ere. The latter noticed her hard gaze on her but she made no move to meet h

are doing in Ontario now?" she aske

word" Kate added a

he scoffed, "I've asked you more than a hundred times for a visit, to come for my birthday party, to come for a night, but you refused every sin

idn't go and lodge in some hotel instead" She tried to defend herself

ould you have done if you ran into me right when you were about to leave? What would you do if you ran into a

e at least, not try to

you came. You called me, something came up and while I'm glad you didn't leave and called me, that doesn't make me fee

selfish of me and I am sorry, I promise to do better"

k to the sofa, "So why did you come? And what happened?" she ask

d to see me and that's why I came" she replied plainly and Kate nodded her hea

esting in the project" she revealed and Kate immediately jump

re happening, the kind of concessions and sacrifices businessmen and women were making, even the artists but she had made a promise to herself the day she decided to start her business t

victim of such an exchange, or that someone would ever

et whatever she asked, whatever she asked for, even the ones she didn

ed cupping Athaliah's hands in the midd

and Kate nodded her head with relief, "That's goo

to meet Athaliah's soft eyes, "Who? Someone sav

al

id you say?"

me" Athaliah announced, and Kate's rubbing

m?" she asked and A

I don't know what would have happe

had even somehow escaped from Collins, he could have put a ban on other Presidents investing in her country, he could have made her barely stable company go bankrupt. M

ble to come back from that. But Callum? He saved her, made sure Collins donated the money, and made sure that he kept

ead, "I'm not" she replied removing her hands from Ka

te relaxed back on the chair, "Wow. I didn't see

would rather watch you get mol

allow that to happen" Athaliah replied and Kate

he called me his wife, twice" Athalia

Kate asked in shock and At

llum said his wife cannot seduce him" Atha

esn't sound like him" Kate replied an

sed too," Ath

ace my fingers on. I tried to think about it, if h

zing out, I can't remember" she

chipped in and Athaliah raised her head bli

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wear. Silas had only told her that the party was for the wife of a senator who was friends with Callum. The e

sappeared like the wind but she knew he couldn't hang around with her, they woul

all behind her and Athaliah heaved a

g or a jacket to cover my shoulders, I'm kind

a'am" he replied wa

wards her with a frown on his face. She swallowed wondering what the is

f her and Athaliah stared at him dazed. He had told Maris, who had dressed her up for the party to add a shrug for her?.

oice asked and they both turned t

s is Senator Allen and his wife, Jennifer" Callum introduced and Athaliah watched Jennifer's eyes spar

no idea why Callum has been hiding you," she said,

Birthday, it's a pleasure to m

atting her shoulders lightly, the way her father and Callum'

viously leave you alone again, he ran all the way here the moment Silas told him you were cold. Let me get

r

haliah was staring at Callum, Athaliah immediately got into a cou

's fine," Callum said soft

said and Athaliah chuckled

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omething I didn't know about Callum. Jenny spoke so nicely about him, I kept wondering e

too much about it" she ch

back to him tonight" Athaliah revealed and Kate jumped off t

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