Chapter 23

Danielle POV

“Morning,” his voice was slightly polite, i placed his coffee on the desk as he went through his files.

“Good morning Mr. King.” i replied with a small smile, even though i expected him to look up he didn’t.

“How’s Avalon?” he asked flipping through some papers, i watched him with his brows creased and his lips in a thin line.

“She’s doing well,” i replied not sure if he wanted to hear more, i tried my luck. “She also sends her greetings.” He doesn’t reply and i mesh my lips together into a thin line.

“Thats good.” This conversation was going nowhere and nothing seemed to get Arthur to be less uptight. “Is she at home?”

“Yes, she’s with my mother,” I answered again, he paused this time and finally looked up at me. His eyes were fixated on my face, as intense as a cop on a suspect during interrogation.

“What is it? You seem to want to have a heart-to-heart.” he stated leaning back into his chair, he tilted his head to the side and rubbed his chin. My face heat up in embarra