His Wicked Obsession (Archer and Virginia) novel Chapter 534

"You're lactose intolerant, you can't eat all this cream." Handing the perfectly portioned slice over, Virginia placed it gently on the little girl's plate. "Eat this."

Cindy flashed a brilliant smile, nodding obediently before digging in with absolute delight.

Sitting right next to her, Archer turned entirely to stone.

He turned his head slowly, his dark, bottomless gaze locking onto the side of Virginia's face.

While she had remembered plenty of things recently and was as warm with Cindy as she had always been, she had completely forgotten about the lactose intolerance.

The realization slammed into Archer, his breathing instantly turning chaotic.

She had her memories back.

Archer swallowed hard, his knuckles turning white from how tightly his fists were clenched.

He stared at her calm, serene profile; seeing that she had no intention of confessing, he swallowed the truth and played along.

"Is something wrong?" Sensing the weight of his stare, Virginia turned to meet his gaze, tilting her head in manufactured confusion.

"Nothing." Archer grabbed his water glass, taking a deliberate sip to drown out the tidal wave of emotions threatening to break. "You look great today, I'm just happy for you."

His expression was a perfectly smooth mask, revealing nothing, so Virginia simply let it go.

Shortly after, Archer used work as an excuse to head upstairs to his study, with Zachary following closely and shutting the door behind them.

"Boss, regarding the Vanderbilt Southwest Division..."

"Put it on hold." Archer walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows, shoving one hand into his pocket. "I need you to handle something else."

Zachary instantly sobered up, pulling out his tablet to take notes.

"Get in touch with the best event production team in the city and buy out Starlight Ridge for the night," Archer ordered, turning around. His tone was level, but an undeniable spark of starlight danced in his usually fathomless eyes. "Send out invitations under my name... Set it for three days from now."

Zachary blinked, his brain short-circuiting for a split second before his eyes practically bugged out of his head.

His boss was planning a proposal.

Archer strode over to his desk, pulling open a drawer to retrieve a midnight-blue velvet jewelry box.