Chapter 55

Everyone in the room was instantly in shock.

Kristin turned out to be James‘ woman….

No wonder she turned down 8 million. Since she had borne James‘ love child, even a sum of several hundred million would have been easy to secure, let alone a mere 8 million.

“You should step out for a bit.” James told Kristin to leave.

Kristin stood there, dazed, looking at James. Was it really him that night?

She fled the room in panic and holed up in the bathroom for ages, splashing her face with cold.

water non–stop.

All these years, she was tormented by the memories of that night, like a nightmare, gnawing away at her soul.

During her five years in prison, she had that terrible dream almost every night, dreaming of hands groping her wildly, and then dragging her down to hell.

She hated herself for not staying sober that night or sinking with the drugged drinks.

What Kristin couldn’t come to terms with the most was that, she had given up resisting at the end. She was actually responding to him.

“Kris, you okay?” Yara asked quietly when Kristin returned with her hair all wet.

Kristin just shook her head.

“The HR department wants us to fill out our personal information, you should do it.”

Kristin took the form, glanced at it, and took a deep breath.

That survey was so detailed, it even asked if you were single.

In the name field, Kristin was about to write her name but thought better of it and wrote Kristin Collins instead.

The name “Kristin Turner” had followed her for over twenty years. For the first twenty, it was a badge of pride. But these last few years, it had become a label of disgrace.

The Turner family hated her but wouldn’t let her go. She had been kicked out by the Turner family, so keeping that surname was pointless.

After filling out the form, Kristin handed it back to Yara.

“It’s a really nice name.”

Kristin just smiled and said nothing.

She stayed at the front desk until 10 PM. Once the night shift person arrived, Kristin could leave.

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tonight, so she won’t be going

and planned to

her clothes, Kristin stepped outside, hesitated for a long time, but decided to

to clear

her designated parking spot, Kristin curled up

mentioned an old phone, but she hadn’t had the chance to get a SIM

to continue to stay here, but if not, she couldn’t be sheltered by Harriet anymore, especially since she had promised to help Harriet when

at the club. There won’t be any mistakes,” the

seeing

that they were intimidated by James‘ status.

nervously peeking out. With so many people around,

glanced in the rearview mirror, he saw a fuzzy head buried in legs, huddled

about to drive off, but James spoke in a deep voice, “Get out.”

assistant paused. “Mr. Bryce, aren’t we

the car and gestured for the

also watched James, not understanding what was going

them all go back,” James frowned, disliking such pomp and

and left with

empty, James leaned against the car door and

hid for a while longer, then peered out to see James looking in her direction. Startled,

he was waiting to see what Kristin

up and walked

James looked at

six years ago?” Kristin

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he wouldn’t give a

swan that shone

seemed

James asked. He

to take that swan–like

back then, Kristin was too

just had to wait and see her edges smoothed, her

didn’t reply. She hoped that nothing had happened that night, but that wasn’t realistic.

you do if I say it was me? Blackmail,

dropped her head

who

James, continuing, “I don’t want anything… If it was you, could you

eyes,

woman was still as ever

his father for a medical examination,” Kristin quickly explained, worried James might misunderstand.

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