Outside the room, Kathleen knitted her brows.
She didn't know why Samuel was looking for Ashley.
Nonetheless, she let the matter go and walked away from the door.
Meanwhile, the conversation in the room went on.
"We haven't found anything all these years. How come there's suddenly news about her now?” Samuel wondered out loud, a solemn look evident on his face.
"Here's what happened, Mr. Macari. After Ashley was kidnapped back then, the Zeller family kept quiet about it because they were worried that something would happen to her again. They also forbade anyone in the family from spreading the news. It is said that Ashley was so traumatized to the point of losing part of her memories. Thus, the Zeller family kept the incident a secret for her sake. However, someone managed to dig this up some time ago, which allowed us to follow the clues and find her," Tyson explained.
Samuel nodded. "It's a good thing she's alive."
Otherwise, he would feel guilty about it for the rest of his life.
"Mr. Macari, I have another piece of information." Tyson paused before continuing, "Ashley is Luna Zeller's niece. The former is very favored by the Zeller family since her parents had her in their autumn years."
"I got it. I owe her for this incident, after all. It doesn't matter whose niece she is," Samuel said calmly.
"Do I need to inform Mrs. Macari about this?"
Shaking his head, Samuel advised, "There is no need for now."
"All right. I understand," Tyson said, bobbing his head.
"Do not let anyone know of this," reminded Samuel with a deep voice.
Once again, Tyson nodded.
There was no way he would tell anyone about this.
After a while, the two men came out of the study together.
When Samuel returned to the bedroom, Kathleen was nowhere to be found.
He immediately came back out and went downstairs.
Kathleen was sitting by the dining table, having her breakfast quietly.
"You're awake?" Samuel uttered as he walked over to her.
Kathleen simply nodded without saying anything.
"Does your head hurt?" Samuel asked out of concern.
"Yes." Taking a gulp of her juice, Kathleen remarked, "Your head would hurt if you drank, too."
Her words amused Samuel. "Didn't you ban me from
drinking?"
He had listened to her well and abstained from alcohol totally.
In response, Kathleen let out a light snort.
Samuel sat down, studying her carefully.
Noticing that there weren't any visible changes in her mood, he figured she had forgotten about last night.
While Kathleen was eating nonchalantly, her phone rang.
"Hello?" she said into the phone.
Federick's excited voice came from the other end of the line. "Kate, it's me. Are you at the hospital today? I'll visit you with Madeline. I have something urgent to tell you."
Something urgent?
"Okay," Kathleen agreed instantly. "I'll go to the hospital and wait for you there." "Okay." After that, Federick cut the call, and Kathleen put down her phone.
"What's the matter?" Samuel inquired.
"Federick wants to see me for something urgent. He said he's coming with Madeline. I don't know what happened," said Kathleen with a frown.
"I'll go with you to the hospital."
Kathleen gave him a side-eye and teased, "You're by my side all the time. Are you giving up on your company now?"
Samuel stared at her.
"If you keep doing this, your employees might accuse me of seducing you and keeping you from going to work," Kathleen argued. "You don't need to come with me. I'll be fine on my own."
After all, she was a grown-up now.
Pursing his lips, Samuel gave in. "All right." "Bye!" Kathleen gave him a peck on the cheek and reminded him, "Be careful with your wrist."
In an instant, the nervousness Samuel had been feeling the entire night dissipated because of her action.
"Okay. I'm going to work now." After kissing her lips lightly, he stood up and headed out.
Tyson was already waiting in the car outside.
With Samuel gone, Kathleen heaved a sigh of relief.
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