Chapter 1217:

Waldo, holding a cup of coffee, almost choked at her question. He managed to swallow just in time but couldn’t stop coughing.

A few drops of coffee stained his shirt.

Waldo quickly set the cup down, wiped the stains, and took a moment to catch his breath before responding, “Young lady, you shouldn’t speak so recklessly.”

Corrine, lounging on the sofa with her arms crossed, gave him a knowing look and said, “So, you can push yourself on a young lady, but you can’t handle a bit of criticism?”

Her gaze seemed to say, “You messed with my friend. You should have seen this coming.”

Waldo realized Corrine had misunderstood, so he decided to explain. “If everything works out, she’ll be my wife.”

His words hung in the air—her good friend was about to become part of the Ford family.

to

He

But…

repeated with a raised eyebrow and a teasing smile.

still on

never considered the possibility that

fallen for Jolene, his mind had been made

went wrong, it would only mean one thing: his life

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a while, then said firmly, “Nothing will go wrong.” His words were few but left no

up his cup

to stay there long,” Corrine answered casually. “I

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