My coldhearted ex demands a remarriage

Chapter 622:

“I am heading upstairs to pack,” he said, nodding briefly to Billie before disappearing up the staircase.

As his footsteps faded, Lise suddenly spoke up, her voice calculated. “Kristopher, I heard Carrie went to Isonridge as well. Are you planning to see her?”

Billie’s expression darkened instantly. Her gaze sharpened as it turned to Kristopher. “If she is in Isonridge, let her stay there. It is better that she remains occupied with her own affairs, far from here. Kristopher, you need to avoid getting entangled with her again. It would only drag Lise into unnecessary complications. Besides, there is no future for you and Carrie.”

A weight settled in Kristopher’s chest, but his face betrayed nothing. He met Billie’s gaze with a steely calm. “Mom, you are overthinking this. I have no idea where she is, nor do I care. I am on my own now, focused solely on the company’s new projects. The Norris Group has entered untested waters lately, and if we succeed, it could mark a new era for us. The company has been stagnant for too long, and if we do not push forward, we risk being eclipsed by others.”

Billie studied him for a moment, her stern expression softening ever so slightly. His resolve seemed genuine, and the practicality of his words reassured her somewhat. Given the way things had unraveled between him and Carrie, reconciliation was nothing more than a distant fantasy. Even if he dared to hope, Carrie’s forgiveness was a door that seemed permanently closed.

She gave a small nod. “Have you settled everything concerning Lise?”noveldrama

Kristopher opened his mouth to reply, but Oliver, ever efficient, stepped forward smoothly. “Mrs. Norris, please rest assured. I have already conducted a thorough investigation into Lise’s background. Any potential issues have been addressed, and her reputation will remain impeccable.”

Upon hearing that, Kristopher picked up his pace and walked ahead. He found it simple to look into others, but he had never taken the opportunity to investigate Lise. All of his knowledge about her throughout the years came from what she had shared with him directly. The perception he had of her was an illusion she had created.

This time, Kristopher asked Oliver to look into things only because Billie pushed for the removal of all of Lise’s past negative experiences. Kristopher believed that the issues needing concealment were connected to Carrie, so he directed Oliver to maintain a backup for his later examination.

What he found was surprising. That seemingly delicate and naive woman was actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing, much like her wayward father, if not more so. Throughout her school years, she had been a defiant teenager who bullied her classmates in various ways.

Now, just looking at Lise made him feel disgusted. His previous feelings of sympathy and pity for her seemed ridiculous. In reality, it was Carrie who truly deserved his compassion. However, he had repeatedly caused pain to Carrie for the sake of such a woman.

Memories rushed back to him… Carrie reached out to him after getting hurt in a fire, while he chose to remain with Lise and ignored her call. On the set, he leveraged his financial power to take the roles that Carrie had worked hard to secure, and in his rush to get Lise to the hospital, he accidentally knocked Carrie down. The events unfolded consecutively, and despite his ability to see through everything, he remained oblivious to Lise’s poor performance each time.

Kristopher entered his room and shut the door behind him. He approached the sink, turned on the tap, and splashed water on his face in an effort to soothe his mind. As he gazed at his reflection, he suddenly grasped the meaning behind all the emotional accusations Carrie had directed at him. But what was the point of understanding at this moment? All the harm to Carrie had already been done, and he couldn’t even hold Lise accountable for her behavior.

Without warning, he lifted his fist and struck the mirror, breaking it immediately.

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