Kathryn was speechless. There was no feasible way for Chris to take action against the Johnsons at this point. After all, Victor and Chris were close friends, so Chris really couldn't interfere with Tally if Victor chose to stop him.She gasped and looked at Chris in disbelief. "What are you looking at?" he asked."Do you think she was forced to do this?""You don't have to worry about that. She's smarter than you are," Chris chuckled. However, he didn't mention that although Tally was smart, she'd clearly been influenced by Kathryn.Kathryn was still worried, so she called Tally while Chris was getting some documents downstairs.Since Tally had stayed up too late last night, she was still sleeping when the call woke her up. "Kathryn?" she asked sleepily."A-Are you getting married?""I'm getting engaged. Can't you tell the difference?" Tally knew Kathryn had seen the announcement when she heard the question.At the time, she was worried Victor would regret his decision whi
Tally didn't know that Markus had been there since midnight and showed no intention of leaving. His presence had kept Randall up the whole night.At the moment, Randall's tone made it obvious just how much anger he was repressing. "If you don't want me to send my men after you, then come back here at once!""G-Got it." Tally was actually quite scared of Randall's stern voice. He only ever used that voice when things were getting serious.For example, he'd used that voice when asking her to find work outside and learn the ropes. She hadn't protested at all because of that.Pissing him off when he was being stern was a bad idea.Tally quickly changed. By the time she got back home, it was already past nine in the morning. Sure enough, Markus was there.Randall was discussing something with Markus, wearing a grim but respectful look. Tally teared up when she saw that. Who was Markus to make her father so panicked? Was he trying to abuse his power?Randall's face turned even mor
Markus' breathing sped up. Tally had no clue why he was this threatening. He was the one who had suggested this in the first place.Why wasn't he happy that she had actually pulled it off? "Oh, right. The engagement party's next week. Do come celebrate with us."They were even having an engagement party? Markus really wanted to strangle Tally to death right now. Truly, people were just like their friends. What was she spending time with Kathryn for? Now, she was just as dumb as her!When Markus got in the car and left, Tally scratched her head in confusion. "I just don't get what men want sometimes," she grumbled to herself. Suddenly, her phone buzzed, and she got a text.It was from Markus. The text read, "Get to work now!" Even through the screen, Tally could feel his anger.She had a feeling that if she went to work today, Markus would make her work overtime until she dropped dead. Just the thought of that made her shudder. Men were so scary.She had already made a sol
Over at Albert Group, Chris had called Victor Glenn over. Kathryn thought Chris was in a meeting, so she'd bought some fruit juice and snacks before bringing them in silently.When she realized Chris and Victor were there, she froze. "A-Aren't you in a meeting?" Kathryn stuttered, hiding her hands behind her back instinctively.Chris looked at her sharply. "What did you buy?""Um, food. I'm hungry." Kathryn had eaten a lot back at Sunshine Bay, but she was at a stage where she would feel hungry a lot of the time."What food?""Fruit juice and fries." There was nothing good to buy downstairs at this hour, and she was hungry."Come here." Chris' tone was the sternest she'd ever heard from him. Even Victor frowned at him, not understanding why he was so serious all of a sudden.Victor couldn't help but wonder if his wife was not allowed to eat.Kathryn walked over nervously. "W-What is it?""Give it.""What?"Chris shot her a look that she understood immediately. She quickly pl
Chris had banned food from the office, so he had one less way to get to know women. After Chris put down the juice, he shot Victor a serious look. "You need to call off your engagement with Tally Johnson."Victor was about to light a cigarette when he froze. Then, he looked at Chris confusedly. "What do you mean?"Chris had never been clear about Tally's matters in the first place, and now he'd called him over with such a serious look. Was there really something big going on?"She's currently working for Skyline Group," Chris said."So? She could work for me if she wanted." Victor still hadn't understood what Chris meant. She was just one woman, and he was rich enough to provide for her for her whole life if he wanted.When Chris noticed Victor still hadn't figured it out, he stated more directly, "Markus was the one who forced her to work there."Victor didn't know what to say. Markus? Forcing her? What on earth was going on? Why would he do that? "Wow, his recruitin
Victor had been so surprised that he'd rejected Tally without a second thought, but he didn't expect Tally to visit him for the second time."Markus probably wouldn't agree to that," Chris said. After all, the amount of interest Markus had shown in Tally wasn't exactly tiny. He was probably furious after that stunt Tally pulled.Victor scoffed. "It doesn't matter whether he agrees. Tally's already my fiancée."The way Victor saw it, women were so troublesome. So if he finally found one that wasn't, and she'd literally showed up on his doorstep, why would he let go of her?It was Markus' own fault for losing the girl. Finders keepers. In his world of criminals, this was how things worked."Then you can leave," Chris said."What?""Pretend we never met up today.""Hold on. Markus may be your former right-hand man, but there's no need to end a friendship over him, is there?" Victor didn't know what to say. Chris was not a coward, so why was he acting like this?"I'm staying out
"Thank you so much! How much are all these? I'll pay you back," Kathryn said. "No need. These are all considered business expenses.""Chris asked you to get these?" Kathryn finally remembered that when Tara had brought the fruits in, she already mentioned Chris had gotten her to buy them. That made Kathryn feel warm inside.Everyone knew that if Chris asked you to get something, it could be claimed as a business expense.After Tara left, Kathryn took the fruit bowl and sat near the balcony. She wasn't really picky. In fact, she got hungry so easily that anything was fine with her. But fruit juice was her favorite.When she thought about spending five dollars on the fruit juice and not being able to drink it, she died a little on the inside.Chris was handling documents when Tara came out and said, "I've given her the fruits, Mr. Albert. She seemed to like all of them.""Mm-hmm, good work. Take note of what she likes.""Alright, I will." Tara nodded. She had a feeling that Chri
Wasn't Tally supposed to be busy right now? Where did she get the time to go on a date with Victor? Markus' gaze turned sharp as he picked up the phone and called the sales manager, who picked up almost instantly. "Mr. Hunt?""Where's Tally?""W-What?" The sudden question confused the manager a little. After all, why would Markus call her just to ask about one worker? And why did he sound a little off?Markus gripped his phone a little tighter. "Did she sign the deals?""I don't think so. The two clients from this morning were major clients, and they'd asked specifically for her."Clients this big usually took up a lot of time during the negotiation stage, so they probably hadn't signed the contracts yet.The sales manager could already tell something was up with Markus and quickly left her office. When she saw that Lisa was the one dealing with the clients, she broke into a cold sweat."Tally must have left. A different employee is doing the signing.""Why did she leave he