Kate Evans - A Selfless Love!

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Chris Walker's POV:

I was back from my tiring work and was laying down on the couch in my Sydney Suite room in Park Hyatt.

No matter how tiring of a day I have, all my fatigue vanishes when I hear Kate's voice. But I didn't wanna call her in case she's busy with her work.

She has been working hard for the past few years. I know that if I offer to help her directly, she would definitely reject it. I'm sure that she knows that I won't sit quietly without helping her, that's why she lets me help from behind. But there's only so much I can do from behind, and the moment I do more than that, Kate will ask me to stop.

I sent the text 'Hey' to Kate. I know she'll text me back when she is free, so I plug in the charger and connect my phone and then lay back on the couch with my eyes closed.

Kate called me in just a few minutes, and I immediately got up to take the phone from the table and answered the call.

We were talking casually for some time, and I felt happy by just talking to her. That was until she said that she got married to Jacob yesterday and that she is currently living in the same house as him.

I didn't know what to say to that, I couldn't even think properly. She said some more about it, and all I was able to say was just hmm and okay. I didn't want to say anything that I don't mean or anything that would hurt her.

She must have thought that I was feeling sleepy, so she said that we shall talk after I'm back in the UK, to which I just said okay and let her hang the phone.

Once she hanged the phone, I felt lost. I was idle for a few minutes staring at the harbour through the glass window, and then I decided I want to drown all my sorrows, so I went and took a hard drink from the minibar.

I don't remember losing consciousness and sleeping on the floor. When I woke up, I was a mess with a splitting headache. I immediately got up and ordered a hangover soup.

Then I realised that I had wailed last night after emptying the minibar. Thankfully, the rooms were soundproof.

After having the hangover soup, I went to lay down on the bed and recalled what Kate had said. She said she had married Jacob 2 days ago, but knowing her, she would never marry him since she knew that he was in love with Amelia and that they were engaged.

Though I know nothing about this guy Jacob and this girl Amelia personally, I did make an investigation on them and found out their backgrounds.

Since they were married, Kate was moving on, or at least she was being rational. But marrying Jacob when his wife died just a few days ago, something's not right. Kate would never become someone's second wife.

Now that I think about it, Kate did not sound cheerful or happy on call yesterday. It's like she said something that doesn't affect her, but why? Something is off, that's not who Kate is. Kate is always cheerful and happy when she gets something she wants.

Something is definitely not right, and knowing her, if she's hiding something, she would say it only when I confront her. Speaking of hiding, when I called her 3 days ago, she did say something like she is about to do something and she would regret it if she doesn't do it. She also said she wasn't sure of whether what she's about to do is right or wrong.

Was she speaking about getting married to Jacob? Or was it something else?

I let out a sigh and took a deep breath. Thinking about what it might be isn't gonna get me anywhere. So, I get off the bed, take my phone and scroll through my upcoming schedules in Sydney. I don't have any upcoming meetings and any pending work can be done from anywhere, so I don't need to stay here anymore.

I call my secretary and ask her to prepare for my travel immediately. Then I go for a shower and pack up my things. Once I'm done, I vacate the room and inform the hotel manager to contact the company later.

I stay in this room every time I'm in Sydney, and the manager contacts my company after I vacate, to claim the bills.

I then go to where my private jet is parked and board it. Since it would take about 20 hours, I sit down and have my breakfast. After breakfast, I recall my memories with Kate.

Kate Evans is the name of the girl I met one day when I was 6 years old.

Her parents, Uncle Keith Evans & Aunt Amber Williams, were best friends of my parents, Charles Walker & Chloe Brown. I knew they had a daughter, and my parents had met her a lot, but I never got the chance to see her until that day.

The day that we met was the most memorable day of our lives. I was all alone in school and had no friends, and she was a quiet kid who kept to herself. When we saw each other, we were staring at each other as if we were trying to find something in each other.

Now that I think about it, it was totally awkward, staring at each other without uttering a word. Then our parents introduced us to each other and asked us to get along. That's when I knew her name was Kate.

We slowly hit it off and became the best friends that we are now. She was my best friend; she is, and she will always be my best friend, even though I love her.