Outside the office, Elise and Pippa were purposefully walking past the door. They thought Kathryn would get yelled at after going in, and then she'd be fired. However, they had walked past the door several times by now. Nothing seemed to be happening. They exchanged looks. Just as they wondered whether she was fired, the office door suddenly opened. Chris came out with a spotless outfit … and Kathryn's hand in his?Elise and Pippa had been waiting to celebrate Kathryn getting fired, so they froze. They completely forgot to react when they saw the two holding hands.Kathryn was very anxious now! The hand Chris was holding felt like it was in an oven, and she flinched a bit under their heated gazes!"What's wrong?" Chris looked at her.Kathryn said nothing.Pippa and Elise gasped, especially when they saw Kathryn's limited edition, branded outfit.Could it be? Had she successfully seduced him? No way!It was easy to believe if they were talking about someone else, but this w
But leaving with her hand in his …Chris looked at her with zero warmth in his gaze. "Didn't Markus explain it to you?""What?""It's our agreement that needs to be kept secret!""Yes, that's what Mr. Hunt said. What's the difference between that and keeping our marriage secret?""Did he mention that no matter who asks what happened that night at Northvale, you have to say it was you?""Mmhmm." Kathryn nodded. He did say that.But it was fine if Chris didn't mention that night. Now that he did, she was getting nervous again."So you think our marriage needs to be a secret?"Kathryn still hadn't figured out what was going on, so she looked at him dumbly.Seeing her clueless look, he smacked her on the head!Now Kathryn understood. "Sorry, Mr. Albert. I thought we had to keep it a secret the whole time.""Ha! You think I need to hide my marriage?" Chris laughed coldly.It wasn't like they were doing something shameful. Why the secrets?Kathryn thought they were supposed to
Chris pushed Kathryn towards Emily and said, "Show your sister-in-law around. Give her a tour!""Have you come to your senses? Are you coming back?" Emily raised an eyebrow.Chris didn't reply. His eyes were full of anger!When Emily noticed that Chris didn't say anything, she took Kathryn's hand with a smile. "Leave her to me. Go."Chris nodded. He looked at Kathryn and said, "Wait half an hour for me, okay?""Okay!"Kathryn was very nervous. She had no idea what was going on. No one was arguing, but she felt like she couldn't breathe since she stepped into the house.Chris walked away. He'd barely taken a few steps when Emily yelled, "Chris!" Her voice was full of worry.Chris stopped, but he didn't look back. He simply asked coldly, "What?"Emily said in a low voice, "Don't anger Father. Please don't fall into traps too easily!"Listening to the reminder made Kathryn scared. Was this a home or a danger zone?She already thought that Jessica's life was torture after she ma
Franco coughed violently. Meanwhile, his petite wife kept trying to calm him down.Chris took Kathryn's hand and went straight for the door.Behind him, Franco was so angry his chest heaved up and down as he yelled, "You ingrate! You ungrateful boy!" Only a few minutes had passed by now. But this argument was something Kathryn had never seen before. After leaving the family, Kathryn looked at Chris nervously. She knew he had a stepmother. She just didn't know that the stepmother made things this chaotic!Chris pulled her over and pressed their lips together. She could hear the sound of a shutter going off. He'd captured the moment on his phone. Then Chris just let her go!Kathryn's face flushed, and she got even more nervous. "M-Mr. Albert…"Chris looked at her in a teasing manner. "Not used to it?"His face didn't have the fierceness and rage he had at Albert Manor anymore! He looked so gentle that Kathryn thought she was seeing things.This big change made Kathryn feel s
Chris had a business meeting at night, so he sent Kathryn back to Rexton Manor.But Kathryn wanted to go back to the company apartment. She missed Tally!Tally had called her many times since she entered Albert Manor. Now that Kathryn was finally separated from Chris, she quickly called her back.Tally picked up almost immediately and nearly jumped in surprise. "Why haven't you picked up my calls? Where are you?" she asked."I'm on the ground floor of the company apartment. I was with Mr. Albert, so I didn't dare pick up!" Kathryn said fearfully.Clearly, she still had yet to recover from the argument at Albert Manor."Get up here now," Tally said. "Do you want to get dinner?" Kathryn asked."No need. I have no appetite!" Tally replied.When Kathryn heard that Tally couldn't stomach food, she knew something was wrong. She hastily rushed upstairs. Tally's roommates had active social lives, so neither of them was home that night.When Kathryn entered the house, she could see
But then Tally noticed her outfit!She was the heiress of a rich family. She only left to gain experience in the working world, so she could tell it was branded, limited-edition outfit at once."What's with your outfit? Where have you been?" Tally asked, confused."Albert Manor!""Mr. Albert took you to his parents?" Tally was shocked. Looks like the marriage was a performance for the Albert family, then.She knew a little about the family conflict, so she was even more worried for Kathryn now.Speaking of meeting the parents, Kathryn felt a little conflicted. Did that meeting really count? The way those people looked at her, it was like they were going to eat her up.Still, Kathryn nodded. "Mmhmm, I guess he did!""Why didn't you stay for dinner?""Dinner? They probably would have eaten me for dinner!" Kathryn huffed.When she thought about what Chris said to Franco, she felt the wedding wouldn't go smoothly. In fact, it'd be very troublesome.When Tally heard that, she kne
Tally and Kathryn felt like they couldn't breathe! They felt like something had just exploded in their brains!The word "restoring" also weighed on them heavily. By the time Markus came out with a glass of water, they were still standing there. So, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong?""Huh?" Kathryn snapped out of her daydreaming. Her breathing got even heavier. Oh, no! She was doomed!"Come on, help me confirm if this is the deleted footage!" Markus said.Does she even need to confirm it? Obviously, that was the footage.That was the only bit of footage they destroyed. Wouldn't he have found out by now if this was the wrong one?Tally hastily elbowed Kathryn, who took a deep breath and said, "Coming! Let me go to the bathroom first!"Markus nodded, then went into his office.When it was just Tally and Kathryn, they looked at each other. In the darkness, they could see that they were as pale as a ghost.Kathryn turned and was about to run off when Tally grabbed her and aske
Brian and Black were gone!Only Kathryn and Markus were left in the office now, and Markus looked at Kathryn with a sharp gaze.Kathryn's back was covered in cold sweat. She didn't even dare to look at Markus and stammered, "Um, I'll head back now since there's nothing else to do?""You stayed in Mr. Albert's room for two hours?" Markus asked sharply.Kathryn's heart skipped a beat! It was true that no one went in during that time … but Kathryn didn't come out, either. Markus had asked a simple question, but Kathryn was very nervous because of it.Feeling his pointed gaze, Kathryn became extremely guilty. She started stammering, "Well, b-b-because Mr. Albert threw up several times that night. I had to stay there and clean the whole time."There was silence in the air. Kathryn's legs were getting numb. She was scared that Markus would keep questioning her. She really couldn't take it anymore!Markus kept staring at her pointedly. After a while, just as she was about to turn aro