Regrets Come Too Late (Sierra and Johnny) novel Chapter 177

“I’m already facing that, aren’t I?” Sierra was completely unmoved by John’s words.

John’s eyes darkened. He knew she meant the matter between him and Pamela.

“Don’t tell me you’re really short a hundred, are you?” Nicholas chimed in. “Want me to talk to Sierra for you and see if she’ll let it slide?”

“Sure,” John answered without thinking.

Nicholas’s smile froze.

Sierra was speechless.

John set his fork down and stood up. He picked up his suit jacket and the bag with Tommy’s clothes, then said to Nicholas calmly, “I’m counting on you to plead my case.”

He didn’t bother to see how either of them reacted and walked out.

The door shut with a bang. Nicholas and Sierra looked at each other, with Nicholas looking utterly confused.

“When did John turn into someone so shameless?” Nicholas didn’t know John well. He only knew John from what he’d heard and what he thought of John before.

Asking Nicholas to please his case on his behalf? Did he really not care about his dignity at all?

“He has always been like that,” Sierra replied.

“Are you serious?” Nicholas asked, doubting her.

Sierra nodded.

To outsiders, John was the picture of calm and depth. But anyone who had crossed him or really knew him understood that, deep down, he could be downright devious.

John went downstairs and got into the car, his gaze darker than the night outside.

From the driver’s seat, Robin found the pressure in the car so suffocating that breathing was a challenge. He didn’t move because his boss remained silent.

An hour later, Nicholas came down.

He was spinning his car keys around his finger, walking with an easy, relaxed stride. He was clearly in a very good

mood.

John’s eyes stayed on him.

Did a simple meal really take an hour?

He lowered the window.

Robin caught on fast and turned on the headlights, honking at Nicholas.

Honk!

Nicholas paused and turned his head, spotting John by the open window. The darkness hid John’s expression.

Nicholas walked over, casual as ever. “Still here, Mr. Henderson?”

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“You seem to have plenty of free time,” John said, the implication obvious.

“With all the trouble you’ve dumped on me, how could I possibly have free time?” Nicholas laid it out plainly.

John glanced up at the apartment building beside them.

Nicholas understood. “No matter how busy I am, I can always make time for Sierra.”

John’s unfathomable gaze fell on him, capturing every tiny shift in his expression. At last, he said, “I know what you feel inside, even if you have never admitted it.”

Nicholas didn’t quite follow.

“But I can tell you right now,” John went on, his tone lazy but the words landing hard, “what you want is never going to happen.”

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