Chapter 690:

“It looks good,” Carrie said simply, not wanting to discourage her. Marina seemed pleased but wasn’t done.

“There’s another dress in this color but with a slightly different style. How about we wear—”

Matching outfits?” Carrie blinked, caught off guard. Matching outfits? When had they become this close?

Without waiting for a response, Marina held up the alternate dress, waving it in front of Carrie. “Doesn’t this look great?”

Kristopher’s gaze, however, never left Carrie. His eyes softened as he watched her, a flicker of something unspoken in his expression. Noticing this, Daxton shifted subtly, stepping between them to block Kristopher’s view. He handed the dress Marina had chosen to a shop assistant and said to Carrie, “It really does look nice. If you like it, I’ll buy it for you as a gift.”

Daxton wanted to push the limits and see if Carrie would accept his gesture in front of Kristopher. Sometimes, a debt becomes so heavy that no amount of repayment can ever balance the scales. And that was precisely what he intended.

respond, Kristopher held up a different dress, his voice calm but deliberate. “This one suits you better.” The dress in his hand was a masterpiece—a champagne base adorned with intricate crimson and indigo patterns inspired by ancient

had been hidden behind them, unnoticed until now. But the moment Carrie’s eyes

She genuinely liked it.

her wardrobe already held a few purple pieces, it wasn’t because she was particularly attached to the color. It was simply that purple happened to suit her best out of all the

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didn’t like the feeling that Kristopher knew her

quickly turned her gaze, her tone cool and dismissive. “Do all CEOs think they know best? You assume everything has to be what you think. I don’t like

in her eyes hadn’t gone unnoticed—by Kristopher, Daxton, or Kyson. Only Marina, blissfully oblivious,

the purple dress to the shop assistant. “Wrap it

made for an elegant figure like yours.” The boutique designer had come downstairs after overhearing the commotion. Her eyes lit up as she took in Carrie’s appearance. “I didn’t want to open a shop

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