Chapter 385 Reluctant to Do the Next Thing
"Business trip?" Katniss felt a sudden tightness in her chest. She stood up and looked at Tristan, "Is it a particularly important job? Can you go in a few days?"
Her clear eyes were half filled with reluctance; the rest was uncontrollable panic.
She could make Evie feel secure, and Tristan could make her feel secure.
Her clear eyes made Tristan's heart tighten, and for a moment, he couldn't find the words to refuse.
"Are you hiding something from me?" Katniss frowned, looking down at Sophia, who was watching Evie.
But Sophia didn't know what had happened after she left the abandoned factory with Evie, only that Tristan was going to talk to Duke about something.
She shook her head at Katniss.
"Come with me." Katniss simply pulled Tristan upstairs. As soon as they entered the room and closed the door, she pinned Tristan against the wall in the hallway.
"If you dare..."
"I feel guilty." Tristan interrupted her in a deep voice, "I keep thinking, if I hadn't insisted on coming to Nightfall City, maybe you would be living an ordinary life now, not going through all this. I don't know if my mistake was not protecting you well or dragging you into this crisis."
Tristan lowered his head slightly, his hands gripping Katniss's arms gently, not wanting to use too much force.
Because he was afraid that once he held her in his arms, he wouldn't be able to let go and do what he needed to do next.
Katniss couldn't meet his sorrowful gaze.
She lowered her head, adjusted her emotions, and then looked up at him again, "I don't regret any step I've taken. I just hope we can both be okay in the future."
His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and it was too difficult to say a single "okay."
After a while, he finally changed the subject, "Your mind is all on Evie right now. Let me handle the company matters for the time being, otherwise... I'll have too much time to think."
Evie only clung to Katniss, and if she didn't see her for a few minutes, she would start fussing. Tristan couldn't do anything but watch her take care of Evie.
Katniss was afraid he would feel even more guilty because of this, so she thought for a moment and agreed, "Alright, but be careful on your business trip. I heard from my mom that when you went to rescue Evie, you made a deal with Duke. What did you promise him?"
It had only been two days and nights since the incident.
But it felt like she had endured several days, her mind a mess, feeling like many things were still unclear.
"He... just wants me to make way for Sam and leave the Forbes family." Tristan seemed to think of something and added, "The Lucas you knew before is most likely Duke's son, Sam."
Katniss was shocked, "He's a mixed-race!"
Tristan nodded, "Because he's mixed-race, it's easy to tell he's not Travis and Ivy's child, so Travis and Ivy hid him for twenty years, not daring to let anyone see him. We went to great lengths to investigate and only got a photo, and we weren't even sure if it was Sam."
However, after confirming that Sam's biological father was Duke, he was sure that the Lucas Katniss referred to as Sam's good friend was Sam himself.
"He even helped me last time." Katniss was very confused, "If he's Sam, why would he do that?"
"His nature doesn't allow him to change his name, so he must resent Ivy for using the Forbes family to give him a clean identity. Now that Duke is in trouble, his and Ivy's identities have been exposed, and they're being tracked."
However, Lucas was clean. Although his father was a notorious leader, his hands were not stained with dirt.
But the police needed to confirm his whereabouts and monitor him secretly, not arrest him.
This deep water was a disaster that Travis brought to the Forbes family!
"Let's take Evie to see Grandma this afternoon." Tristan squeezed her hand, "Grandma has been urging us to see Evie. I had Royce block the news; otherwise, she would be worried sick."
Katniss didn't want to take Evie to see a stranger before she had settled down, afraid of scaring her.
But Tristan's aura was so overwhelming that she couldn't refuse.
"Okay."
"I'll go to the company first. When I'm done, I'll come to pick you up and go to the Forbes Mansion." Tristan leaned down and planted a kiss on her lips.
Tristan's kiss was brief, and Katniss even closed her eyes slightly to respond.
But he had already let go of her and turned to leave the bedroom.
The work at Zenith Group was progressing smoothly, and Ryan had almost handled everything there.
When Tristan arrived, Ryan had just finished dealing with some sensitive matters and quickly followed Tristan into his office.
"Mr. Forbes, I've booked the flight for tonight. I'll accompany you."
"No need." Tristan sat down, interlacing his fingers on the desk, collecting his thoughts, and calmly asked, "What about Eudora?"
Ryan quickly replied, "I've had someone watching her. She hasn't left her house for several days, but I found out she had contact with Duke's people a few days before Ms. Grey was kidnapped."
"Find evidence that Eudora drove Bella insane and send her to prison. Also, investigate the deaths of Eudora's parents thoroughly."
Ryan gasped, "Mr. Forbes, do you mean Eudora's parents..."
Tristan shook his head slowly, "It's not certain, just a suspicion. If we can add another charge to keep her in prison longer, we should."
"Understood." Ryan immediately took note.
"For the foreseeable future, you'll be in charge of Zenith Group and Synergy Global Corporation. If you encounter any issues, you can ask Emory for help." Tristan methodically instructed.
As Ryan took notes, he felt something was off. "Mr. Forbes, what are you saying? If I have problems, aren't you here? And if you're not, isn't Ms. Grey here?"
"Just follow my instructions." Tristan took out his phone and made some transactions, then said, "I've transferred twenty million dollars to your account. Every year on Evie's birthday, choose a gift and send it to her in your name."
Ryan realized something, and the notification on his phone made him uneasy, "I don't care, you should send it yourself."
"Consider it the last thing you do for me," Tristan ordered.
"What about Ms. Grey?" Ryan felt distressed.
Tristan paused, the morning sunlight enveloping him but making him look lifeless, "Sending her gifts would only bring her pain, not joy."
"Mr. Forbes..."
"That's enough." Tristan leaned back in his chair and gave more work instructions, not giving Ryan a chance to speak.
It wasn't until he left Zenith Group that he solemnly instructed Ryan, "Don't reveal my whereabouts to anyone. If you encounter any issues, consult Emory. He'll tell you what to do."
With that, he quickly drove away to pick up Katniss and Evie and head to the Forbes Mansion.
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