No Second Baby No You Only Divorce (Scarlett and Vincent) novel Chapter 572

Melinda froze for a second, then forced a smile. "You're already so busy with work, Nolan, and you still made time to come all the way here. Scarlett must really mean a lot to you, huh?"

Nolan didn't hesitate. "Yeah. She means more to me than anything."

Melinda had only asked carefully, testing the waters.

She never expected him to answer so directly—to flat out tell her that Scarlett mattered more to him than anything else in the world.

That answer left a bitter taste in her mouth.

She thought back to their college days, when she'd looked up to Nolan, crushed on him quietly for years.

She'd moved on since then, sure. But some things always seemed to linger in the back of her heart.

It was one thing for Nolan to be into Scarlett. But Damian too?

After everything, she was the one who'd saved Damian back then.

Melinda stood there, stunned, blank, not sure what to do next.

Noticing she'd gone quiet, Nolan didn't push. He just softened his voice and said, "Well, Ms. Olsen, I'm gonna go check on Scarlett now. Take care."

And with that, he turned and walked toward the hospital room before she could even respond.

By the time Melinda snapped out of it and tried to say something, he was already too far away.

Watching him go, she let out a quiet, bitter laugh.

She didn't get it. What was she missing compared to Scarlett?

Why did every guy seem to gravitate toward her?

Scarlett had been married before. She had a kid. She'd even had an abortion. So why was everyone so drawn to her?

*****

Later that night, Vanessa stayed up a little past her usual bedtime.

Lily had given her a bath and was drying her hair.

Vanessa glanced out the window, but the driveway was empty. Her dad's car still wasn't back.

After thinking for a moment, she asked curiously, "Lily, where's Daddy? Is he still working late?"

Lily kept running the towel through Vanessa's hair as she answered, "Sweetie, your dad went to Nebula City."

Vanessa whipped around, surprised. "He went to Nebula City?"

Lily nodded. "Yes, he did."

Vanessa's face fell. "Hmph. He went to Nebula City and didn't even take me. That's so unfair."

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