Chapter 41

“How do you always somehow appear to disturb my moment of peace?”

“But you love it, don’t you?”

“Narcissistic much, aren’t we, Mr. Howard?”

“Chris.”

“Huh?”

“Call me Chris.”

“No.”

“Why?”

“You lost that right.”

“How many times would I have to apologize?”

“You can apologize all your life, and it still won’t be enough.”

Emma calmly looked at Christopher who was looking at her with a complicated gaze, his jaw clenched hard.

She sighed softly and went back to looking at the beautiful full moon decorating the night sky.

“You’ve changed.”

“For better or worse?”

“With the fact that you left a fuming Rose behind there and are sitting here serenely, for better.”

“Glad.”

“How?”

“When you learn how much you are worth, you stop giving people discounts.”

“Queen.”

“Huh?”

“Back at the airport, three years ago, you asked me what I will call you when we meet the next time, ‘a witch or bitch’, my answer, queen.”

Emma’s breath got caught in her throat as her head snapped towards Christopher so fast, that