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,
Chris didn't know why Byron had come to see him today and with Travis.Seeing him silent again, Chris frowned. "Did Markus find Victor and Tally in Montiwood?"Byron shook his head. "No."That was why things on that side were quiet.Montiwood was vast, with plenty of hiking destinations. It wasn't easy for Markus to find Victor and Tally in the mountains.Chris was frustrated thinking about Markus. "Why is he so clueless about relationships now? He wasn't like this before. He was fine during his time at Albert Group."As he thought of the past, Byron was first stunned and then chuckled. "He learned it from you."Chris had no comeback for that. He just looked at Bryon in disbelief.However, Byron acted nonchalant. He raised the glass of water in front of him and took a sip before saying, "He did learn from you."Chris' face turned thoroughly unpleasant.However, he had to admit that it was indeed quite likely that Markus learned from him.After all, Markus had witnessed the e
Kathryn was alarmed and quickly entered the room. Inside, she found a trash can filled with bloody tissues."What's going on? Why is she vomiting so much blood?" Kathryn was in distress.One nurse was busy cleaning up, while another was comforting Jessica.Meanwhile, Kelly was crying in fright.Kathryn hurried to Jessica's side, and the whole room became chaotic.Just then, Janet came over. When she saw the situation, she hurriedly called the doctor.While the doctor examined Jessica, Kathryn stood aside, holding Kelly.Trembling, the little one clung to Kathryn's neck. "Aunt Kathryn, is Mommy going to die?""No, she won't." Kathryn instinctively shook her head, but her heart was wrenching.She didn't know why Jessica had vomited so much blood, and the doctor was urgently trying to stop the bleeding.However, her clotting function had been severely impaired. It took the doctor nearly half an hour to completely stop it.When the ward finally quieted down again, the air still
After leaving the Hunt residence, Tally made her way directly to Victor's company.Worried she might lose her way, Drew had been waiting downstairs in anticipation of her arrival.When Tally saw Victor, her face lit up with joy."You should've seen Mr. Hunt Senior's expression earlier. He looked like he wanted to eat me alive." Tally couldn't help but laugh.Victor reached for her hand as they sat down on the couch together. "Were you scared?" he asked.As Tally sat down, she casually looked back and noticed a framed photograph on Victor's desk.Out of curiosity, she picked it up and examined it. But with just one glance, she froze in surprise."When... when was this taken?" she asked. Her shock was evident as she turned to Victor.The picture was taken back when they were at Beverly Peak, during his hospital stay after being bitten by a wolf.She remembered looking after him until she herself fell asleep.In the picture, her eyes were closed, her expression peaceful.Victor
What made it even more absurd was that Elijah bought into it, too.Tally couldn't believe Elijah couldn't see through Markus' façade. He actually bought into Markus' excuse that his behavior was all because of her.And now he was acting like he'd rather die than leave her."Fucking hell," Tally muttered inwardly. She wondered who came up with this messed-up plan for Markus.Clearly, Tally couldn't quite grasp how Markus' mental state could deteriorate like this. However, given his history of going insane, this outrageous plan didn't seem entirely implausible.He was perfectly fine when he was with Albert Group, so how did he end up like this back at Skyline Group?Tally just couldn't figure it out.Elijah shot her a sharp look, gritting his teeth as he said, "You, leave!"Zane hesitated, saying, "Sir, but…""Just let her leave!" Elijah insisted.Elijah's words were punctuated by short, hurried breaths.Tally nodded, saying, "Mr. Hunt Senior, you're indeed the more rational o
Elijah and Zane glanced at each other. Then, their stares turned sharper as they both fixed their eyes on Tally.Tally swallowed nervously. "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?""You're not even married to Victor, so why are you calling yourself a married woman?" Elijah snapped, his anger evident.Tally remained silent.Observing Elijah's furious expression, she nonchalantly rummaged through her bag, retrieving the marriage certificate and wedding invitation.Then, she handed them over to Zane.Zane took the documents and swiftly flipped them open. His eyes widened in disbelief as he read through them.He promptly handed both documents over to Elijah.As Elijah took them and examined them, his expression darkened significantly upon seeing Tally and Victor's marriage certificate.He was shocked when he saw that their wedding date was today, along with the printed timestamp.In that instant, Elijah's breathing grew heavier.He glared at Tally with an
Tally was completely baffled by what was happening."I've been straightforward about my feelings for him," Tally complained under her breath.From her perspective, if something were to happen to Markus now, she shouldn't be blamed solely for her decision to get married. Victor nodded, saying, "Yeah, I know."Victor had always been aware of this. By now, Markus had become such a puzzle that Victor couldn't quite figure him out.Considering how clear Tally had always been about her feelings toward Markus, it was puzzling how he got himself involved in this mess.This time, Victor didn't accompany Tally to the Hunt Residence. He believed she could handle the Hunt family on her own.The atmosphere at the Hunt residence was incredibly tense at the moment.The moment Tally stepped inside, she could practically feel the frost coming off Elijah. His gaze seemed to pierce right through her.Zane's tone was far from pleasant as he said, "Um, take a look at this."With that, he passed
Tally was pretty happy a moment ago. But now, she was all worked up talking about the Hunts.Earlier on the road, Tally filled Victor in on the phone call she received from the Hunt residence.Victor's lips twitched as he heard the news. "So Markus left a suicide note and vanished?""Exactly. Can you believe the trouble he's stirring up now?" Tally shook her head incredulously.Tally was utterly exasperated with Markus by now. It had been a while since this whole thing started.She had to admit, these days had been incredibly "fulfilling" for her. It was so fulfilling that it almost left her reeling.And it wasn't just Tally struggling to keep up. Even Victor had been taken aback by how things were unfolding.He shot Tally a look of disbelief. "So you're going to the Hunt residence now?""Yeah, I'm going. I want those Hunts to know that I'm officially yours. Let's see if they have more shameless tricks up their sleeves."When it came to describing the Hunts, Tally summed it up
Tally was beginning to see where Markus got his persistent nature from. It ran in the family. It was as the saying went—like father, like son.No sooner had she ended the call, the phone rang again.Tally took a deep breath, reminding herself that today was supposed to be a happy day, not one filled with annoyance.But dealing with these people…After giving it some thought, she hesitantly answered, "Zane!""Ms. Johnson, you might want to come over to the Hunt residence."Tally asked, "What's going on now?"She was almost out of patience with these people.Zane explained, "Mr. Markus left behind a suicide note."Tally's expression froze in disbelief.A suicide note? Tally couldn't comprehend what was happening. She wondered if Markus was pulling another one of his stunts.It had only been less than an hour since Elijah arranged his marriage, and now he went ahead and left a suicide note."Where is he?" Tally raised an eyebrow.With everything happening so quickly, it all f
Looking at her identification papers, Tally let out a sigh of relief.Fortunately, Tally had some knowledge of her father's habits. Otherwise, guessing the password for the safe, which belonged to her comatose father, would have been a daunting task.When Irina called, Tally answered, "Hey, Irina.""Guess what? Markus is engaged!""What?" Tally was shocked.Irina shared her surprise."This time, it seems Mr. Hunt Senior might genuinely have it out for you. We haven't even made a move, and suddenly they're announcing Markus and Sarah's engagement.""Sarah?" Tally was even more surprised.It was only today that they found out who had been secretly admiring Markus. Before they could even step in, Elijah had taken the initiative.It seemed like all these years, Elijah appeared unconcerned, but he actually knew everything.But if he was dead set on hating her, then so be it. Tally couldn't care less.On the other hand, if Elijah truly desired for her and Markus to be together all
Elijah said, "Very well, then."Thinking about his troublesome son, Elijah wondered how he hadn't noticed Markus' extremity in his romantic pursuits before.Elijah was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath.Giving Markus a fierce look, he tried to hold back. Despite that, he couldn't resist putting in one final word, "No matter how much you want to be with Tally, I won't allow it."This time, there was no room for negotiation.At Elijah's words, Markus' eyes turned cold. "I'm afraid you have no say in this.""You..." Elijah's breath hitched as he heard Markus' retort. In a fit of rage, he grabbed a teacup and hurled it toward him.At that moment, Elijah felt an overwhelming urge to lash out at Markus.Elijah insisted, "Regardless of your decision, you and Sarah are officially engaged starting today."His tone was unusually firm.At this point, Elijah wasn't asking for Markus' opinion. He was simply informing him.Regarding Tally becoming Elijah's daughter-in-law, Elijah
Kathryn was confused when Jessica suddenly shoved her into the car and promptly closed the door. With her hand still gripping the door handle, Kathryn looked up at Jessica and suggested, "Uh, how about dinner tonight?"Upon hearing Kathryn's dinner suggestion, Jessica paused before nodding and responding, "Let's talk about it later. I'll give you a call."Jessica seemed really busy, and Kathryn could tell from the way she talked that she was in a rush.Kathryn couldn't help but feel for Jessica as she watched her close the car door and hurried off toward the nearby office building, waving goodbye as she went.Kathryn found herself wondering who Jessica was in such a rush to meet.Kathryn couldn't resist stealing a glance back as the car pulled away. In that brief moment, Kathryn's heart skipped a beat as she saw Jessica walking alongside Lloyd. They were heading toward the glass doors of the building.Before Kathryn could double-check what she saw, the car had already turned.