.Chapter 329
After leaving Foster Group, Katherine drifted home in a daze. Every time she remembered that Murray was dead, a sharp pain gripped her heart.
True to his word, Gordon called her as soon as he wrapped up work that evening.
“Ms. Chandler, my car’s parked right outside your apartment complex,” Gordon said.
When Katherine realized Gordon was waiting downstairs, she snatched up her keys and hurried to the elevator.
“No rush. Take it easy. I’m not leaving anytime soon,” Gordon reassured her.
Katherine rushed up to Gordon, panting.
“Gordon, can you tell me what happened to Murray now?” she asked, her voice trembling with anticipation.
Gordon nodded.
He said, “After graduating from college, Mr. Foster founded an investment bank in Menolia, with Mr. Hunter as his partner.
“That year, Mr. Foster was invited by a new energy company in Yorkland for a promising project. Both he and Mr. Hunter dedicated a lot of time to research and preparation.
“Mr. Hunter even set up a temporary office in Yorkland half a year early. It was there that he met Stella, and they soon became a couple.
“Just before the investment, Foster Group’s research center in Menolia had an accident, and Mr. Hunter needed money eagerly
somehow. After discussing with Easton, he took over the project alone.
“On the day of the contract signing, Yorkland was hit by a blizzard. Mr. Foster was supposed to go with Mr. Hunter, but Mr. Hunter was too eager and unable to wait since it had been prepared for almost a year.
“Without informing M
Foster, Mr. Hunter drove to the new energy company alone and had a car accident due to the weather. He passed away after the rescue failed.
“It was then that Stella discovered she had been pregnant with Mr. Hunter’s child. Out of respect for his friendship with Mr. Hunter, Mr. Foster brought Stella and his ashes back to Menolia for the burial. You know the rest.”
As Gordon finished telling Katherine about Murray, she just dropped to the curb, sobbing her heart out.
Katherine cried, her voice breaking, “Murray, why did you lie to me? Why? You said you’d come back for me, but then you turned around and got together with Stella, even had a kid with her.”
Gordon honestly had no clue what had gone down between Katherine and Murray, but from the way she was talking, it sounded like Murray had really betrayed her.
He gently helped Katherine up, trying to comfort her. “What’s done is done, Ms. Chandler. Being sad won’t change a thing.”
Katherine tried to pull herself together, forcing herself to smile as she thanked Gordon before heading back inside.
But the pain was just too much. She hadn’t even made it far into the complex before she crouched down on the ground again, crying her heart out, all by herself.
Katherine was so heartbroken that it felt like her whole world was falling apart.
She pulled out her phone and called Sophia, her voice hoarse from crying. “Sophia, Murray’s dead. Turns out he is the father of Stella’s son.
“Why… Why did he have to be so cruel, lying to me and messing with my feelings? Sophia, I just feel so awful…”
Sophia had just pulled into her apartment garage when Katherine called. Hearing that Stella’s child was actually Murray’s left her completely stunned.
“Katherine, what are you talking about? Murray… How did he die?” Sophia asked, her voice trembling with shock.
Katherine repeated everything Gordon had told her earlier that night, word for word.
Sophia was left shocked. ‘So… It was Easton all along…‘ she thought, her mind spinning.
Katherine was sobbing uncontrollably, and Sophia didn’t have a second to think about anything else. She kept talking to Katherine, soothing her as she raced over to Katherine’s apartment complex.
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