Chapter 484

Cedric listened to Victoria's words. His face was expressionless as he reached out to take her hand. "Victoria, I'm no longer the impulsive young man I was in my 20s. You don't need to say it—I understand." Victoria's expression froze. Cedric was easily provoked when he was younger and was often jealous if she so much as spoke to another man. Cedric stepped closer while holding her hand. "I asked Zelda to bring you here not to say these things. We haven't seen each other in over 20 years. Can we just sit down and have a proper conversation?" Lowering her gaze, Victoria seemed to wrestle with her thoughts for a long while before finally exhaling and agreeing, "Alright." The two of them sat down calmly. Victoria studied the man before her, and despite the years apart, he felt familiar. As the head of one of Maldoria's most powerful financial dynasties, Cedric's every move was closely watched, and images of him often appeared on television. Yet the man sitting before her now felt fa