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
The man who ruined her life.Without him, she and Matthew might still be divorced, but Kelly wouldn't have suffered the subsequent events.Whenever Jessica thought of Kelly's helpless appearance, she became uneasy.When that man was brought up, Kathryn didn't know how to comfort Jessica.She sighed and said, "Don't think about it for now. The most important thing is your health.""How's the searching going?" Jessica asked.Kathryn replied, "Chris didn't tell me, and I haven't met Tara, either. But I think there should be news soon."Tara had already found the surveillance footage from the hotel and reconstructed it. Considering it was an event many years ago, this was significant progress.Seeing Jessica's pale complexion, Kathryn added, "Rest well and don't think too much about it."Kathryn had thought that bringing Kelly here would comfort Jessica. Little had she known that it would trigger too many unpleasant memories.Seeing Kelly reminded Jessica of the child's suffering