Chapter 522 Armand didn’t persist. After throwing the tightly shut door a glance, he followed the guards
back into the elevator.
Upon reaching the first floor, he headed to the lounge in the lobby instead of leaving.
When his phone suddenly rang. I answered it anxiously but was disappointed to hear Steven’s voice
instead of Genevieve’s.
Steven asked, “Mr. Faulkner, where are you? You’re ncceled at the office.”
* Just let it be. I don’give a damn anymore,” Armand replicd calmly before ending the call.
I need Geneviety, but toho can help me?
Anand opened the old metal box and took out a faded photograph. It was a wedding picture of a young
couplc.
Facing the camera, both of their siniles were filled with joy, as if their bliss had been frozen in time.
When he arrived at the final photograph, he noticed that there was something written on the back. He
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtrecognized the handwriting to be the same as the one on the letter.
It read: I‘m a true believer in being down to earth and would see everything for its own nature. However, at the sight of you, I felt the sky crack and the waves raging in the ocean. Without saying a word, I, together with every living creature in this world, am instinctively drawn to you.
Thinking back to how strict his father was when he was a child, Armand was surprised that the latter
was capable of writing such romantic prose to a woman.
As he flipped through the photographs repeatedly and digested the adoring words behind them, the
night passed quickly.
The next morning, the ashtray on the table in front of him was brimming with cigarette butts, and yet, he
still had one between his lips.
After putting the pictures back into the metal box, he glanced at his phone and calculated the time at
Dartan before making a call.
“Hello:” A squeaky voice rang out.
The moment he heard the adorable “hello,” much of the frustration within him dissipated. He inquired in
a gentle tone, “Mandy, how are you?”
After a long silence, Armand tensed up. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
A few seconds later, Amanda replied dejectedly, “When I called you previously, you didn’t pick up.
Therefore, I thought that you don’t like me anymore.”
Due to how busy he had been previously, he had had no time to check his missed calls at all.
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Armand replied softly, “Of course not, I love to listen to you iclling me about school and what you had
for lunch.”
“But…” Amanda added. “Mister, why doesn’t Mommy like you anymore?”
She and Lucian had thought long and hard about it, but they couldn’t figure out what had happened as
they weren’t in Chanaca. Noncicloss, shc (cli that her brother’s conjecture was correct.
“Did you reject Mommy when she pursued you?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCurious at Amanda’s response, Armand couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you say that? Does your
mommy like me very much?”
“Of course, because…” Just when she was about to let something slip, Amanda segucd to a different
reason. “Whenever she mentioned you on the phone, she always sounded happy. However, her voice
was sad when we talked last week, and she didn’t bring you up anymore.”
Her remark caused Armand to feel a sudden burning sensation in his throat.
After a brief pause, he confessed in a raspy voice, “I love your mommy a lot. However, I didn’t dare
admit it due to my fear that she would never return after going back to Dartan. Hence, I lied to her.”
“So that’s what happened?” It instantly became clear to Amanda.
Having pondered a moment, she asked on purpose, “Since you love Mommy, mister, do you love me?”
“I do.”
“But I’m not your daughter. Do you still love me in spite of that?”
Armand was well aware of the fact. Nevertheless, for some strange reason, he adored Amanda to bits
even though they were only speaking over the phone.
After letting out a grunt, he replied with conviction, “I love both you and your mommy.”