Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 289

I wondered if Zack indulged in such luxury when no one was watching. My imagination ran wild, as it often did, and I found myself lost in thought.

"Come sit here." Arthur beckoned.

I walked over and let the young ladies who had tended to Arthur do the same for me. They poured me tea, their movements graceful and delicate. While I was not used to being waited on, I could not

disrespect Arthur by dismissing the help under his roof

"You're not married?" Arthur asked as he took a sip of tea.

"No," I replied.

He chuckled. "When are you marrying into the Gildon family?"

I was surprised he hadn't heard about my break-

up with Chris or that Eden had wanted to make me his wife. I wondered how Arthur would react if I had agreed to marry Eden and shown up here as his future daughter-in-law.

"I won't be getting married anytime soon," I said frankly.

at all. He merely smiled

from a man his age. He had deduced that I was not working at Gildon Corporation after I said I wouldn't be marrying

someone

Arthur seemed intent on asking me about my personal

a game or making casual conversation, so I replied

smiled and brought the cup

patience had already run out. I pressed

shook his head, "I'm afraid I don't

plunged to my stomach as I fished out the contract I had found in my father's folder. extended the contract to Arthur and said, "Perhaps you should

of reaching for the contract, Arthur stared at it for a long

Did he want me

fallen through had been signed off and given to Zack. I also wanted to know if this contract had anything

questions, regardless of how I phrased them, would only lead to one inference-Zack might have something to do with the car crash

like was his daughter. Even Arthur said so. I couldn't

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those you love while you still can'? It's a rather

tightened as I watched Arthur set his teacup down. At once, one of the attending young

napkin. He wiped his fingers as he said, "There's no point in living if you keep dwelling on

found myself arguing, "But I don't want my parents' death to

the mystery that you wish to