Chapter 222

Back at the villa, Jonathan was working in the study, while Estelle went straight to her bedroom and stood on the balcony, looking at the scenery in the manor.

No matter what, she had nothing but fond memories of this place, including the times spent with Winnie and Mrs. Macy.

She heard footsteps approaching behind her, and soon, a man’s arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her into his embrace, bending down to her ear and asking, “What’s on your mind?”

Estelle slightly tilted her head and replied softly, “Winnie and Baldrick broke up. She’s booked a flight to M Country this afternoon.”

Jonathan’s face remained calm, merely saying, “Baldrick isn’t a good guy. It’s a good thing they split up for Winnie.”

Estelle chuckled and asked, “What about you, Mr. Lamont? Are you a good guy?”

Jonathan pinched her chin, forcing her to tilt her head back, and smiled, “There are no absolute good people in this world, especially for a businessman. Whether I’m a good person or not doesn’t matter. All you need to consider is if I’m a good person to you.”

smiling, and said, “If Mr.

laughed good–naturedly, “In your

gently guiding her in his embrace. He lifted her effortlessly and settled her on the flower stand, just in front of the iron railing. With a calming tone, he assured her, “I’m sorry, there’s no ice

materialized in Jonathan’s hand, and he carefully placed it in Estelle’s palm. “Go ahead, open it and see

looked like something that would hold

didn’t he know what that meant to

opening the

dollar coin, with a gold base,

looked up in

C City, you can always come to the manor with this badge. You can stay as long as you

understood; it

wasn’t jewelry or a ring with a special meaning;

it over to the back and asked, “Is this gold

Jonathan replied, “Pure gold.”

on the front, resembling a vivid

Jonathan replied, “Diamonds, rubies, and

placing the badge back into the box. “This is incredibly precious. I will cherish it dearly,” she

another one. But before he could say anything, he heard Estelle muttering, “If I

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