Chapter 128: Fake Things
She saw him taking out another ring from his pocket. It was a simpler one without a diamond. She was surprised.
Tristan said, “This one’s for me.”
Kate flushed. He put the ring in her hand and said, “Help me put it on.”
Kate was spellbound. She put the ring on his finger clumsily, and when the ring passed his knuckle, she pushed it to the place.
The pair of rings, one big and one small, were in harmony. Kate bit her lower lip. She could not reject him while he was acting like this.
He held her hand and squeezed and said, “Okay, that is a deal.”
And then he pulled her head close and kissed her on the hairline.
Kate had a vacant feeling, and she didn’t know how she felt. At the same time, her heart was also filled up, with little space left.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
She recalled the first time she had seen him. There was a ring on his hand then. He was probably a person that respected marriage. This thought made her feel a little comfortable. Soon she thought of something.
She buried her face in his chest and said in a muffled voice, “Can you promise me one thing?”
“Say it.”
“From now on, don’t do anything to hurt…” She was careful with the wording, “…others.”
Tristan moved a little but didn’t respond immediately. Her heart was pulled up like a feather floating in the air and lacked the sense of belonging. She added in a low voice, “It is not good for the child.”
Tristan said, “I will do that.”
His hand found her face and wiped the tears on it. “Can you also promise me one thing?”
“What is it?”
“Don’t always cry. It is bad for the kid.”
“You don’t make me cry.” She replied with a nasal voice.
“Okay.”
He had kept this ring for quite a long time. Since he knew Kate was pregnant, Tristan had made this decision. He was a traditional man in this aspect. He didn’t want his child to be regarded as illegitimate.
It was just he knew Kate was still thinking about leaving him after the term was over. He was afraid of her rebellion if he was too pushy. Today he succeeded in his plan and got the ring on her finger, tying them together. He was exhilarated.
However, his good mood only lasted less for one day.
The next morning when he had just got to the office, he got a phone call. The caller asked him gravely, “You got some snitches around you? Roger Kane has some stuff. It was about you…”
After hanging up the phone, Tristan kept silent for a few seconds, and then he took the car keys and left the office.
The car flew at top speed to his old apartment. After entering, he went directly to the study. The books were placed orderly as before.
Tristan removed the books and opened the secret cabinet. When his hand touched the safe, he knew something was wrong. And when he opened it, as he expected, it was empty.
The password was a date that turned his life upside down. And it happened to be her birthday too.
He thought it was a coincidence, and he didn’t expect it to be a fatal disaster.
All of a sudden, evilness surged in his heart. His chest was burning with flames. Tristan took a deep breath and sank into the chair nearby, and forced himself to calm down.
“She was taking revenge for the cop?”
One hour later, Tristan returned to his office and sat at the big executive desk. His fist supported his face, which showed no emotion.
Chapman regretted it soon after he had asked the question. Boss didn’t reply, but the answer was obviously there.
This was really…
He tried to cover the sympathy in his eyes and changed the subject, “What did Mr. Jackson say about it?”
Tristan said lightly, “Cannot count on him. Somebody below played tricks. He didn’t see the things.” If he had seen them, blood pressure would soar, and he would need to be admitted to the hospital immediately.
“This time, they made up their minds to bring me down.” His fingers tapped the desk and muttered, “At this point, I have to end the game in advance.”
“So what should we do?”
“Worst case scenario. Get sufficiently prepared immediately.”
Chapman got the order and left. Tristan called Sam, “You drive for her these next two days. Keep a close eye on her.”
Sam asked him something, and he said indifferently, “No. She can go wherever she wants.”
A person could be confined, but a heart could not. So what was the use of it?
After the call, he walked back and forth in the room. When he got to the shelf displaying the certificates and trophies, he stopped to look at these things that recorded his over a decade of hard work.
He skimmed them one by one, and then he took up one trophy, rubbed it with his hand, and then suddenly threw it to the floor with all his strength. Fake! Fake things!
Like her, they were all phony.