Skipped At The Altar, Taken By His Uncle novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144

Just then. Klein walked in.

He spotted Samuel in the entryway and greeted him. “Dad, you should’ve told me you were coming. So I could’ve aske chef to whip up something special.

Samuel said with an awkward smile, “I suddenly thought of Whit and just came over on a whim.”

Samuel wasn’t naive enough to think Klein was actually bothered about not hosting hira properly.

He could easily pick up on Klein’s real meaning. He was implying that Samuel should have given him a heads-up befor dropping by.

‘Oh, Klein, I’ve got something to take care of, so I’ll get going.” Samuel said.

As expected, Klein didn’t bother to keep him. He just said casually. “See you soon.”

‘Oh, and Dad, about that partnership we discussed. I think I might need to reconsider it. If you make up your mind, just reach out to my assistant,” Klein said, not bothering to hide his indifference.

Samuel’s smile froze.

He got the message loud and clear. Klein was giving him a not-so-subtle warning.

f he kept failing to pick a side, Klein would probably stop helping his

company.

Of course. Whit’s my daughter and I’ll always put her first,” Samuel said.

With that, Samuel didn’t stick around any longer. He made his exit without another word.

Whit pursed her lips and said, “Are you really going to help him?”

Why don’t I just buy the company and hand it over to you? Then your dad will work for you,” Klein grinned.

But Whitney wasn’t having it. She shook her head and said, “No need.”

Klein’s eyes flickered. “Well, what do you want?” he asked.

‘I want him to watch his company crash and burn,” Whit replied, her voice icy.

Alright. Whatever you want,” Klein said without a second thought.

Whitney suddenly remembered what Lena had told her. Indeed Klein always agreed to whatever she wanted, no questions asked.

If she didn’t say anything, he wouldn’t pry. He’d just quietly support het

Whitney pulled him down to sit beside her and asked, “Why don’t you ask me the reason?”

Klein chuckled softly. “You’ll tell me when you’re ready. If you’re not saying it now, it just means you den i trust me enough

yet

“If my wife doesn’t trust me. I must try harder Klem said pitifully

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Whitney didn’t know what to say

You really know how to play the victim, don’t you? she thought.

She cleared her throat and said, “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you. I just don’t know how to put it into words

“My mom passed away way very early. She thought she was giving her all to the man she loved, but maybe she was just wrong about him. I just don’t want you to think my mom was stupid, gullible, or too innocent,” she said softly.

“I never will,” Klein said, his gaze unwavering.

“Loving someone isn’t wrong. The real villain is the one who stomps all over someone’s love,” he added, his voice low and

fierce

Whit suddenly missed her mom..

‘Klein, my mom never knew I got married. Can you come with me to visit her grave sometime?” she asked softly.

Klein pressed a gentle kiss to the corner of her eye. “Of course. My time is all yours.” he said.

The wedding gifts had been locked up in the safe ever since the big day. With everything going on lately, Whitney finally ound a moment to sort through it all.

Klein had told her the cash was all hers to use however she wanted.

Whit didn’t hold back at all.

Most people were very generous.

After tallying up all the wedding gifts, Whitney was shocked to see the total worth hit eight figures.

Among all the gifts, there was a black bank card with no name attached, just a single surname “Sherman”.

Whitney went over the entire guest list in her mind, but she couldn’t recall anyone surnamed Sherman.

She took the black card, saw the PIN scribbled on the back, and went to the bank to check the bank balance online

But when she saw the number on the screen, she was left speechless,

ust this one card alone held a nine-figure sum, more than all the other wedding gifts put together

Could this be a card James slipped in secretly?’ Whit wondered.

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Whitney gripped the card tightly, feeling a wave of unease. Without hesitating, she made her way straight to Harris Group

But as soon as she stepped inside she realized it was a bit inappropriate

Just as she was about to call Klein, she ran into Calvin

“Mrs. Harris..” Calvin blurted out, but when he caught the curious glances from passing employees, he quickly switched gears. Ms. Moore, you came. Let’s head upstairs together”

Besides George, the only people at Harris Group who knew about her relationship with Klein were probably Calvin and Klein’s personal assistant.

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Whitney murmured an apology and followed him into the clevator

“Mrs. Harris, let’s head up to the third floor and switch to Mr. Harris’s private elevator He’s still in a meeting You can h out in his office for a bit, Caliq said.

Whitney nodded lightly and made herself comfortable in Klein’s office, waiting quietly.

Klein was just like his office, black and white, no room for ambiguity.

He was disciplined and self-controlled to an almost obsessive degree

Honestly, the only wild thing he’d ever done was marrying her, his nephew’s ex-hancée.

Whitney grabbed a magazine from the rack. The man on the cover looked so mature and uptight, like he’d never even

of fun.

But only she knew how wild he got at night, like an old wooden house catching fire, just burning hotter and wilder every

ime.

Klein sat across from Taylor Sherman, who was about ten years older than him, and raised his eyebrows.

Mr. Sherman, don’t you think this is a bit much?” Klein said.

Taylor, always impatient, shot back, “What’s wrong with it? I’m putting 1.5 billion into your project. Just send me your ccount info and I’ll wire the money right now.”

lein had never seen anyone do business so bluntly. He just snorted and said, “No thanks.”

I just downloaded an anti-fraud app this morning, and it says if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is a

raud,” Klein said.

Taylor was left speechless.

Come on, Klein, why are you dragging this out?” Sherman complained.

Are you sending the account or not?” he pressed.

Klein shook his head and said, “No.”

nvesting wasn’t child’s play. The Sherman family might be one of the most powerful families in the world, but Klein washr

lose to them at all.

Honestly, the Sherman family had been totally off the radar in the country for years, and hardly anyone here even knew

about them.

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