"Oh, Joseph has gone to Country F?"
"Yes. I saw him at my mother's wedding."
"He has been married and you've started a new life. Just move on." Alexia sighed and said earnestly.
If it were in the past, she would have encouraged Kathy to chase after the one she loved. But it was all
different now.
"I know. I don't want to think about him, but I can't control myself."
She didn't want herself to be like this either.
"Kathy, don't be silly. Stay away from Joseph. You must listen to me."
Hanging up the phone, Kathy lay on the one side of the bathtub. Her eyelids began to droop.
After a while, there was a knock on the door. "Kathy..."Reece called.
"Oh..." Kathy murmured, realizing that she had almost fallen asleep.
"I'm fine." She quickly wiped her body clean and put on her clothes.
Reece, standing outside, felt relieved to see Kathy coming out safe and sound.
"Kathy, I was worried about you." Reece frowned.
Kathy looked calm but pale.
She was weak since she hadn't recovered from her fever.
"Have some porridge if you have an appetite." Reece had told the servant to bring it over.
Kathy nodded. Reece sat down beside her, watching her eating.
Her hair was still dripping. Reece picked up the towel to wipe, but Kathy immediately flinched.
"I can do it by myself." She put down the bowl and quickly took the towel.
Noticing all her rejection, Reece was frustrated.
"Kathy, when will you accept me?"
Kathy didn't look at him and said coldly, "We are siblings now, aren't we?"
Reece vigorously kicked the chair beside him and it was broken almost in a minute.
Yet Kathy was still calm.
It was like there was nothing that could stir her emotion.
"You are not my sister. Kathy, listen, you are the one I want to marry!" Reece cried with anger.
Kathy still didn't respond to him. After eating the porridge, she took the bowl downstairs. She didn't look
at Reece anymore.
However, something tugged at her heartstrings. Reece destroyed the balance between them.
She knew that she would have to stay in the Bridges' unless she got married. It meant that she had to
live with Reece and he would continue controlling her.
She was trembling slightly. It was not easy for her to restrain her emotions.
Reece was following on her heels. As Kathy turned around, he could almost bump into her.
"Reece, it's impossible for us to be together." Kathy said clearly.
Reece gave a grim smile, "Mom and Dad know it. They know that I like you."
"Mom won't allow it!"
"Who knows? Kathy, we are family. You don't need to escape from me." Reece approached more.
Kathy stepped back but Reece still moved forward. She swung her hand to slap him, but Reece didn't
avoid it.
"You're my girl. That's why you can treat me at will." He turned around and went away. Kathy didn't feel
relieved though she didn't have to confront him.
At night, Kathy found it hard to sleep tight. Even if the door had been locked, she had just dreamed of
Reece breaking into the room. She was so scared that she woke up in a cold sweat and it was hard to
fall asleep then.
She sat up and looked at the dark sky outside the window. Then she walked into the balcony. After a
while, she sneezed several times and caught a cold.
She went downstairs to the living room. As soon as she turned on the light, she saw a man sitting on
the sofa quietly. Her face became pale in fright.
Recognizing that it was Reece, Kathy felt more panicked.
"What's the matter?" Reece had already walked over before Kathy pulled herself together. She
sneezed again.
"I'll get you some medicine." He said in a deep voice.
Kathy replied. She knew that it was useless for her to refuse, because Reece would still take her
medicine.
Kathy was sitting on the sofa and Reece brought warm water and tablets over.
After having them, Kathy decided to go upstairs to sleep.
She didn't look at Reece again.
But Reece saw the fear through her eyes.
"Mom and Dad will be back tomorrow. Don't worry," he said somewhat in a sarcastic tone.
Instead of saying anything, Kathy went back to her room.
After having the medicine, she fell asleep finally. This time, Joseph showed up in her dream.
The next day, Kathy went to the hospital early in the morning and came to Mr Richard's office with the
documents.
"Mr Richard, Professor Joseph didn't sign the agreement last night and left marks on a few places for
you." Kathy handed the document over.
Mr Richard touched his chin and looked carefully.
"Well, I'll ask the lawyer to revise it. You can send it to Joseph in the afternoon."
"Mr Richard, I ... I have an operation this afternoon." It was actually an excuse. Kathy didn't want to see
Joseph again.
Mr Richard raised his head and frowned, "Then you can give it to him after the operation."
Kathy was very puzzled.
Kathy was never good at hiding her emotions. It is easy to get this message from her look: she doesn't
want to do it.
"Doctor Kathy, Professor Joseph said that you were his student. He asked you to take charge of this. I
don't have any choice." Mr Richard said helplessly.
Kathy was speechless.
So Joseph was behind it.
"Professor Joseph is going to invest in our hospital this time. It's important now. We can't lose the
chance. Doctor Kathy, please."
It came down to the point where Kathy couldn't say no.
"I'll get the documents from the lawyer later."
"That's right. You will be rewarded after we make a deal."
Kathy didn't care much about it. All she wanted is to do her job well.
When the afternoon session ended, Vivian brought over the agreement. Kathy had to contact Joseph
before she could find him.
It took her long to press the dial-out button.
However, Joseph didn't answer. So Kathy had to call John.
"Ms Kathy, Mr Joseph is having a meeting at the subsidiary. I don't think he would got time to see you.
Why don't you come over tomorrow night?"
"When would he come back? Or I can go to the subsidiary." Kathy just wanted to finish it as soon as
possible.
"Ms Kathy, I need to ask Mr Joseph." John was like between two fires.
When Kathy felt that the phone might be hung up, John replied her. "Mr Joseph will meet you in Room
2203 of the Westlife Hotel at 10 o'clock tonight."
John hung up the phone immediately in order to prevent Kathy from asking any further questions.
Kathy was totally annoyed. Was she going to the hotel again?
She still remembered what happened last night. She was almost trapped in Joseph's room. How could
she dare to go to his room again?
But when she thought of what Mr Richard had said, she knew she had no choice but to do it.
"Doctor Kathy, what's wrong with you?" Vivian, who was sorting out the medical records, asked with
concern.
"Nothing." Kathy bit her lip. It was clearly that Joseph did it on purpose. But she had to do as he
said.
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