Meanwhile, back inside the Bennett mansion the next morning, Kathrine joined her parents for breakfast looking noticeably haggard.
Faint dark circles rested beneath her eyes, and though she sat at the table, she barely touched the food before her. Ever since the kiss she had shared with Ethan, something inside her had shifted. No matter how hard she tried to push the memory away, her thoughts kept drifting back to the warmth of his lips, to the way her body had leaned into him, craving more than she had allowed herself to admit.
"Kathrine," Hugo said, his voice steady as he glanced in her direction. "Everyone is appreciating your boldness in exposing Fredrick. They see you as someone who could lead the business in the future."
