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.”

want everyone to see that I’m not the bad person that woman is

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

don’t speak to her like that,”

me,” Millie said before walking out

behind her, she pulled out her

I have some more information that might interest you. Oh God,

time Thalassa and Luisa had seen her in person was on the day they went shopping together

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Chapter 41

York.

wanted Luisa to take a job at the Baltimore branch of TT Fashioh,

job, and when she landed the position at Miller

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

with every important piece of information about the moves Kris and his mother were making to save the dying

stay steps ahead of them to continue sinking their company. She couldn’t have done it all without

Luisa!” Millie gushed that night when she arrived a Thalassa

both said as they engulfed

Millie said after they pulled back from

bemused look.

look so wonderful, Luisa. Is

rolled her eyes.

to see you guys again,” Luisa smiled, engulfing them in another hug. Just then, the

rang.

must be Zeke. He told me he was

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let out a gasp. “Zeke?”

to get the

shook her head. “No. Everything

saw her,

stiffened but could only let out a desperate sigh. It had

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

couldn’t help but

been all these years, Millie?” Zeke asked

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