Married a Secret Billionaire

Chapter 1438

“You…”

Lena sat quietly, absentmindedly twirling a fork in her hand, and then she chuckled.

“You want to discuss the email incident, don’t you?” Chris inquired. “I’m aware of the nasty rumors circulating within the Thompson Group, but Zuko has identified the culprit. Those rumors will naturally die down.

“Lena, I don’t see you as the type to manipulate others for personal gain, especially by cozying up to the wealthy. So, I believe there’s nothing improper happening between you and the director.”

“That’s what I wanted to discuss.” Her voice was gentle. “There’s actually something between… us.”

“What?”

“Chris…” She emphasized, “He’s my father.”

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After dinner, Chris left the condo and headed to the beach alone.

The autumn sea breeze carried a distinct chill, and the bright moon above resembled a teardrop from the sky.

His thoughts were in turmoil, and he sought the brisk sea breeze to find solace.

couldn’t fathom what Lena had

had connections to the underworld. Her reputation wasn’t

on that ship, falling into my mother’s hands. In return for a favor, my mother saved Lina and gave her

gun when I first saw

for her so deeply now, right? You even questioned my ***ual orientation. Ha… It’s not like

head lowered as he took a

read her

glimpsed that thick, enigmatic book a few times at the Thompsons’, but Lena was meticulous. She never left her diary unattended—it was

filled with admiration and adoration for Nicholas.

Lena’s entries followed Krystal’s.

flipped through the diary’s pages, suspicion crept

family appeared to be her

himself to tell

finally understood why Lena’s eyes sparkled when she spoke

had knelt in a certain direction that morning when he was

day of

had lost her

it was precisely because she had lost her mother that Nicholas and Lina meant