Chapter 236: Another Way In

After Chandler Santee left, Brock Yale caught Alexis Santee's hand and searched her face. "He didn't do anything to you, did he?" Alexis shook her head, then smiled up at him, bright and soft. "No. He was pretty polite this time." Her voice hesitated, and the warmth in her eyes turned shy. "It's just… Brock… why didn't you agree to him?" "Don't tell me you… you don't like me? You don't want to marry me?" By the time she reached the last words, a flush had crept across her cheeks, making...