"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
Now, Krista and Savanna were undergoing compatibility testing for Jessica. Kathryn didn't know what to do if they weren't matches either."We'll figure something out. The hospital should—""Please rest assured. We're aware." The doctor nodded.After all, Jessica was a patient specifically mentioned by the dean for special care. He had hired a dedicated expert team for her.If there were resources available, they would prioritize her case.However, the current problem was that they hadn't been able to find a match for bone marrow. This was the worst-case scenario.Kathryn was also feeling overwhelmed.When she came out of the doctor's office, Kathryn found Krista was still there, but Savanna had disappeared.Krista looked at Kathryn with a pained expression.Kathryn didn't know what to say. Seeing Krista in such a state, Kathryn, who was already troubled, now felt suffocated."Can I borrow you for a few minutes?" Krista approached her, her tone cautious.Kathryn replied, "Um,
Kathryn had also experienced Krista's insanity, so now, she had no idea how to face her. She sighed, "You don't have to do this.""Kathryn, I—""You don't have to say sorry or anything like that. Considering our relationship, it's inappropriate for us to have such conversations."Krista was silent, and her breath hitched. If they couldn't have conversations like these, what on earth could they talk about?"I know that. To be honest, when I found out you are my …" When Krista said this, she paused and looked at Kathryn cautiously. She wanted to say she was her daughter, but she didn't deserve to be her mother! No one could understand how much heartache she felt when she recalled the harm she had done to Kathryn."You're right. We can't have such conversations at this point." Krista took a deep breath, suppressing the pain in her chest. During this time, she had been thinking about how to face her. Now that she saw how calm Kathryn was, she realized what she had been doing all t
After all, Jessica had also heard about the crazy things Krista had done. So, she would be worried that Krista was suddenly so friendly to Kathryn. That was why Kathryn told her the whole story to reassure her.After hearing Kathryn's story, Jessica couldn't believe what she heard."I-Is she really your mother?"Kathryn nodded. "We've done a DNA test. It can't be fake."Jessica sucked in a harsh breath. "Is Chris okay with that?"Her immediate response was just like Tally's. She was worried about Kathryn and Chris' relationship.After all, Krista was Chris' stepmother. Even though she had left the Alberts, it was clear what kind of influence she had on Chris when she was still with them."He's fine. Right now, I just don't know how to face Krista."At the mention of Krista, she seemed really disgusted when she saw her being with Chris. But now, she looked like a queen who had fallen from grace. She looked very miserable, but unfortunately, Kathryn couldn't bring herself to be s
Kathryn muttered, "Where's the baby?""The nanny took him away.""I'm going to see him!" Just a moment ago, the baby was happily playing. But now, Chris wouldn't let her play with the baby even for a while. How annoying.Kathryn missed her baby. She hadn't spent much time with him in the past few days because of Jessica. However, as soon as she started walking, she felt a firm grip on her waist. Kathryn cried out in surprise. Before she knew it, she was thrown onto the bed."Hang on, are you—Mmh!" Before she could say anything, Chris pressed his lips against hers.Kathryn was shell-shocked. Was he for real? Last night, he did it to the point where she couldn't even get out of bed today. And now, he was at it again?Kathryn wanted to cry. However, she wasn't aware of how alluring she looked to Chris at the moment. Her sheepish gaze made him lose control. Kathryn whimpered. She wanted to push him away. However, Chris didn't give her a chance to do so. Just like that, they m