A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 296:

You had mentioned Joyce a few days ago, but when I saw this news today and thought of those two people, I couldn’t help but think of her. Cathy took a steadying breath, as if bracing herself. “Kristopher, why don’t we help those two deceased individuals? Let’s confirm their identities and find their families so they can finally rest in peace.”

The words “rest in peace” caused Kristopher’s brows to furrow deeply. If anyone else had spoken of caring for last night’s accident victims, he might have regarded them as compassionate. But the victims were himself and Belinda.

With that in mind, he couldn’t help but frown. Had someone else uttered those words, he would suspect an ulterior motive—an attempt to dissociate themselves from the crime by feigning concern. Yet it was Cathy who had spoken them. She had always embodied gentleness and kindness.

Five years ago, at eighteen, she had rescued him from the beach and tended him devotedly. Four years ago, when her sister took her own life, Cathy knelt before her parents for two days and nights, fasting in her grief. Three years ago, unwilling to burden him with her terminal illness, she vanished overnight to seek treatment abroad alone.

It was hard for Kristopher to reconcile this selfless Cathy with the manipulative figure Marc had described. He was even less inclined to believe she would take pleasure in causing harm and then twist the circumstances to her advantage. Yet all the evidence lay plainly before him.

twitched as he spoke in a flat, emotionless tone. “Those two have nothing to do with us. There’s no need to

quietly drop the subject and wait for a better time to revisit it. But this time, her voice

“Their families are probably worried sick about them. I just want to offer a bit of kindness

in Kristopher’s gaze. “Then arrange for someone to

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have no interest in tracking

end of the line, Cathy was taken aback by his dismissive stance. After a brief silence, she replied with a forced smile, “Kristopher,

know I’ve recently started my own jewelry business and it’s taking

out of such trivial matters.” He ended the

leaned against the bed, phone in hand, words still on her lips. The abrupt busy signal made her brow crease in confusion. “He just hung up