Michael spoke with an unusually light and joking tone.
Since completely letting go of everything tied to his family, he had become nothing in name—but he was also free of all restraints. Instead, his mood felt easier than ever.
Winnie looked at him, her eyes full of sweetness.
Yet inside, her emotions were tangled, and her heart ached for him even more.
"Then why do you have so much time today, coming to have lunch with me?" After a moment's thought, she asked, "Is there something you wanted to talk about?"
"So you noticed."
Michael smiled and leaned forward slightly as she tugged at him.
"I didn't actually come here just for you. I wanted to ask around about Khloe."
"Khloe… did something happen to her?"
Winnie was concerned the moment her name came up.
Earlier, Khloe had even asked Michael to help investigate something. Was she all right in Naraida?
Now that they were family, Michael trusted Winnie and didn't hide anything from her. He told her that Khloe had not been having a peaceful time with Henry these days. The old man had tried to break her and Nick apart, and the two of them had likely been set up again by someone with ulterior motives.
As for who that person was, Michael didn't need to say it out loud. Winnie already knew.
She slapped the table. "Does Clarice ever stop? How can she be so despicable? If she has the ability, she should compete with Khloe fair and square within the Morrison Group! Instead, she uses underhanded tricks and plays dirty!"
"You're right. She really is frightening," Michael said, nodding.
He still hadn't managed to reach Khloe when he went to see Charlotte that morning.
Only just now, while waiting for Winnie, had he finally received Khloe's call.

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