Given what was occurring, Karen was stressed and knew that stressing would not help the situation. She chose simply not to think about Charlie and what he would do, and focus on her daily life.
Coming out of the pet food store, Kevin asked Karen, "Where do you want to go now?"
Karen knew that Kevin was very busy, but she also wanted to be pampered and behave like a spoilt wife in front of her husband.
She took Kevin's arm and shook it. "I want to do some duty-free shopping. Would you like to accompany me?"
Kevin did not say whether he was willing or not. He just opened the door and said, "Get in the car then."
Karen thought that her guise might not have worked, but she saw that Kevin had set the destination on the navigation system as a duty-free shopping mall.
Kevin didn't make time to go shopping in the past. Whatever clothes he wore were all custom made by the Kyle family's private designer and atelier.
Even if it was the material for a piece of underwear, it would be carefully selected and sent to his wardrobe after a delicate manufacturing process.
Hence, when they saw that Kevin was going shopping with Karen, Nick and Amelia, who had been following them, were so surprised that their eyeballs almost popped out.
Nick was to calm down and said, "Amelia, the international video conference was coming to a critical moment. When Director Kevin heard that Karen had been called away by Charlie, he immediately abandoned the group of high-ranking officials from Europe and ran over to the coffee shop. Now he is accompanying her to buy dog food and go shopping. Do you think this is what our Director, Kevin, who does not rest all year round, would do?"
Amelia murmured, "This is not what our fast-paced director would do. But he has been busy for so many years. Now, there is someone who can make him come out occasionally to take a walk."
Nick looked over and said, "Amelia, do you know why Director Kevin had suddenly decided to marry Karen?"
Amelia shook her head and said, "I don't know what Director Kevin was thinking."
Kevin had always been very thoughtful. If he was willing to let them understand more, they would understand him. If he didn't want them to understand anything, then they wouldn't see anything.
Amelia and all the others could not figure out why he and Karen had gotten married.
Nick said, "When Director Kevin decided to marry Karen, you were with him. I think you should know."
Amelia said innocently, "He sent me to do other things when he decided to do this. When I came back, they had already registered for marriage and began living together."
Nick thought for a moment and said, "Do you think we should inform Old Master Kyle regarding this issue first? Old Master Kyle is too old to be surprised this way. What if..."
Amelia looked at Nick and said very seriously, "Director Kevin has his own plans for this matter. It's not something for you to worry about. You and I have been by his side for so many years. I don't need to remind you of his bottom line."
Nick also knew that he shouldn't care too much, so he shut up and stopped talking about letting the old master of the Kyle Family know in advance. He looked at Karen standing before them and said, "From my observation during this period of time, Karen is indeed a great girl. However, Director Kevin has met more outstanding people before, and he didn't want to marry those women. How did he choose to marry Karen?"
Amelia said faintly, "I'm guessing, it may be out of pity."
Three years ago, when Kevin had first met Karen, it was during her most humiliating moment. Karen was drunk and had even vomited all over him.
He thought that there would be no more interaction between them for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect that he would see Karen on the very first day he returned to California three years later.
At that time, Amelia did not recognize Karen. It was difficult to recall someone whom she had only met once three years ago. However, Kevin, who had never remembered people well, recognized Karen at a glance.
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