After Kathryn and Chris exited the café, they went straight to the company.Chris exuded a powerful and commanding presence. No one dared to look their way. Hence, no one noticed how disheveled Kathryn was.After they reached the office, Chris instructed, "Take a shower.""Okay!"Kathryn hurriedly made her way to the lounge. Upon reaching the bathroom, she stripped off all her clothes. Then, she realized she had no clean clothes.How careless of her!She didn't even dare to look at herself in the mirror.She paced back and forth in the bathroom for 20 minutes. Eventually, she had no choice but to turn off the tap. She opened the door slightly and peeked her head out to look around.Chris was nowhere in sight, leaving Kathryn even more helpless than she already felt. When Chris came back, he saw Kathryn. She was completely naked, scuttling across the room with her back hunched like a thief toward the bed.Chris found her movement adorable."What are you doing?" Chris suddenl
With Kathryn in his lap, Chris smiled and asked, "Are you feeling cold?""No. I just thought …"Kathryn found it difficult to complete the second half of the sentence."I don't have any of your clothes here," Chris added."That's why I'm asking for yours!"Only when she took off her clothes did she notice the huge coffee stain on the back. It was particularly unfortunate that she had chosen to wear a white down jacket today, of all days.Savanna had gone too far. Kathryn couldn't react in time at that point. Her inner garments were completely soaked, not to mention her down jacket and everything else.Her pants were beyond salvaging too. Nothing she had initially worn was usable.When Chris picked her up, Kathryn let out a shocked shriek. She was caught in a difficult predicament, her face flushed with embarrassment.Before she could say anything, Chris tucked her under the sheets.Kathryn also covered herself with a blanket.Chris looked at how much she resembled a cocoon a
Krista pondered what might be troubling Savanna."Did that brat get on your nerves?" Krista asked, her voice tinged with doubt. Her mother had become a mess after her meeting with Kathryn. Krista had every reason to believe that Kathryn was the one who had broken her mother.Savanna took a deep breath. She looked at Krista with her soulless eyes, and tears streamed down her face.Krista was frantic now. She quickly got up from bed and approached Savanna. She gripped Savanna's arm and asked, "What's the matter, Mom?"Savanna was crying so hard that she couldn't utter a single word. She even buried her face in her hands.Krista had never seen her shed a tear before, let alone wail.Excruciating pain coursed through Savanna's body."Talk to me, Mom! What happened?" Krista was growing more anxious at Savanna's silence.Savanna put both her hands down. She looked at Krista with her pair of reddened eyes.Krista was utterly shocked by the hidden sorrow in her eyes. "Tell me what h
Krista's grip on her mother's hand tightened even more at Savanna's nod. Her voice quivered slightly as she mustered the courage to ask, "Where did you meet her?"No one could truly fathom the chaos in Krista's mind now. She couldn't wait to find out where that child was. Yet, she was fearful of knowing the truth.At this moment, Savanna had reverted to silence once more, her sorrow unchanged as she looked at Krista. "Tell me!" Krista felt as if she was on the verge of losing her mind. Savanna closed her eyes and sighed, "Even if you knew, there's nothing you could do. It's not like you can bring her back to the Albert family."Krista was at a loss for words. Her face had turned completely ashen.It was pointless for her to know.She was no longer the person she was before. Now, she was the lady of the house of the most influential family in Harborlean, the Alberts. That child was the only taint in her life!"Even so, can't I at least know where she is?" Krista asked.Sava
Kathryn couldn't get used to how much free time she had now."Wait at the lounge first!" Chris instructed."Okay, sure!" Kathryn nodded.Kathryn headed toward the lounge, no longer wanting to disrupt Chris' work.A bright smile lit up on Chris' face as he admired his wife. He was in an exceptionally good mood.When Kathryn reached the lounge, she received a call from Jessica.Jessica reassured her not to worry and said she would start working at the Skyline Group tomorrow.Although Kathryn already knew about it, she was still happy for Jessica. "I'm so happy for you!""I will transfer the five thousand dollars back to you. I don't need the money anymore since I have work now," Jessica said."You still have a probation period to serve. Plus, you'll only get your pay after a month. Hold on to the money for now."Jessica insisted, "I still have money with me. You can take it back!"Jessica knew Kathryn had given Maxwell a lot of money over the past two years because of her.Sh
Chris entered the lounge swiftly. He couldn't fathom why Kathryn felt so embarrassed. Her face was still red.It was a complete 180 from how she handled Krista and the rest. She was fearless around them but timid around Chris.Chris walked over to her and scooped her into his arms. "Were you looking for me?"Kathryn nodded. "Yeah!""What for?" Chris had a smile on his face.Kathryn's lips were sealed tightly.Chris prompted again. "Yes?"Then, Kathryn remembered what she had wanted to tell Chris. She hesitantly said, "Wendy is at the entrance. She's probably here to cause trouble.""Yeah, I know."Kathryn was surprised. "How did you know?"How could Chris have known when Wendy had only called her minutes ago?It appeared that Chris had already instructed his security to handle the situation after Kathryn informed him.Chris nodded. "Yeah. She'll be escorted away shortly!""By whom?""By the police, silly. Who else would it be? The underground mafia?"Kathryn almost could
Chris raised an eyebrow. "Do you not like it?"Kathryn didn't know how to answer him. She had never thought that far. She felt her chest tighten at Chris' question.It was not whether she liked it. She couldn't taint him any further. At the thought of what happened in Northvale, she knew how treacherous her mistake was."Okay, I'll stop teasing you."Kathryn was as confused and helpless as a child now. Chris decided to let her go.He gently placed her on the bed. He got up, looked at his wrist where she had held him, and said, "I have a meeting now. We will leave work later today.""Okay." Kathryn nodded compliantly.Chris was pleased with how compliant she was and left the lounge.After Chris left, Kathryn patted her chest to comfort herself. She was scared out of her wits earlier.Kathryn's thoughts raced as she tried to make sense of the situation. What was Chris trying to achieve? This was the second time he had acted this way while completely sober. It seemed like he wa
The police car left, its siren echoing in the distance. Maxwell and Patrick remained entwined. They stood at the entrance of the Albert Group for what felt like an eternity, frozen. The onlookers had dispersed, leaving only the security personnel behind. One of them approached and sarcastically remarked, "Still thinking of causing more trouble?"Patrick and Maxwell exchanged glances. They couldn't afford to cause any more trouble.With a stiff expression, Maxwell turned to Patrick. Patrick shook his head and smiled at the security personnel. He said, "No, no. We're not here to cause trouble. It was his mother's idea. It had nothing to do with us."Patrick was a gambling addict. Though he was up to no good most of the time, he sincerely cared for his son.Maxwell, who was resenting his father for not helping, finally saw his father for who he was. He didn't retort any further."Get lost!" The security personnel rudely shooed them away.Though it was Kathryn's family, Chris had