Chapter 1035:

After exchanging a few polite words, Daxton casually asked, “Is it just the two of you here?”

Camille instantly caught on to the real question buried in his tone—whether Kristopher had shown up—and answered directly, “Don’t worry. Kristopher hasn’t.”

“Come. He just left an assistant behind to help out. Since there wasn’t anything urgent, I sent the assistant out to grab some dinner.”

Hearing this, Daxton’s posture visibly eased. He turned to Carrie and said gently, “I’ll head downstairs to make a few calls. You two have a good chat. Let me know when you’re ready to leave. I’ll be in the garden—just call if you need anything.”

He guessed the ladies needed space for their conversation.

Carrie nodded. “Got it.”

nod, then quietly exited the

is so considerate. He really knows how to read a room. A man like him is leagues better than someone like Kristopher,

lips together but didn’t immediately reply. In truth, Daxton’s

surfaced when

Carrie’s hesitation, Camille bumped her elbow lightly. “Don’t tell

mid-sentence, winced, and quickly corrected, “I mean, you’re not still thinking about Kristopher, are you? Look, I’ll always be grateful he sent me to Zimeron this time… but you and Daxton have a baby on the way now. For your sake—and the baby’s—you need

turn into the responsible one? Weren’t you the same friend who once urged me to hire

widened, and she quickly slapped a hand over Carrie’s mouth, shooting a nervous glance at

chapters on

pretending not

love had already weathered life and death. What they shared now had transcended

the sofa, tidied up the scattered items, and handed Carrie a bottle of mineral water. “Now that you’re going to be a mom, you should cut back on the cola,” she said

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