Kathy woke up at the noon time of the next day. Without any classes to attend today, she dared have
much beer last night.
She only felt much headache after the hangover.
To her surprise, Kathy opened her eyes to see everything strange.
She remembered to stay with Sofia last night.
Where was she now?
Just thinking about it, someone walked to her room and knocked at the door. Then Bertie was in the
room.
Today Bertie was in all-black dress. He said, “You got drunk yesterday.”
Kathy scratched her hair unhappily and said, “I know. But why am I here?”
She started to look at herself still getting dressed, which caused her feel assured.
Bertie frowned and walked towards her to say, “You are much drunk, so I have to take you to my
home.”
He was getting closer with Kathy to bend over.
At the moment, Kathy was stunned by the inner overwhelming feeling of his presence.
She said, “I am sorry to disturb you last night.” and ready to get off the bed.
Bertie squatted and helped her get on her slippers.
His cool fingers touched Kathy who shivered with it and soon avoided him.
She said, “No, thank you. I can do it.” and got the slippers from Bertie.
Bertie was surely upset by his hands being stopped. He held Kathy’s wrist immediately and pushed her
down on the bed. Kathy got laid and Bertie got on her soon.
Kathy was badly frightened by him.
She saw how angry Bertie was now.
Kathy was also in rage to say, “Bertie!”
Bertie would not like to be stopped further, pinching her chin to ask, “Kathy, why don’t accept me?”
Kathy bit her lips, getting frightened by Bertie.
What she would like to do was to leave him as soon as possible.
She pushed him with all her efforts and said, “No. I cannot accept you. Stop, please.”
At the moment, the nervous and scared Kathy forced Bertie to control his mind.
He narrowed his eyes and breathed deeply, trying to make himself calm down.
Suddenly he became regretful about what he did just now…
Bertie stood up and said, “I’m sorry.”
Kathy tried to leave him soon, “I have to go now.”
This was not the first time.
Bertie followed Kathy out and said in her back, “I will drop you off.”
“No, thank you.” Kathy was opening the door to leave.
However, she found this was a lock with finger print. She had to get some finger print to open the door.
Kathy tried with her own, only to see nothing happened.
She had to look back at Bertie.
“Bertie, please help open the door.”
“Allow me to drop you off. I will open it for you.”
Kathy bit her lips, obviously not happy with it.
But she did not have any other solution.
Finally, she had to answer angrily, “Ok.”
Bertie smiled to open the door. Kathy was running out; she tried to keep the distance of more than one
meter with Bertie whenever they were together.
Outside of the building she lived in school, Bertie watched her in the car.
Kathy would like to open the car door, but it was locked again.
She turned to look at the smiling Bertie who said, “Joseph is going to be married. That’s why you got
drunk last night?”
Kathy did not answer the question; she was still some of sad with hearing somebody talk about Joseph.
After a while, she asked, “Who told you I got drunk for him?”
Bertie said, “I thought you two got back to the relationship.”
Zofia had told him that Joseph and Kathy made it up.
He had even accepted the truth; so, the news that Joseph would marry Ella surprised him.
Kathy said in lower voice, “I’ve got dumped.”
She was sad as well as disappointed to talk about the story, but already looked peaceful.
“Kathy.”
“May I get off your car?” Kathy got back to normal.
Her sadness appeared to be some illusion.
Bertie looked down and unlock the door.
With the steering wheel in hands, he watched Kathy leaving. Something occurred to him.
When Zofia saw Kathy back to the room, she was doing some homework with nothing to say.
Kathy looked disturbed, even got some of angry when meeting Zofia.
She could not imagine Zofia asked Bertie to take her away last night.
Zofia was worried to ask, “Kathy, you are angry with me?”
“Yes.” Kathy sat on her own seat.
Zofia continued to explain, “Bertie was fond of you so much. Why not have a try?”
“It’s impossible! Zofia, stop doing it to me.”
Zofia frowned and tried to talk more, finally stopped herself.
…
In the office of Joseph group, Ella had kept waiting for Joseph who was here just now.
Joseph turned to look at the John who seemed to know nothing.
Everyone in the city had known the news that Joseph would marry Ella. The receptionist should dare
not stop the new Mrs. Joseph coming up.
Ella came to say, “Joseph, allow me half an hour?”
“Sure.” Joseph agreed and sat on the sofa.
She took out one document from her bag and said, “I have discussed it with my mommy. Shall we hold
our wedding on the 7th of next month?”
“No problem.” Joseph answered quietly without having a look at her document.
His words and reaction let Ella down. Actually, she understood Joseph would be careless about it, but
still felt unhappy when he did as she expected.
Joseph did not care about their wedding at all.
She kept asking, “What’s your opinion about the wedding? I don’t think you have much time to do it. I
can handle it.”
“Up to you.”
“Here is some information about the possible hotels and other fields. Would you like to read?”
Hearing this, Joseph started to shift his eyes from a lot of documents to Ella and said, “I promise I will
follow all your decisions.”
Ella bit her lips to say, “Can’t you give some advices about our wedding?”
This was a wedding for the couple. But now she finished all jobs just like she married herself.
Joseph answered, “I don’t have any opinion. Oh, I am going to have a meeting. You stay here, or I ask
a driver to drop you home?” He closed all papers and kept serious.
He spoke so coldly that Ella stopped to talk anymore.
Joseph left her in his spacious office soon.
Three hours later, Joseph was just back in the office when Ella came back again.
John stopped reporting something to Joseph. He said, “Shall I leave for a while?”
“No.” Joseph frowned to look at Ella and continued to say, “Miss Ella, I am too busy.”
“I know. I am afraid you forgot to have lunch and bring some food for you. I am leaving now.”
She left the lunch box on the table and turned around to the lift.
There was a copy of proposal about their wedding next to the lunch box.
After leaving the office, Ella had a look at the watch. She would pass the probation period earlier if
finishing the training of the hospital in short time.
Besides, it was possible for her to work with Joseph later; the possibility removed all of her
unhappiness she got in his office.
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