Chapter 1210

The call connected. "Ronald?"

Brittany and Hannah were already fast asleep, but Kari, restless and troubled, was wide awake. Hearing Ronald's voice on the phone took her by surprise. "You're done with work?" "Come downstairs."

Kari blinked in confusion. "I'm not at home."

"I'm outside the Salter residence." Ronald's voice was laden with a certain heaviness. "Kari, I've missed you."

A shiver ran through Kari as she tossed the blankets aside and got out of bed. Peering through the window, she spotted a black car parked outside, and there, leaning against it, was the man himself. Ronald looked thinner, his features sharp and cold as ever, making him seem unapproachable.

"Wait for me."

Without bothering to change out of her pajamas, Kari threw on a coat and tiptoed down the stairs, only to bump into Isaac.

"Mr. Salter, you're still up?"

Considering the hour, she had assumed Isaac would be asleep.

"Just finished a meeting." Isaac, clad in loungewear, noticed Kari's outfit and frowned slightly. "What's this about?"

"Ah... -"

Kari struggled to find an appropriate response.

be happening, Isaac simply said, "Be

moved past

haggard he looked, with dark circles under his eyes. Her heart clenched painfully. "How long has it been since you've slept?" Ronald

had promised

waist, his voice was hoarse. "Stay

working non-stop and had barely managed to find a night

stopped struggling, her voice tinged with emotion. "You

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socializing, which often involved drinking and smoking. There had been an incident where he ended up in the hospital with a bleeding stomach, and

had forbidden him from

seemed happy to be under her care and had truly

been stressed. It's hard

on him and

me for a

is the

his grip slightly, the coldness in

her cheeks flushing.

took her hand. "Let's

to

in the back-probably work he had just finished, She felt a pang of sympathy. "You've just recovered, and now you're back to working so hard. Can you

"It's manageable."

car, gripping Kari's

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