Maxwell fell silent. His face fell when he heard that he was supposed to do it. "We had a huge fight while you were still in jail." That was why he never got money, no matter how much he begged. Even if he didn't want to admit it, he regretted having such a massive fight with Kathryn.She was rich—richer than Jessica was, at least. Every time Jessica failed to cough up money, Kathryn had some for sure. It was just a bit harder to acquire it from her."You've asked her for money before?" Wendy was shocked to hear what Maxwell said because she had no idea. If she hadn't seen that report, she would have forgotten about that bitch.All these years, she thought Jessica was the only one who had sent Maxwell money. Who would have thought … Maxwell tore at his hair and said, "Why would Jessica have that much money? Whenever she had nothing to give, I asked Kathryn instead!""How much did you take?""About ten thousand dollars in total!" Maxwell said after a bit of thinking. Upon hea
Patrick's silence made him appear cowardly. "Give me your phone," Wendy snapped at him."My phone number has been blocked too.""Give it!" Wendy had lost her patience. She didn't believe a single word anybody else was saying now. All she wanted was to make the call.When Patrick saw how demanding she was, he handed his phone to Wendy, who tossed it to Maxwell. She urged, "Keep calling!""Dad's right. She has blocked his number too.""Call her!" Wendy was furious. Why were all these people talking about useless things? All they had to do was follow her instructions.Watching Wendy's fierce attitude, Maxwell could only dial Kathryn's number as quickly as he could. However, all he heard was the dial tone of a phone that had been shut off."It's blocked." Maxwell handed the phone over. When Wendy realized that the number really was blocked and that none of them could get through to Kathryn, she was enraged."Call Jessica." After some thinking, Wendy decided to target Jessica. Bef
Jessica had just placed the noodles into the pot when she noticed the caller was Kathryn. She picked up the phone and said, "Kathryn?""Did Wendy call you?" Kathryn asked directly.Jessica frowned. "No, but Maxwell did.""Was he asking you to go to the hospital?""I'm not going!" Jessica responded immediately. They were becoming increasingly in sync these days. The moment Kathryn asked, Jessica understood what she meant.Kathryn sighed with relief at Jessica's answer."Are you going?""It's not a big deal that she ended up in the hospital. Don't listen to them!" Tally had her limits, after all. Wendy was just exaggerating things to make her show up.Either way, they needed to stand their ground regardless of Wendy's condition. "Got it," Jessica said with a frown. She wasn't giving up either, no matter how many times they called, because she understood this too. Then again, she was also disappointed in them.She was so disappointed that she couldn't be moved no matter what We
That night, while Wendy and her family spent the night in anxiety, Kathryn slept soundly. As for Chris, he spent the entire night awake and enraged.When Kathryn woke up in the morning, she saw Chris sitting on a chair near the floor-to-ceiling windows. They were a bit far apart, but she could still sense his annoyance.Her movements alerted him the moment she got up, and he looked at her. "You're awake. Did you sleep well?" His voice was a little pointed. He was most likely annoyed. Since Kathryn had slept well and was already fully awake, she could sense the apparent annoyance. However, she had no idea what had ruined Chris' mood so early in the morning."Mm-hmm, I slept well." Kathryn nodded. "You?""I didn't!"Kathryn fell silent. Well … Chris stared at a well-rested Kathryn. Kathryn had complained about not being used to sleeping here, but she slept decently last night. But the worst thing of all was that she snored.Adrian had warned him that women would undergo many ch
Kathryn quickly took the glass and gulped down half its contents to relieve the fear in her heart."You have another cold?" Chris asked."Maybe," Kathryn quickly answered. She prayed that Chris would stop talking because every time he did … she couldn't keep up at all. She was terrified that all her efforts would be wasted at the last minute.Chris touched her forehead, then said, "Hmm, there's no fever this time.""Sometimes, there aren't any," Kathryn said.Chris stared at her lying face. She was completely unaware that she looked like a joke to him. She was still lying, trying to hang on until she and Chris were no longer married.Markus arrived at breakfast time. Chris took one look at Kathryn and said, "Don't go to Albert Group today. Stay here.""Oh." Usually, Kathryn would never want to be there, but Chris' words from this morning had shaken her. Now, she couldn't wait until she and Chris were apart.If she got interrogated a few more times like today, she probably wou
Chris and Markus left after breakfast, so Frank sent some servants to take care of Kathryn. Since last night, everyone had seen how Chris treated Kathryn, so they didn't dare show her a hint of disrespect. However, some were still too blind to see the truth and gossiped about Kathryn behind her back."I heard Mrs. Albert is a country bumpkin who was a lowly assistant for Mr. Chris.""I saw that article. I didn't believe it at first. Can you imagine how many tricks she must have pulled?""I know! Even when Ms. Davis came back, she refused to give up the position. She's so shameless!""You can't blame her for that. She went through all that effort to leave the countryside, and now that she's got a foot in Mr. Chris' door, there's no way she wouldn't try to get his heart too.""But she doesn't have any skills, does she? Look at her. She's like a block of wood. Back when I served Ms. Davis, at least she knew how to make soup for him."Kathryn wanted to bask in the sun, but that w
The one who had served Mia before looked down on Kathryn even more because she thought Mia was much kinder than she was. Hence, she was confident that Chris would soon tire of such a cruel mistress. After all, she was a country bumpkin! She was so quick to hold a grudge that it was disgusting. When Nalia heard that someone would punish them, she let go of the servant's face and glared at her. "Pack your things. You won't have much time left, after all."Nalia huffed before walking over to Kathryn. "Let me take you to the conservatory, Mrs. Albert.""Okay." Kathryn nodded. Nalia studied Kathryn's expression but was surprised to find there wasn't a single trace of anger. Nalia thought it was to be expected from a woman Chris had handpicked. Her emotional control was superb.When the other servants saw this, they immediately alerted Frank. After he heard that the servants were fighting, he quickly came up.He found both the servants with red hand prints on their faces, and his
Chris took a puff at the cigarette in his hand and sneered. "Krista is desperate now and clutching at straws. What a waste to send Charlie there! He can't be that blind to not notice that the Blake family is wolves in sheep's skin!" he thought to himself.Krista tried to use the Blake family. She wanted to shield herself from the danger brought by the Winchesters. Little did she know she was walking straight into the lion's den.Andrea Blake was a smart woman. Krista might get what she wanted this time, but it would only be a temporary relief. The Blake family would be harder to shake off compared to the Winchesters."Did the Blake family accept the proposal?" Chris snuffed his cigarette in the ashtray as he asked coldly."They didn't, but Krista had increased her bargaining power," Markus said.Chris had expected that to happen.The Blake family was greedy. Chris, who had stayed overseas long enough, knew it better than anyone else.Even though Krista might want to join force