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
What was going on? If Krista had known Chris would oppose her this strongly, she never would have let him leave alive.Krista was so furious she ground her teeth. Just as Franco was about to lose his temper again, Savanna said firmly, "Both of you need to take a walk."After all, things had happened so quickly that it was pointless to discuss it right now. Finally, Franco swallowed his words upon Savanna's advice, scoffed, and left Albert Manor.Seeing Franco leave Albert Manor so many times pissed Krista off even more. "You see that? This is how he treats me nowadays! He barely cares about me!"Every time he got mad, he would go out. When did things get so bad between them? He used to reassure her after every fight. The more Krista thought about it, the more unfair she thought it was.Savanna took a deep breath. "Alright, let's not worry about his attitude for now." It was undeniable that Franco had changed, and they were unlikely to change him back.The only thing they coul
In the car, Chris took Kathryn's hand. When he felt coldness, he frowned. "Why didn't you wear more layers? You're so cold.""I was probably so scared that it messed with my blood circulation," Kathryn said. She actually wasn't that cold.Chris froze upon hearing her reply. "You're so cowardly. What am I going to do with you?" He was there with her at Albert Manor. Wasn't she able to piss them off to the point of sending them to the hospital, too?However, this was different. This time, Kathryn had been scared by those people's craziness and shouting. Meanwhile, Kathryn looked at him with disapproval and took her hand back, still blushing. Every time Chris touched her, all she could think about were the dirty memories of their intimacy.When Chris noticed her red face, he pinched it fondly. "What's wrong?""Don't touch me!""Oh? What will happen if I do?" Chris said with a suggestive tone that almost made Kathryn stop breathing. This man was acting completely different comp
"There's a huge difference!" Tally exclaimed. Both technically implied an escape, but they held distinct implications. If Kathryn escaped, got caught, and her pregnancy was discovered, they'd be in big trouble. And it wouldn't just be Kathryn, but the entire Johnson family too."If you ran away after a fight, you're just throwing a tantrum Mr. Albert caused. He's the one in the wrong here," Tally explained. "But if you run away in secret," she continued, "You're just a pregnant woman trying to have his child in secret. What woman has ever survived doing that?"A corner of Kathryn's lips twitched. She'd been with Chris for so long, so she knew what that meant. A woman called Lily Ruth showed up with his baby once, and Chris had sent his bodyguards to take her to the hospital for an abortion.All of Albert Group and even Harborlean knew how ruthless he could be, so she winced and nodded. "So I'll need to pick a fight with him?""Yep, fight him!" Tally nodded, then immediately