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.

fathom what Lena

the underworld. Her

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

recognized that gun when I

understand why I care for her so deeply now, right? You even questioned my ***ual orientation. Ha… It’s not like that. She’s my sister, and Nicholas is my father.

beach railing, his head lowered as

read her

few times at the Thompsons’, but Lena was meticulous. She never left her diary unattended—it was always with her. Thus, he had only seen its cover by

diary contained Krystal’s writings, filled with admiration and adoration for Nicholas. She described his heroic

Lena’s entries followed Krystal’s.

through the diary’s pages, suspicion

one-sided. Lena treating Nicholas and Lina as family appeared to be

couldn’t bring himself to tell her

Lena’s eyes sparkled when she

direction that

day

had lost her

mother