Chapter 425:

The man laughed, low and guttural. “Your parents? They just sold the company for scraps.”

“If they knew you were here, why would they have left you wandering alone in the parking lot?”

He shoved her into the back seat with little effort, his strength unnervingly effortless. Before she could utter another word, he stuffed a rag into her mouth.

Meanwhile, at the Norris Group building, Kristopher and Carrie arrived in a sleek black car driven by Oliver.

Kristopher turned to Carrie, a faint smile softening his otherwise sharp features. Leaning in, he planted a kiss on her forehead. “Don’t wait up for me tonight. Finish your work, get some rest. I’ve got a contract to sign.”

Carrie, ever composed, tilted her head up, adjusting his shirt collar with an almost instinctive grace. “Not in Orkset?”

back tomorrow, and we can have dinner

hers in a way that seemed almost unconscious. For the first time, he realized that

“Okay,” Carrie responded quietly.

Carrie followed his progress to the door with her gaze, then shifted her attention and settled

Norris, shall we return to Bayview Villa?” Oliver asked, looking at Carrie

Her phone buzzed.

the screen and hesitated. Then she said,

on her screen displayed

about dinner? Please don’t find a reason to

her somehow. When Kristopher had mentioned it, it hadn’t seemed

every cloud has a silver lining. Since Daxton was practically family, there was no reason to avoid him. Otherwise, as Mrs. Norris, meeting a

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