Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 26

Chapter 26:

The girl was dressed head-to-toe in the latest Chanel couture, with a few daring purple highlights streaking through her hair. She looked bold, trendy, and unmistakably confident.

Fiona scolded, “Tess, mind your manners in front of Mr. Watson.”

“Mom! It’s the first time I’ve ever seen Henrik with anyone! Can’t I show a little excitement?”

Tess Byrd bounded over to Khloe, who quickly pieced things together.

This was Fiona’s daughter, and given Fiona’s high status as Henrik’s nanny, Tess was practically family—a sister to Henrik in all but blood.

“Pleasure to meet you.” With a calm, elegant smile, Khloe extended her hand. “I’m Khloe Evans.”

dancing as she took in Khloe’s

kind of woman could capture Henrik’s attention, let alone his heart. The man had always seemed

Tess took in Khloe’s ethereal beauty and graceful confidence, she found herself genuinely impressed. In her eyes, Khloe was stunning—the perfect match for

be overlooked, and that was

calling you a disgrace to your family. But seeing you now, I can tell it’s all baseless gossip. Doesn’t it make you want to fight back

gave a

might have sounded direct, but Khloe knew she was probing—curious to

set against her, it wasn’t hard to imagine she would lean heavily on Henrik’s influence

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“Of course, I’ll retaliate. I’ll rely on Henrik’s support if I need to, but I know my boundaries. This is between me and

by Khloe’s frankness. She coughed to hide her reaction, but inwardly, her

told, Khloe’s

for Khloe to sit beside him. Their engagement was just a front,

continued in

naturally leaning against his shoulder—a habit formed over the past week. Her body softened as she

her waist with practiced ease, the two of them radiating