A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 25:

“I mean, Belinda and I…” Darren began, his cheeks coloring slightly as he awkwardly scratched his head after hearing Cathy’s probing question. “We haven’t reached that point.”

Cathy burst into laughter as soon as Darren finished his sentence. She wrapped an arm around Kristopher, resting her head against him and leaning heavily. With a teasing lilt to her voice, she quipped, “Haven’t reached that point? So, you’re saying there’s a chance in the future?”

Darren couldn’t help but join in the laughter. “For now, Belinda and I are just friends. But…”

His gaze shifted to Belinda. “Once she’s free from her current marriage, I might make a move.”

The room’s temperature seemed to drop suddenly.

Kristopher’s expression hardened as he cast a chilling look toward Belinda, who stood behind Darren. “You’re aware she’s still married, yet you’re hovering around her?”

Darren offered a disarming smile. “Mr. Cox, you misunderstand. My relationship with Belinda is completely proper. Besides…”

a hint of concern in his voice. “I’ve heard her marriage has been in shambles for some time now. Her husband is hardly around, caught

eyes softened with sympathy toward Belinda. “Once she’s

time Darren finished, the atmosphere had shifted significantly, and the

had been all

face tensed up,

scowled, his eyes cold as

she conveyed to Darren about

His gaze unsettled Belinda.

Darren that her marriage was

by the voice of Anthony’s butler, Stanley Baker, who approached Kristopher with a respectful demeanor. “Mr.

halted, his attention shifting from Belinda as he pulled his arm away from Cathy’s grip, poised

“I’m accompanying you.”

reaching for

interjected with a frown, blocking her path. “Mr. Anthony explicitly stated that no