Chapter 373
Chapter 373:
A polite instinct made Kailey start to rise and escort them, yet Kyson’s gentle touch steered her back down onto the couch. Both of his hands settled at her sides, and the closeness left her no room to mask what she felt.
“Do you want to tell me about it?” he asked.
Kailey leaned back and turned her gaze away. “There is nothing important to explain p>
Kyson studied the perfect makeup still in place, her long lashes casting shadows over eyes that normally shone with brightness. A quiet breath escaped him before he lowered himself beside her.
“What’s on your mind?” she asked.
“Whatever weighs on you weighs on me p>
Kailey rolled her eyes. Amusement softened Kyson’s mouth into a faint smile. “If you feel unhappy on our wedding day, would that not doom me to a lifetime without peace p>
“Why is that?” she asked, confused. Was he suggesting she would vent her anger on him?
𝘑оі𝗇 𝘰𝗎𝘳 со𝘮𝗆𝘂n𝘪𝗍𝗒 𝘰𝗻
Kailey lowered her gaze and murmured, “Kyson, you wouldn’t understand. If I had joined the Owen family when I was either too young to know better or old enough to understand everything, I wouldn’t have felt this way p>
But it had happened when she was nine—an age caught between childhood innocence and dawning awareness. Closeness felt like overstepping, yet distance tasted like betrayal. Shirley’s words, though spoken in anger, had come from the bottom of her heart.
A crease formed in Kyson’s brow as he took her hand.
Before he could say a word, a shout came from outside. “Mr. Blake p>
Kyson and Kailey spun toward the entrance and found a maid gesturing wildly from outside. “A woman barged in and started wrecking everything. She said if Ms. Evans doesn’t hand someone over, she’ll set the house on fire p>
A crease formed between Kyson’s brows. “Hand over who p>
“She never said p>
The instant those first words left the maid’s mouth, a quiet understanding dawned on Kailey. She rose from her seat and murmured, “I’ll go see what’s happening p>
Out in the yard, Olivia stood in the middle of the destruction gripping a baseball bat, every nearby glass ornament already reduced to glittering shards. Although the air carried a biting chill, sweat drenched her flushed face, damp strands of hair clinging to her neck, her fierce eyes blazing with a reckless, almost manic fury.
“I’m warning you—if I don’t see Ryan today, every one of you will pay for this. Where the hell is Kailey? Tell her to come here right away p>
Fingers locked white around the handle, Olivia kept the bat poised and ready. Not one person was bold enough to approach. Just as the bat arced toward the towering floor-to-ceiling window, a sharp voice cut through the chaos from behind her.
“Stop p>
Mid-swing, Olivia froze. The violent motion stalled in the air.
Bit by bit, she pivoted around, and the instant she noticed Kailey standing there alone, her already stormy expression sank into something darker and more dangerous. “Where’s Ryan p>
Without a word, Kailey regarded her with a detached, frigid stare.
“I’m talking to you! Where’s Ryan p>