Zoe understood what had happened and why Christopher was so angry.

Christopher's parents had died when he was young, leaving Chairman Rivers to manage the company and raise Christopher and his sister with strict discipline. Their relationship was far from the warmth typically seen between grandparents and grandchildren.

Before Violet left for college abroad, she had been the person Christopher was closest to and most dependent on. His concern for her safety was no less than Zoe's for Cosmo.

Now that something had happened to Violet, it was impossible for Christopher, usually calm and composed, to remain unaffected.

Seeing Christopher's panicked state, Zoe felt her own heavy mood lighten slightly...