“Madam had gone out early in the morning, but I don’t know where she went. Ms. Yvonne, why don’t you give her a call?” The servant was visibly alarmed.
My hand was still trembling as I took out my phone. I struggled for a while before making the phone call.
“I’m sorry, the number you’ve dialed is not available. Please call again later.”
Is Mom missing again? I sighed. It seemed like a habit for her to disappear whenever something happened. It was as if she was trying to hide from me and the issue surrounding my background. I wanted to talk to her, especially now that Mark had claimed to be my father.
Feeling frustrated and in disbelief, I smashed my phone to the ground. The screen cracked, and I could only think of finding Christopher at that moment.
Seeing Christopher was the only way to keep me calm.
I took a cab to Christopher’s office. This was my first time here. I didn’t come here before everyone knew we were a thing, and I didn’t want to upset Julia. After that, I chose to not come here because I didn’t want to alert the journalists and upset Isabelle in return.
Standing in front of the skyscraper, the security guard stopped me from going in. I didn’t want to explain much so I showed them the newspaper. “I’m Yvonne Tanner, and I’m here to see Christopher Lane.”
“Ms. Goldstein, welcome!” His expression was initially full of disdain, but after hearing what I said, it was almost a one hundred and eighty-degree change in his attitude.
Christopher must have been having back-to-back meetings since morning. Otherwise, he would have known about this news. He took over the newspaper, and shortly after, he was visibly taken aback too. Glancing back at me and the newspaper, it took him a while to process this before slamming the newspaper on the desk with a frown.
“Isn’t this too much of a coincidence? Are you really the eldest daughter of the Goldstein family?” Christopher was shocked.
“I don’t know. Mom left early in the morning, and I didn’t get to ask her.” I shook my head. “This is more shocking to me than you. If Mark is really my father, then why didn’t Mom tell me anything? I’m about to go crazy over all of these.”
“I’m more worried about the fact that you may be Mark’s daughter.” Christopher rested his head on mine and sighed. “There are consequences for Mark to have dealings with the criminals at the borders.”
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