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.
"I'm still hungry!" Kathryn grumbled. Roast mutton was her favorite, but that uninvited guest had made even that seem tasteless.Cara was shocked when she heard that Kathryn was still hungry. "Is Mr. Chris back, then?" she asked.The moment Chris was mentioned, Kathryn buried her head in a cushion. In her mind, she cried out, "He's gone off to see his true love!" Yet, all she could utter was a "no."At the thought of his true love, Kathryn was speechless. How did someone with Chris' taste end up with Mia? It was so troublesome!Cara nodded. "Shall I make pasta, then?""Okay," Kathryn said with a nod. She loved pasta, and she thought the pasta she made was great. But Chris didn't seem to like it.And just like that, the cooking skills she'd learned since childhood became worthless.When Cara entered the kitchen, Kathryn hurriedly picked up her phone and tried to call Tally. But then she remembered what Markus had said.Tally was probably in his office right now, so after some
That cold, sharp counter question almost destroyed Tally's defenses, but she held on and said as calmly as possible, "Of course there wasn't?""How so?" How so, indeed. Was she still being stubborn, or was she just plain clueless?"May I remind you that the report is Kathryn's?" Markus continued, his tone growing sharper."Oh, that's true. But I was the one who got it wrong."Markus held that sharp gaze toward her, waiting for whatever she would say next. Tally felt a little guilty because of that, but she held on. "My father was forcing me to marry. I wanted that report for myself, but I accidentally said Kathryn's name during the phone call. That's how the doctor got confused," she lied seriously.Markus said nothing and took a sip of water. His uncaring attitude made it clear that he didn't believe a word of her bullshit. That scared Tally a lot. Even though she kept telling herself she didn't need to be scared because he wasn't her actual boss, Markus was too good at inves