Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 340

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.