As the Wedding March was played, Kathy followed Jennifer out of the hollow floor of the hotel. A blue
lake was facing them, and it was very beautiful.
Kathy didn't follow Jennifer to the end. She stopped halfway down the corridor. And Reece was
standing beside her.
She slightly looked away, only to see a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
Her entire body trembled, and she was almost unable to stand on her feet.
Fortunately, Reece supported her in time, and Kathy immediately withdrew her gaze.
However, that handsome face had been lingering in her dreams for three years. How could she be
calm at the sight of him?
Not far away, Joseph's gaze did not rest on Kathy. Beside him was Zofia in a black short skirt. The two
of them were very close.
"Are we going back to City N tonight?" Zofia's voice rang out in Kathy's ears.
"You will go tonight. I have other things to do." Joseph's voice was cold.
"Can I stay?" Zofia looked at him expectantly.
"You're about to take the exam." Joseph reminded her.
Zofia bit her lips, her gaze secretly sweeping past Kathy, and she quickly looked away.
With Kathy here, how could she return to City N?
However, she did not have guts to go against Joseph.
"I'll stay until the banquet is over, and leave tomorrow morning."
After the wedding ceremony, all the guests moved to the banquet hall.
Kathy was busy following Jennifer. She was already exhausted when the guests proposed toasts to
them. Reece took the glass in her hand and said, "Just eat something and have a break."
"But..." Kathy frowned.
"I won't give you the chance to touch the glass."
Without a glass, Kathy could no longer propose a toast.
She sat down at the top table, while her gaze was involuntarily looking for the figure of Joseph.
She was very surprised that he would attend this wedding today.
What surprised her even more was that the woman beside Joseph was not Ella, but Zofia.
But, wasn't he married to Ella?
Kathy shook her head and stopped herself from thinking any further. Joseph had nothing to do with her.
She picked up the glass of red wine in front of her and drank it up.
Close to the corner, Joseph stared at Kathy with his sharp eyes, frowning.
"I'm going out for a cigarette." With that, Joseph quickly left the banquet hall.
Zofia was talking to an acquaintance beside her. When she looked over, Joseph had been out of her
sight.
However, Kathy was still in the banquet hall, so Zofia felt much more at ease.
But soon after, Kathy felt a bit drunk, and she planned to wash her face in the bathroom to sober
herself up. However, she didn't find the bathroom through the corridor and finally arrived at the open-air
swimming pool. All of a sudden, Joseph came into her view.
It had been a long time since she was so close to him.
Ten meters, eight meters, and five meters... Kathy couldn't help walking towards him.
Finally, she stopped a meter away from him.
Joseph was holding a cigarette with his fingers, exhaling clouds of smoke. Kathy felt very unfamiliar
with his back.
Suddenly, Kathy subconsciously turned around and wanted to leave.
How could she get close to him?
Just as she turned around, Joseph's husky voice rang out in her ears.
"Kathy." His voice was deep and calm.
And she could feel a hint of affection from it.
'It must be my illusion,' thought Kathy. How could he have affection for her now?
Without stopping, she just fled without looking back. However, his palm, with the smell of smoke,
suddenly reached over. When Kathy could figure out what was going on, she had been pulled into a
familiar embrace.
Her tears were about to fall, but she bit her lips tightly and held them back.
"Mr Joseph, please mind your manners!" Kathy snapped angrily.
However, instead of letting go of her, Joseph pushed her fiercely against the wall. Narrowing his black
eyes, he grabbed Kathy's chin with his slender fingers which carried a smell of smoke.
"I haven't done anything yet," he said with a playful smile.
Currently, Kathy felt unfamiliar with Joseph.
She pressed against his chest to stop him from getting closer.
But Joseph leaned over closer and closer, and the strong smell of him and the smoke was so attractive.
How could she resist it?
She subconsciously closed her eyes.
However, Kathy didn't feel the kiss. Joseph just sneered in her ear, "Kathy, what are you waiting for?"
When Kathy opened her eyes, Joseph had already walked far away.
However, she could still smell his scent for a long time.
It was like a dream.
Her tears fell and her heart ached.
When Reece found Kathy, she was sitting by the pool. The moonlight in the dark shone on her delicate
face. It pained Reece when he saw this scene.
Why was she so sorrowful?
Because of Joseph?
Thinking of this, Reece clenched his fists and walked to her after a long while.
"The wedding banquet is over. Mom and Dad have already gone to the hotel suite."
"I see. Thank you." Kathy forced a faint smile.
Reece had helped her a lot tonight, so she could have a break then.
"You know, I don't want you to be so polite to me," said Reece in a deep voice.
"Sorry, I'm used to it."
"Then change it. Kathy, is it that difficult?"
Kathy remained silent. She knew what Reece wanted from her, but she would never give him any
response.
The two of them returned to the Bridges House. Kathy felt a little uncomfortable after drinking some
wine. Reece asked a servant to make some tea for her to sober up, but Kathy refused it.
Now that she was drunk, she could miss Joseph wantonly, right?
In the past three years, she had been missing him. Really!
But when she thought of her mother's last words and what Mathew had told her afterwards, she lost the
guts to see Joseph.
Most importantly, he had been married.
There was nothing she could do now.
Her heart ached sharply. Kathy closed her eyes and indulged herself in the pain.
In the Rose Hotel.
Joseph stayed in the suite on the top floor. Just as he came out of the bath, someone was knocking on
his door. He put on his shirt and casual pants and went to open the door.
"Joseph, you hadn't eaten anything tonight, so I brought some desserts to you." There was an exquisite
box in Zofia's hand.
"Thank you." Joseph took it.
"When are you going back?" Zofia did not leave.
"Next Monday."
"Are you that busy?" Zofia was filled with the sense of loss.
"Yes. It's already late. Go to bed early."
With that, Joseph closed the door.
Zofia stood at the door. From the moment Joseph saw Kathy, she could clearly sense the change in his
emotions.
She didn't know what to do.
But she did know one thing. That was, Joseph would no longer be with Kathy, but why was she so
uneasy?
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