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…”

marriage has been in shambles for some time now. Her

“Once she’s officially divorced, someone

the atmosphere had shifted significantly, and the expressions

all smiles, couldn’t maintain her cheerful

up, betraying her

eyes cold as they


this what she conveyed

His gaze unsettled Belinda.

spoken, she had assured Darren that her marriage was joyful, her family ideal, and her

by the voice of Anthony’s butler, Stanley Baker, who approached Kristopher

shifting from Belinda as he pulled his arm away

“I’m accompanying you.”

reaching for his arm once

stated that no Millers should

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