The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 77

Nora paused for a second.

She shook her head. "I'm not mad."

Parker was reckless and completely lacked a filter, and his presence was definitely irritating. But Maloney had defended Cassidy, so Nora had no real reason to be angry.

"I never had feelings for Seraphina," Maloney stated suddenly, offering the explanation unprompted. "Honestly, you could say we barely even know each other."

It was the very first time Nora had ever heard Maloney bring up his relationship with Seraphina voluntarily.

She stared at him, caught off guard.

"You don't believe me?" he asked.

"No, it's not that..." Nora rested her hands lightly on his shoulders, tilting her head back to look at him. She chewed on her bottom lip, considering her words carefully. "But... everyone says you loved her."

"Who is 'everyone'?"

"Everyone we know says it."

"Name one person."

Put on the spot, Nora frowned, diving into her memories.

It felt like she had simply known this fact since she was a little girl.

To Nora, Maloney had always been the handsome, kind, and incredibly helpful older boy next door.

When she first started understanding what romance was, she believed Maloney was the best man in the world.

But Maloney and Seraphina were a package deal.

Who exactly had told her that?

*Everyone.*

Jasmine, Cassidy, and even Bella Monroe had all gossiped about Maloney and Seraphina's epic romance.

Nora was the youngest of the group.

But Bella was in the same grade as Seraphina, and Jasmine and Cassidy were only a year behind them. They had all gone to the same high school.

They talked about how Maloney drove Seraphina home after classes.

They talked about how Maloney attended parent-teacher conferences for her, acting as her guardian.

They talked about the time Seraphina got sick, and Maloney rushed her to the emergency room in the middle of the night, staying by her bedside until morning.

The stories were endless.

People even said they had met each other's families and were planning to get married and have kids the second they graduated.

Basically, growing up in The Gated Community, it was treated as absolute gospel that Maloney and Seraphina were soulmates.

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