Chapter 1378 - 1417: Knowing Where One Stands

A trace of a calculating smile slid across Alessia Quinn’s lips.

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When Kyle Kinston came out of the Quinn Family home and returned to his own place in J City, he unexpectedly ran into Daniel Harris.

"You’d better keep an eye on that Alessia Quinn," Daniel said. "From what I know, she’s been digging around in G City lately, looking into Mabel and Atlas Shaw."

Kyle’s expression stayed indifferent, with no visible change.

After Daniel paused in mild surprise for a moment, he seemed to understand and said, "Looks like you already know about this?"

"I’ve been keeping an eye on it." Just that simple line already made it clear that Kyle was indeed watching Alessia. When it came to the Quinn Family, he would naturally pay attention to all of them—especially now, with Mabel returning to the family, which pretty much cut off Alessia’s chance of inheriting. And Alessia had always been at odds with Mabel. With someone like that, how could Kyle possibly not pay attention?

"If that’s the case, then I guess I’m being a bit redundant." Daniel spoke. He had originally come to Kyle intending to hand over the intel he’d gathered on Alessia’s investigation in G City, but now it seemed unnecessary.

Since Kyle had been tracking Alessia all along, anything Daniel could dig up, Kyle would almost certainly be able to dig up too.

"Since you know Alessia is a hidden danger, why not get rid of her early?" Daniel asked.

"If you’re going to get rid of her, then you have to make it thorough," Kyle said. "After all, Alessia still belongs to the Quinn Family. Unless she makes the first move in a concrete way, the old man will always soften a little out of that sliver of family sentiment."

That "old man" naturally referred to Edward Quinn.

In the end, what Kyle wanted was to pull the rug out from under her once and for all.

This... really was Kyle’s usual way of doing things. With that thought in his heart, Daniel turned to leave, but just before he walked away, he added, "You really don’t have any misunderstandings about Mabel and Atlas?"

"None." Kyle answered with absolute certainty.

"And the reason? Because you love Mabel?" Daniel said. Clearly, he’d heard at least some of what had gone on with the crew.

"And because I believe the only man she’ll love is me." Kyle’s lips lifted slightly. "Otherwise, if she really wanted to be with Atlas, six years was more than enough time for them to get together."

That kind of confidence really is hard to stomach. Daniel sighed inwardly, but in the end, the one Mabel chose was still Kyle.

A whole lifetime, loving only one person?

If in this life, the only man Mabel loves is Kyle, then what about him? Is Daniel Harris also destined to love only Mabel Quinn for the rest of his life?

He would never fall in love with someone else.

The happiness he should have had back then had been destroyed by his own hands. And this... perhaps was the punishment he’d carry for the rest of his life.

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With the crew’s filming schedule, Kyle didn’t have much time to stay on set with Mabel. After all, the Kinston Family business still required a great deal of his time and attention.

But even when he wasn’t in J City, Kyle still called or video-chatted with Mabel every day, and they would talk for quite a while before hanging up.

This feeling made Mabel unconsciously think of when they had first met. Back then, if he went on business trips, she would often wait expectantly for his calls just like this.

If, once in a while, the time came for his usual call and the phone didn’t ring, she’d actually feel a bit lost.