Chapter 290

Zack and Bree had been nothing but kind to me. They treated me like I was their own. I knew this, yet since I discovered the contract, I could not help the lump in my throat whenever I saw them. I wanted to stop feeling that way and love them as they so openly loved me. I wanted to reciprocate their acceptance of me. A small chuckle escaped Arthur. "Like father, like daughter." I froze at his words. He had told me he did not remember my father. My breath hitched when I realized he had been lying, and my nails dug into my palms. Arthur let out a breathy laugh and elaborated, "Zack mentions him so often that it's hard for me to forget the name. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered remembering someone I only met twice a decade ago." My throat tightened, and I dared to ask, "What did Zack say about my father?" Arthur rose to his feet. One of the bodyguards made to come over and help him, but Arthur stopped him with a hand. He sauntered to the floor-to-ceiling windows and gazed out at