Time-Limited Love: A Contract Expired, Not Renewed novel Chapter 215

“All right, I’ll leave it to you, then.”

Zinnia nodded.

“Your brother is my brother too. It’s no trouble at all,” Landon replied, suppressing the smile tugging at his lips.

Seriously?

What a schemer.

Chandler couldn’t take it anymore.

He was only just now realizing how cunning Landon could be. Spotting how much Dapper meant to Zinnia, Landon was clearly trying to leverage that for his own benefit.

Chandler ambled over to Zoey’s side, leaned in, and lowered his voice. “Babe, maybe you should get a dog too.”

Zoey shot him a glance, reading his mind instantly, and gave him a frosty look.

“Nope.”

She could see right through Landon’s shameless ploy. No wonder he’d clung to Dapper the whole way home, as if letting go for one second would mean he’d lose his place in the house.

Right now, Landon couldn’t care less what Chandler and Zoey thought of him. He carried Dapper over to the couch and sat down, cradling the little dog in his arms.

Dapper had just woken up. His round, bright eyes stared unblinking at Landon, who held him like something precious.

Zinnia knelt in front of them, carefully wiping the dirt from Dapper’s fur with a damp towel. She couldn’t help but notice the way Dapper gazed at Landon.

Suddenly, the oddest scene popped into her head—

“Oh, well, I guess I should be grateful, then,” Zoey replied with a cold laugh.

Their voices were low, but Landon and Zinnia could still hear every word.

Landon glanced down at Dapper, who was quietly snuggled in his arms, and couldn’t help but wonder—if he’d really married Zinnia for love, without that ridiculous contract, would he be holding his own child right now?

A wave of regret washed over him.

He looked up at Zinnia. He knew she’d heard Chandler and Zoey’s conversation too, but her face stayed calm and focused. She just kept cleaning Dapper, as if none of that had anything to do with her.

Zinnia lowered her gaze, but Chandler and Zoey’s words had sunk in.

If she’d heard those words in the past, she might have carried a fragile hope in her heart, clinging to it and tiptoeing around her feelings, always waiting for something more.