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
When Chris didn't answer, his mysterious gaze made Kathryn's chest tighten. But then she remembered Tally's analysis, and she pressed on. "Tell me. How much do you have?""How much do you want?""All of it."Chris was speechless. All of it? Was this woman joking?"You've hugged me and slept with me, so I need to know if you are being serious.""What do you think?" Chris countered with a question instead of answering her, then looked at her amusedly. He wanted to see what she was trying to do.She was a coward, but she was also smart. Kathryn's heart skipped a beat when she sensed the wit in his tone. Still, she worked up her courage and shot back shamelessly."If you're serious, then you need to let me handle all of your money. It's what couples do.""You want to handle my money?""Can't I?" Kathryn huffed.Chris nodded. "Yes, you can." Then, he took out his wallet and gave it to her."Huh?" Kathryn asked."Didn't you ask to handle my money? It's all in here. Take it."
"Alright, I am," Kathryn said. She was unhappy that she couldn't start a fight and make her escape."Why don't we do some happy things?" Chris asked."What happy things?" Kathryn looked at Chris dumbly, but his playful gaze immediately told her what he was talking about. This creep was trying to take advantage of her in broad daylight!Was his previous attitude just an act? It had to be. Kathryn glared at him. She was so angry that she could barely speak.Chris chuckled and nipped at her pink earlobe. "It's not even our first time anymore. Why are you still so shy?""Stop that!" Kathryn said. She really wanted to sew Chris' mouth shut right now. What was he even saying?Chris couldn't resist teasing her when she turned pink. "Who were you meeting up with?" he asked softly."Tally. We had some drinks together," Kathryn said in a low voice.Chris nodded. Kathryn must have spoken to her, then. From his perspective, Tally was no doubt a troublemaker. Every time Kathryn talked to he
Tally had the day off today. She'd just scored a huge contract yesterday, so she wanted to take today off like she used to do at Albert Group. After meeting Kathryn, she was shopping happily when she got a phone call from Markus. "Mr. Hunt?"She didn't know Markus was the CEO of Skyline Group until she started working there. She had no idea why he'd been working as Chris' assistant if he was so capable.Then again, the Hunt family was very messy. Who knew what Markus was planning?"Eccles Café. See you in one hour.""Huh?" Tally was annoyed. She was on her day off! She hadn't gone shopping in ages. Who the hell ordered people around like that?But then she remembered Markus had dirt on both her and Kathryn, so she didn't dare protest out loud. "I'll come over right now," she answered, then hung up.After shooting the mall a longing look, Tally sighed and turned around. Once she got to the parking lot, she took off her sunglasses, tossed everything she'd bought into the trunk,
Before she could reply, Markus continued, "Did you talk about something I'm not supposed to know?""N-No." Tally shook her head. He had already found out about the last thing he was supposed to know. What else did they need to hide from him at this point?However, something as big as Kathryn's plans to leave … Tally still couldn't decide whether to tell Markus.Then again, Markus did help them hide the pregnancy, so he'd probably help them, right? She wanted to help Kathryn, but she couldn't. Markus was different, though.If he helped them, Kathryn would have no trouble leaving. So, she asked, "Um, Mr. Albert's trying to take Baydem Group back, right?"Markus nodded. "That's right. It's about time.""It won't be easy, will it?""Not at all." After all, Krista had developed that company for Phineas. Why would she hand it over so easily? In fact, the Albert family was probably in chaos right now for that exact reason.Tally grimaced. "You know Kathryn's pregnant. If Mr. Albert wo
Now, the question was whether Markus could help them. When she remembered how Markus had helped them cover things up so far, Tally had hope.But then Markus said emotionlessly, "Their marriage certificate is the real deal. Even if she left Harborlean, it'd be easy for Chris to find her."Yes, that was what worried them the most. She wouldn't have suggested this if they were able to get a divorce, would she? "Can you help me convince him to divorce her, then?" she asked pitifully. She was really sticking her neck out for Kathryn here.She didn't know what she ever did to deserve this. Every new incident was more stressful than the last."I'm afraid that's not doable. This is the most important time for securing Baydem Group."Tally was speechless. Their hands were tied. Then what were they supposed to do? She thought starting a fight and running away was a good idea, but now that she was talking about it with Markus, she knew it was very sketchy. "So what do we do?" she asked.