Bianca gave him a long look.

Healy's expression was gentle, his eyes slightly lowered, making it impossible to read his thoughts.

Seth returned after paying the bill and announced that the cars were waiting at the entrance.

Bianca paused, wanting to say something, but she held back each time.

Perhaps he had arranged the proposal somewhere else. A restaurant wasn't the most romantic setting, after all.

As they walked out together, they saw Dylan, who should have left long ago.

"Hey, isn't that Dylan? I thought he left?"

Jude was about to call out to him when he saw Noreen emerge from a private room.

The sound died in his throat.

Seeing this, Bianca's face instantly turned cold.

Lillian was even more furious. "That bitch! All she does is throw herself at men!"

The moment the words left her mouth, she felt a chill run down her spine.

Looking up, she saw that Healy, who hadn't given her a second glance all evening, was now staring at her with exceptionally cold eyes.

He was clearly unhappy that she was badmouthing Noreen.

Lillian felt a surge of indignation.

Being ignored by the man she liked all night was bad enough, but now she was being disliked because of a woman like Noreen.

She couldn't accept it.

"I'm not wrong!" she declared defiantly. "She's always surrounded by men!"

Healy raised an eyebrow. His expression remained mild, but his lowered eyes were sharp. "So what? A single woman is allowed to be pursued by any single man in the world. It doesn't bother me, so why does it bother you?"

Lillian was stunned into silence.

Beside them, Seth shot a slow, unreadable glance at Healy, his own emotions well hidden.

"The car is here," Bianca said, trying to diffuse the tension. It was both a prompt and a warning to Lillian not to argue further.

Lillian reluctantly got into the car.

After shutting Lillian down, Healy walked directly over to Noreen.

Jude watched, dumbfounded.

Wait...

Had he missed something?

Lillian lived on the west side, which was a

Biano ferent direction from

so Seth had arranged for two Cars

This arrangement made Bianca's mind race.

Was he planning to propose when they were alone?

That made sense. It was a private moment between the two of them,

more

which would make it feel t

special. Content Belongs

Her foul mood, brought on by Dylan and Healy's 'betrayal,' vanished.

Seeing Seth's arrangement, her spirits lifted instantly, and she got into the car with a joyful heart.

Before the door closed, she shot a dismissive glance at Noreen.

Noreen, oblivious to all this, was talking to Healy, who had come over to greet her.

Healy asked if the grad school exam results were coming out on Monday.

Noreen confirmed they were.

"So, will you be at Rivercrest University?"

Noreen found his questions a bit excessive but answered anyway. "Yes, I will be."

Academician Joyner had just called and asked her to come to the university on Monday.

Satisfied with her answer, Healy didn't press further.

When they reached the entrance, Dylan and Healy spoke in unison.

"I'll take you home."

"I'll take you home."

Just then, Colby's car pulled up perfectly in front of Noreen.

She turned to the two men. "That's okay, I have my own car."

Dylan quickly changed his tune. "Well, be safe. Text me when you get home." "Okay."

Healy had wanted to say the same thing.

But then he remembered that his chat history with Noreen was strictly business related and he wisely kept his mouth shut.

His lips pressed into a thin line as he realized he was already a step behind Dylan.

He had to find a way to catch up.

In the end, Noreen didn't text Dylan when she got home.

She was busy and completely forgot.

Halley had called, asking her to find the research paper she had written eight years

ago.