Jake had never been particularly warm toward Millie.
That’s why he’d always been cautious when it came to his father.
Alexander’s tone was calm. “This is my business.”
Millie paused, turning his words over in her mind. He was telling her that this was between them, that his father had no say in the matter. Whatever happened, it wasn’t up for his father to interfere.
She pressed her lips together, hesitated, then ventured, “I just think maybe there’s been some kind of misunderstanding between your father and us. Should we have dinner together sometime? Maybe clear the air?”
She couldn’t help but weigh the situation carefully. If their relationship was ever going to move forward, someone had to break the ice.
She could feel it—Alexander treated her differently. Different from the way he was with any other woman. With her, he was attentive in a way he was with no one else.
If that wasn’t affection—if that wasn’t love—then what was?
He was a man of status, with responsibilities that often forced him to keep things unspoken. But Millie understood his gestures. His care was evident, even if he never put it into words.
Her proposal was, in a way, a roundabout way of asking where he stood.
On the other end of the line, Alexander’s voice remained steady. “That won’t be necessary.”
Just those three words, yet Millie’s anxious heart settled. That meant what they had didn’t need to be explained or justified, not even to his father.
A smile spread across her face. If that was how it was, then she really did have someone who’d always have her back.
Alexander was already laying the groundwork for their future. Whatever had just happened, he no doubt had a plan to handle it all.
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I'm already in chapter 432 ATM and I have the impression that the story is so slow. Daniele remains in the dark, her reputation is low and inexistent, her accomplishment and professional abilities are stiĺl hidden, her enemies are taking the joy in humiliatihg her. No evolution in the plot? Please don't stay long in this,readers might lose interest in the long run....
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The last chapter was too short. More pls. Thank you....
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