INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 81 – 90
By Succie Brown.
Romina quickly rushed to Kathryn and separated her from Richard.
“I’m sorry for…” Romina paused when she recognized Richard as the same man Kristin was married to. “You?” she muttered, unable to hide her surprise. She had to admit he looked even better in person than in the photo.
“You know me?” Richard furrowed his brows, unable to place where he might have seen Romina; after all, he had never met her before.
“Richard!” Gladys approached him.
“Ma’am Gladys?” Richard uttered, surprised to see Kristin’s mother in Las Vegas. He quickly noticed the man standing next to her was likely Kristin’s father. But why were they here?
Without taking her eyes off Richard, Gladys called out to Romina. “Romina.”
“Yes, Auntie?” Romina responded.
“Take Kathryn outside and wait until I call for you,” Gladys instructed, still staring at Richard.
Romina was about to take Kathryn’s hand, but the girl rushed to Richard and hugged him tightly.
“No! I don’t want to leave. I want to stay with him!” Kathryn whined, clinging to Richard, who instinctively held her back.
Gladys pulled Kathryn away. “Are you going to disobey me? Go with Romina, now!”
“Easy, she’s just a child,” Richard defended Kathryn, gently taking her from Gladys’ grip.
“She’s not yours to worry about,” Dante interjected, while Romina remained silent. Unlike Kathryn, Romina was introverted and preferred to keep out of the conversation.
“I don’t want to leave,” Kathryn pouted, shaking her head, her ponytails bouncing as she refused to go.
Richard knelt down to her level, gently cupping her small face. “You shouldn’t be a disobedient kid, Baby Kathy.”
“Baby Kathy? I love it! Will I see you again?” she asked, revealing her missing front teeth with a wide grin.
Richard couldn’t help but smile at her cuteness. He thought only Kristin could make him smile like that, but here was this little girl doing the same.
“As long as you’re still in Vegas, we’ll always see each other, okay?”
“Okay, Daddy Richard!” she beamed.
Richard chuckled and patted her head.
“Take her away, Romina. We need to talk to him,” Gladys instructed.
Romina took Kathryn’s hand, and as they walked away, Kathryn kept waving at Richard, who waved back until Dante snapped his fingers in Richard’s face.
Richard’s expression shifted from warmth to his usual cold demeanor. “Why are you both here?”
“Where is Kristin?” Gladys demanded.
“Why did you marry my daughter?” Dante added, his tone sharp.
Richard stared at them, wondering how they knew about his marriage to Kristin. But that wasn’t the main issue. Why did they have to come to Vegas now, when things between him and Kristin were already strained?
INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 81 – 90
Kristin wandered through the grocery store, trying to distract herself from thoughts of Richard. With the credit card he gave her, she had some money to spend, but no matter what she did, she couldn’t stop missing him.
Even if she wouldn’t admit it, she longed for him. When he knocked on her door this morning, she’d been tempted to open it, but she stood her ground. She missed staring into his cold gray eyes, though the memory of him raising his hand to slap her still stung.
“Kristin,” a familiar voice interrupted her thoughts, and her frown deepened when she saw Ophelia.
Just like Richard, she didn’t like Ophelia.
“What do you want?” she asked coldly, hiding any hint of sadness, not wanting Ophelia to know about her issues with Richard.
“Aren’t you going to say hi? It’s been a while,” Ophelia smiled, but Kristin could easily tell it was fake.
“Are you back from your vacation in the hospital? Is that why you have so much energy to talk? My husband should have stabbed you deeper so you’d spend more time there,” Kristin snapped, before adding, “I have better things to do than talk to you.” She started to walk away, but Ophelia’s voice stopped her.
“So much coming from a woman with a secret.”
Kristin turned sharply. “What do you mean?”
Ophelia smirked. “You’ll find out soon. Just be patient.” With another smirk, she walked away, leaving Kristin confused.
Before she could dwell on Ophelia’s cryptic words, her phone rang. It was Richard. She ignored the call, but after several attempts, she finally answered.
“Please, Mr. Grouchy, I don’t want to—”
“It’s me, your dad,” Dante interrupted.
“Dad?” Kristin’s eyes widened in shock. “Why are you in Vegas?”
“I’m not the only one here. We’re at Richard’s house, and we need to talk.”
INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 81 – 90
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