His Regret Arrived Three Days Late novel Chapter 174

Conrad cast a lingering, reluctant look at Annika, but she turned her face away, refusing to meet his eyes. Realizing there was no hope of salvaging the night, he turned and walked toward the door. Just as he reached it, he heard Annika’s sharp voice reprimanding Lana from behind him.

“Lana, from now on, don’t let him in again. If you do, you can find another job.”

Lana fell silent.

Conrad’s posture faltered for a second. A bitter smile touched his lips as he walked out.

Staring at the closed door, Annika’s eyes filled with a cold, grim light. He was clearly still entangled with Serena, so what did he want with her?

Annika wasn't foolish enough to make the same mistake twice.

She went upstairs to bed, leaving Lana to quietly return to her room, tears of frustration in her eyes.

Outside the Sargent Villa, Nolan sat in the car, his jaw nearly hitting the floor as he watched Conrad emerge looking disheveled and utterly dejected. In all of Seafall City, Annika was probably the only person who dared to give Mr. Beryl such a hard time.

Nolan felt a strange sense of privilege, getting to witness Mr. Beryl being kicked out. More importantly, his boss wasn’t angry; he was clearly just sexually frustrated. It was written all over his face.

Nolan didn’t dare speak. After Conrad got into the car, he asked, “Mr. Beryl, shall we head back?”

By ‘back,’ Nolan naturally meant Scent Haven. But the thought of that cold, empty house made Conrad’s chest tighten. Without Annika, it was no longer a home.

He didn't want to go back there to face the cold walls alone, staring at the ceiling until dawn.

“Nolan,” Conrad said, “what do you think is going through her head?”

Nolan didn’t dare comment on his boss’s personal life. Besides, he had no idea what had happened to turn a heated moment so sour.

Seeing Nolan’s silence, Conrad ran a hand through his hair, exasperated. “Women are so frustrating.”

Frustrating they might be, Nolan thought, but no man could live without them.

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