Susan was in Emma's arms. When she saw Benjamin at the door, her eyes reddened with tears. She shouted in pain, "Benjamin!"Emma only looked toward the door when Susan called for Benjamin. When she saw Benjamin, the gentle look on her face instantly vanished. As Susan looked at Benjamin, tears streamed down her face. "I didn't do it, Benjamin," she said, as if she had been wronged. Emma pushed Susan out of her embrace and composed herself.Then, she looked at Benjamin seriously. "I've already asked Bruce. It was your grandmother, Chloe's, doing."Benjamin laughed sarcastically. Emma's face turned ugly as she looked at how Benjamin reacted. Before she could continue, Benjamin said, "You're full of excuses."Chloe hadn't returned to Harborlean for many years. She had never given in to Susan's flattery.He had only gone to Island Bay for a short while. Now, Emma chose to welcome him back by blaming everything on Chloe.Travis had been right. The Winchesters were revolting.
This time, Benjamin let go of her and pushed her into the pouring rain.Susan shrieked in pain as she fell.Emma chased after them. Her heart twisted as she witnessed everything that happened."You imbecile! What are you doing?"She couldn't care less about the heavy rain. She ran out and covered Susan with her arms.Arthur came out after them. He saw the commotion and looked at Benjamin furiously. "Are you out of your mind?"Benjamin took everything in coldly—the sound of the rain, Susan's cries, Emma's curses, and Arthur's reprimands. He looked at Susan, whom he had pushed to the ground. His eyes were filled with hatred.Susan looked at him too, like a terrified little bunny.If the old Benjamin had seen her like this, his heart would have twisted and bled for her.Now, his heart was bleeding. But the pain wasn't out of pity for her.He closed his eyes and shouted coldly, "Get lost from here!""What are you saying? You rascal!"Emma had been seething to begin with, but wh
Both of them stood in a stalemate for about five minutes. Eventually, Kathryn walked toward Benjamin with an umbrella.Then, she handed some clean tissues to him.Benjamin stared at her blankly. At that moment, the deep pain in his eyes slowly lingered.Kathryn sighed. "I think you spoiled your sister too much. Besides, what is a man like you doing by being so unreasonable? Don't you think it's a bad idea?"Benjamin was at a loss for words.He regained his senses when he heard what Kathryn said. However, he was surprised.Kathryn shoved the tissue into his hand. "Chris and I have a son now. I think you should find someone else for your sister."It's going to be difficult, but I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to find a man better looking than him."She couldn't deny that Chris was good-looking. But it didn't matter how good-looking he was. He was a husband and father now.Kathryn thought Benjamin wanted her to divorce Chris because Susan fancied him so much. She thought Benjam
When Kathryn reached home, Frank told her that Chris was having a conference call in the study.She glanced at her phone to check the time. It was 10:00 pm. She quickly went to her room to take a shower.Then, she went to check on the baby and went to the study afterward.When she reached the door to the study, she heard Chris on the phone. However, she wasn't sure what was being said on the other end of the line. All she heard was him saying coldly, "Got it."Then, he hung up.When he saw Kathryn poking her head at the door, he hastily collected himself. "You're back.""Yes." Kathryn rushed into the room and ran toward him. Chris instinctively opened his arms to catch her.She was terribly exhausted. She had been incredibly worried about Jessica for the past few days.Chris noticed that she had lost weight. He carried her and sat on the couch with Kathryn sitting in his lap.Chris dotingly rubbed her head. "Are you tired?"Kathryn hummed in response. She was really tired.
"I didn't do it on purpose." Kathryn's voice grew softer as she spoke. There was even a hint of guilt in her tone.Chris immediately understood that Kathryn had been in a different condition than he had been that night. He believed that she must have been conscious when everything had happened."Come on, Kat. Tell me about it."Kathryn was completely taken aback by his question.Tell him? How was she going to tell him?Was she going to tell him that her body had been so uneasy that night that she hadn't been able to control herself?Did she also have to confess to him that she had eventually decided to be bold and sleep with him?"Kat.""Gosh, stop asking about it." Kathryn wouldn't dare to tell him something like that.Chris was even more eager to know when he saw how embarrassed Kathryn was.In truth, he had been both surprised and delighted when he had found out that Kathryn was the woman from that night. After all, he was aware of how obedient Kathryn had always been wh
If Kathryn hadn't been worried about Jessica's condition, she wouldn't have been able to wake up.Chris replied, "I just woke up. Come and have your breakfast.""Okay." Kathryn sat down and drank a cup of warm water.Chris noticed that Kathryn had a quite healthy morning routine. She would always drink some water in the morning before doing anything else.Kathryn was serving some sunny-side-up eggs for Kelly when Frank came in to inform them that Byron and Travis had come to visit.Kathryn was stunned. She was confused as to why Byron and Travis had come to Sunshine Bay together. Yet, she didn't think much about it as she recalled how often the men from wealthy families socialized with each other.Byron and Travis entered the dining room a short moment after Frank informed Chris of their visit.Travis instinctively glanced toward Kathryn the moment he came in. Kathryn had also looked at him just then, and their eyes met.She had always thought of Travis as a cold and indifferen
Chris, Byron, and Travis still hadn't gone downstairs by the time Kathryn had left with Kelly after breakfast. The atmosphere upstairs was extremely serious.Travis said to Chris, "The Winchesters will fall into chaos soon. The entire city will find out about it very soon."Chris' hand, which was holding a cigarette between his fingers, momentarily paused when he heard what Travis said. His gaze became sharper as he looked at Travis.Travis fiercely took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Benjamin found out about it. He completely turned against everyone at the Winchester residence last night.""What?" Chris frowned as he heard that Benjamin had turned against the Winchesters. He looked toward Travis with confusion.Travis nodded. "Yeah. They had broken out into a fight.""What's there for them to fight about?" Chris didn't sound pleased as he spoke. He didn't want anything to go wrong at a moment like this. He hadn't figured out the matter between Krista and the Winchesters yet.
"It's because Susan's Scarlett's illegitimate daughter," Travis said.Chris and Byron were too stunned to speak.They were surprised about it. Yet, it made sense since Scarlett had passed away after the Winchesters had adopted Susan."Did your family know about it, then? How did you find out about it?"The young mistress of the Reeds having an illegitimate daughter was indeed a very significant matter. They wouldn't have known if Travis hadn't told them about it.Travis gave a wry smile when they asked him how he knew about it. "How could I not know about it? She was Arthur's first love."Chris and Byron were rendered speechless. Arthur's first love, Scarlett, had an illegitimate daughter whom he had adopted. The relationship was indeed a mess.Chris wasn't really surprised by it. After all, he had a stepmother himself. His family was already quite a mess.Byron, on the other hand, was different. His family was strict. Even though his parents already had a significant status,