Chapter 432:
Daxton, watching her, smiled faintly. He rolled up his sleeves, mimicking her, and wrapped a lettuce and beef roll before placing it on her plate. His arms weren’t skinny either, with well-defined muscles.
Carrie looked at the lettuce roll on her plate, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Daxton, I’m not a child. You don’t have to take special care of me.”
Having waited a while without a reply, Kristopher decided to call her directly.
Carrie was taken aback when she saw the incoming call. She hurriedly finished the grilled meat in her mouth and answered, “Hey, what’s going on? Weren’t you heading to Ofrubert?”
Kristopher’s cold voice came through. “Just because I’m in Ofrubert doesn’t mean I’ve flown to Mars. What’s stopping me from calling you?”
Carrie couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of her mouth. Was Kristopher having some sort of mood swing? He’d been fine earlier, but now, only hours later, he seemed to have shifted back to his old ways.
She held back her irritation and replied, trying to stay calm, “If you really want, you can call me from Mars as well.”
A brief silence hung between them.
Kristopher, keeping his frustration in check, asked with forced patience, “Where are you?” His voice, however, was still distant and cold.
Carrie responded nonchalantly, “I’m near my university.”
Kristopher frowned. “Didn’t you plan on going to Hazelnut Time Coffee Shop?”
A sudden realization hit Carrie. She set her fork down, glanced at Daxton, then gestured at the phone before standing up and walking away.
She stepped into a quieter corner, made sure no one was around, and asked coolly, “Are you keeping track of me?”
Kristopher shot back, “What’s so secret that you’re worried I’ll find out? Who are you with? Can’t you tell me?”
Carrie, exhausted by the interrogation, exhaled sharply before speaking in one breath. “I’ve got nothing to hide. It’s Daxton’s birthday today, and I planned to take him to Hazelnut Time Coffee Shop. But on the way, he saw Yara getting kidnapped.”
He called the cops, and I went to the station to give a statement about a past case. Afterward, we left the station and came here to grab dinner.” She finished her explanation with a sarcastic edge, “Mr. Norris, is that report detailed enough for you? If not, feel free to have Oliver check the surveillance along the way and see if I’m lying.”
Kristopher quickly realized that since she was with Daxton, the photos must have been a misunderstanding. His tone eased, though still tinged with concern. “In the future, don’t go out alone with Daxton. Just send me your location, and I’ll have Oliver come pick you up.”
Carrie frowned and said, “Kristopher, I get that relationships in your wealthy family are complicated. But I’ve never gotten in the way of what you have with Daxton. To me, he’s a friend and someone who saved me, and I know where my limits are. I just hope you’ll respect my right to choose my own friends.”
Kristopher sneered at her defense of Daxton. “Limits? Your idea of limits is relying on him? Carrie, he’s also supposed to be your nephew. You may not care about what people say, but could you be a little more considerate about your actions?”
Carrie was surprised at first, then it clicked—someone must have witnessed her stumble earlier and told Kristopher about it. Her heart was a whirlpool of emotions. Whether it was a coincidence that someone had seen her or if Kristopher had someone keeping an eye on her, it all led to one painful conclusion—he didn’t trust her. Now, he was using sharp words to insult her.
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