Chapter 41

Kris dropped Alden off at his company before driving to his own, Miller Textiles.

“Sir, your mother is inside waiting for you,” Millie, his secretary, informed him when he arrived at her desk. “1 told her you didn’t say when you would come back, but she insisted on waiting.‘

“Thanks, Millie,” Kris nodded before making his way into the office.

As soon as his mother saw him, she got up to give him a hug. “Oh dear, I really don’t like it when you’re upset with me.” 1

Kris sighed, hugging her back. “I don’t either, Mum.”

“Will you forgive me for not telling you the truth?” his mother asked once they pulled back from the hug “1 thought I was doing what was best for our family.”

For her sake, Kris flashed a smile. “You know I can’t be mad at you for long.”

They hugged again before his mother said, “But that’s not the only reason I came here.”

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. Kris went to sit in his chair as his mother also sat down in one of the visitor chairs. “Why are you here then,

Mum?”

A knock sounded on the door, and Millie entered with a folder in hand. “Here’s the report you requested earlier,

sir.”

While Millie was placing the folder on the table, his mother continued speaking,

“Son, I’m really worried about how our stocks and sales are falling. And now there’s a portion of the internet that has turned against me because of the video that lowlife posted.”

Kris felt his nostrils flare at the insult directed at Thalassa, but he reined in his temper.

what do you suggest, Mum?” Kris asked with a sigh, He was honestly exhausted and could think of nothing at the moment.

“I’ve decided to accept the invitation for the Silverline charity function, which is in two days.”

Kris was surprised. “You’ve never accepted their invitation before.”

see that I’m not the bad person that woman is manipulating them to think I am. I’m hopeful

mother paused as she turned a glare to Millie. “You’ve already brought the document. What

her like that,”

Millie said before walking out of

her, she pulled out her phone and dialed a

might interest you. Oh God, I can’t wait

years ago. The last time Thalassa and Luisa had seen her in person was on the day they went shopping together before

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York.

they’d lost touch. It wasn’t until one year ago that Thalassa had decided to reach out to her again. She’d wanted Luisa to take a job at the Baltimore branch of TT Fashioh, but that was when Millie revealed she was working for Kris as his

for a job, and when she landed the position at Miller Textiles, it had been too late to

had even offered to quit her job if that was what Thalassa wanted, but Thalassa told her not to because she would

of information about the moves Kris

Thalassa had managed to stay steps ahead of them to continue sinking

gushed that night when she

said as they engulfed each other in a group

so different!” Millie said after they pulled back from

feigned a bemused look.

Fabulous different!” Millie chuckled, then turned to Luisa. “You also look so wonderful, Luisa. Is there something in the weather in New York that’s different from

eyes. “You also

smiled, engulfing them

rang.

He told me he was coming

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out

get

shook her head.

you?” Zeke exclaimed when he saw her,

could only let out a desperate sigh.

Zeke began saying once they broke the hug, pausing to think of a word.

but blush. “Thank

how have you been all these years,

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