“Grandfather, I’m afraid that I can’t.”
“I know that in the next 3 years you want to continue with a post-graduate degree. When you are
finished with your studies, you will succeed all the businesses of the Booth group.”
Zack didn’t allow Kathy to decline.
“Rest assured, Bertie will assist you.”
Kathy pursed her lips. Bertie…
Once she walked grandfather back to his room, Kathy went down to the living room.
Bertie came back without her noticing and stood behind her which startled her.
“Why are you so scared of me?” Bertie raised his eyebrows.
Kathy glared at him with disdain. “Don’t bother me.” She wanted to be left alone.
“What did grandfather say to you?” Bertie sat down beside her.
Kathy pursed her lips and looked at Bertie who seemed to have keen insight into all matters.
When she thought about having to learn from Bertie how to run a business … she felt truly repulsed!
“None of your business.”
Bertie spoke for his own interests, “Let me guess. Did he say that you are to learn from me at the Booth
Group? After all, grandfather intends to hand over the Booth group to you.”
Kathy was deep in her thoughts.
“You can’t refuse, can you? Or do you want to hand over the Booth Group to me submissively?” Bertie
twitched his eyebrows.
“In your dreams!” Kathy retorted instantly.
She pondered about her next three years of studying clinical medicine which had nothing to do with the
business sector. If she can’t become a doctor in the future, then what she will be studying for the next
three years would be useless.
“I know what you are struggling with. That’s why you can hand over the Booth Group to me and then
just take the annual dividends.” Bertie said.
Kathy was unfamiliar with Bertie’s capabilities.
He looked to be barely thirty years old and had earlier succeeded Marshall Group and Booth Group
was only another portion of his portfolio.
Why did Zack trust him so much?
Kathy can’t help but look at Bertie. This man’s steadfastness and maturity were unquestionable but, in
her opinion, he lacked personality.
“From the way you are looking at me, I will feel that you have fallen for me,” Bertie smirked.
“In your dreams, I’m not blind.”
“Grandfather’s time is limited and you had better think carefully. But then again, you no longer have any
choice.”
Bertie laughed, “Actually, do you want to consider divorcing Joseph and get married to me? Then I can
help you manage the Booth Group properly.”
Kathy, “… Shameless.” She went back to her room thereafter.
Bertie narrowed his eyes sinisterly and went to look for Zack.
“Grandpa, I can’t convince your granddaughter. She really likes Joseph.”
“She can’t remain together with Joseph. Bertie, even with unscrupulous means, you must get them to
divorce.” Zack said angrily.
“Grandpa, what suggestions do you have?”
“This Sunday is my birthday celebration. Spend the night with my granddaughter in the same room and
I’ll get the reporters in on the next day!”
“But what if Kathy refuses to?”
“You just shut her up!”
Bertie laughed at the thought and found it exciting.
“Grandfather, since you don’t accept Joseph, then why did you allow them to be married?”
“There were too many incidents at the wedding. I originally thought that my granddaughter would be
blissful being married to Joseph but I was wrong. She would encounter countless dangers being with
that man. My time is limited and I must make arrangements for my granddaughter’s future.”
Bertie frowned. Indeed Kathy’s status was awkward. She was also considered a member of the Hilton
family. But the Joseph family and the Hilton family had long been in a conflict.
What happens in the future will also affect Kathy.
“I knew you since you were young. Bertie, I trust you and I can see that you like my granddaughter very
much.”
“Grandpa, I do like her but she doesn’t like me.”
This woman’s heart was cold as ice.
He felt that Joseph wasn’t any better than him and he felt that he was more suitable for her.
“I suspect that Joseph knew about her identity before he married her. You must tell her this and not let
her continue to be fooled by Joseph!”
At the hospital.
A day had passed when Edith woke up. Conor had been by her side all the time.
His tight frown eased when he saw her wake up.
“What happened to me?” Edith pressed onto her forehead with her palm and her body was aching all
over.
“You were stuck in the lift and were rescued last night.”
Edith frowned and her mind filled with hazy memories but she didn’t dare to recall further.
She didn’t want to recall the incident of her almost getting violated some years ago.
And yesterday, in that enclosure, she thought that the same incident might happen again.
She felt upset and frowned.
“Is she alright?” Edith asked.
“She’s fine.” Conor knew that she was referring to Kathy.
“When can I be discharged from the hospital?”
She saw that she was still on the IV drip but she already felt fine.
“Once the psychiatry department sends over the report, you may be discharged if there aren’t issues.”
Edith nodded and frowned when she saw the fatigue on Conor’s face.
Was he here the entire night?
“Go home and rest. I’ll have the driver send me back later.”
“Do you think that I’ll agree to that?” Conor’s tone was stern.
At this moment, footsteps can be heard outside and Joseph knocked on the door and entered.
Edith’s eyes lit up as soon as she saw him.
“Mr. Nicholson, I have some private matters to discuss with Edith.”
Conor left the room and closed the door with only Edith and Joseph inside the patient’s room.
“Are you here because you care about me?” Edith asked.
Joseph frowned and picked up the patient’s medical records next to her bed. Edith wasn’t ill. She was
traumatized when she was young and had left her with severe claustrophobia. She was easily triggered
when she found herself enclosed in a tight space.
He knew her condition.
“I hope that you back out of the Booth Group research and development project.” Joseph went straight
to the point.
“What?” Edith was stunned and didn’t expect Joseph to say this.
But the research and development were at its final stages. Although there were some issues, she was
confident that they would be resolved.
“Based on your current mental state, the Booth Group will not agree to let you complete this project,”
Joseph said.
Now Bertie had already made arrangements for other R&D experts to take over.
“My mental state is fine… hang on, Joseph, are you concerned for me?” Edith asked anxiously.
It had been ages since they chatted in such a calm manner.
“Yes, grandfather doesn’t wish for anything to happen to you,” Joseph said.
Mathew already heard about this incident and he knew that Joseph is at City N and instructed Joseph
to take good care of Edith.
“Grandfather, so it’s grandfather.” Edith laughed sarcastically.
“Do not get involved with Booth Group’s project, listen to me,” Joseph said sternly.
“Have you seen the report that I sent to you? I encountered some problems.”
Joseph frowned when he heard her.
“I’ve said all that I needed to.” Joseph didn’t reply and left quickly thereafter.
Edith frowned and couldn’t understand why Joseph insisted on her to back out of the project.
But very soon she received a call from Bertie. Because of her medical condition, he had already
arranged for other researchers to take over and all Edith needed to do was to have a proper handover.
As to the subsequent issues, the Booth Group had full control over the R&D project and was of no
concern to Edith.
That meant that they wanted to totally undermine her as an investor.
“Why? I’m totally fine and can be discharged from the hospital today.”
Bertie said plainly, “You harmed Kathy. Do you think that Old master Booth will agree to let you
remain?”
Edith’s expression froze, Kathy… because of her again!
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