Chapter 329

Diana was caught off guard. She pulled her hand away from Barrett and stepped back. "I'm sorry, Barrett..." she said, clearly flustered.

Barrett didn't push any further. Instead, he continued, "Diana, every day, my heart chooses you. If you ever want to, you can choose me too."

Diana heard his words but didn't resist as she had before.

"Barrett, if Uncle Connor finds out you've been saying these things to me, he won't just let it slide. Please, don't do this anymore," she said, trying to maintain her composure.

"Diana, you're only fooling yourself. Isn't it obvious who Connor likes? If you keep this up, you'll only end up hurt."

he likes, my heart will always choose him," she replied firmly. "So, Barrett, don't waste

confusion. Had Uncle

had just done something significant. When he returned, he found

With no one else around and knowing the livestream was off, Pax felt comfortable calling

join him by the fire. "I'll keep watch too, just in

said nothing, just stared into the flames. After a few moments of silence, Pax asked, "Uncle, you and Diana know each other, right?" Thinking that sounded off, he added, "Were you close friends

tent earlier, Connor's worry-even fear-was something Pax had never seen before. It was as

years, aside from Diana, he hadn't been linked to any other women. The younger family members even speculated he might be averse to women, Yet, he had

This will only

supported everything I do even when it was unconventional. Why can't you

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