No Divorce? The Billionaire's Love Chase! novel Chapter 141

Claudia saw York's text and stopped what she was doing.

York was always a man of purpose.

Her lawyer had already submitted all the evidence to the court, and the hearing was scheduled for next week.

His only reason for flying to Caledon so late was to protect his reputation and that of the woman he loved, by convincing Claudia to drop the lawsuit.

After a moment's thought, Claudia left the kitchen, turned off all the lights in the apartment, and went to her bedroom.

Just as she was about to get into bed, her phone rang.

It was a female colleague from next door, asking if she was back and telling her someone was at her door looking for her.

Claudia sat quietly on the edge of the bed for a while, then got up to open the door.

This apartment building housed her colleagues from the hospital.

She couldn't disturb their rest this late.

Besides, she wasn't the one in the wrong.

Hiding wouldn't solve anything.

Taking a deep breath, Claudia opened the door and met York's intense gaze.

They hadn't seen each other in a while and stood there, staring in silence.

The once bubbly, clingy Claudia, who would chatter endlessly whenever she saw him, now stood quietly inside the doorway.

The once taciturn York, who had always been cold and passive around her, now stood before her, holding a cake.

One stood inside, the other outside.

"Happy birthday," York said.

Claudia's eyes slowly drifted down to the cake in his hands.

York followed her gaze.

Images flashed through Claudia's mind: the beach, the cruise ship, the flowers, the blueberry cake, the social media post declaring his 'love'...

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