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.”

quickly pulled her into his arms. “It’s okay, Mum.

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

to that event. We made sure that nobody knew we would be accepting the invitation. Nothing can convince me that she was there by coincidence,” his mother

wanting them to

his mother started saying hesitantly. “What are we going to do about the bid

her off. “I’ll take care of the payment, Mum. But

rang. Pulling it out, he saw Alden’s name

you okay? Do you want to meet up at the club to talk

club, but he was

he parked his car in the lot of the luxury club and made his way inside. His friends were sitting at their usual VIP table and beckoned

that your family was mistreating her, it was all true?” Alden asked

to his mouth and chucking it down his throat. The

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Chapter 48

nothing but a liar flushed into

made your mother bid away that amount,” Henry

anything. It was

shouldn’t have confronted your sister

could say anything, a man who was walking by suddenly stopped and stared at him. “Kris Miller? Is that

before he

chuckled. “Don’t tell me

reminded him as he poured himself

the same woman? I stepped aside when she chose you,

table, and without waiting for an

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