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Chris raised an eyebrow. "Do you not like it?"Kathryn didn't know how to answer him. She had never thought that far. She felt her chest tighten at Chris' question.It was not whether she liked it. She couldn't taint him any further. At the thought of what happened in Northvale, she knew how treacherous her mistake was."Okay, I'll stop teasing you."Kathryn was as confused and helpless as a child now. Chris decided to let her go.He gently placed her on the bed. He got up, looked at his wrist where she had held him, and said, "I have a meeting now. We will leave work later today.""Okay." Kathryn nodded compliantly.Chris was pleased with how compliant she was and left the lounge.After Chris left, Kathryn patted her chest to comfort herself. She was scared out of her wits earlier.Kathryn's thoughts raced as she tried to make sense of the situation. What was Chris trying to achieve? This was the second time he had acted this way while completely sober. It seemed like he wa

Kathryn retorted, "Do you think I would care about this?""What do you mean?" Maxwell was furious.Didn't she admit that it was her fault just now? Maxwell was confused about whether Kathryn was going to help Wendy out or not."Nothing. Don't phone me anymore.""Do you think we want to? Look at how you speak. I can't even stand listening to it any longer!"Kathryn kept silent."I only phoned you because of Mom!" Maxwell growled.Kathryn sneered. "How I speak? Then why did you phone me back then?"Maxwell's attitude of pretending that he cared for nothing was unbearable to her.Maxwell recalled how he had swallowed his pride. His face went pale."I don't care. You must release her right now!""I'm not the one who arrested her. It's useless for you to find me.""What—""If she didn't do anything wrong, she would be eventually released," Kathryn interrupted him with a sneer before promptly hanging up the phone. Maxwell's anger flared when he heard the disconnected tone of t

Maxwell stood in the cold wind, stunned by the disconnected tone from the phone. He hadn't expected that both Kathryn and Jessica would reject him.Patrick noticed that the phone call had ended. He asked anxiously, "How did it go? Will Jessica help? We don't have any money left."Maxwell's fury prevented him from replying. His anger only intensified when he heard Patrick telling him they had no money left. He glared at him fiercely."Money, money, money. As a man, you should have tried to work hard and earn some money. Look at what our family has become now," Maxwell growled. He was venting all his anger on Patrick.Patrick was momentarily stunned by Maxwell's outburst. He responded unhappily, "Why are you shouting at me? Do you think I didn't want to earn money on purpose?""You wanted to? If you did, you wouldn't have been gambling all these years!"Even though Patrick lived with them, Maxwell could rarely find him around. Patrick would leave after breakfast and only return at

Kathryn no longer dared to go out for food alone, especially since Tally had resigned. It had nearly become impossible for her to handle things on her own. Chris and Kathryn had just gotten in the car when she received a phone call from Jessica."Jessica.""If Maxwell happens to call you again, please don't bother with him.""He's still trying to find me even though I've been rejecting him like this?" Kathryn pouted her lips. She hadn't been treating Maxwell kindly. She had been quite harsh with him.However, she couldn't shake the memory of how shameless they could be. Kathryn believed they would keep trying to find her. "He will," Jessica replied."He called you too?" Kathryn asked."Yeah, he asked for money."Kathryn was left speechless. At this point, she couldn't believe Maxwell's shameless requests for money.It was, after all, Maxwell's nature. It wasn't rare for him to ask them for money. They couldn't escape from someone like Maxwell, even if they had turned agains

Chris had a strict policy when it came to his staff members crying in front of him. Regardless of the reason, he would terminate their employment immediately. It wasn't just a rumor, but something that had indeed happened before. "Okay, you've never cried." Chris nodded with a smile when he saw how anxious she looked.Kathryn couldn't help but feel like he didn't fully believe her. He even sounded like he knew something. Kathryn suddenly realized that Chris' attitude for the past few days seemed unusual, leading her to wonder if he had found out something. Anxiety consumed Kathryn. Chris brought her to one of the famous main streets in Harborlean. The warm street lights lining the roadside made her heart warm. The street was dotted with numerous diners and restaurants. Kathryn had visited this street with Tally before, but it was during the daytime. It was nighttime at the moment, which had a more special vibe."A-Are we going to eat here?" Kathryn looked at Chris with surpri