Kathryn hoped that the security guard hadn't betrayed them. However, seeing that Markus was asking her these questions, did it mean that Chris was still oblivious to the truth? She looked at Markus with uncertainty, but the man's expression was too difficult to read. He was similar to Chris in this respect. She didn't know why he'd cornered her with such questions.Markus went to flick his cigarette, then asked, "Mr. Albert handed you the pendant that was left in his room that night, didn't he? Where is it?"The pendant was something her grandmother had left her before she'd passed away. Kathryn had always worn it around her neck. However, after that night, she hadn't dared to wear it out in public again. Instead, she kept it in a box, where she stored most of her important belongings.Kathryn's palms began to sweat nervously. "I thought it might've belonged to the previous occupant and didn't think it was important. I don't know where I left it."She didn't dare lie about having
Since Chris hadn't asked her about it for an entire month, she'd assumed that it was settled. Now, it just seemed like things had gotten worse. Kathryn didn't know how to answer him.Sensing her silence, Chris glanced at her coldly. "What's wrong? Do you not want to do this?""No, I don't!" Kathryn thought, but she didn't dare say it out loud. Before she could say anything else, though, Chris continued, "From what I know of your abilities, you'll need some help to get to the position of executive assistant."Kathryn looked at him with wide eyes. Did that mean that he was sending her to learn from Markus because he wanted to promote her? That position paid four times more than she was earning now. To Kathryn, that was a huge temptation, as she still had a hefty mortgage to pay off.However, she soon lowered her head back down. "But what about Mr. Hunt?""Markus will be resigning at the end of the year and going home to help with his family business."Kathryn's breath caught in her thro
Kathryn shook her head. "No."She always had the pendant on, and with it being summer, many people had probably seen it on her. She was afraid that Chris would hold an internal investigation."You can't give it to him," Tally warned.Kathryn couldn't help but remember how Markus had acted when he'd asked her for the pendant. "But he was so insistent." Tally felt like she was about to go mad. She knew that Kathryn couldn't really not give the pendant to Chris. Everyone knew how good Markus was; whenever Chris needed something to be investigated, he would send Markus. He'd never failed before. If Kathryn refused to give Markus the pendant, then it would definitely make her suspicious. But if she did …"God damn it!" Tally was frustrated.Kathryn was also feeling very frustrated. She wished that she could turn back time and erase everything that had happened that night. "Then should I give it to him or not?" she asked anxiously."You have to, don't you?" Tally said, looking more frustrat
Chris' voice came from the other end of the phone. "Go over to Rexton Manor and pick up some documents for me. Also, bring me that purple tie in the wardrobe.""Yes, sir," Kathryn replied respectfully as she pressed the button for the lowest floor. She hung up just as the elevator doors opened. "Lend me your car; I need to go to Rexton Manor," she said to Tally."Mr. Albert should give you a car if he's going to order you to go to Rexton Manor all the time," Tally grumbled, but she took out her keys from her bag and gave them to Kathryn.Kathryn took the keys. "I'm just going to pick up some things for him. I'll claim all the expenses for you.""Mileage and train ticket costs are very different," Tally muttered. She'd never been satisfied with the way claims were handled in Chris' company. To her, he was a miser.Kathryn laughed. "Do you want me to pay you back the difference?""How are you going to do that? You have to pay almost two thousand dollars in mortgage payments every month."
Markus' gaze was uncomfortably sharp. Kathryn couldn't bring herself to be calm at the thought of working with him. She tried to make herself look as small as possible by hunching over slightly.Frustrated, Markus snapped, "Go back to work.""Yes, Mr. Hunt!" Kathryn was very relieved to hear him say that. She went back to her desk quickly.Markus gave her one last look before going into Chris' office.Kathryn tried her best to get back to work, but she couldn't help thinking about what she'd seen in Chris' lounge. She really needed to be more careful from now on, or she'd get in trouble.Markus stayed in Chris' office for around an hour just to discuss something. As soon as he left, Kathryn's work phone rang. She glanced up at the president's office instinctively, only to see Chris' dark and piercing gaze on her.Lowering her head in fright, she picked up the phone. "Hello?""Get over here." Chris' voice was low and angry. He hung up immediately after.Kathryn's grip on the phone tight
However, when Kathryn met Markus's sharp gaze, she shivered. Any thought of escape was immediately forgotten."Are you okay?" When she still remained immobile, Markus's gaze sharpened. Kathryn snapped back to attention at once."I'm fine!" she said as she made her way to his desk. Markus turned his laptop so that she could see the screen, which showed her supporting Chris. It looked like the time when she'd helped Chris back to his room.Kathryn's mind went blank again. Thankfully, before she could figure out how to react, the footage became a mess of black and white dots. Clearly, it had been damaged. Kathryn breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it.Nodding, she told Markus, "That's right, that's what Tally and I saw. We watched the entire night's worth of footage, but we didn't see anyone go in." She should know because she'd been in the room the entire night.Now that the surveillance footage was well and truly damaged, no one except her, Tally, and the security guard they'd bribe
After hanging up, Kathryn cried for a while before going back to her desk. When she reached, her eyes were still red, which prompted one of her colleagues, Janet, to ask in concern, "Ms. Michaels, are you crying?""No, no, I'm not!" Kathryn spoke with a serious expression as she shook her head.Janet nodded and patted her on the shoulder. "If you're stressed, feel free to take some time off."Everyone in Albert Group knew that working directly under Chris wasn't easy. They might earn more than anyone else in the company, but they were also under more pressure. Only the best of the best were able to work with him without getting depressed. Kathryn gave Janet a grateful look. "Thanks. I'll go ask for some time off now." If she didn't get the day off, she would probably die of fright soon.Janet nodded. They exchanged a few more words before she went back to her desk.Kathryn wrote a letter to request some time off work and took it to Markus' office. She wasn't sure how the restoration w
Shock after shock tested Kathryn's limits. At that moment, her mind was reeling, paralyzed with fear. She didn't think she'd be able to take this any longer. Chris, on the other hand, didn't look happy when he heard that Markus had found the best person for the job. "It's too late," he said, brows deeply furrowed.Kathryn had no idea what he was talking about, but Markus did. It had been a month since they'd left Northvale, and that woman should be finding out whether she was pregnant or not by now. Once she found out, the worst outcome for Chris would be if she turned up on his doorstep pregnant with his child."So what should we do now?" Markus asked.Chris refused to marry any woman his stepmother set him up with. "She's been planning for this for a long time," he said, smiling coldly. "We'll just have to ruin her plans." How would she set him up with another woman when he was already married?Kathryn was completely perplexed, while Markus knew exactly what Chris was talking about