Kathryn didn't know how she made it out of the lounge without collapsing. She returned to the venue with an ashen look on her face.When Tally saw her, she asked with concern, "Why do you look so pale? Did you get sick?"Kathryn looked at Tally, who'd been her best friend since junior high, and her eyes immediately started to water.Seeing that she was on the verge of tears, Tally quickly looked around. Noting that there weren't many people around, she took Kathryn by the hand and led her to the restroom. "What's wrong? Did Mr. Albert yell at you or something?" she asked.Once they reached the restroom, Kathryn's knees gave way as soon as Tally locked the door behind them. She sat on the floor with a pale look on her face. Tally rushed over and held an arm over her shoulders. "What happened? Don't let Mr. Albert see you like this. You'll get into big trouble!" she said.Everyone knew that Albert Group's president was a tough and uncompromising man.No matter how beautiful a femal
A pin-drop silence filled the air. It was scarily tense. Although Kathryn was standing with her back straight, her heart felt as if it were in turmoil.Chris' dangerous gaze landed on Kathryn's poker face. "What do you mean by 'probably'?" he asked.Kathryn was rendered speechless. It was all over. Chris hated answers riddled with uncertainties.She lowered her head. "After I walked you back to your room last night, no one else went in," she said firmly through gritted teeth. She made sure to sound absolutely certain and didn't leave any room for doubt.Silence ensued. Kathryn couldn't help but lament over how long every second that passed felt. Even so, she had to persevere. If Chris found out that she was lying, not only would her own future be ruined, but Tally would end up getting dragged through the mud as well.Kathyrn had already settled comfortably in Harborlean. If things didn't work out for her here, her life would be miserable.Sweat soaked Kathryn's back as time passe
Heavy breathing could be heard on the other end of the phone, accompanied by a hint of inexplicable coldness.Kathryn was stunned into silence for a moment. She took another glance at her phone. When she saw that the caller was Chris, she prayed to God that lightning would strike her down right this instant.She switched into her business mode and greeted him respectfully, "Mr. Albert.""Get back to the company right this instant," Chris said coldly. Then he hung up.Kathryn stared at her dark phone screen and pouted sadly. Her mini-vacation had been cut short once more.She quickly turned back and returned to her apartment to change. Then she hastily ordered some takeout pasta for Tally from a shop downstairs. Tally frowned when she saw that Kathryn had returned so quickly. "Was there no queue at the bank today?"Kathryn was out of breath from all the running. "Mr. Albert summoned me to the company immediately. I bought you some pasta."Then she placed the pasta on the table
Kathryn finally managed to escape from the office when Markus came knocking with a report for Chris.Chris looked through the glass at Kathryn, who was outside. The woman was always cautious and obedient in front of him. Whenever she thought she was out of sight, she would drop her calm facade. Chris' lips curled up slightly involuntarily.Markus followed Chris' gaze and watched along as Kathryn seemed to be searching for something frantically."Ms. Michaels, you're as clumsy and careless as ever," he thought.He turned toward Chris and handed him an envelope. "Sir, it's been confirmed that Mrs. Albert was the one who'd drugged you that night."After he said that, a loud buzzing sounded. Markus looked down to see a phone vibrating. Seeing the cute panda phone case, he instantly realized that the phone didn't belong to Chris. Outside, Kathryn was looking for her phone.Kathryn wanted to send Tally a message to let her know that she was done, but she realized that she'd left her ph
The air grew quiet. Chris' dark eyes gleamed coldly as he stared down the extremely nervous Kathryn in complete silence. He attempted to discern how truthful she was being.Kathryn looked at Chris anxiously, her palms drenched in sweat. She felt like she was going to go insane at any moment. She prayed that Tally wouldn't send her any more messages.Just as she was about to break down, Chris finally asked in a cold tone, "What part-time job?""Relief sculpting," Kathryn replied."What's that?" Chris asked. The profession clearly puzzled him. "It's basically a form of sculpting," she answered. It was something that wasn't related to her current job at Albert Group in any way.Kathryn assessed his response cautiously and found that she couldn't read the man's expression at all. She had no idea if she had passed his test or not.Chris cast a cold glance at her, then took a drag from his cigarette. "Don't we pay you enough?" he asked."No, it's not that. I just enjoy sculpting." S
Kathryn and Tally had originally planned to go on a shopping spree. However, after they found out that Chris was still searching for the woman from that night, the two women no longer had the mood to shop. They returned to their apartment, feeling listless.Tally slumped herself on the small couch in the bedroom and said, "Let's just quit our jobs."Kathryn turned toward her and replied, "I can't. I have a monthly mortgage of two thousand dollars. I can't afford to just quit."Tally's expression turned even more solemn. She hugged a pillow to her chest and squeezed it several times, but found that it didn't work to calm her down."Why don't you just sell the house?" Tally suggested. If Kathryn didn't have to pay off her mortgage, she wouldn't be afraid to quit her job. As long as Kathryn quit, Tally wouldn't be implicated. Even though this thought was a bit selfish, at least one of them would be able to make it out of this alive."It hasn't even been a year since I bought it. I
Markus couldn't understand why Chris had kept Kathryn as his assistant for this long. Was it because Kathryn was afraid of him and didn't act infatuated like his previous assistants? He thought that was a huge possibility.Kathryn turned back nervously. "Sorry, I dropped something. I think it'd be best if I took the employee elevators!" After telling that white lie, Kathryn tried to make a run for it. "Just get in," Chris demanded in a cold tone.Kathryn hesitated for a moment but didn't dare disobey. She walked into the elevator stiffly. She stood on Chris' left as the elevator ascended. Her back was pressed against the elevator, and she tried to make herself seem as inconspicuous as possible.Chris looked at her with a frown. "Go get me a report from the finance department.""Yes, sir." Kathryn straightened her back.When the elevator reached the finance department's floor, Kathryn sprinted out of the elevator. The way she ran resembled that of an escaped convict. Chris and
Kathryn hoped that the security guard hadn't betrayed them. However, seeing that Markus was asking her these questions, did it mean that Chris was still oblivious to the truth? She looked at Markus with uncertainty, but the man's expression was too difficult to read. He was similar to Chris in this respect. She didn't know why he'd cornered her with such questions.Markus went to flick his cigarette, then asked, "Mr. Albert handed you the pendant that was left in his room that night, didn't he? Where is it?"The pendant was something her grandmother had left her before she'd passed away. Kathryn had always worn it around her neck. However, after that night, she hadn't dared to wear it out in public again. Instead, she kept it in a box, where she stored most of her important belongings.Kathryn's palms began to sweat nervously. "I thought it might've belonged to the previous occupant and didn't think it was important. I don't know where I left it."She didn't dare lie about having