Chapter 767 The Unexpected Visitors
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Chapter 767 The Unexpected Visitors
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Yunice set down her teacup, brushing her fingertips lightly across the bit of soil clinging to Wyatt’s hand. She smiled. “Mr. Wyatt, no need to call in your star assistant over something so small. A little pest is hardly worth it. Leave it to me. You’re better suited for contracts worth billions.”
Wyatt turned her hand over and pressed a kiss against her knuckles, his eyes steady. “No contract worth billions compares to seeing you smile among your roses. I only want to spare you trouble. Watching you worry hurts me.”
His words came out so naturally, so sincerely, but Yunice only arched her brow, letting them slide through one ear and out the other.
She teased, “Smooth talker. When I first met you, I never guessed Mr. Wyatt could be so good with words.”
“That was then,” Wyatt chuckled, his thumb stroking her palm. “If I’d been too charming back then, wouldn’t it have seemed shallow? How else could I have won over a heart as sharp as yours?”
“Who said you won me over?” Yunice pulled back half in jest, but his grip only tightened.
“I did,” Wyatt yielded, his gaze thick with warmth. “Your tricked poor Wyatt into giving up heart, and his whole life. And I’ll say it–gladly, sweetly, forever.”
his
Sunlight, roses, and the faint stir of wind wrapped the two in a cocoon of quiet joy.
Nearby, Mindy hummed an off–key tune as she arranged petals into little shapes.
Life was peaceful. Secure. Whole.
Until the sound of a car engine broke the stillness. It pulled up to the gates, followed by the sharp ring of the bell.
Wyatt’s brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. He didn’t like intrusions into his sanctuary.
Who would come at this hour?
Dora, the housekeeper, hurried to answer. After a brief exchange through the intercom, she returned, looking uneasy. “Sir, madam–it’s Mr. Victor. He… brought a young lady with him. He says it’s just a friendly visit.”
Victor.
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Chapter 767 The Unexpected Visitors
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