Kathryn was enraged and didn't care about her image anymore. "Me? A bitch? You're the one who tried to seduce the man Mia liked, even though you are her best friend! Who's the real bitch here?" Kathryn was so pissed that she had picked the most hurtful things to say. In the past, Elise hadn't needed to take care of Chris' work, yet she kept butting in to take over.Back then, Kathryn hadn't noticed what she was doing. But after everything that happened, she knew.Elise paled. All her schemes had just been exposed for everyone to see, so she lunged for Kathryn again angrily. "Y-You shrew! I'll rip your tongue out!""Rip my tongue out? I should rip your heart out to see how black it has gotten!"Elise turned speechless."You set your own best friend up! You're not just disgusting. You're also evil!" Kathryn yelled. Wasn't Elise the one who encouraged Mia to cause trouble and act all arrogant?She was only doing all this to get rid of Kathryn. If Chris fired Kathryn and got ma
The employees had always known that Albert Group belonged to Chris and Chris alone, so he was also the only one who could call the shots.Tara genuinely didn't know what to do with Krista's orders. Of course, she'd have to ask Chris about this. But judging by how Elise almost hurt Kathryn, he'd probably fire her too.Krista turned her gaze upon Kathryn, who was still angry. When she saw how pale the girl's face was, Krista felt like a huge weight was crushing her chest. It hurt."Why are you still here? Pack your things now," Krista said in an ever colder tone when she noticed Elise wasn't moving.Elise was still spacing out then, but she snapped right out when Krista told her to pack her things. It was only then that Elise realized she was probably getting fired for good this time. She was furious, but she didn't dare protest. So, she could only leave.Tara's mood still hadn't improved after Elise left. Nevertheless, she politely asked Krista, "Are you here to see Mr. Albert?"
Kathryn picked up her tea and took a huge gulp before recounting what happened between her and Elise to Tally. When Tally heard that Krista was the one who stopped Elise, she was shocked. "She helped you stop her? And she even fired her, too?"Tally couldn't bring herself to believe that story. Was Krista defending her? That didn't seem like something that was possible with her and Kathryn. After all, Chris was about to take control of Baydem Group. Krista probably wished someone would beat Kathryn to death, so why was she defending her?Kathryn nodded in reply. "Yeah, she even got Tara to tell HR to fire Elise!" They had no idea how Elise had managed to stay at Albert Group, but now that she'd angered Krista, she was probably getting kicked out for good."What a surprise. She defended you, huh? Do you think she's finally accepted Chris as her stepson? And she's accepting you too?"Kathryn didn't respond. Accept her? Kathryn didn't think that was likely. "Krista hates C
"Even I have no clue what we are!" Kathryn exclaimed.The corner of Tally's lips twitched. She wondered what Kathryn meant when she said she had no clues on what they were. Did she seriously have no idea? Kathryn's clueless state worried Tally to bits."Then you should ask if the agreement is ongoing or if you're married now! If the agreement is still in place, then he really shouldn't be sleeping with you. "Should I be asking about that?""Why shouldn't you? You're a woman, and you'd agreed on the terms before this. If Chris is making changes, then you need to find out what they mean," Tally said.Tally wondered what Kathryn was doing. Why was she keeping things so unclear? Kathryn felt like she really should ask Chris after hearing Tally's reasoning. Like she said, some things needed to be as clear as possible.She didn't want to talk about this anymore, so she said, "Alright, enough about this. Why do you think Krista defended me today?"Kathryn couldn't believe Krista h
"Can't you call off the engagement?" Kathryn couldn't help but ask. If Tally didn't like it, then calling it off was obviously the best choice.Tally froze, her cup hanging in midair. "What? Call off the engagement?""You'd better find someone you like to get engaged or married with. If you don't like Victor Glenn …""Kat, do you know what the Glenns do?"Kathryn shook her head. "No.""Victor's even scarier than Mr. Albert. I sought him out, and the whole city knows we're engaged. If I call it off now, he'd probably sell me overseas.""Huh?" Kathryn was shocked. Sell her? It couldn't be that bad, right?"I was so desperate to get Mr. Albert off my back, but now I think the Glenns are the real scary ones." So how was she supposed to call it off now? Why would she dare do that?Besides, Victor might have worn a smile whenever she saw him, but she couldn't handle it when his mood changed. In conclusion, she'd gotten out of Chris' frying pan and into Victor's fire.Kathryn
Tally was his sales employee, not his slave employee. The way Markus kept shoving overtime onto her was disgusting.Upstairs at Albert Group, Chris had just come out of the meeting room when he heard Krista wanted to see him. Frowning, he asked, "Where is she?""The guest room," Tara said. Chris said nothing in reply. He was shocked to learn that Krista was waiting for him in the guest room. He looked at his office and was surprised that Krista wasn't making a scene.Usually, the assistants would take Krista straight to his office, and for this, Tara earned a little more of his respect as his assistant."Send her over." Chris sat in his office chair and sipped from a glass of water. "Alright." Tara nodded respectfully. She turned around, then seemed to remember something and faced him again. "There's one other thing.""What is it?""Ms. Preston fired Elise Schiffer."Schiffer? Ben Schiffer's daughter? Chris remembered that woman. After all, she'd worked for him for so long.
Elise was really fired this time. The fact that Austin called Kathryn "Mrs. Albert" was proof she couldn't stay at Albert Group anymore.Still, she couldn't resist calling Markus when she left the office. "Help me, Mr. Hunt. I don't want to leave!" Elise couldn't think of anything else to do except call Markus. He wasn't working at the company anymore, but Elise knew he was close to Chris and hoped he'd talk to Chris on her behalf.However, this time, Markus didn't even ask why she'd gotten fired. All he said was, "No one will save you this time." Then, he hung up.Elise listened to the dial tone in disbelief. She stubbornly called again, but Markus didn't even pick up this time. Why was it so hard for him to put a good word in?"Kathryn!" Elise gritted out Kathryn's name, wishing she could tear her apart. "We've finished tallying up your salary. Sign here," a finance employee told her. Everyone was shooing her out for every second she'd overstayed her welcome.Elise hated thi
Krista didn't like Chris, but when she saw how well Chris treated Kathryn, she had no choice but to do it for her.After Krista left, Chris looked at Kathryn thoughtfully. His gaze unnerved her, so she asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"Right now, Kathryn was still thinking about what Tally said. She needed to clarify whether the agreement was still ongoing. She had to do it because the agony of not knowing was unbearable."You're pretty."Kathryn was rendered speechless when he complimented her appearance by calling her pretty.Kathryn possessed an attractive appearance with her tall stature and pleasant facial features. While she might not have been a stunning beauty, her face was distinctive and appealing.Kathryn was a little embarrassed by that. "You're prettier.""I'm prettier?" Chris asked. Who praised a man that way? Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, you're really pretty." That was probably why so many women had thrown themselves upon him as if they had a death wis