Chapter 48

Chapter 48

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On the other side of the city, the Millers weren’t in the best of moods by the time they arrived home. Susan was the most upset, immediately storming up the stairs to go to her room. Tyler followed shortly.

“See how upset you’ve made Susan? You treated her–us–ike we were strangers while you defended that woman,” his mother accused,

“Mum, what Susan did was uncalled for,” Kris pointed out his mood souring further.

“Uncalled for?” His mother stared at him in disbelief. “Even after that woma attacked me in the organizer’s office and said she would help them sue and disgrace me?”

“What you did wasn’t right either, Mum. What were you thinking, trying to use threats to withdraw your bid?”

“But how do you expect me to pay that amount for that ridiculous painting?”

“Then you shouldn’t have bid for it, Mum,” Kris snapped, much sharper than he’d intended to.

Seeing the hurt look on his mother’s face, he let out a sigh. I’m sorry, Mum, but it’s the truth.”

Karen stepped forward. “But it was Thalassa. She tricked her. She made your mum bid higher.”

Kris felt his temper rising again as he glared at her. “Will you stop blaming Thalassa for everything?”

He turned to his mother. “Mum, you could’ve stopped when you realized she was going too high, but you didn’t. You didn’t think about the situation your company was in

“Enough,” his mother said, beginning to cry. “Why do you want me to feel worse than I already feel? You know I don’t like it when you’re upset with me.”

her into his arms. “It’s okay, Mum.

a lie, but the funny thing was, he didn’t

that event. We made sure that nobody knew we would be accepting the invitation. Nothing can convince me that she was there by

them to just end

are we going to do about the bid price? You know that the fashion house

a breath, Kris cut her off. “I’ll take care of the payment, Mum. But please ensure that nothing like

rang. Pulling it out, he saw Alden’s name on the screen and answered.

okay? Do you want to meet up at the club

club, but he was glad for the

lot of the luxury club and made his way inside. His friends were sitting at their usual

was mistreating her, it was all true?” Alden asked after Kris had given them a summary of what

and chucking it down his throat. The memory of

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Chapter 48

years ago when he called her nothing but a liar flushed

can’t believe she made your mother bid away that amount,”

anything. It was my mother’s

“But in my opinion, you shouldn’t have confronted your sister

walking by suddenly stopped and

he remembered. A frown marred his face.

Clark chuckled. “Don’t tell me

reminded him as he poured himself another

the same woman? I stepped aside when

was a fourth chair at the table, and without waiting for an invitation,

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