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.”

thinking for a moment that he had heard her conversation with Winnie. She remained calm, lightly smiling, and said, “If Mr. Lamont lets me eat a bucket of ice

laughed good–naturedly, “In

silent as Jonathan smirked, 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 cream, but I do have another surprise

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

silent; the box looked like something that

giving her a ring, didn’t he know what

guess Jonathan’s intentions, opening the box only to find that she had

resembling a badge. It was about the size of a dollar coin, with a gold base, the Lamont Group logo, and

looked up in

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

it was

a ring with a special

back

Jonathan replied, “Pure gold.”

finger towards the castle engraving on the front, resembling a vivid ruby. “And what about this one?” she

a deliberate pace, Jonathan replied, “Diamonds, rubies, and a

box. “This is incredibly precious. I will

her another one. But before he could say anything, he heard Estelle muttering, “If I ever run out of money, I

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