"Do I have to keep acting?" Kathryn wanted to cry. She wanted to break the contract altogether, so Chris asking her to keep acting only gave her a headache."It pays a lot," Chris said."How much?" Kathryn had been thinking of quitting a few seconds ago, but now she was interested when she heard that it paid a lot.Chris' smile got wider when he saw how money-loving she got. "500 thousand dollars a month."Kathryn fell silent. That was indeed a lot of money. Combined with her salary, she would receive 560 thousand dollars a month.She seriously suspected Chris was using money to tempt her because he knew how much she loved money. He was so mean."So?""I-I'll think about it." The offer was tempting, but Kathryn knew better. What good was money if she couldn't even live to spend it?Besides, her belly was about to grow even bigger, yet she hadn't divorced Chris. She had no idea how he would react once he noticed.Kathryn wanted to die when she tried imagining that scenario.Ch
They reached the hospital soon afterward, and Jessica hastily got out before realizing she had left her phone in the car. Jessica sighed and knocked her head in frustration. But she didn't have time to think about that now, so she ran into the hospital and headed right for the pediatrics department.Sure enough, she found Kelly there. But it wasn't Karen who was by her side, but Matthew. He seemed calm when he saw her, without any other emotions."How's Kelly?" Jessica asked."They just gave her an injection. Her temperature's dropping slowly, but she still needs to stay at the hospital."Jessica's heart twinged when she heard that her daughter would need to be hospitalized."Go pay the hospital bill," Matthew told her."Oh, okay." Jessica nodded, then looked at Matthew with embarrassment. To be honest, she didn't have any money. She was working at Skyline Group but had yet to get her first paycheck.When she didn't move, Matthew frowned. "What's wrong?""Um, can you pay fi
But Jessica still didn't pick up after three or four calls. In the end, Kathryn had no choice but to call Matthew to confirm Jessica was okay.When Matthew told her that Jessica was with Kelly, Kathryn finally relaxed. "Okay, got it. I was just calling to make sure she got there. She wasn't answering her calls.""Okay.""Thanks. Bye." She had always been this polite with Matthew. Even when he and Jessica were still married, they always talked with a lukewarm attitude to each other.However, Kathryn was still a little bit worried about Jessica. Back when she was with the Quintons, she didn't get to save a lot of money because of Wendy.And now that Kelly was in the hospital … The more Kathryn thought about it, the more worried she got.When Chris got out of the shower, he saw her rolling all over the bed. As he walked over while drying his hair, Kathryn hastily sat up straight.The moment Chris tossed her a towel, she knew what to do and moved behind him to dry his hair."Someth
When Chris saw her being mad but also too scared to say anything, his smile softened. So, he held her face and kissed her deeply.Kathryn didn't know what to say. He was doing it again. However, her rationality was quickly overwhelmed by Chris. She tried to stay logical, but she didn't have a lot of brains to begin with, so she couldn't defend herself against his passion at all.Two hours later, Kathryn huffed and flipped over. She was miserable, especially since she was sore all over."Does it hurt?" Chris' gentle voice rang out.Kathryn glared at him. "What if you get me pregnant like this?"Chris fell silent. This girl was getting smarter, testing him like that after what they did. So, he placed his palm on her belly, which was already getting harder. "Do you want kids?"His gentle, flirtatious move made Kathryn shrink back on instinct and turn around. "I said 'if'," she grumbled.Her headstrong attitude put a smile on Chris' face. "If you want them, just say so.""But we—
She had no idea why, but she had been feeling tired for the past few days. Before she could say anything, the Albert Manor called, and its butler said, "Mr. Chris, you need to come back!""I'm busy. Call me again at noon.""But Mr. Franco said if you don't come back now, you'd be coming back to a corpse later on!"Chris raised an eyebrow and looked at Kathryn instinctively. She was stuffing a meatball into her mouth, making her cheeks puff up as she chewed in satisfaction.He smiled at her, then switched to a cold tone when he talked to the butler, "Got it." Then, he hung up and looked at Kathryn with interest.All of a sudden, he felt that life was more interesting with someone who wasn't picky. Kathryn only noticed Chris' gaze on her when she was eating her fifth meatball. "Why are you looking at me like that?" She looked at him with annoyance."Is it good?""Yes, it is." Kathryn nodded. She hadn't needed to worry about food since she came to Sunshine Bay. When they first
Those four words made everyone gasp. There was dead silence for a full minute as Krista's arrogant look became frozen on her face. She looked at Chris in disbelief, then at Franco.She thought she had misheard him, but Franco also froze for a moment. He soon recovered and looked at Chris in disbelief. "What did you say?"Krista stood with her breath held. Savanna looked at both Chris and Kathryn in disbelief. Clearly, they'd thought their marriage was over when Chris took control of BreezCorizon.And yet, Chris was here with her and demanding Baydem Group. What he wanted was obvious. As Chris sat Kathryn down before crossing his legs in his seat, he looked elegant and domineering at the same time.His cold gaze met Franco's fiery glare, and he smiled. "What I want is perfectly reasonable.""Chris!" Franco said with gritted teeth. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, shaking all over. He finally realized that this boy had grown up so much that he was out of his control. O
Krista finally realized why Chris' mother had been silent for all these years. She didn't even call Franco in protest when Krista had used Albert Group's money to invest overseas.She had been biding her time, hadn't she? She had been sharpening her weapon, Chris. What a smart move, Martha Kent!Krista's chest heaved. "I'm not handing Baydem Group over. You can marry whoever you want!" She had been forced to the point of madness, and she was so mad that she didn't even care about the Winchesters anymore.When Franco heard what she said, he glared at her and couldn't hold back from slapping Krista with a loud smack. The entire room fell silent. It was like everyone had turned to stone as they looked at Krista, who in turn looked at Franco in disbelief. She looked like her world had turned upside down."Y-You …""You shut the hell up!" Franco, too, had gone mad. Chris could marry whoever he wanted, huh? That would have been fine half a year ago.But after he had found out about
Krista looked at Chris in disbelief. Chris might have grown up overseas, but he came back every year. She thought that he wouldn't be able to do anything if she watched him grow up.And yet, in the end … "You made a deal with the Blakes too?" Franco looked at Krista with rage. Who did she think she was to mess with someone like them? The Winchesters were already a pain in the neck, and now the Blakes were involved too. Franco was so pissed that he had lost his mind. As Krista looked at an enraged Franco, her stubbornness gave way to a hint of weakness. "What else was I supposed to do? Let Chris take everything away from Phineas?" she roared, but it was obvious that she was feeling helpless. How did things get to this point in such a short time? She couldn't believe it … especially Franco. He was supposed to be a man she could rely on, and yet he was sending her into a pit of despair.As the Albert family descended into chaos, Chris took Kathryn's hand and rose. "I'll let yo