NovelStartChapter 265 He glanced at Carlisle, who showed no sign of intervening, and quickly realized that his earlier words had likely struck a nerve.
Now that Hugh no longer had to worry about Katrina's identity, his attitude changed. He looked at her with disapproval and said, "Mrs. Zachman, I'm not sure what issues you and your husband are dealing with, but that doesn't justify your behavior tonight.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I've been briefed on what happened. Mr. Zachman sent people to pick you up to try and make peace, not to control or hurt you. While his approach might not have been perfect, your reaction was over the top." He paused, letting the weight of his words settle before continuing, "At that point, you were already aware of who the bodyguards were, and they assured you they wouldn't hurt you. Their only intention was to take you to Mr. Zachman. Yet, you acted recklessly, endangering everyone.
"Have you considered the consequences? If another vehicle had been on the road or if your actions had caused an accident, you would be held responsible. Don't you think you were in the wrong?" Katrina shot him a sarcastic look. "Do you really think you'd be saying the sthing if Carlisle weren't here?" Hugh froze for a moment, then his face flushed with embarrassment.
"You're being unreasonable," he muttered, clearly frustrated. "I'm talking about how you grabbed the steering wheel during the drive. That was reckless, and I would've criticized anyone for that behavior, whether or not they were Mrs. Zachman." Katrina let out a bitter laugh, knowing full well that Hugh was avoiding the real issue. With Carlisle present, she knew there was no way things would turn in her favor.
She hadn't meant for things to escalate with the bodyguards. What she hadn't expected was that despite everything, she still ended up in his hands.
Katrina tiredly closed her eyes, suddenly not wanting to say another word.
ét Seeing the weariness on her face,, Carlisle, who had remained silent until now, spoke up, "I apologize f for the trouble tonight, Chief Zeller. It's getting late. I'll take her now." Hugh's dissatisfaction vanished instantly, and he forced a smile. "Of course, it's late. I've already made arrangements, so you can take her. Get srest." Before Carlisle could respond, Katrina quickly interrupted, "I've already called my secretary. I won't be going with you. You and your people can leave." Carlisle's patience thinned. "Katrina, I chere personally to take you home. There's no need to make this harder. If you don't want to go back, I'll take you wherever you need to go. Let's not drag this out." Just as Katrina was about to respond, Hugh cut her off, "Mrs.
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Zachman, you and Mr. Zachman can talk when you get home. It's late, and even if you don't need rest others do. Besides, do you realize how much Ndoyous trouble you've caused tonight? Are you really going to keep making a scene?"
Katrina didn't respond, knowing that no matter how much she resisted, no y ope was going to back her up.
Since she said nothing more, Hugh assumed she had calmed down and softened his tone. "That's better. shb There's no need for any more conflict. Let's go. I'll see you both out."
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