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
Tally could even pull off a business suit. Just how good was her figure?"They're my friends. You probably know them," Victor answered."They're not the men I've seen on blind dates, right?" Tally remembered that the guys she met with were all Chris' close friends, so it would make sense if Victor was close to them, too.Victor nodded. "Travis is there. I don't think you've met the rest."Tally wished she could die. She'd only just realized how dumb she'd been acting for the past few days. But what was done was already done, so she at least needed to do what Victor asked while they were still married."Was that Markus?" Victor asked.Tally shook her head. "No, that was my manager."Her manager was speaking to her so politely? It seemed that the girl was a really successful worker.When they got to the resort, Victor stuck a hand out as Tally got out of the car. "Why don't we host our engagement ceremony here next week?"Tally had been to this resort before, and she liked it
Tally couldn't help but roll her eyes at Victor internally. She struggled to believe that a bad boy like him was discussing fate. Inwardly, she groaned at the thought.They had a barbecue for lunch, and when Markus called Tally halfway through, she didn't pick up. She was on her lunch break anyway, and she'd already made arrangements for her work.There was no way Tally would allow Markus to exploit her. What she didn't expect was that Markus came right after lunch when Victor and the others wanted to start playing cards. With a stormy expression, he glanced at Victor and Tally. That look confused Tally, so she turned to Victor and said, "I'm going back to work."She hadn't meant anything by that. She just thought that even though she was on a break, she wouldn't have fun if Markus was at the resort, too.Victor raised an eyebrow at Markus, who had just walked over. "Are you scared of him?" he asked."I'm scared I'd have nothing to talk about with him. That sucks." Tally actua
While they were talking, Tally was already on the way back. Halfway through, Lisa called her to say that both clients ran into issues during the contract signing phase and refused to sign."What? What do you mean they refused to sign?" Tally asked. She found the news hard to believe. That deal was already in the bag, so how did it slip from their grasp? She was stunned.Lisa wasn't happy about it, either. "I just wanted a part of the commission, but Chelsea yelled at me before I could get a single cent."Lisa had every right to be unhappy. After all, Tally had made all the arrangements, only for Lisa to mess it up during the last part. Tally's face became ashen when she thought about the two big clients. Now, they were both getting punished, not just Lisa. Tally could forget about leaving work on time now."Alright, got it," Tally said, then quickly hung up with her mind going blank. The clients weren't just random people but folks who had ties with Markus. That meant he had
Over at Albert Group, Chris didn't provide a definitive response when he learned about Kathryn's pregnancy. However, he seemed to be more comfortable with taking care of her.In the afternoon, Savanna called Kathryn and asked her to meet her downstairs. Kathryn really didn't want to see her, but Krista was Savanna's daughter. The two probably had similar tempers. If Kathryn didn't meet her, Savanna would probably come up to start trouble.When she was leaving, she saw Chris coming out of the meeting room. So, Kathryn stepped forward. "Savanna wants to see me," she said directly without hiding anything from him.Chris' brows furrowed in response. "Tell her no." Right now, Chris was convinced that Savanna was targeting Kathryn. Krista was clinging on to Baydem Group at all costs, and she was stalling even with Franco pressuring her to hand it over. "Then I won't go. Don't blame me if she comes up here and makes a scene," Kathryn huffed. She didn't want to see her, anyway.Meanw
Savanna realized something was wrong and took her hand back irritably. "What are you doing?"Franco had already silently agreed to let her do it, so she was getting rid of that pest no matter what. Chris was serious about Kathryn. They could sense it.And if he was being serious … Then getting rid of Kathryn was a permanent fix to the problem."Tell me! Who are you getting rid of?" Savanna roared.Krista was stunned. After she recovered, she scoffed, "Who do you think? What are you going to do about it?"Savanna slapped Krista just as she'd finished talking. That slap seemed to quiet the entire house, and both women were shocked by what had just happened.Savanna might have been strict with Krista all this time, but she'd never hit her before. And yet … Savanna stared at her hand in disbelief. Her hand still stung from the impact.Krista looked at Savanna. "Y-You're hitting me? For Kathryn?" Savanna felt like she couldn't breathe while Krista's eyes widened as she looked at he
Krista's brows furrowed as she watched Savanna react so strongly. "What's wrong with you? Are you seriously defending her?" It was very obvious that Savanna was defending Kathryn. Krista didn't know what was going on since she'd been so busy fighting Chris that she had lost track of everything else.Savanna lowered her head in agony. "We can't hurt people anymore, Krista. We'll go to hell for this. We really will.""I don't care about that!" Hell? Krista didn't believe in such an ending. Since Savanna refused to tell her anything, Krista lost her patience and turned to leave."Krista!""Alright already! I told you Franco would cover for us. What are you so scared about?" She'd previously hesitated to target Kathryn because she was scared of Chris' revenge.However, she needed to protect Baydem Group no matter what. She'd like to see what else Chris could use as a bargaining chip once Kathryn was dead.And now that Franco had agreed with her plans, she had nothing to fear.
They had no choice but to believe it, and Savanna was convinced this was punishment for their sins. Krista collapsed onto the armchair with a pale face. She looked at Savanna shakily and asked, "You're not lying to me, are you?"She knew Savanna had no reason to lie to her, but she still couldn't resist asking her that."Why would I lie to you?" Savanna countered.Indeed. Why would she? Her mother, who considered her the most important person in her life, would never lie to her about something like this.The room was so silent. The minutes ticked by, and Krista's face remained pale for a long time. One hour later, Krista finally sighed. No one knew how she'd spent the past hour thinking or what kind of internal struggle she'd gone through.All these years, she'd wanted to see her girl. But she didn't expect to meet her like this. And to see her in that position, too."Yes, you're right. It's karma," Krista said in despair. Maybe what went around really came around for them.