Love's Redemption

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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. Whi

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-Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

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 h in-law.

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

Arthur was not surprised at all. He merely smiled as he asked, "Where are you working?"

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

I kept my answer vague. "It's a small company. Not that someone as important as Arthur would know even if I told him.

"What kind of man are you looking for?" Arthur seemed intent on asking me about my personal life, indirectly refusing to answer my initial question,

I didn't know if he was playing a game or making casual conversation, so I replied honestly, 'I have a boyfriend."

"Oh." He smiled and brought the cup to his lips.

He said nothing after that, but my patience had already run out. I pressed again. "Mr. Griffins, do you know Dominic Crown?"

Arthur shook his head, "I'm afraid I don't remember."

My heart 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 s Instead of reaching for the contract, Arthur stared at it for a long moment before saying, "What are you trying to ask?"

What? Did he want me to summarize my questions?

I wanted to ask why the deal that had fallen through had been signed off and given to Zack. I also wanted to know if this contract had anything to do w

My questions, regardless of how I phrased them, would only lead to one inference-

Zack might have something to do with the car crash that took my parents' lives.

However, that didn't make sense. Zack loved me like was his daughter. Even Arthur said so. I couldn't pin my suspicions on him.

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Arthur chuckled at my silence. "Missy, do you know the saying 'cherish those you love while you still can'? It's a rather popular tagline among lovebirds, isn't it?"

My throat tightened as I watched

Arthur set his teacup down. At once, one of the attending young ladies handed him a napkin. He wiped his finger as he said, "There's no point in living if you keep dwelling on the past. We all have to move forward."

I knew that, but I found myself arguing, "But I don't want my parents' death to be shrouded in mystery!"

"So, what is the mystery that you wish to solve?" Arthur asked.

I was stumped. He looked up at me with a smile and continued, "I recently met a friend whose brain was injured in a car

crash. He's in his 40s, but his mind is like a child's. Nothing matters to him more than having fun and being carefree.

"Many people pitied him, but his wife told me he has never been happier than he is now. Do you know why?"

As Arthur

said this, he reached for a small, intricate box on the table and pinched something from it. He then pressed his thumb and index finger against his nos It was snuff. I knew that much.

"It's because, as the wife said, the

man didn't know how to loosen up before the accident. He wanted to control and manage everything,

which was hard. But now, he

much happier after he was forced to surrender control because of his brain injury.

"Missy, all I'm saying is ignorance can sometimes be bliss. Do you understand?" Arthur pointed in my direction as if casting a spell on me..

I understood it perfectly.

How could I not when I had spent all my time guessing?

I inhaled deeply and said, “I just want to love those I love without fear or shame.”