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“I am heading upstairs to pack,” he said, nodding briefly to Billie before disappearing up the staircase.
As his footsteps faded, Lise suddenly spoke up, her voice calculated. “Kristopher, | heard Carrie went to Isonridge
as well. Are you planning to see her?”
Billie's expression darkened instantly. Her gaze sharpened as it turned to Kristopher. “If she is in Isonridge, let
her stay there. It is better that she remains occupied with her own affairs, far from here. Kristopher, you need to
avoid getting entangled with her again. It would only drag Lise into unnecessary complications. Besides, there is
no future for you and Carrie.”
A weight settled in Kristopher’s chest, but his face betrayed nothing. He met Billie’s gaze with a steely calm.
“Mom, you are overthinking this. | have no idea where she is, nor do I care. | am on my own now, focused solely
on the company’s new projects. The Norris Group has entered untested waters lately, and if we succeed, it could
mark a new era for us. The company has been stagnant for too long, and if we do not push forward, we risk
being eclipsed by others.”
Billie studied him for a moment, her stern expression softening ever so slightly. His resolve seemed genuine, and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe practicality of his words reassured her somewhat. Given the way things had unraveled between him and
Carrie, reconciliation was nothing more than a distant fantasy. Even if he dared to hope, Carrie's forgiveness was
a door that seemed permanently closed.
She gave a small nod. “Have you settled everything concerning Lise?”
Kristopher opened his mouth to reply, but Oliver, ever efficient, stepped forward smoothly. “Mrs. Norris, please
rest assured. | have already conducted a thorough investigation into Lise’s background. Any potential issues
have been addressed, and her reputation will remain impeccable.”
Upon hearing that, Kristopher picked up his pace and walked ahead. He found it simple to look into others, but
he had never taken the opportunity to investigate Lise. All of his knowledge about her throughout the years
cfrom what she had shared with him directly. The perception he had of her was an illusion she had created.
This time, Kristopher asked Oliver to look into things only because Billie pushed for the removal of all of Lise’s
past negative experiences. Kristopher believed that the issues needing concealment were connected to Carrie,
so he directed Oliver to maintain a backup for his later examination.
What he found was surprising. That seemingly delicate and naive woman was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing,
much like her wayward father, if not more so. Throughout her school years, she had been a defiant teenager who
bullied her classmates in various ways.
Now, just looking at Lise made him feel disgusted. His previous feelings of sympathy and pity for her seemed
ridiculous. In reality, it was Carrie who truly deserved his compassion. However, he had repeatedly caused pain
to Carrie for the sake of such a woman.
Memories rushed back to him... Carrie reached out to him after getting hurt in a fire, while he chose to remain
with Lise and ignored her call. On the set, he leveraged his financial power to take the roles that Carrie had
worked hard to secure, and in his rush to get Lise to the hospital, he accidentally knocked Carrie down. The
events unfolded consecutively, and despite his ability to see through everything, he remained oblivious to Lise’s
poor performance each time.
Kristopher entered his room and shut the door behind him. He approached the sink, turned on the tap, and
splashed water on his face in an effort to soothe his mind. As he gazed at his reflection, he suddenly grasped the
meaning behind all the emotional accusations Carrie had directed at him. But what was the point of
understanding at this moment? All the harm to Carrie had already been done, and he couldn't even hold Lise
accountable for her behavior.
Without warning, he lifted his fist and struck the mirror, breaking it immediately.
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