Last night, Jessica's life had undergone a dramatic change. She just wanted a few moments of peace to think about how she should face her future.Kathryn wanted to say something, but when she noticed how lonely Jessica looked, she simply nodded."Call me if you need anything. I'll help you.""Kathryn!" Jessica looked at Kathryn as she stood up from her seat.Kathryn frowned. "What's wrong?""As a family, we are not worthy enough for you to make exceptions for. Just enjoy your own life." Some people would help their family because their family was worthy to do so, but Jessica thought their family wasn't."They don't deserve it, but you do." Jessica was the only person in her family whom Kathryn thought worthy of her help."I don't need it," Jessica replied determinedly. It was the first time in years that she spoke to Kathryn like that. Jessica had always been submissive when she dealt with Wendy's troubles. She didn't want Kathryn to repeat her mistakes. She didn't want Wendy
Kathryn didn't bother to fetch Wendy. She thought Wendy would only pester her about her marriage or continue to harass Jessica.It was already 11:30 am when Kathryn arrived at Ascot Racecourse. A server approached her as soon as she stepped out of the car. "Are you Ms. Michaels?""Yes.""Mr. Albert is waiting for you." The server led the way respectfully.Kathryn nodded. "Thanks."Kathryn had been to Ascot Racecourse several times but still wasn't familiar with it. After a few turns, they arrived at a building adorned with glass and lavish decorations. Kathryn had never been to this building.Kathryn was then brought to a room. She heard noises from the room before she even went in. The people inside seemed to be playing card games.The server knocked on the door. Someone inside opened it immediately. Kathryn instantly frowned when she caught a whiff of the strong cigarette smell inside the room. They were playing card games, indeed. Kathryn could see the table with cards insi
Kathryn had a hunch as to why Amelia was unfriendly toward her."Have a seat. I think they'll probably play a few more rounds." Hannah handed a cup of tea to Kathryn.Kathryn smiled and accepted it. "Thank you.""So, Mrs. Albert, how did you know Chris?"Both Evelyn and Amelia turned to look at Kathryn as Hannah finished asking. Her question came abruptly. Kathryn didn't expect that Chris didn't hide her identity from them.Earlier, Marco had also addressed her as "Mrs. Albert." It meant that Chris had told them that Kathryn, his wife, would be joining them. Kathryn wasn't sure if telling her that she was Chris' assistant was appropriate. She thought that it might embarrass him. Hannah smiled awkwardly as she realized Kathryn had kept silent. "Is it inconvenient for you to answer it? I'm sorry."A disdainful smile crossed Amelia's lips upon hearing Hannah's words. "Seems like Chris found her from nowhere.""Amelia, what are you talking about?" Hannah's tone grew serious.Ame
Kathryn didn't know how to play card games at first, but she learned as she always had to accompany Chris to various engagements, per Markus' order.When playing with Chris' clients, she was taught not to win against them, and she had never won a game before."Sure. You can have all the winnings." Chris was stunned for a second but nodded immediately after. He then ruffled her hair dotingly, and everyone saw it.Kathryn nodded. "Okay!"Her interest in the game grew as she heard she could keep all the winnings.A smile crossed Chris' lips as he saw Kathryn's behavior. He took his phone and left the room. Kathryn looked at the cards Chris got. Marco looked toward her. "Kathryn, have you never won a game before?"Marco suspected she had never won a game. He wondered if she could win after asking a question like that.Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, I've never won before."She was honest, but Marco and Victor thought she was just a beginner. However, Kathryn wasn't. To their surprise, she
Kathryn had no idea why Chris introduced her to his friends that day, but she was sure that it wasn't only to acknowledge her identity as his wife.That afternoon, they had roasted mutton for lunch. Kathryn was okay with it. Chris took care of her the entire time. He also served the mutton for her himself.As they were enjoying their meal, an unexpected guest arrived. It was Mia."Mia." Amelia stood up and asked her to have a seat.Mia's gaze briefly landed on Chris before finally resting on Kathryn. Kathryn finally understood the reason why Amelia was unfriendly to her. It was because Amelia and Mia knew each other.Mia's appearance made everyone present tense. They were all aware of the history between Chris and Mia."Is this enough?" Chris' gaze was set upon Kathryn. He seemed unbothered by Mia. Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, it's enough. You should hurry up and eat as well."The roasted mutton had to be consumed while still warm. It wouldn't taste as good once it turned cold. Ka
Chris walked out with Kathryn, leaving an embarrassed Mia. Amelia looked at her with sympathy and said, "Don't take it to heart, Mia. She's just some country girl that Chris is putting on an act with!"Amelia had looked into Kathryn before. Kathryn was a girl who studied her way out of the countryside. Amelia thought it was ridiculous that Kathryn aimed to marry into a wealthy family with her unimpressive appearance.Meanwhile, Mia tried her best to hold back her tears. Chris' sudden exit left Victor, Travis, and Marco embarrassed too. Marco glanced at Hannah and told her, "Take care of Ms. Davis, Hannah.""Okay." Hannah reacted quickly and started cutting up Mia's mutton for her.However, she was very annoyed by how Mia showed up uninvited. Even if they'd dated in the past, Chris was married now! She was only staying silent for her boyfriend's sake."Eat up, Mia!" Hannah placed the lamb in Mia's bowl. But Mia didn't touch it. Instead, Mia scanned the room and asked, "So
Those three words were very cold. It was clear what he felt about Mia's attitude.Kathryn's mouth twitched. "She was crying a lot." When Kathryn said that, she had no idea how to judge Mia. It was bad enough that she followed them there, but crying too? Kathryn found it ridiculous. Chris looked at her. "Am I supposed to comfort her?" His words were so cold it almost gave her chills.Kathryn's face twisted. "No. What I meant was, you two don't seem like exes at all! Why didn't you just go to her if you needed a wife so much in the beginning?"Judging by Mia's attitude, she clearly didn't want to break up with him at all. And now … "Shut up!" Chris' tone somehow got even colder, scaring Kathryn into freezing up.She was just telling the truth. She had no idea why Chris was angry again. But she didn't dare provoke him for the sake of her house, so she dropped the subject."Alright, I'll stop asking about it," Kathryn reassured him. "Don't be mad, okay?"Chris shot her a co
It happened so suddenly. After Adrian left, Kathryn thought the matter was settled. Who knew that he'd actually try to get the doctor responsible for that report fired?Remembering that Markus was coming for Tally, Kathryn wanted to text her. But Chris was looking at her threateningly, so she didn't dare move a muscle.Chris' gaze got even colder when she didn't respond again. "Answer me!""I-I don't know!" Kathryn almost cried. What could she say? Everything she said could make things worse! The only way out of this … was to dodge the question!However, Chris clearly wasn't going to let her do that. Kathryn heard the hiss of a match being lit much faster than usual. From that alone, she could tell how much Chris was suppressing his anger. Kathryn wished she could jump out of the car and escape."You don't know?" Chris asked. The murderous intent in those three words made him sound like Satan himself. Kathryn wanted to nod, but Chris was so scary that she couldn't say a word.