Kathryn grimaced. She'd been working here for such a long time, but she hadn't even known that there was a small kitchen. However, for that 100 million dollars, she had to try her best to serve him. She took a deep breath, looking at Chris nervously. Noticing how hesitant she was, Chris asked, "Is there anything else?""There is! Um, Mr. Hunt didn't write an agreement just now.""Did he tell you why?""Yes, he did. I just want to ask. Are you really going to pay me 100 million dollars?" The more Kathryn spoke, the softer her voice became. She knew that it was brash to talk about money in front of wealthy people like Chris, but she was a brash person to begin with. Although Markus had made himself clear, he was just an executive assistant in the Albert Group. The person who called the shots was still Chris. After all, with so much money involved, Kathryn had to get this thing straight.Chris raised his eyebrows. "Is it too little for you?""N—No! I just want to know the validity of
Even though Tally had given Kathryn tons of advice last night, she didn't sleep a wink. Due to Chris' insistence, both he and Kathryn needed to live together throughout their fake marriage. Kathryn was too honest of a person. Tally feared that she would spill the secret by accident."I'm not sure, but he didn't ask about what happened that night, so it should be fine," Kathryn answered."What if he does?" Tally asked urgently. Kathryn looked at Tally in a panic. Tally sighed. "Did you forget what I told you?""What?""If he asks, you have to end the topic as soon as possible. You can't let him dwell on it for even a second!" If he did, things would be riskier for them.Kathryn nodded resolutely. "Yeah, I got it.""You can't let him think about it for even a second, got it?""Got it!" Kathryn nodded again.Both of them knew how astute Chris was. If Kathryn tried to avoid the topic, he would definitely notice something! Tally was silent out of fear. Before, Kathryn simply had to
Kathryn looked at the time on her computer while saying apologetically, "You may have to take them there yourself." Everyone here usually had their own responsibilities, so everyone handled whatever they needed to do on their own. Furthermore, her and Pippa's job scopes were completely different.Pippa protested unhappily, "I have to go for a meeting with Mr. Albert later. We can't afford to delay taking these documents to Enfield Corporation." Janet Smith, who was displeased with Pippa's attitude, stood up and said, "I'll deliver them for you, Ms. Harlow."Kathryn had been the one who accompanied Chris to his meetings. Pippa had never been involved. Kathryn glanced at Chris' office. The blinds were drawn, and she couldn't see a thing. Pippa raised her eyebrows. "What's wrong? You don't believe me, and you want to ask Mr. Albert yourself?"Kathryn looked away and stood up with the documents. "Okay, I'll do it." Usually, there weren't many conflicts in the company, but there had
However, things were different now. Markus retorted with a hint of mockery in his tone, "I should be the one asking you that question."Chris was speechless at his response. Markus continued, "She's your wife, you know!" He wouldn't dare micromanage his boss' wife. They had just gotten married this morning, and yet Kathryn was nowhere to be found.Chris lit a cigarette, took a breath, and said coldly, "She left to take some documents to Enfield Corporation."Hearing his words, Markus' heart stopped. "What documents?"Mr. Weinstein from Enfield Corporation would always approach them, and he was notoriously known as a pervert. Pippa knew that, so she would avoid him every time. Besides, Kathryn didn't know anything about that place. Things would be bad if she bumped into him. Chris had a dark expression on his face. "You should know the answer to that question. Who's in charge of handling things with Enfield Corporation?"Markus froze. Pippa had been really careless. Markus hurriedl
Markus glared at Pippa, expressing his disapproval. "You're too impulsive!" She wasn't just impulsive. She simply forgot what she wasn't allowed to do. Pippa's mind went blank from being lectured. She kept apologizing, but Markus refused to hear her explanations.At this moment, Elise, the other contender for Markus' position, returned from running her errands. When she saw Pippa being disciplined, a smug smile appeared on her face. After the lecture, Markus said, "From now on, Kathryn is only responsible for handling Mr. Albert's affairs. The rest of you will divide the other jobs among yourselves!" If Kathryn had to leave work early, all of them had to work overtime to help finish her work. That was what Markus meant. "Elise, come with me!" Markus stormed away. It was a good thing that he'd found out about this sooner. If anything had happened to Kathryn at Enfield Corporation, Chris would have fired the entire assistant department. Markus had always wondered why Chris was so prot
This was Chris she was talking to. They were in the middle of a meeting for a multi-million dollar project. Yet here Kathryn was, asking about cooking ingredients.Janet and the finance manager exchanged looks. They were both shocked. They expected Chris to get angry and scold Kathryn immediately for her idiocy! But then, they heard Chris's tone soften. "Get both. Can you carry all that?"Janet and the finance manager were speechless. Their chests tightened, and their minds went blank. Was that really Ms. Michaels? A lowly assistant?Kathryn said she could carry the items. Then, she asked whether there really was nothing in the kitchen. Chris confirmed that it was so. Nonetheless, he asked her not to buy too much, worried that she wouldn't be able to carry everything.By now, the entire meeting room knew who he was on the phone with. Even those sitting too far away to hear could tell. They couldn't believe they were seeing such a soft side to Chris. Yes, the tone he used with
Chris frowned. "What kind of pasta is this?""Veggie pasta," Kathryn replied with a straight face. Chris could tell it was veggie pasta. Both the pasta and the vegetables were displayed prominently. But there was nothing else besides that, not even olive oil. If he had to guess, this was probably just boiled pasta. When he sat down and stirred the pasta around with a fork, he confirmed his suspicions. It was boiled pasta and vegetables, plain and simple. Kathryn didn't even add minced meat. When Chris tasted it, he almost spit it out. Noticing his expression, Kathryn panicked again. "I-is it bad?" "You added nothing but salt!" he said, trying his best to remain calm. He'd wanted to try the pasta when Kathryn said she could make many different kinds of pasta this morning. However, he figured he should probably be less curious about her from now on.In the meantime, Kathryn frowned in confusion. "That's how we always made it!"She only got to cook in the past when she was
Usually, Tally would have lunch with Kathryn at the cafeteria. Yet, neither of them was spotted there that day. The other departments didn't mind. However, the front desk and assistants department was a little nervous, especially the assistants department. They had been fighting for the position of executive assistant. And now, Kathryn had spent the entire lunch hour in Chris' office.What was going on? Was she trying to seduce him? If so, then she was playing with fire. Everyone in the Albert Group—in Harborlean—knew that Chris Albert couldn't be easily seduced. So right now, everyone in the department was waiting for Kathryn's inevitable end. Meanwhile, Kathryn was nodding off in the break room after lunch. Chris shot her a look and said, "Do the dishes!" "Oh, okay!" She was awake in an instant. It was only fair if she did the dishes. This was something she knew how to do, so there wouldn't be any mistakes. Chris had a habit of napping. By the time Kathryn had cleaned