Kathryn was extremely enraged at the moment.However, Chris couldn't fathom Krista appearing deceitful when she sought to reconcile with Kathryn back then. The sacrifices made, particularly handing over Baydem Group—an asset she had adamantly clung to—seemed too significant for mere pretense."Yeah. Dr. Burton said that he had mentioned it to her more than once. I'm sure she knew about it long ago."Chris fell silent. Had Arnold told her about it?In light of the new information, Chris was baffled as to why Krista would still harm Jessica if she were aware of their relationship.From Chris' point of view, he was sure that Krista had been sincere when she treated Kathryn nicely back then. Savanna's attitude had been apparent as well."What about Savanna, then?"Kathryn's anger flared as she spoke about Savanna. "It was Savanna, that witch, who got the drugs for Krista. She urged Krista to consume the drugs before Jessica's surgery, intending to kill Jessica." She was frightened
Krista was troubled. She refused to believe that Jessica was her daughter, but there was also a voice in her head urging her to figure out the matter.Her life seemed devastated enough, even though she hadn't unraveled the truth yet. What could she do if Jessica was truly her daughter?She was once again overwhelmed by the regret she used to harbor toward Kathryn—emotions that she despised.Byron noticed how lost Krista looked when he came to find her. Krista felt suffocated when she saw Byron.Remaining silent, Byron handed her some documents directly. Though not the result of a DNA test, the data on the papers unequivocally stated that Jessica was undoubtedly Krista's daughter.Krista took the documents from him but couldn't comprehend what was written on them. "Dr. Burton learned that Jessica is your daughter from the data obtained here. You can conduct another DNA test with Jessica or take the documents to other hospitals for verification. The results will undoubtedly b
Krista was overwhelmed with regret.The Winchesters, on the other hand, were in chaos.Harlet wailed as he fell onto the couch after being kicked by Benjamin a couple of times. "Benjamin, stop hitting me! Stop!" he pleaded in pain as Benjamin ruthlessly continued kicking his chest.Harlet wondered if Benjamin was trying to take his life. How could he be so ruthless?Benjamin's face remained sullen.Susan and Emma hurried to the living room upon learning that Benjamin was back. "Stop!" Emma growled when she noticed that Benjamin still intended to kick Harlet.Benjamin paused, looking fiercely at Emma and then at Susan. Susan was frightened by the coldness in his eyes. She instinctively lowered her head and greeted Benjamin feebly, "Benjamin."Her voice, soft and beautiful, used to delight Benjamin. Yet, at this moment, he felt disgusted. "Just knock it off, would you?" Emma snapped."Knock it off? You used to be aggressive, making my mother suffer back then, didn't you
Emma was well aware of the potential consequences if Benjamin lost his temper. Recalling recent public opinion, Emma couldn't deny that Benjamin wouldn't care about the family's reputation when he lost control."She doesn't have any emotional connection with us at all. Do you really think this is worth it?""Emotional connection? She didn't grow up in this household. How is she supposed to have an emotional connection with us?""That's right. Susan grew up in our family. Have you forgotten the feelings we've shared all these years? How could you be so indifferent? How could you just abandon her like that?"Emma felt the urge to confront Benjamin physically, but she knew the dangers of dealing with him when he lost his temper. She was genuinely afraid of him in those moments. She realized that if Benjamin insisted on forcibly kicking Susan out of the household, they wouldn't be able to stop him. The only option, at that moment, was to reason with him. Emma pondered and approache
Benjamin turned away, intending to leave the Winchester residence.Everyone in the family panicked as they observed his indifferent and unconcerned figure.Harlet rushed out to catch up with him. "Benjamin! Benjamin, wait!"Benjamin paused and looked back, his eyes filled with coldness as he faced Harlet.While there had been sarcasm in his eyes when confronting Emma earlier, now only icy detachment remained, sending shivers down Harlet's spine.Approaching Benjamin cautiously, Harlet said, "Dad's not doing well, and he wants Susan by his side."Without uttering a word, Benjamin raised his hand and delivered a forceful slap across Harlet's face.Harlet was stunned by his action. Blood filled Harlet's mouth, and he could feel his teeth loosen from the impact.Harlet, in pain, covered his face. He looked at Benjamin resentfully. Benjamin asked, "He doesn't have much time left, does he?""He's our father, after all.""Our mother died because of those two assholes! Why aren't y
Kathryn had believed that she was a person with a great appetite. Her appetite was better than Chris', at least.She was surprised that Benjamin had a better appetite than her.The maid nodded. "You've already had five servings."Benjamin frowned. "Did I have that much?"The maid was stunned. She couldn't believe that Benjamin wasn't aware of it. Kathryn was speechless as well.She thought having five servings of pasta actually sounded outrageous. She wondered if he also had this much food when he was at home.Yet, she thought it wasn't appropriate for someone to have this much food while having meals at someone else's place. She believed normal households wouldn't cook this much food as well.Noticing that the maid remained silent as she was embarrassed, Benjamin eventually placed his utensils on the table and mumbled, "You should prepare more next time.""Alright." The maid nodded.It was then that Benjamin finally looked toward Kathryn.Kathryn, who used to have a good app
Benjamin had left Sunshine Bay after he had finished eating.There wasn't any food left when Chris got back home.It wasn't usual for Chris to get back home in the afternoons. Yet, the maids would always prepare extra food even though he seldom had lunch.Chris was surprised."Do you want to have mine, instead?" Kathryn asked."What happened?"Chris was confused. It wasn't something that had happened at Sunshine Bay before. He wondered if Kathryn's appetite had grown again.The maid instinctively glanced at Kathryn. Kathryn was quite embarrassed as the maid and Chris were both looking at her.Chris even looked at her like she had been eating like a pig.Kathryn had to admit that it was true that she had a good appetite when she wasn't bothered by so many things. Yet, the way Chris was looking at her made her feel resentful.She mumbled. "It was Benjamin who came here to eat. He finished the entire pot of pasta. I just had a small portion of it.""He finished the entire pot o
Yet, Kathryn didn't reject Benjamin's request either.Benjamin sounded so pitiful back then that she felt she would be a sinner if she rejected him."He's coming even though you didn't agree?""Yeah." Kathryn nodded.Chris was speechless. His face completely fell.He thought Benjamin might have been too naive on the matter.After all, Kathryn would have no choice but to face a lot of the problems she was reluctant to deal with that used to remain behind the scenes, especially the matter regarding the Winchesters.The Winchesters weren't causing any trouble for her recently. Yet, things would be different once Benjamin moved to Sunshine Bay.Chris was troubled. He thought he had to ask Travis to keep Benjamin under control. His actions were outrageous.Chris had no idea how much Benjamin missed his sister at the moment.It seemed that Benjamin and Travis had more affection toward their mother. They were old enough to remember what happened back then, after all.Before Charlot
After leaving the Hunt residence, Tally made her way directly to Victor's company.Worried she might lose her way, Drew had been waiting downstairs in anticipation of her arrival.When Tally saw Victor, her face lit up with joy."You should've seen Mr. Hunt Senior's expression earlier. He looked like he wanted to eat me alive." Tally couldn't help but laugh.Victor reached for her hand as they sat down on the couch together. "Were you scared?" he asked.As Tally sat down, she casually looked back and noticed a framed photograph on Victor's desk.Out of curiosity, she picked it up and examined it. But with just one glance, she froze in surprise."When... when was this taken?" she asked. Her shock was evident as she turned to Victor.The picture was taken back when they were at Beverly Peak, during his hospital stay after being bitten by a wolf.She remembered looking after him until she herself fell asleep.In the picture, her eyes were closed, her expression peaceful.Victor
What made it even more absurd was that Elijah bought into it, too.Tally couldn't believe Elijah couldn't see through Markus' façade. He actually bought into Markus' excuse that his behavior was all because of her.And now he was acting like he'd rather die than leave her."Fucking hell," Tally muttered inwardly. She wondered who came up with this messed-up plan for Markus.Clearly, Tally couldn't quite grasp how Markus' mental state could deteriorate like this. However, given his history of going insane, this outrageous plan didn't seem entirely implausible.He was perfectly fine when he was with Albert Group, so how did he end up like this back at Skyline Group?Tally just couldn't figure it out.Elijah shot her a sharp look, gritting his teeth as he said, "You, leave!"Zane hesitated, saying, "Sir, but…""Just let her leave!" Elijah insisted.Elijah's words were punctuated by short, hurried breaths.Tally nodded, saying, "Mr. Hunt Senior, you're indeed the more rational o
Elijah and Zane glanced at each other. Then, their stares turned sharper as they both fixed their eyes on Tally.Tally swallowed nervously. "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?""You're not even married to Victor, so why are you calling yourself a married woman?" Elijah snapped, his anger evident.Tally remained silent.Observing Elijah's furious expression, she nonchalantly rummaged through her bag, retrieving the marriage certificate and wedding invitation.Then, she handed them over to Zane.Zane took the documents and swiftly flipped them open. His eyes widened in disbelief as he read through them.He promptly handed both documents over to Elijah.As Elijah took them and examined them, his expression darkened significantly upon seeing Tally and Victor's marriage certificate.He was shocked when he saw that their wedding date was today, along with the printed timestamp.In that instant, Elijah's breathing grew heavier.He glared at Tally with an
Tally was completely baffled by what was happening."I've been straightforward about my feelings for him," Tally complained under her breath.From her perspective, if something were to happen to Markus now, she shouldn't be blamed solely for her decision to get married. Victor nodded, saying, "Yeah, I know."Victor had always been aware of this. By now, Markus had become such a puzzle that Victor couldn't quite figure him out.Considering how clear Tally had always been about her feelings toward Markus, it was puzzling how he got himself involved in this mess.This time, Victor didn't accompany Tally to the Hunt Residence. He believed she could handle the Hunt family on her own.The atmosphere at the Hunt residence was incredibly tense at the moment.The moment Tally stepped inside, she could practically feel the frost coming off Elijah. His gaze seemed to pierce right through her.Zane's tone was far from pleasant as he said, "Um, take a look at this."With that, he passed
Tally was pretty happy a moment ago. But now, she was all worked up talking about the Hunts.Earlier on the road, Tally filled Victor in on the phone call she received from the Hunt residence.Victor's lips twitched as he heard the news. "So Markus left a suicide note and vanished?""Exactly. Can you believe the trouble he's stirring up now?" Tally shook her head incredulously.Tally was utterly exasperated with Markus by now. It had been a while since this whole thing started.She had to admit, these days had been incredibly "fulfilling" for her. It was so fulfilling that it almost left her reeling.And it wasn't just Tally struggling to keep up. Even Victor had been taken aback by how things were unfolding.He shot Tally a look of disbelief. "So you're going to the Hunt residence now?""Yeah, I'm going. I want those Hunts to know that I'm officially yours. Let's see if they have more shameless tricks up their sleeves."When it came to describing the Hunts, Tally summed it up
Tally was beginning to see where Markus got his persistent nature from. It ran in the family. It was as the saying went—like father, like son.No sooner had she ended the call, the phone rang again.Tally took a deep breath, reminding herself that today was supposed to be a happy day, not one filled with annoyance.But dealing with these people…After giving it some thought, she hesitantly answered, "Zane!""Ms. Johnson, you might want to come over to the Hunt residence."Tally asked, "What's going on now?"She was almost out of patience with these people.Zane explained, "Mr. Markus left behind a suicide note."Tally's expression froze in disbelief.A suicide note? Tally couldn't comprehend what was happening. She wondered if Markus was pulling another one of his stunts.It had only been less than an hour since Elijah arranged his marriage, and now he went ahead and left a suicide note."Where is he?" Tally raised an eyebrow.With everything happening so quickly, it all f
Looking at her identification papers, Tally let out a sigh of relief.Fortunately, Tally had some knowledge of her father's habits. Otherwise, guessing the password for the safe, which belonged to her comatose father, would have been a daunting task.When Irina called, Tally answered, "Hey, Irina.""Guess what? Markus is engaged!""What?" Tally was shocked.Irina shared her surprise."This time, it seems Mr. Hunt Senior might genuinely have it out for you. We haven't even made a move, and suddenly they're announcing Markus and Sarah's engagement.""Sarah?" Tally was even more surprised.It was only today that they found out who had been secretly admiring Markus. Before they could even step in, Elijah had taken the initiative.It seemed like all these years, Elijah appeared unconcerned, but he actually knew everything.But if he was dead set on hating her, then so be it. Tally couldn't care less.On the other hand, if Elijah truly desired for her and Markus to be together all
Elijah said, "Very well, then."Thinking about his troublesome son, Elijah wondered how he hadn't noticed Markus' extremity in his romantic pursuits before.Elijah was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath.Giving Markus a fierce look, he tried to hold back. Despite that, he couldn't resist putting in one final word, "No matter how much you want to be with Tally, I won't allow it."This time, there was no room for negotiation.At Elijah's words, Markus' eyes turned cold. "I'm afraid you have no say in this.""You..." Elijah's breath hitched as he heard Markus' retort. In a fit of rage, he grabbed a teacup and hurled it toward him.At that moment, Elijah felt an overwhelming urge to lash out at Markus.Elijah insisted, "Regardless of your decision, you and Sarah are officially engaged starting today."His tone was unusually firm.At this point, Elijah wasn't asking for Markus' opinion. He was simply informing him.Regarding Tally becoming Elijah's daughter-in-law, Elijah
Kathryn was confused when Jessica suddenly shoved her into the car and promptly closed the door. With her hand still gripping the door handle, Kathryn looked up at Jessica and suggested, "Uh, how about dinner tonight?"Upon hearing Kathryn's dinner suggestion, Jessica paused before nodding and responding, "Let's talk about it later. I'll give you a call."Jessica seemed really busy, and Kathryn could tell from the way she talked that she was in a rush.Kathryn couldn't help but feel for Jessica as she watched her close the car door and hurried off toward the nearby office building, waving goodbye as she went.Kathryn found herself wondering who Jessica was in such a rush to meet.Kathryn couldn't resist stealing a glance back as the car pulled away. In that brief moment, Kathryn's heart skipped a beat as she saw Jessica walking alongside Lloyd. They were heading toward the glass doors of the building.Before Kathryn could double-check what she saw, the car had already turned.