Chapter 6

JAMES'POV

I heaved a sigh of relief after my mother and Celine returned from the gate without Salindra. It felt like a dream; I had expected that she would put up a little bit more struggle than that.

I remember replaying this particular scene several times in my head, and this was as far back as six months ago.

I had imagined it to be so much messier than how it just played out. However, I knew it was something I needed to do; it was just common sense.

Since the day I met Zoey, my life has continued to change for the better. I still wonder how I was promoted from an ordinary doctor to a head of department just by her dad's influence.

Who knows the magnitude of the promotion waiting to see if I should marry her?

"Thanks, Mum." I appreciated her with an indebted smile as she re-entered through the sitting room door with Celine. She waved me off and took her seat on the sofa.

"Now you can both live your lives happily and in peace." She said.

"And as for you, James, sto