Despite Kathryn and Tally's extreme caution, they ended up in a dead-end."Mr. Albert," Kathryn answered the phone with trembling hands."Are you still at the hospital?""Mhm," Kathryn replied. It was already 11 am. Chris should be done with his work by now."I'll be right there to pick you up," Chris said.When Kathryn heard that Chris was coming to get her, her instinct was to refuse, but Tally intervened. She pressed her hand down and shook her head to warn against raising Chris' suspicions."Okay!" she said shakily under Tally's watchful eyes.Kathryn looked at Tally with a pale face and asked why she didn't let her refuse his offer after she hung up the phone."You just have gastroenteritis. Why should you be afraid of Mr. Albert coming to pick you up?" Tally inquired."I—""Remember, you're living together now." Hence, it was completely normal for him to come and pick up Kathryn. It would be weirder if she panicked and refused.Kathryn felt she couldn't hold on any lon
The thought crossed Tally's mind if this was God's punishment for deceiving Chris. Though, they'd never wished for this outcome.Tally hurriedly pulled out her phone to call Kathryn. Then she remembered Kathryn was in Chris' car, so she dropped that idea.She wanted to text Kathryn, but she was afraid to because of the previous incident in the office.She wondered what to do. Tally grew anxious, as if she had ants in her pants. She could only pray that Chris wouldn't look at the report.Meanwhile, Kathryn sat stiffly beside Chris in the car."Are you feeling any better?" he asked Kathryn while handling the files on his laptop."Yeah. Much better!"Chris glanced at her from the corner of his eye. "Did the doctor not prescribe any medicine?"She had nothing in her hands. It was obvious that no medication had been prescribed. Kathryn's heart skipped a beat. She realized with dismay that the doctor had mentioned the fetus' excellent health. Hence, no medication was needed. Tall
The Albert family appeared to be in complete disarray then. Chris didn't even bother to check on Franco, who was still in the hospital.He knew exactly what Krista had up her sleeve. Yet, Krista might not know everything on his end.For instance, Claude was the owner of the Clusia restaurant on the surface. But he also operated as Chris' private investigator in secret. He had been fully aware of Krista's covert actions over the years.He looked at Kathryn's nervous expression and said to Claude, "Go back to what you were doing.""Alright." Claude nodded and left.Chris placed a piece of chicken on Kathryn's plate and said, "The food here tastes good. Try some."She nodded but didn't touch the food. She was apprehensive about eating. She still remembered how she felt after having that plate of spaghetti in the morning."What if I felt nauseous during the meal? Wouldn't that give everything away?" Kathryn's heart raced at that thought.He frowned when he noticed she wasn't eating
The car pulled up at Rexton Manor. Chris grabbed her wrist before she got off and said solemnly, "So you have to behave, okay?"Kathryn turned around and met his piercing gaze. She suppressed the fear in her heart and nodded. In any case, she couldn't afford to lose her house.Feeling content, he let go of her.She limped away as soon as she was released. Despite her injury, she walked very quickly.Chris' lips curled into a smile as he watched her retreating figure. He wondered how she had survived this long with such a timid personality.Kathryn had just arrived at the elevator when she received a call from Tally. She answered, "Tally.""Are you away from Mr. Albert right now?" Tally asked cautiously.No one knew how she got through this period. She wanted to call Kathryn, but she was afraid that Kathryn might still be with Chris. She thought about texting her but was worried that Chris might see it. Tally considered the time. She speculated they would likely be done by now
Tally felt as if Kathryn's carelessness had rubbed off on her spending so much time together. She had prepared the report and thought she could temporarily deceive Chris. But the tampered report was still in her possession. Meanwhile, the report that should have been kept away from Chris was already in front of him. She hoped that Chris would be as careless as Kathryn. This way, he wouldn't notice the report until they retrieved it."I'll go to the company right away!" Kathryn said through gritted teeth."No! Don't!" Tally jumped to her feet when she heard that. She was afraid that Chris might become suspicious if he saw her at the company."Will you really be able to get the car keys?" If Kathryn went, she could tell Chris that she left something in the car, but what reason could Tally use? The latter also thought about that. "Then you should come over here right away. I'll go look into the situation."The girls came to an agreement. Kathryn hung up the phone and made her way
"Go check the surveillance room," Chris said in a deep voice. He wondered who dared to smash his car in the Albert Group's underground parking garage."Okay." Markus nodded.Kathryn rushed over. She was sweating profusely. She noticed Chris and Markus looking cold and imposing from a distance. The security guard stood nervously beside them.She was so terrified when she saw the Maybach's window that she involuntarily gasped. Kathryn was shocked by Tally's actions. Chris would surely investigate thoroughly after his car got smashed like this.Kathryn wanted to hide in a dark corner and call Tally, but Chris had already seen her.She instinctively stood upright when his gaze landed on her.Watching her stand in that manner, he sensed her possible guilt. The more she denied any responsibility, the more certain he was of her involvement. Chris waved at her. "Come here!"Kathryn realized she couldn't avoid him anymore after she heard him call out to her.She limped over to Chris
Everyone at Albert Group knew Chris disliked women who advanced their careers unethically. Nobody dared to make any risky moves in the years he took over the company because of that. Yet, that seemingly meek Kathryn had somehow found a loophole!"Who knows? She's glued to Mr. Albert every day and frequently visits Rexton Manor. That's where he currently resides!""First come, first served?""You should hold off on discussing that for now. People in this department have been fired in the past because of such discussions!"One of the junior secretaries seemed to recall something. However, she didn't dare to continue the conversation.The other secretary didn't dare to continue the conversation after being reminded.Elise got so angry that she slammed the files she was holding on the office desk when she heard that. Elise and Janet were the only veterans in the company then. The new secretaries enjoyed gossiping. But Markus had hired them from elsewhere, so their abilities were
The ramifications would be truly disastrous!Chris was pleased with her reaction. He gently caressed her head when he passed by her. "Good girl."Kathryn was rendered speechless. "Why do I feel like he's petting his own pet?" she thought.She was alone in his office after he left, and she hurriedly took out her phone and called Tally.The latter had returned to her workstation. Even though she had handled everything properly, she was still fearful and on edge.She jumped like a startled rabbit when she received Kathryn's call and instinctively wanted to throw away her phone. However, she stopped herself from doing so when she saw the caller ID.Tally answered the call nervously. "Kathryn?"Kathryn's voice was also soft. "What's wrong with you? How could you do something like this?"Her best friend's actions had rendered her speechless!The feeling was mutual, but Tally had to admit that it wasn't Kathryn's fault this time. Fortunately, Kathryn hadn't shown the prescription to