In fact, Gideon had already realized from the start that Kris had her own agenda but he chose to turn a blind eye to it because she had never done anything too drastic. Moreover, he still needed the support of the Stark Group so he chose not to be clear-cut with everything.
However, Kris had crossed the line this time in regards to Gemma’s incident.
As soon as Kris noticed Gideon walking into her room, she jumped up from her chair to greet him and immediately placed her cell phone aside, “Gideon, I thought you were at the hospital visiting Gemma. Why did you drop by all of a sudden?”
Evidently, Kris was aware of everything that had happened this morning and the night before. She had always knew that Gemma was quite stupid but she didn’t expect the latter to make such a dumb move. She thinks that just because she’s the darling daughter of the Walton Family, she has the right to order me around and instruct me to complete her tasks. Well, guess what? All I had to do was send her the video clip. Then, she ended up getting carried away and impulsively released the footage. Looking at how things are going, I think she’ll be facing imprisonment. Kris was secretly gleeful about it but of course, she didn’t let it show on her face.
Gideon’s expression was thunderous as he looked at the woman in front of him. He narrowed his eyes as he questioned, “Kris, you seem to be hanging out with Gemma a lot lately, yes?” He looked at her with a half-smile on his face.
At this point, Kris’s heart skipped a beat but she remained calm and smiled at him. “Of course; she’s your sister so I regard her as my sister too. We definitely have a good relationship with each other! Besides, Gemma’s quite lovely and I’m happy to be friends with her.”
“Is that so? I’ve always felt that Gemma had a bad temper. She never seemed to have much luck in gaining any true friends.” Gideon tried his hardest to smile and managed to come up with a fake smile that was devoid of emotion. When he made that comment, he intentionally emphasized the word ‘true’.
Kris had a funny feeling upon hearing that; truth was, she would occasionally get this feeling from Gideon. Hence, she bit on her lower lip and asked, “Gideon, are you worried that I’ll get into a fight with Gemma? Don’t worry; she’s our sister so I’ll definitely give in to her. Besides, she just got into that accident and her face is now completely disfigured. No matter what happens, I won’t cause her any unhappiness right now!”
“Who told you that her face is completely disfigured?” Gideon’s expression took a turn and it darkened immediately.
Kris’s heart skipped a beat when she heard his words. No one in the Walton Family had mentioned that to her but after seeing Gemma’s face the other day, she had consulted several plastic surgeons for their opinion. Based on what she was told, it was quite hard for such severe wounds to recover. Moreover, Gemma’s disfigurement was no longer a secret among their social circle. Kris was just slightly careless with her words and had accidentally mentioned this without even realizing it.
She looked at Gideon warily and said, “Everyone seems to be speculating on this but I don’t know who started this. I was just about to inform you, but you appeared before I could call you.”
Gideon pondered over it and realized that there were quite a few doctors and nurses involved in the operation back then, so it was relatively easy for the news to be circulated. And so, he fixed his solemn gaze upon Kris for quite some time before mentioning in a low voice, “Kris, I warned you before to not do anything to upset me. As a consequence of the incident regarding the video clip, the profit you get from the Central Square project will be reduced by half. If you make the same mistake again, then there’s no need for us to continue being in a relationship.”
Gideon’s tone of voice was quite somber and Kris couldn’t control her thudding heartbeat. The cat’s out of the bag once again. She bit on her lower lip and was about to rebuke his words. However, as soon as her eyes met Gideon’s sharp gaze that felt quite penetrating, she suddenly was at a loss of words. Nonetheless, her heart ached when she realized that she would lose half of her profit from the Central Square project.
“There’s one more thing—don’t let Gemma know that her disfigurement is permanent and irreparable. This time, you’d better not cross my limits.”
Suddenly, Gideon placed his hand on Kris’ neck and stroked it. His hand was cold to the touch but it felt smooth and silky. However, all Kris could feel was a sense of fear and she felt as if a snake was slithering around her neck, causing her hair to stand on end. It was only after quite some time that she finally regained her senses and nodded in reply. “I won’t say a word!”
Gideon finally left in good spirits after hearing that.
As soon as he walked out of the room, Kris stumbled and lost all of her energy, causing her to nearly fall to the ground. Fortunately, she had held on to the side of her office table so she didn’t end up on the floor.
They’re all monsters! Both Gemma and Gideon are the same! If it weren’t for the future benefits she could reap from them, Kris would have given up a long time ago.
However, she envisioned the day the Stark Group could finally belong to her, so she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists determinedly. All of a sudden, she turned her head and looked at the cell phone she had flung aside on her office table.
She was previously on the phone with Gemma before Gideon arrived. After noticing him walk in, she had flung the phone aside but she hadn’t hung up the call. She suddenly realized with a start that she had had an intense conversation with Gideon, but… Kris couldn’t control her heart from beating wildly and she immediately grabbed the phone to look at the screen, only to see the display showing that the call had ended. Upon seeing that, she gripped her cell phone tightly and wondered whether Gemma had heard her conversation with Gideon.
During their conversation, they had mentioned the video clip and the condition of Gemma’s face. Kris bit on her lower lip and thought to herself, I didn’t intend to let Gemma know all this. Even if she overheard the conversation, it’s not my fault at all! With that thought, she flung her phone aside once again. Truth was, she felt quite exhausted after putting on an act in front of everyone in the Walton Family for the past few days. She leaned back against her swivel chair but her phone chose that moment to ring all of a sudden. She gave a quick glance at the caller identification and her expression turned complicated, but she had no intention of answering the call. However, her phone rang incessantly after that first missed call. And so, Kris couldn’t help but answer the call as she recalled the man’s tenderness.
Meanwhile in the hospital room, the phone that was originally by Gemma’s hand was currently smashed and laid in broken pieces by the wall.
Actually, she had heard every single word of the conversation between Kris and her brother. Everything else was a blur to her except for the sentence that her brother said. There’s one more thing—don’t let Gemma know that her disfigurement is permanent and irreparable. This time, you’d better not cross my limits.
My disfigurement is permanent and irreparable…
My disfigurement is irreparable…
Irreparable…
Suddenly, Gemma shouted and her body trembled. Over time, the trembling became more intense. All of a sudden, she shrieked wildly again and smashed everything in her sights.
Previously, she was in pain from the injury to her hand and she had used up all of her energy to place her phone atop her shoulder. When she flung her phone to the ground after that, she had strained her injured arm once again but she no longer felt the pain.
Didn’t they say that my face could be fixed by plastic surgery? How could it be irreparable? Plastic surgery is so advanced in this time and age, so how can my face be irreparable?
Suddenly, everything hit Gemma all at once and she realized how badly disfigured her face was. She was quite aware of how horrible and ugly she looked. Jumping out of bed, she rushed into the bathroom and gingerly removed the multiple layers of dressing on her face. However, the sight that greeted her was her horribly disfigured face. As soon as she saw that, she couldn’t control herself and shrieked manically. She then grabbed hold of everything that was within reach and smashed them into the bathroom mirror, breaking it into pieces.
The two bodyguards outside rushed in upon hearing the commotion. As soon as they saw the scene in front of them, one immediately ran to get help from the doctors and nurses while the other called Gideon right away.
“Miss Walton, are you alright? What’s going on?” She was completely fine when Mrs. Walton left the room earlier, so why did she suddenly get to this state?
“Tell me—can my face be fixed?” Gemma suddenly grabbed hold of one of the bodyguards and placed her face right in front of him. She stared at his eyes fixedly while she yelled at him loudly.
Gemma’s sudden gesture of moving right in front of him enlarged her scary-looking scars. The bodyguard got a fright from that and out of reflex, he gagged in disgust.
Gemma became even more crazed upon noticing that. Suddenly, she shoved the two of them aside and ran out of the door.
