Chapter 255

Noah Hyde hesitated at the door, torn between going upstairs or just heading back. Delia Fleming being generous? Yeah right. What the heck could she be up to this time? What "good stuff" could she possibly have for him? All these questions were spinning circles in his head. In the end, curiosity got the better of him, and he followed the server upstairs. Man, today was really something... Life’s like a shower—turn the knob the wrong way, and you're instantly in hot water. He tried asking the server what Delia had planned. The response? Just one line: "It’s a good surprise." No elaboration. No hints. Totally mysterious and kind of freaked him out. But also... he really had to know. So, he finally pushed the door open and stepped into the private room. It was empty. Like, table bare, floor clean—zero signs of any “good surprise.” Delia, you scammer! Fooled him again. Noah took a lap around the room, found nothing, and figured he might as well bail and head back to Cedarbrook Estates to c