Like this…”