First-Class Vacation for His Parents? His Secretary Had Other Plans Chapter 08

My mother walked right in, alive and well.

I smiled and went to meet her.

“Mom, what brings you here?”

“Never mind that. Tell me why there are caskets outside!”

She looked frightened. Ryan hurried over.

Seeing him safe and sound, too, my mother let out a relieved breath.

Ryan, on the other hand, looked terrified. He stared at her as though he’d seen a ghost.

Chloe still hadn’t caught on. She assumed this was Ryan’s mother.

She hurried over, putting on her sweetest voice.

“You must be Mr. Carter’s mother.”

“I’m his secretary. It’s lovely to meet you! You’re so young and beautiful. I’d never have guessed you were almost fifty.”

Still unaware of what had happened, my mother smiled and greeted her.

Ryan wasn’t smiling. He grabbed my mother’s hand.

“You’re alive?”

“Then who’s in those caskets?”

My mother stared at him.

“Of course I’m alive. What on earth are you talking about?”

Chloe smiled at Ryan, trying to soothe him.

“Mr. Carter, calm down.”

“You’re frightening your mother.”

“Shut up. She’s not my mother.”

“She’s Emma’s mother. Not mine.”

“What?”

Chloe went rigid, her eyes wide with panic. I stepped forward and pulled Ryan’s hand off my mother.

“You want to know who’s in those caskets? Go and look.”

Ryan swayed on his feet, panic taking hold.

The more I sneered at him, the more frightened he looked.

Chloe was trembling, too.

With both of them looking as though they’d seen a ghost, I grabbed Ryan by the collar.

My mother still had no idea what was happening, and the sight alarmed her.

“Emma, what are you doing?”

“Let go of Ryan!”

I ignored her and dragged him over to the caskets.

“Open them. Let this idiot see who’s inside.”

“Ah!”

“No! I don’t want to look!”

He struggled desperately, eyes squeezed shut, crying out in anguish.

He’d already guessed who was inside.

Closing his eyes wouldn’t make any of it go away.

“Look! Open your eyes!”

“Look at what happened to your parents!”

He screamed.

At last, he opened his eyes and took one look.

His eyes went wide with horror, and his whole body began to shake.

Then he passed out beside the caskets.

Seeing his reaction, Chloe completely lost her nerve.

“What? Those were Mr. Carter’s parents?”

She lost control.

Rushing over to me, she grabbed my collar.

“Emma, how could they have been his parents?”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

I gave a cold laugh, shoved her away, and punched her in the face.