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
Kathryn retorted, "Do you think I would care about this?""What do you mean?" Maxwell was furious.Didn't she admit that it was her fault just now? Maxwell was confused about whether Kathryn was going to help Wendy out or not."Nothing. Don't phone me anymore.""Do you think we want to? Look at how you speak. I can't even stand listening to it any longer!"Kathryn kept silent."I only phoned you because of Mom!" Maxwell growled.Kathryn sneered. "How I speak? Then why did you phone me back then?"Maxwell's attitude of pretending that he cared for nothing was unbearable to her.Maxwell recalled how he had swallowed his pride. His face went pale."I don't care. You must release her right now!""I'm not the one who arrested her. It's useless for you to find me.""What—""If she didn't do anything wrong, she would be eventually released," Kathryn interrupted him with a sneer before promptly hanging up the phone. Maxwell's anger flared when he heard the disconnected tone of t
Maxwell had never seen Jessica behave so indifferently before. She had always been gentle with him. She was also the easiest person for him to ask for money.That was why he believed he could turn to her for help, no matter what happened.Jessica had been indifferent the last time, but Maxwell thought it was because Wendy had gone too far. He believed she would have calmed down by now. After all, it had been some time. Yet, her tone sounded different from what he had expected.He couldn't believe that Jessica would say something like this now. "Jessica, she's our mother.""She's your mother," Jessica said coldly.Jessica considered Wendy her mother when she was still married to Matthew. She even saved some of the money Matthew gave her for grocery shopping.Yet, she received nothing in return. She understood how Wendy treated her and Kelly. It was clear to her now that Wendy only cared about Maxwell.Everyone had to support Maxwell, no matter how difficult their lives were. She