Chapter 558

Dixon replied, “Quite well. She wasn’t interested in the business that I let her run. She even gave up on music, which she learned because of Lance all those years ago.” “She should be very happy right now,” I said. He replied, “Yeah, very happy.” We once again fell into silence with nothing to say. Right then, a crisp voice called out to me from afar, “Carol.” Zachary was standing by the guelder roses. He habitually had his hands behind his back as he stared at me with his deep gaze. His expression was calm and collected. His thin lips parted and said, “Come over here.” He was summoning me to his side. I nodded apologetically to Dixon and lifted my dress to quickly run over to Zachary, finally landing in his arms. He frowned and instructed, “Stand straight.” Zachary had always maintained a serious appearance in front of outsiders. So serious that he seemed to be a conservative old man. I stood up straight with a smile and asked, “You’re done with your things?” “Yeah, I’m h