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
Tally realized that she needed to finish the plan by today to ensure the contract could be signed tomorrow.It was already late. It would take her the whole night to complete the plan.Tally's heart trembled. "Um, is it really urgent?""The clients are meeting with another company tomorrow afternoon."Tally had to complete the plan tonight regardless. She couldn't bear the thought of losing the clients. She quickly hurried back to her office.She didn't forget to call Victor to let him know that she probably wouldn't be leaving work tonight. She asked him not to wait for her.Markus stayed at the company past midnight. After some time, he went to the sales department. Upon nearing the entrance, he caught the distinct voices of a man and a woman.Listening closely, he realized that it was Tally and Victor."You should eat something," Victor said."Alright, thanks." Tally was really starving. She hadn't eaten anything since dinner because she had been so busy with the plan. Sh
"Alright. Get to work," Victor said.Tally didn't say anything more. She quickly initiated her work on the project, feeling inundated by the demands of the task at hand.She couldn't help but feel annoyed that Markus had only informed her at 9:00 pm that the contract needed to be signed the next day. He should have let her know sooner.Tally would have questioned whether Markus was seeking revenge if she hadn't been certain that they had no animosity. ...Markus sat in his car in the parking garage, just a short distance from Victor's car.He wasn't sure how many times he had checked his watch, but it was 3:00 am when he finally saw Tally and Victor heading to the car.Markus couldn't help but be genuinely impressed by Victor's commitment, as he had stayed with Tally throughout her extended overtime hours.Victor dropped Tally off at her place before returning to Serenity Heights.Tally looked at Victor with a hint of gratitude in her eyes before she got out of the car. "Than