After Being Replaced I Left Them All Behind-Now They Regret It novel Chapter 116

Chapter 116

Seeing her on the verge of tears, Maxwell quickly explained, “It’s not about you, I was the one who suggested it.”

Nicole stared at him in disbelief, tears beginning to fall. “Maxwell, tell me what I did wrong. If I’ve upset you somehow, just say so. I’ll fix it.”

Her eyes welled up, wide and wounded. “But please, don’t be angry with me, okay?”

Watching her cry, Maxwell softened his voice. “You haven’t done anything wrong. Really. It’s just… this is my first variety show, and I really wanted them there to support me.”

He had no choice but to shoulder the blame.

“But if this hurts you,” he added gently, “I’ll tell them not to take my tickets after all.”

He knew Nicole, kind-hearted and accommodating, would never actually protest.

Sure enough, though she was fuming inside, Nicole managed a small, fragile smile. “Oh, I misunderstood.”

She dabbed at her tears with a tissue. “It’s fine, then. I just thought you all didn’t like me anymore. Let them have your seats. It’s really okay.”

Even as her heart ached and tears kept coming, she knew Maxwell had outmaneuvered her.

Admitting how much it hurt, or demanding they use her tickets instead, would break the image she’d carefully maintained.

Besides, it was clear the decision was already made. What sounded like consideration was really just a polite way of telling her how things would be.

The thought tightened her chest, and silent tears continued to trace down her cheeks.

Hearing her insist she wasn’t upset, yet watching her tears continue to fall, Maxwell felt a flicker of irritation.

‘She cries every time things don’t go her way,’ he thought. ‘Last time, because of her, Alicia nearly cut ties

with us.

“What more does she want? Why is everything so difficult? Frankly, I could cry myself right now.

This time, he simply had no patience left to console her. He shot a meaningful glance toward Nicolas, silently passing the baton.

Nicolas had little tolerance for Nicole’s tears himself.

The whole seating issue seemed trivial to him. Where people sat hardly mattered, and he saw nothing worth getting so emotional about.

It wasn’t his problem, and he had no interest in playing the comforter.

Still, to break the lingering tension, he picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Nicole’s plate, deftly

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changing the subject. “How are the preparations going for your team’s performance?”

Nicole felt a fresh pang of hurt when Maxwell made no move to comfort her.

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Seeing Nicolas offer a way out, she reluctantly took it, though the gesture felt more like a face-saving retreat than genuine relief.

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