Krista and Chris were in an all-out battle now, but Kathryn was the one who was scared. Krista was still refusing to hand over the project, so Franco came back to Harborlean and called Chris over that same night.However, Chris had brought Kathryn too. Franco's face fell when he saw her. "Do you bring her everywhere you go nowadays?" He asked, getting angry just seeing Kathryn.Chris frowned and shot back, "Even if we haven't had a wedding, we have the marriage license. Is it illegal to bring my wife with me?"Chris' tone was clearly a subtle mockery of Franco. Chris was acting like a completely different person compared to how he acted at Albert Group.At Albert Group, he was calm, wise, and serious. But now, he was a harsh critic. Everyone present except Kathryn was so angry. Their faces had gone red."Why, you …" Franco glared at Albert. He was very insulted, but he couldn't say a word. The word "illegal" struck him hard because back when Franco was married to Chris' mother
Franco's head was hurting. "How is it going with the project?" he asked while looking at Krista. They both knew he was asking the obvious. He had escaped to Southvale to avoid getting involved in BreezCorizon.After all, Krista was his wife, and he didn't want to see her so sad. But the Winchesters had dragged him into this mess, so peace was no longer an option.When Krista heard Franco ask about the project, she said in resignation, "I'm working on it.""How much longer?" Franco asked.How much longer? Was he giving her a deadline? Krista was offended but didn't dare protest when Franco looked at her intimidatingly.So, she forced herself to say, "A week.""Then I'll call off the wedding in a week," Chris said sharply. "However, please be reminded that the wedding's in four days, and I'm not calling it off until I have the project!"Franco felt like he was going to bust a lung when he heard that Chris still wasn't going to call it off. He glared at Krista and said seriously,
Men didn't care about the details as much as women did or bother to think as much. Krista could predict what would happen if Chris took control of BreezCorizon, but Franco couldn't.He even thought Krista's perception of Chris was too negative. Franco believed that as frustrating as the boy was, he'd never be so cruel to his own brother."Why am I mentioning Phineas? It's so obvious …" Krista stopped herself when Franco shot her a cold look. She had no idea how to continue, so she said, "You just don't care about him!""Relax, Chris wouldn't do such a thing." Krista's heart sank when she saw Franco place so much trust in Chris. "Maybe he wouldn't do it to Phineas, but what about me?" she couldn't help but ask.After all these years, she was very much aware of how deep Chris' hatred for her ran, but Franco said, "It's been so long. What do you think he can do to you?""Wait, you're …" Now Krista really had no idea what to say. Was Franco going to side with Chris no matter what sh
After hanging up, Wendy excitedly grabbed Maxwell's arm. "We're going to be rich, son!" However, Patrick and Maxwell showed no excitement at all despite her delight.After all, everything was a hassle when Kathryn was involved. There was no way this would be that easy. Both the men had already realized that, so the only one who still kept going was Wendy."Honey, I think we should just let it go," Patrick said hesitantly. Wendy had almost gotten herself jailed after causing trouble just once. How could they get Kathryn to come with them? And in one day? Patrick thought it was an impossible task."What do you mean, let it go? Why should I?" Wendy was insulted by his reply. This man was why she'd lived in poverty for all these years. She was so scared of living as a poor woman. She refused to let it go."How are you going to convince Kathryn? She's a houseowner in Harborlean now. Even if you split the five million with her, she still wouldn't come with you," Patrick said.He w
Chris looked at the pot again. Clearly, he thought that the succulent didn't even look nice, let alone cute. He eyed the scarf she'd thrown on the couch. It wasn't much, so it was obvious from her speed that she was terrible at arts and crafts and didn't have the patience for it."Mr. Huber probably yelled at you a lot for your lack of patience, huh?" Both sculpting and knitting took a lot of patience, after all.Kathryn shook her head. "No, he only yelled at me if I made a mistake." Lewis Huber was known for his temper, but he'd always been strangely patient with her."You had the patience to learn relief sculpting?" Chris asked."Because I liked it," Kathryn replied. She genuinely loved relief sculpting, so she was good at it.Speaking of sculpting, she'd actually gotten a custom order from someone a past customer had referred. However, since she was pregnant and getting ready to leave Harborlean, she declined.Once she started a new life in a different city, relief sculpting
What was going on? Before Kathryn could keep talking, Tally asked, "What makes you think that?" Where were all her weird ideas coming from …Kathryn didn't know how to tell Tally about what had happened that day, so she said, "I didn't get any weird ideas. Wendy herself was the one who let it slip.""In the heat of the moment?" Tally asked. She knew that people like Wendy would say anything to hurt someone when they got mad."No, that wasn't it!" Kathryn said. Wendy had always said she was no daughter of hers, but this time, she was sure she didn't say it just because she was angry.Tally quickly pulled over when she heard Kathryn's tone and picked up the phone again. "So what are you going to do?" Kathryn was probably telling her this because she had a plan, right?"Wendy wants to see me tomorrow, so I'll try to get her hair for a DNA test." That was why she had agreed to the meeting after saying no. Some mysteries were too suspicious to leave unsolved.Tally thought Kathryn m
Kathryn knew what Wendy was like. When she bought that house, she'd always acted arrogant every time Kathryn returned. But now that she had sold the house, she'd probably been laughed at tons of times. Wouldn't that be the perfect fuel for her desire to move out of the village?Tally nodded. "I see." In that case, Kathryn did need to be cautious. "Then I'll go with you tomorrow.""Mm-hmm." Kathryn nodded. They talked a little more, and Kathryn could tell from Tally's tone that she was happy at her new job. Otherwise, her tone wouldn't be this light.After making the arrangements for tomorrow, Kathryn felt a little more relaxed. After all, she was dealing with a Wendy who was on Krista's side now. She needed to be more careful no matter what.In the afternoon, Kathryn took a nap. When she woke up, she felt a weight on her. When she wriggled her body, she realized Chris had come home while she was sleeping.Not only that, Chris was cuddling her. The moment she moved, Chris woke
Chris had just gone out when Kathryn's phone rang. It was Lloyd Robbins, so she hung up on instinct. She had nothing to hide, but Lloyd was not a good man.To Kathryn, Lloyd was just a two-faced fox. He tried to send Chris women at Southvale, so he was obviously up to no good.But the moment she hung up, Lloyd called again, so she hung up a second time. This repeated until she'd hung up five times, and Lloyd finally sent her a text."I'm at Albert Group. Should I come up and meet you?" The text read, shocking Kathryn. Her firm attitude disappeared immediately, and she called him right away.Lloyd picked up immediately. "Looks like you prefer to do things the hard way, Kathryn," he said with a chuckle."What do you want?" Kathryn asked icily. Lloyd had investigated Kathryn before, so he knew what she was like at Albert Group. He smiled even more when he heard that formal tone. "You're so naughty, Kathryn. Am I a random stranger? Why are you talking to me like that?""Aren't w
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.