No Divorce? The Billionaire's Love Chase! novel Chapter 493

On the early morning beach, York and Claudia stood side by side, gazing out at the endless expanse of the azure sea.

But Claudia’s gaze was calm and detached.

York’s eyes, however, were filled with pain and restraint.

After a short while, Claudia spoke. "Let's go."

When York didn't move, she turned and started walking toward the helicopter alone.

"Claudia!"

York broke down, pulling her into a desperate embrace, as if she would vanish before his eyes the next second.

Before she could struggle or speak, he pleaded in a choked voice, "Let me hold you again. Just one last time."

His arms around her tightened, and he buried his face in her hair, desperately trying to commit her scent to memory.

I'm sorry. I just want to remember your scent, to remember the feeling of holding you, he thought.

In a daze, he whispered, "Claudia, is there really no future for us?"

His voice was so soft, it was as if he were asking himself.

The morning sun cast a perfect light on the beach.

York, in his white shirt, held Claudia, in her white dress, tightly in his arms, suppressing his sobs.

Years ago, on a summer day just like this, York, in a similar white shirt, had held Claudia, then in a white bridal gown, and tenderly kissed her.

But no matter how strong the sea breeze blew, it could never bring back their past.

Claudia slowly broke free from his embrace. "Let's go," she said.

York remained behind her, staring at her retreating figure, his feet feeling as if they were weighted down with lead.

Neither of them spoke again.

Claudia walked in front, York followed behind.

The morning sun, still low on the horizon, stretched their shadows long across the sand, but ultimately, it couldn't hold them there.

Once on the helicopter, Claudia closed her eyes and rested.

"Hey! You only fight me, huh?" Rock yelled.

Claudia rushed over to shield Rock.

York met her furious gaze, and his raised fist slowly lowered.

Claudia pulled Eddy back with one hand and Rock with the other.

She tried to calm everyone down. "Mom, Dad, Master Sayer, Eddy, he didn’t do anything to me. Don’t be impulsive."

She had no idea if York would snap, but if the chaos continued, the two old Fergusons would definitely lose their temper. The airfield was crawling with Ferguson bodyguards; it was not a fight they could win.

Just as Claudia had managed to soothe Eddy and her family, a group of people escorting Old Mr. Ferguson arrived.

Claudia couldn't resist speaking up. "Old Mr. Ferguson, if your precious grandson were to be exposed in a scandal for 'defying the law and illegally imprisoning his ex-wife,' I wonder how Ferguson Group's stock price might fluctuate?"

Old Mr. Ferguson's expression was beyond description.

Claudia then turned to his son. "President Ferguson, I trust you won't be accusing me of seducing your son and scheming for a remarriage to inherit the Ferguson family fortune next time, will you?"