"How come I have a chip in my brain…?"
"After your car accident, Billy arranged for a doctor to operate on you. The location of the chip is hidden
and not easily detected from the CT. So, I never noticed its existence," Joseph's tone was tinged with
chagrin.
If he could be more cautious.
Then there would be a chance to remove the chip when she had brain surgery.
Now, taking out the chip could only be delayed for a while.
"Is this Billy's trick?" Kathy muttered.
"With the way things are going, yes. I went to City B to look for your surgeon at the time, but he had
absconded." Joseph's tone became cold as ice.
And it just so happened that Billy was in City B at the time, which could only mean that he managed to
stay one step ahead of him.
Kathy fell silent, wondering why Billy did this.
Was it because he hated her?
Or was he using her to threaten Joseph?
She sneered, "Will I die if I don't take the medicine?"
Joseph frowned and put his hand over her mouth. "Don't talk nonsense. As I told you, I won't let you
die!"
His face clouded over and his dark eyes looked sullen.
But the heartache for her in the deepest part of his eyes couldn't be ignored.
For an instant, Kathy burst into tears.
"Why did Billy do this ...... or, what damage will this chip do to my brain."
Kathy gradually simmered down and got a grip on herself. Now that everything had happened, she had
to face it.
She wanted to live.
"Kathy," Joseph turned to her, looking at her with keen and sparkling eyes.
"What if I say I don't know?"
That's why he did everything he could to find that surgeon, otherwise even if she had taken medication
to control it now, he couldn't rest assured.
As long as the chip was in Kathy's brain, it would always be a bomb.
Kathy's grip on Joseph's shirt tightened, but then she slowly loosened it.
"I'm wondering if Billy is trying to use me to threaten you, so you'll drop the charges against him." Kathy
suddenly said.
Joseph pursed his lip and didn't deny it.
Billy had contacted him and asked him to visit him, but he ignored him.
So he contacted Jennifer, and this matter was relayed to him by Jennifer.
In the end, however, he personally sent Billy to jail, where he was bound to be tortured as well.
"So did you reject him?" Kathy said in a low voice.
"Kathy, do you think I'm risking your safety? You think I should drop the charges against Billy and let
him remove the chip for you, but he's not a doctor!" Joseph's tone was bitingly cold.
There was a moment of distrust of him in Kathy's words just now.
Kathy panicked, Joseph was apparently flying into a rage.
She... just blurted it out.
Her mind was so messed up right now that she had no idea what she was talking about.
Her only thought was that she must live.
"I'm sorry." After a while, Joseph clasped her to his bosom, said in a husky and muffled voice.
These three words contained too much of his emotions.
Kathy looked down and wiped away her tears. Looking at Joseph's taut jawline, she was momentarily
speechless.
His words just now were still lingering in her ears.
Indeed, Billy wasn't a doctor and he arranged for someone else to operate on her, thus the crux was
that they had to find the surgeon.
"I'm the one who should apologize, I got too emotional." Kathy sat up straight, withdrawing her hand
from Joseph's large palm.
However, instead of letting go of her hand, Joseph pulled her gently, and Kathy was once again held
firmly in his arms.
His chin rested on the top of her head while his palm gently cradled her back.
"I won't let anything happen to you," he assured her.
A loud phone ringing broke the silence. Joseph checked the caller ID, which was his grandfather.
It was the weekend, and it was customary to have dinner with Grandpa at Joseph’s residence.
"Just go back, I'll go home by myself," Kathy said softly.
Joseph frowned and instructed the driver to drive them to Joseph's residence without giving Casey a
chance to get out of the car.
"My eyes are swollen. It's not good to see Grandpa with the way I look now." Kathy looked in the mirror.
"Grandpa won't care." Joseph said forcefully.
"Hmmm."
"If you really don't want to, I'll send you back to the Booth Mansion first." Knowing Kathy's mood,
Joseph didn't force her any further.
However, Kathy's heart melted and she stopped him to instruct the driver. "Let's go together. I haven't
seen Grandpa in a long time either. When did he come back to City N?"
"Last week."
"You spent very little time with him, didn't you?"
Joseph pursed his lips, in fact, he had long been accustomed to the overload of busy life.
"So, can you spend more time with him for me?" Joseph hooked his lips with the doting look in his
eyes.
"Well, I'm on vacation recently, so I can spend more time with Grandpa. Veronica's there too, right?"
Kathy asked.
Now, she and Veronica had a much better relationship, but it was solely because of Joseph.
"She has been preparing for her exams recently, so she's with Quinn and isn't staying at Joseph's
residence right now."
Kathy had some impression of Quinn, who seemed to be Veronica's psychiatrist.
But it seemed to her that the two of them were very close.
As they arrived at Joseph's residence, Mathew was in his study while the maids had already set out
dinner.
The whole mansion struck cold and cheerless. In the old days, it was bustling with noise and lively,
making Kathy can't adapt to the change.
Knowing that Kathy had arrived, Mathew came downstairs on crutches.
Grandpa's complexion was much worse than before, his hands on the crutches kept trembling and
Kathy immediately stepped forward to support him.
"Grandpa, how are you recently?"" Kathy asked worriedly.
"I'm fine. That's what happens when people get old." Mathew wasn't in a good mood.
Kathy gave Joseph a glance and thought there was something strange about Grandpa and Joseph.
Mathew sat in the main seat while Joseph and Kathy took the seats beside him.
The dishes were cooked lightly in order to accommodate Mathew's taste. Kathy took the initiative to
help Mathew with the dishes, but her slightly red eyes were discovered by Mathew.
"Kathy, did Joseph bully you?" Mathew's gaze landed sharply on Joseph, being angry and
discontented.
"Grandpa, he didn't." Kathy looked down, shaking her head.
"You can complain to me all you want, but this bastard is not obeying me lately. An old man like me is
becoming less and less important." Mathew lamented.
Kathy did a double take at the words, and now she was sure that Joseph must have a falling-out with
Grandpa.
Joseph didn't say anything, kept eating his meal indifferently.
Kathy could only brace herself to say, "Grandpa, Joseph didn't bully me. We're fine now."
"Oh? You two got remarried?" Mathew finally looked better.
"Grandpa, we'll tell you when we're remarried," Joseph, however, said coldly.
"Humph, I don't want to talk to you!" Mathew said, somewhat childishly.
Kathy couldn't help laughing, but she received an icy stare from Joseph.
Sure enough, Joseph didn't say much afterward, but he helped Kathy with her food and thoughtfully
picked up her favorite dish for her.
Kathy's mood gradually improved.
At night, Mathew retained Kathy to spend the night at Joseph's residence, but Kathy was planning to
go back to the Booth Mansion, and she could hardly refuse Mathew's hospitality.
"Send my future granddaughter-in-law home safely, or don't come back to see me."
Mathew compromised and instructed Joseph, waving his hand in disappointment.
Kathy promised, "Grandpa, I'll see you again when I have time."
Leaving Joseph's residence, Joseph had his hands in his pockets. His face was cold and he radiated
an aura that made it impossible for strangers to approach him.
Kathy couldn't help asking, "What happened to you and Grandpa?"
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