Still, the things Chris already did to the Millers had probably scared Kathryn and Tally to death. If Markus hadn't found out about the truth, who knows how long they'd keep trying to hide it?Chris smiled when he thought of Kathryn's nervous attitude around him. "That brat …"Markus was rendered speechless, pondering, "That brat? Is Chris nicknaming Kathryn now? Is it meant to be derogatory?" He was grateful Kathryn was the mystery woman. Otherwise, all hell would have broken loose."What about Kathryn?" Markus asked, trying to gauge Chris' reaction."You've already arranged things with Tally, right?""Mm-hmm, yeah." Markus nodded."Forget about her for now," Chris said. He really had no plans to tell Kathryn for now.Markus nodded. "Got it!" Either way, Chris knew the truth, so his job was done. As for what the man had planned … Markus was about to leave when Chris spoke again. "Find out which hospital she's going to tomorrow. Then, bribe the doctor to tell her …""To tel
Chris nodded. "Don't let her find out.""What are you going to do?" Markus couldn't resist asking. He was really worried that Chris would scare Kathryn silly. After all, he knew just how timid she was. If Chris scared her too much, something could go wrong.However, Chris only laughed coldly. "I want to see just how far she'll take this."Markus didn't know what to say. Kathryn had already gone too far just by hiding the pregnancy from him. How much further did he want to see her go? Still, he trusted that Chris knew his limits. He didn't get angry when he found out about Kathryn's pregnancy, so that meant he still wanted the baby.On the other hand, Kathryn had been anxious for the whole afternoon. Chris wasn't angry yet, even though it had been half an hour since Markus left his office. So, she finally believed that Tally had taken care of things. On the way home from work, Kathryn studied Chris. "What are you looking at?" Chris pinched her petite face."You seem like
Cara smiled even more as she watched Kathryn's confused look. She assumed Chris had probably liked Kathryn for her cluelessness. "Mr. Chris phoned ahead for tonight's dinner. Everything here is a favorite dish of yours," she added.Kathryn was puzzled when she found out that Chris had asked Cara to make her favorite dishes. She pondered if he really was that kind. Kathryn couldn't believe it. After all, she was very aware of what Chris used to be like."Alright, go get Mr. Chris to eat," Cara said."Okay. I'll take this out for you." Kathryn grabbed a plate and headed outside. When she got to the living room, Chris was making a call on the couch. He was going to smoke, but for some reason, he'd placed his unlit cigarette back into the box. When Kathryn walked out of the kitchen, he hung up and stepped forward. "Don't do that," he said, then took the plate from her.Kathryn looked at Chris in disbelief and shock. Was he … caring about her? She refused to believe that. Chri
Grace was the same person who suggested marrying Amelia off, too. Amelia was furious, but she couldn't do anything about it.Mia's face was positively pitiful. "Do you have any money to lend me, Amelia? I'll pay you back another day."Amelia's heart ached when she realized Mia was asking for money. Mia had thought she'd be the next Mrs. Albert, but now she was toeing the poverty line. "This is all I have."Amelia transferred all her cash to Mia, who was shocked to see that there were only a few thousand dollars. "Amelia! You're …"Was Amelia trying to get rid of her with just a few thousand dollars? Mia was a little offended.Amelia looked at her, conflicted. "You know Dad froze all my credit cards." That was why she'd never considered escaping after they locked her up. No matter where she ran, she'd need money, which she didn't have.When Mia heard Amelia's reply, she realized her cousin's situation was no better than hers. Not only was Amelia marrying Robert Banks, the mental
Whenever Grace thought about what the family was going through, she remembered Mia being the cause of it all. Why would she even want to see her right now?It was her fault Amelia was like this."I'm sorry, Aunt Grace. I was wrong," Mia sobbed pitifully. She didn't want to stay at a motel. She'd called her mother, but she said she was remarrying, so Mia couldn't go back for now.Mia had been planning to ask for money, but her mother had hung up before she could even finish her sentence. Her mother had always been unreliable. Why else would she have needed to rely on the Millers? Now that Grace was hellbent on kicking her out, she had nowhere to go."You were wrong? This mess isn't something you can fix just by saying that!""I know, I know," Mia said in agony. "Please forgive me, Aunt Grace. I swear, I won't do it again."The Millers had already been through enough as it was, so Grace didn't react nicely at all when she saw Mia crying. "Enough already! What are you crying for
Neither Mia nor Amelia expected Grace to side with Kathryn."Who do you think you were when you dumped Mrs. Albert's luggage?""Chris was Mia's first!""Ha! Mia's? How so? Did they get their marriage certificate? Or did they have a wedding?"Amelia didn't know what to say. Grace's tone got harsher as she looked at Mia's pale face coldly. "But he and Kathryn do have a marriage certificate. They're the real couple!"Amelia still couldn't think of anything to say."It's a miracle she didn't get Chris to punish you two directly. She could have gotten someone to beat you to death, and you still would have deserved it!"Grace was someone who would defend her loved ones a lot, but she wasn't unreasonable. She didn't know her daughter was such a bastard until she found out what really happened in Southvale.When Amelia heard Grace's accurate analysis of the incident, she still tried to protest and said, "They just have a marriage of convenience!""Convenience? If Chris really liked
Although what Grace said affected Amelia's view, Amelia still believed Mia when she saw how sad she was. Amelia said, "I know you didn't!"Mia replied, "But Aunt Grace …""Don't listen to her. She's been so busy dealing with our mess that she has gotten senile," Amelia interrupted. She had seen how harsh her mother could be after their family got into trouble. The more she acted this way, the more reason Amelia had to doubt her.Kathryn was to blame for the Millers' problems, yet Grace blamed all of it on Mia."You really believe me?" Mia asked."Who else am I supposed to believe?" Amelia said in a reassuring tone, then patted Mia's hand. Mia felt a lot better upon hearing Amelia's determined tone. A tear slid down her cheek as she nodded repeatedly. "Thank you, Amelia. Thank you so much."Thank goodness Amelia believed her. Otherwise, she really would have been alone in Harborlean.But then Amelia thought of something and said, "You know I can't help you with much, so you
"It hurts so much, Amelia! How could he do this to me? It hurts!" Mia was indeed hurting, but she also wanted to convince Amelia. They were going to keep talking when a servant came to the room and bowed to Mia, respectfully but firmly saying, "Please leave, Ms. Davis!""What's with that attitude, Ms. Murphy?" Amelia was offended by her disrespect."Mrs. Miller said it was time for Ms. Davis to leave. She was already very clear about that!" Ms. Murphy said, her tone clearly mocking Mia's shamelessness.Mia's face paled. This didn't feel right at all, being someone whom Aunt Grace wanted to kick out. This place had been her home since childhood, so why … "Mia!" Amelia looked at her with pity.Mia forced a smile, then said, "I'm off, then.""I'll tell Mom!""Have you forgotten, Ms. Amelia? You're forbidden from going past this door." Ms. Murphy's tone sharpened. Clearly, she was reminding Amelia not to mind other people's business when she couldn't even handle her own. Amelia