I smiled faintly, meeting Chris‘ cool, clear gaze, and said, “Thank you,
I wanted to thank him for looking after my parents.
Chris shook his head. He said it was what he owed.
Chris.”
+25 BONUS
If it hadn’t been for me and.
father helping him back then, he might have died in some forgotten corner of the
world by now.
The trending topics on social media kept escalating.
It started with the rumors that Jenny was Nathan’s mistress, and now it had shifted to attacking me, calling me heartless and ungrateful. Just yesterday, the paparazzi snapped a photo of Chris and me at the airport. Now, they were claiming I had been cheating all along, and that was the real reason Nathan and I had broken up.
I couldn’t help but laugh as I looked down at my phone. Just then, a message from Jenny sent through a fake account, popped up.
It was a photo of her spending the night at the mountainside villa.
“Last night, Nathan asked me to stay over. What do you think he’ll do tonight? Nathan is a man with a strong sense of responsibility, and now that the chains are off… Lois, your husband is mine now.”
She was trying to provoke me, but I no longer cared.
Chris poured me a cup of tea and glanced at my phone screen with concern before speaking in a low voice, “Ms. Caldwell, I will make sure you get the justice you deserve.”
I didn’t answer him, instead asking, “I heard my father has introduced you to many high–society ladies and wants you to settle down. Why did you refuse?”
Chris was caught off guard by my question. He lowered his gaze and absentmindedly ran his fingers along the edge of the teacup.
