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.”

into his arms. “It’s okay,

but the funny thing was, he didn’t even know exactly what was making him feel so upset.

out we would be going to that event. We made sure that nobody knew we would

respond, wanting them to just end that subject.

do about the bid price? You know that the fashion house

Kris cut her off. “I’ll take care of the payment, Mum. But please ensure

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

Do you want to meet up

to the club, but he was glad for the invitation. He needed

his way inside. His friends were sitting at their usual VIP table and

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

and chucking it down his throat. The memory of Thalassa’s

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Chapter 48

her nothing but a liar flushed

believe she made your mother bid away

make my mum bid anything. It

“But in my opinion, you shouldn’t have confronted your sister the way you did, to the extent of even asking her

walking by suddenly stopped and stared at him.

him for a few seconds before he remembered. A frown marred his face.

say it with such a lack of enthusiasm?” Clark chuckled. “Don’t tell me you aren’t happy

and I were never friends,” Kris reminded him as he poured himself another shot

aside when she chose you, remember? So what’s the

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

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