Sorry for Your Loss, It's Me, I'm the Loss novel Chapter 812

But the difference in strength between a man and a woman was vast. Before Karina could even touch Noah, he shoved her away.

Noah had never been so furious, nor so utterly humiliated.

Everyone in the private room was a close friend, people he'd known for years, some since childhood. And Karina had just burst in, making a scene without any regard for the occasion, completely disgracing him.

But Karina still saw herself as the victim. Pointing first at Cynthia, then at Noah, she wailed, "Noah, after your car accident, when your future was ruined, this woman abandoned you! I was the one who took care of you, who stayed by your side and helped you get back on your feet. Now you're the CEO of the Thompson Group, and she comes back, and you're fawning all over her like a lapdog! How pathetic can you be! Is this fair to me? Is this fair to Nicola?!"

When Karina finished her tirade, she found no sympathy, only contempt in the eyes of the others. Everyone knew that after Noah's accident, Cynthia had never left his side. It was Noah, in his own insecurity, who had pushed her away.

"What a psycho, acting like she's some kind of savior," Molly sneered. "Noah, get your crazy wife out of here before she bites someone."

"Cynthia, I'm sorry for ruining your party. I'll make it up to everyone another time," Noah said apologetically, preparing to leave.

Cynthia still looked at him with that dazed expression, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "Noah, I... I don't think I can hear."

"What?" Molly's face went pale.

"It must be from that slap."

"This is assault. Should we call the police?"

The others began to panic, all talking at once.

In that moment, Noah felt as if he were pulled back several years, to when Cynthia had lost their child. She had looked just as dazed and lost back then, unable to even cry.

It seemed all her pain had been brought upon her by him.

"I'm so sorry, Cynthia. I'm so sorry." Noah didn't know what else to say. He knelt by her bedside, repeating his apology over and over.

"I'm fine, Noah. Please, don't be like this." Cynthia was as gentle and understanding as ever. She took his hand to pull him up, continuing to console him. "Noah, I'm okay. The doctor said a perforated eardrum is treatable. I'll be able to hear again soon."

But the more she tried to reassure him, the more guilty he felt. "A perforated eardrum is grounds for an assault charge. If you want to press charges against Karina..."