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.

was not surprised at all. He merely smiled as

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

a small company. Not that someone as important as

are you looking for?" Arthur seemed intent on asking me about

or making casual

and brought the

patience had already run out. I pressed again. "Mr. Griffins, do you know

"I'm afraid

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

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

me to

I also wanted to know if this

lead to one inference-Zack might have something to do with the car crash that took my parents'

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

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at my silence. "Missy, do you know the saying 'cherish those you love while you still can'? It's a rather

set his teacup down. At once, one of the attending

fingers as he said, "There's no point in living if you keep

that, but I found myself arguing, "But I don't want

that you