Chapter 434:

As she flipped the piece of beef for what felt like the hundredth time, Daxton’s tongs suddenly moved under hers, lifting the meat and setting it aside.

Carrie glanced up at him, her expression filled with confusion.

Daxton offered a slight smile. “It’s burnt.”

Carrie hesitated, biting her lip in silence.

Kristopher’s unexpected call had shattered the quiet moment between them.

voice cutting through the tension.

hadn’t anticipated such a blunt question. For a brief moment, she couldn’t quite figure out what he was really getting at. She wasn’t about to

together for over two years. There are feelings between

If he did, there wouldn’t have been that argument earlier. I know how you

were accurate and rational, they landed on Carrie like a

Being personally involved, it was hard to look at her relationship from

“I have my flaws too, ones you probably haven’t seen. But today, he wasn’t disrespecting me. The truth is, he just has a hard time expressing himself. That cold

buying her explanation. “Carrie, you’re making too many

looking at this from an objective

come from different backgrounds, and our personalities shape how we show affection, but sometimes, it’s the wrong way. If I were speaking from a wife’s perspective, it would be a different story. I would have told you he’s actually a good husband.” Before she could finish, she added, “Daxton, I consider you a great friend. But whether as a lifelong friend

speak to him with such formality, and it left him feeling uneasy. He had known her longer than Kristopher, and the tension between them made him question

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