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90 - Old Memories

Author: Scarlett Rain
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-12 16:20:40

(Karis's pov)

I could not get the fact that Antonio was poisoned out my head. Who wanted him dead? The De Marco family had a lot of enemies but I was sensing a greater scheme.

"Focus Karis."I tapped my cheeks to snap out of my thoughts. I was going through my designs one last time to check everything was perfect before emailing the sketches to Sapphire. I have been on this like forever. The basic designs were done with just some colouring here and there.

This design had to be finished ASAP because tomorrow was going to be a big day; not only was I going to visit My father in law in the hospital, whose condition has been improving although he is still unconscious, but Bertha's surgery was tomorrow too.

When I asked that daredevil about the present she gave me, all she did was just laugh it out like it was some type of joke.

It's been a month now since I got married to Xander, and we still had a month or less before the divorce. I am even planning on speaking to him
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