Supreme Mars novel Chapter 43

Chris felt unsettled throughout the journey. He didn't even look at the stairs and almost tripped over several times.

"Smack!"

Suddenly, he received a light slap on the face. Although it didn't hurt, it still made him very angry.

"Who hit me..."

Chris's words came to a screeching halt when he saw Leo's face. An awkward expression crossed his face.

Leo smiled and asked, "Are you awake now?"

Chris paused, then snapped back to reality. He gave Leo an ugly smile. "Thank you, I'm fine."

Leo did not point out his farce and just said, "We are quite close to Emerdale River. Shall we take a walk by the river?"

Chris hesitated but still nodded. "Okay."

Nadine knew that her boss had something to say to him, so she tactfully chose to leave them to it.

No one noticed that she had disappeared. This was what was made her special.

She was like Leo's shadow. She would appear silently when he needed her. When he didn’t, she would slip away just as easily.

The wind by the river was strong, and it was also bone-chilling. Chris couldn't help pull his clothes closer around him for warmth. However, he realized that Leo was just standing tall in a thin black suit.

A strange feeling surfaced in Chris's heart as he looked at Leo's side profile.

He and Leo were enemies, but now they were strolling along Emerdale River like friends.

Friends?

Chris paused, then looked at Leo in surprise.

"He's a friend... isn't he?"

In the past, he had found Leo quite distasteful. After that, he was afraid of him. But now, he had to rely on Leo.

This change in mental state was something that not even he could fully describe.

"Are you afraid? Afraid of her?" Leo suddenly asked.

Chris hesitated, then nodded. He knew who she was.

"To be honest, I was afraid of her five years ago."

With a self-mocking smile, Leo said frankly, "At that time, I thought she was like a cyborg. Everyone had to obey her, otherwise, they would end up miserable. She almost had me beaten to death because I didn't tell her the Ford family's company secrets."

"What about now?" Chris looked at the Leo in surprise.

That time was the darkest period of Leo's life. If he was someone with a weaker will, he might have been tortured to death long ago. However, Leo had smiled as he recounted it. He had become indifferent to it all by now.

How many people in the world could calmly face what they were afraid of?

Chris knew he wouldn't be able to do it.

"Now?" Leo smiled and said lightly, "I'm not afraid anymore."

"No matter how powerful or dictatorial she is, she’s still human. As long as she is, then she has a weakness. Once that's discovered, there's a possibility of toppling her."

"..."

Chris looked at Leo again in surprise. It was difficult for him to understand the profound meaning of the line with his experience.

"You have to learn to overcome this irrational fear. When you become calm facing Kate, you will be prepared to stand up against her."

Suddenly, Leo stopped walking and leaned against the railing. He looked at the vast and white Emerdale River.

Chris was silent for a bit before he said, "That sounds easier said than done."

"I know that it's difficult. However, it’s precisely because it's so difficult that you have to overcome it. Otherwise, how will you be able to replace her?"

Leo said lightly, "If you return to the Lawson office now, you will definitely be intimidated by her. You probably won't even dare to look her in the eyes. The first thing I want you to do is to go back and take the initiative to confess to Kate what you've done today."

"What?!"

Chris was completely stunned when he heard that. His whole body trembled as the wind blew. "You aren't going to ask me to hide it, but want me to tell my sister what I did today?"