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.
Meanwhile, Chris and Kathryn were getting off work. Kathryn was still blushing and following Chris awkwardly. But he was holding her hand, so she was a little reassured.In the car, Kathryn munched on a mango. "Is it good?" Chris asked."It is!" Tara had bought her a whole box when Kathryn used to be reluctant to buy even a single one.In the supermarkets, just two mangoes would have been very expensive, so no matter how much she wanted to eat them, she usually controlled herself in the end."Didn't you already eat lunch? Are you still hungry?" Chris asked."Yeah, I really am," Kathryn answered. The baby was probably taking all her nutrients, which was why she always felt hungry.When they got back to Sunshine Bay, Frank and the servants had already prepared dinner for them. Usually, Chris' assistant would tell them whether he had meetings for tonight."Today, we've made Madam's favorite pancakes with lemon meringue," Frank said politely, making Kathryn's eyes light up."R-Real
"Did both clients really say they got a call from him?" Chelsea asked.Tally nodded. "That's what they said.""Then why don't you ask what's going on?" Chelsea figured they needed to get to the bottom of this. However, Tally only managed to extract that information after a prolonged battle during both calls. Both clients informed her that Mr. Hunt had called but staunchly refused to divulge further details.They wouldn't even tell her if the call was from Markus Hunt or Byron Hunt. That made things more difficult for them.When Tally heard the suggestion, she was very reluctant to do it. But then she remembered that the situation was unclear, so she nodded. "I'll need to ask him."Either way, they needed to find out what was going on."Then get to Mr. Hunt's office now," Chelsea said after a while of thinking. It was getting late, and since Tally usually took the subway home, she'd be here until 11:00 pm."Alright, then you go home first. I'll wait for Mr. Hunt and ask him abo