The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 169

York stared at his phone after Seraphina hung up, deep in thought.

Seraphina was an incredibly level-headed person and rarely lost her temper like this. In fact, she hadn't yelled at him this way since he was a teenager.

What was going on?

Caleb strolled over and threw an arm around his shoulder.

"Was that Madeline?"

"No," York said, tossing his pool cue aside and wiping his sweat. "My mom is at Azure Bay. I gotta go."

With that, he snatched his keys off the pool table and walked out.

Half an hour later, York arrived at Azure Bay.

Seraphina was sitting rigidly on the sofa, her expression thunderous.

He raised an eyebrow and sauntered in.

"Who on earth managed to piss off our lovely Mrs. James today?"

"York, what exactly is going on between Maddy and that CEO Holt?"

The smile never left York's face as he leaned back against the sofa, his eyelids heavy, exuding an aura of absolute laziness.

"What kind of garbage gossip did you read this time?"

"The media these days just loves writing clickbait to rile people up."

But Seraphina wasn't going to be brushed off that easily. She glared at her son.

"Is it just the paparazzi talking nonsense, or is there no smoke without fire?"

"Did you know Maddy is planning a long-term business partnership with Ascent Group?"

York had been slammed with a massive case for the past two days, running himself into the ground and coming home in the dead of night.

He hadn't even managed to say more than two words to Madeline.

He hadn't expected that after just three days of barely seeing her, she'd be partnering up with Hunter Holt again.

Unbelievable.

A flare of bitter jealousy scorched his chest, souring his mood completely.

But he kept his face perfectly blank.

"I thought someone died, making you rush all the way over here just for this."

"Yeah, I know."

Seraphina stared at him, letting out a cold huff before pressing further.

"Then do you know about her past history with Hunter?"

"Mom," York said, pouring her a glass of water with a helpless sigh. "You're acting really weird today."