A Tale Of Redemption And Passion by Isidore Walsh (Chapters 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150) 

Chapter 141

“I’m very happy to send gifts to you every day. I like to overwhelm you with gifts.”

Alfred reached out and pinched her face. “You’re quite

clever.” Without waiting for her to reply, he pulled her upper body over and pressed her into his arms, hugging her tightly.

“Ding…” Kate’s ringtone interrupted the beautiful moment of their embrace.

Alfred silently cursed the person who called Kate at this moment!

“It’s Xena.” Kate happily answered her best friend’s call. Xena asked, “Kate, are you off work?”

Kate said, “Yeah.”

Xena offered, “Do you want to eat together? I’ll pick you up. I’m already on my way.”

“I’m not at the office anymore. I have to accompany clients on the way to dinner. Xena, let’s meet another day,” replied Kate.

Xena was very disappointed. “Alright, then you can eat with your clients. I’ll go myself. After you go to work, no one plays with me. How boring. Kate, do you think I should find a job too? But my father and brother both said that with them around, they don’t need me to go to work. The money they earn is enough for me to spend. They make it sound like I’m a spendthrift.”

Kate smiled. “Spending your own money is different. If you feel bored, you can find a job or open your own shop to pass the time.”

Xena sighed. “I’ve always wanted to open a photographic studio. That way, I can openly leave photos of handsome men.”

Kate was speechless.

“By the way, Kate, I heard a piece of gossip. I wonder if you’re interested in hearing it,” stated Xena excitedly.

Kate agreed. “I love to listen to gossip. Tell me. I’ll listen.”

After a moment of silence, Xena said, “Chris will be responsible for Melanie.”

Kate’s expression was calm. “So it’s his gossip. How is he responsible for Miss Moore? Marrying Miss Moore?”

She thought, ‘How could someone like Aura accept Melanie as her daughter-in-law?

‘As the daughter of the Sutton family, I was once married to Chris, Aura always picked on me, scolded me, and humiliated me.

‘The Moore family is not as good as the Cohen family, let alone the Sutton family. How could Aura like Melanie as her daughter-in-law?’

Xena said, “I heard so. Chris is still in the Moore family.” Kate said indifferently, “At least he’s flexible.”

She thought, ‘After I got a second chance at life, I did not fall into Chris’s trap again. Chris will marry Melanie, and Kyla still fails to marry Chris. It seems that Kyla can not change the fate of being Chris’s mistress.

‘In the morning, when I asked Kyla for guidance, we sat close to each other. I found hickeys on Kyla’s neck. They must have been left by Chris.

‘While the two of them are intimate, Chris is going to marry Melanie. How will Kyla react when she hears this news?’

After ending the call with Xena, Kate was still a little stunned. ‘I used to love Chris from the bottom of my heart. But what did I get in return? Fortunately, I didn’t marry into the Cohen family again.’

“Your beloved man is going to marry someone else. You’re sad, aren’t you? Do you want me to go with you to snatch the groom?” A sinister voice came from beside her.

Kate shuddered. ‘Mr. Davidson is jealous. What should I do?’ She said, “Mr. Davidson, I-I’m not sad, really!”

Alfred said coldly, “Are you really not sad? Then why are you stunned? Aren’t you just regretting that you didn’t marry your sweetheart? Kate, you were the one who shamelessly

wanted to marry me back then. I also asked you if you would regret it. Even if you want to regret it now, you won’t have the chance.”

“Mr. Davidson, I don’t regret it. I’ve already said that I don’t regret it. I definitely won’t! Whoever Chris marries has nothing to do with me. I was thinking about other things. It’s not that I was regretful that I didn’t marry Chris.” Kate knew that once Alfred got angry, the consequences would be very serious. She explained anxiously.

Alfred snorted.

“Mr. Davidson.” Kate reached out to grab Alfred’s hand. Alfred shook off her hand and even turned his head to look outside, not wanting to look at her.

Kate added, “Mr. Davidson, what I said is true. I really don’t regret marrying you, and I don’t care who Chris marries, Can you believe me?”

Alfred said, “I know exactly what you did to Chris.”

Kate answered, “That’s all in the past. At that time, I was obsessed. Mr. Davidson, I’ll do to you a few times what I’ve done to him, okay?”

Alfred snorted, “What do you take me for? I’m not jealous of that kind of person.”

Kate quickly agreed. “Yes. You’re the best. No matter how hard Chris tries, he won’t be able to catch up to you. You’re unique. No one can replace you in my heart.”

Alfred said coldly, “Other than flattering me, what else can you do to me? You haven’t taken back the gift you gave Chris.”

Kate replied, “I won’t be working in the afternoon. I’ll apply for leave to get it back. I guarantee that I’ll even get a piece of paper back.”

“That’s your business. What does it have to do with me?” asked Alfred.

Kate was speechless. ‘What should I do to satisfy you?’ “Stop the car!” Alfred suddenly said.

The driver hurried to the side of the road and stopped the car.

Yael’s heart skipped a beat. ‘Mr. Davidson wouldn’t rush Mrs. Davidson to get off because of this, right?”

His worries became a reality.

Alfred said coldly, “Kate, your explanation doesn’t convince me. I’ll give you a chance to snatch the groom now. Get out of the car immediately. If you can successfully snatch the groom, I’ll go with you to city hall to settle the divorce procedures. I’ll return your freedom and let you and your sweetheart live together.”

At this moment, Alfred’s temperament was capricious to the extreme.

Kate said, “Alfred, what do you want me to do to make you believe that I really don’t care who Chris marries? I admit that I used to love Chris very much. That was because I was silly. Now I don’t love him anymore, and I’ve given up on him. You’re the only one in my heart now. Can’t you believe me? Aren’t we husband and wife supposed to trust, understand, and respect each other? Are you even not willing to do that?”

Alfred’s expression became even colder, but he did not say anything. His thin lips were pursed tightly as he looked at Kate with a sharp and cold gaze. Kate was instantly angry when she was looked at like this. She suppressed her anger and pushed open the car door to get out of the car.

“Mrs. Davidson.” Yael was extremely anxious and was about to get out of the car.

“Yael!” Alfred called out coldly.

Yael sat there, not daring to move.

Alfred instructed the driver expressionlessly, “Drive!”

The driver held his breath in fear. He quickly started the engine and drove the car. ‘Mr. Davidson and Mrs. Davidson were still flirting with each other a moment ago, but the next moment, they had a fight. It changed so fast!

Kate got out of the car and walked forward. Unexpectedly, Alfred’s car quickly drove past her and left her behind in the blink of an eye.

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“Mr. Davidson…” Kate called out. It was not loud, so Alfred should not be able to hear her.

She stopped and looked at the departing cars. Tears of grievance could not help but roll down her face. She squatted by the roadside, covered her face with her hands, and started crying.

Kate thought, ‘He’s so emotional. I thought he was good to me and would no longer be capricious. Ultimately, he treated me like this only because I was absent-minded for a bit after the call.’

And Kate didn’t know how to tell Alfred the reason. If she hadn’t experienced it, she would never have believed she could travel back in time.

It was true that she loved Chris badly before.

Kate continued to think, ‘If God wanted me to travel back in time, why didn’t he send me back to the time before I was twenty-five? At that time, I didn’t know I was the Sutton family’s biological daughter and didn’t know Chris.

‘If I were back to before I was twenty-five, I had to get to know Alfred first. I might even be able to stop Alfred from getting into a car accident and prevent him from becoming disabled.

‘Unfortunately, I traveled back to the day when I cut my pulse and rejected the marriage in front of Alfred!’

Alfred sat in the car with a frighteningly gloomy expression. The air in the car was tense.

Yael kept turning to look at Alfred, hoping Alfred would order the driver to turn the car around. “Mr. Davidson?”

Alfred remained silent.

Yael asked again, “Mr. Davidson, can I speak?”

Alfred retorted coldly, “I didn’t seal your mouth.”

Yael braced himself and said, “Mr. Davidson, Mrs. Davidson may not have got over Chris, but she was willing to marry you. Of course, Mrs. Davidson may have ulterior motives, but after marriage, Mrs. Davidson’s love for you is sincere. “Mr. Davidson, you are mad because you’ve started to care about Mrs. Davidson. What Mrs. Davidson said just now was right. Husband and wife should trust, respect, and understand each other. It doesn’t matter how much Mrs. Davidson loved Chris before. Now that she is your wife, she must remember her identity.

“Mr. Davidson, you should have given Mrs. Davidson the time to change and trusted Mrs. Davidson but not got her wrong. You’ve kicked Mrs. Davidson out of the car and said you wanted her to snatch Chris back. Mr. Davidson, would you be happy if Mrs. Davidson snatched Chris back?” Alfred remained silent with a dark expression. He was unhappy!

Alfred was already so jealous that he started a fight when he saw Kate was absent-minded for a bit after she heard Chris would marry Melanie, not to mention that Kate would win Chris back.

‘If Kate dared to go to the wedding and take Chris away, I would put her under house arrest and never let her out again. She can only be my wife!’ Alfred fumed. ‘It was her who insisted on marrying me back then. She’s got the opportunity to regret it but didn’t seize it. I’m not the one to be blamed!’

Yael asked cautiously, “Mr. Davidson, shall we get someone to pick up Mrs. Davidson?”

Alfred said stiffly, “If she calls me and compromises, I’ll get someone to pick her up. Otherwise, she’ll walk back.”

Yael was speechless, thinking, ‘The jealous Mr. Davidson has a really bad temper!’

Kate did not call Alfred. After crying for a while, she stood up

and wiped her tears. As she walked back, she took out her phone and called Xena.

She left her bag in Alfred’s car. Fortunately, she had just finished answering Xena’s call and was still holding her phone. Otherwise, she would have to walk back.

It was so pitiful to not be able to drive a car.

Kate decided to drive by herself in the future and never listen to Alfred again. She sneered in her heart, ‘If a man’s nonsense could be trusted, even a pig could fly.’

Xena quickly answered her call.

Kate said calmly, “Xena, I’m on Batore Street. Come and pick me up now.”

Xena asked worriedly, “What’s wrong? Kate, did you cry? Alright, I’ll go and pick you up immediately.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you here.” After hanging up, Kate waited by the roadside for Xena to pick her up.

Xena came very quickly. “Kate.”

Xena parked the car and quickly got out. She walked around the car to Kate and asked with concern, “Kate, what’ s wrong?”

Kate had calmed down and said, “Let’s talk in the car.”

After the two of them got into the car, Kate told Xena the whole story.

When Xena heard Kate and Alfred were husband and wife, she almost hit the car in front.

Kate looked a bit sorry. “Xena, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you the truth. Mr. Davidson didn’t announce it publicly. I thought he wanted to keep the marriage a secret, so I hid it from you.” But Alfred no longer planned to hide their relationship. So, Kate finally told her good friend.

“Kate, I’m sorry.” Xena said guiltily, “It’s all my fault for being nosy. I told you the gossip that led to the fight between you and Mr. Davidson.”

If she knew Kate and Alfred were husband and wife, and that Kate was with Alfred then, Xena would never reveal that gossip.

Kate sighed. “It has nothing to do with you. It’s just that my change was too sudden. Let alone Mr. Davidson, even you guys don’t believe me, either.”

After all, Kate loved Chris so much previously.

Xena was embarrassed and tacitly agreed.

“Between Mr. Davidson and me, we are lacking love in our marriage. That’s why we’re prone to conflicts. But when he treats me well, he’s really good. So good that I’m intoxicated.”

When Alfred was good to Kate, it made her feel like she was his treasure.

“Kate, I won’t ask you why you chose to marry Mr. Davidson. What are you going to do now that the two of you are in such a mess? Everyone in Sherpsel knows Mr. Davidson’s temper.” Xena felt sorry and sympathetic for her good friend Kate.

Alfred had a bad temper to begin with. After the accident, his temper became even worse. It was said that in the Davidson residence, his family dared not enter his place casually for fear of angering him. A lot of servants in the Davidson family cried from his scolding.

In Xena’s eyes, the current Alfred was like a demon.

She was impressed that Kate dared to marry Alfred. Not to mention that Alfred was crippled and impotent, just based on Alfred’s bad temper, if it were her, she would not dare to marry Alfred no matter how.

Kate sighed. “We’ll have to calm down first. Mr. Davidson is in a dead end now. Even if I try to explain to him, he won’t listen. When his anger subsides, I’ll talk to him properly. Xena, let’s go eat. I’m starving. After dinner, can you go to the Cohen family with me?”

Xena couldn’t believe it. “You’re already at odds with Mr. Davidson. Do you still want to go to the Cohen family? If Mr. Davidson finds out, he’ll be furious.”

Kate pursed her lips and said, “I promised Mr. Davidson that I would take back all the gifts I gave Chris, but I haven’t done it yet. If I don’t get those gifts back today, I’m afraid I can’t enter the Davidson family.”

Xena nodded. “Alright then. I’ll go to the Cohen family with you and ask Chris to return the gift you gave him back then. “I’ll take you to dinner now.”

Kate nodded. After some thought, Kate called her father and asked for an afternoon off. Her father was open-minded and agreed without asking her the reason.

After ending the call with her father, Kate stared at the phone screen in a daze and wondered, ‘Should I call that jealous man?’

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“Kate, would you like to call Mr. Davidson?” Xena asked as she drove.

Kate stuffed her phone back into her pocket and said, ” Nope. I’m not calling. I’ll wait for him to calm down.”

Xena didn’t insist. She took Kate to the restaurant where they used to eat together.

Kate ordered a lot of food and said to Xena, “It’s my treat today.”

“It’s my treat. It’s because of me that you fought with Mr. Davidson. This meal is on me. Only then will I feel better.” Xena blamed herself guiltily.

Kate stopped arguing with her about who would pay the bill and simply said, “Xena, it has nothing to do with you. You don’t have to blame yourself. It’s our problem. We got married rashly without strong love between us. We didn’t know each other well before we tied the knot. Even without your call, we would still fight at any time.”

‘Being husband and wife has a learning curve. Even those who are in love with each other would always quarrel, Kate thought.

“Can I have a bottle of wine?” Kate asked Xena.

Xena said disapprovingly, “Kate, it’s not a good idea to drown your sorrows in alcohol when you’re in a bad mood.”

“Don’t worry. I won’t get drunk.” Kate was very confident in her alcohol tolerance. “I’ll take two bottles of beer. With my alcohol tolerance, two bottles of beer are like two bottles of soda.”

Xena reluctantly agreed. She had to drive, so she couldn’t drink with Kate.

After the ordered food was served, Kate ate and drank beer, quickly finishing the two bottles of beer. She ordered two more bottles. Xena knew Kate was in a bad mood and only reminded her to stop it after finishing these two bottles.

Kate, who liked to wine and dine when she was upset, finished all the food they ordered. Xena barely ate anything. Instead, she only watched Kate eat and drink non-stop.

Four bottles of beer were emptied by Kate alone. Xena didn’t let her drink anymore no matter what. Thinking she still had to go to the Cohen family to ask Chris for the gift she had given him, Kate unwillingly stopped drinking as she was afraid of being too drunk to remember everything.

On this side, Kate seemed to be eating and drinking heartlessly. On the other side, Alfred didn’t get Kate’s call or compromise, and his expression became even gloomier. Ever since he entered Cheval Blanc, everyone who saw him wanted to stay away from him.

It was the same menu, the same taste. However, Alfred found the food tasteless. He was picky and disdainful. In the end, he called Theo over, who was in charge of Cheval Blanc.

Before Theo entered the presidential suite, he first asked Yael, who was beside Alfred. “Yael, what’s wrong with Alfred today? He eats lunch here every day and is never as picky as today. He made all the chefs in the hotel feel like they were walking on eggshells.”

Yael looked at the closed door. After making sure that he was speaking softly and Alfred could not hear him, Yael replied in a low voice, “Mr. Alfred Davidson and Mrs. Davidson fought.”

Theo widened his eyes and almost screamed. He

remembered Alfred in the room was difficult to deal with. He quickly covered his mouth and then let go, asking in a low voice, “Why did they fight? Was it bad?”

Theo had dined with Alfred and Kate. That day, Alfred took special care of Kate. Alfred knew what Kate liked to eat and kept putting food on her plate. Undoubtedly, Alfred cared a lot about Kate.

Alfred was cold, but once he was good to someone, he meant it. Of course, when Alfred treated someone well, he would also ask the other side to return the same feelings.

To put it bluntly, Alfred was a very stubborn person when it came to love. He was narrow-minded and easy to get jealous.

Yael continued, “Mr. Alfred Davidson originally wanted to bring Mrs. Davidson over for dinner, but he kicked her out of the car halfway. Don’t you think it was bad?”

Theo was stunned. “Oh, that was seriously bad.”

Yael sighed and said, “Mrs. Davidson received a call from Miss Phillips. On the phone, Miss Phillips told Mrs. Davidson the heir of the Cohen family would marry the darling daughter of the Moore family. Mrs. Davidson was stunned for a bit at the news. Then, Mr. Davidson got jealous. No matter how Mrs. Davidson explained, he refused to give in.”

Theo shrugged. “Even a fool like Sherpsel knows about Kate’s feelings for Chris. Isn’t it normal for Alfred to be jealous?”

Theo thought, ‘Everyone can tell Kate married Alfred with a motive. What’s her motive? Kate didn’t tell it honestly. So, can Alfred be blamed?

‘If Alfred and Kate are just taking what they need without falling for each other, things would be a lot easier.’

‘However, Alfred is gradually falling for Kate. He has announced in the Davidson residence that Kate is the lawful Mrs. Davidson. I believe everyone in Sherpsel will know Kate is Alfred’s wife shortly.

‘At this moment, Kate was still in a daze because of Chris. How could Alfred not be jealous?’

“Sir, I’ve always been by Mr. Alfred Davidson’s side. I’ve watched him and Mrs. Davidson get to where they are today. Mrs. Davidson might have loved Chris before, but since she forced Mr. Alfred Davidson to marry her, I can tell that she no longer has any feelings for Chris.” Yael sighed. It’s almost time for work. Mr. Alfred Davidson still doesn’t take a bite.”

If Alfred went to a dead end and refused to eat, the consequences would be very serious.

Something like that only happened once when Alfred woke up after the accident and found out he was going to be in a wheelchair. At that time, Alfred did not eat, drink, or cooperate with his treatment. It turned the Davidson family upside down. Even Lena had cried and begged Alfred in tears.

Theo said, “I’ll go in and take a look first. If I can’t persuade Alfred, quickly contact Kate. She’s the one who caused this trouble. She should be the one to clean up the mess.”

Yael had a bitter expression on his face. “Mr. Alfred Davidson won’t let us contact Mrs. Davidson. He said we couldn’t reach out to Mrs. Davidson unless she took the initiative to call or come for him. Otherwise, he will smash all our phones and kick us out.”

Theo sighed helplessly. “How stubborn!”

He took a few deep breaths before pushing the door open and entering.

Alfred sat alone at the dining table. Today’s menu was changed. Alfred had asked Yael to inform the hotel in advance to change his menu. Most of the dishes were Kate’s favorites. Kate was not picky but could not stand spicy food. She especially liked sour and sweet dishes.

Alfred didn’t like sweet and sour dishes but still had the menu changed because Kate loved them.

At that moment, facing a table full of dishes that should have been Kate’s favorite, even under normal

circumstances, Alfred would not enjoy them, not to mention that he was in a bad mood.

He picked and picked with his fork, poking at all the dishes, but he did not take a bite.

Theo approached and saw the roast fish had been poked badly by Alfred.

“Alfred,” Theo called out.

Alfred put down his fork heavily without even looking at him.

With a loud smack, Theo shrank back.

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Alfred said, “Theo, try the food. The food they made today is really bad. How did you manage the hotel? It’s not easy for Cheval Blanc to have its current reputation and status. Don’t ruin it.”

Theo sat down and picked up a fork. He tried the food. After tasting them, he said, “Alfred, the food tastes bad now because they’re already cold. They don’t taste as good as they were freshly cooked.”

“They don’t taste good. Moreover, they’re all sweet and sour.”

“Alfred, you asked Yael to inform the hotel in advance and helped you change today’s menu. Most of the food you ordered is sweet and sour.”

Alfred’s face darkened and he went silent.

Theo went on, “Alfred, I have asked Yael. Kate is too outrageous. She’s already married to you, but she’s still thinking about that scumbag Chris. How can Chris be compared to you? She is blind and doesn’t know what’s good for her.

“Why don’t I tell my men to capture Kate and lock her up? We can starve her for a few days too. Or you can break both her legs so she can’t look for Chris anymore. Or you can poison her so she’ll be dumb and won’t think about Chris anymore.”

Alfred looked at his brother coldly and said, “If you dare lay a hand on her, we’ll no longer be brothers.”

Theo deliberately said, “Alfred, she’s already doing this, so why are you still biased toward her? A woman like her who doesn’t follow the rules overestimates herself, and doesn’t know what’s good for her should be taught a lesson. Let her always remember that whoever marries into the Davidson family has to follow the rules.”

“Don’t goad me,” Alfred said coldly, “Stay out of our business.”

“But she made you angry. Now you’re hungry too. My heart aches for you. Can’t I vent my anger on her?”

“I told you, don’t poke our nose into our business.”

“Alright. I won’t do anything. Alfred, why don’t I get someone to warn Chris?”

“No need.” Alfred pulled a long face and said coldly, “I don’t need to warn anyone off. If she’s my woman, she’s mine. If I don’t let her go, she’ll always be mine.”

Alfred thought, ‘One day, I will make Kate’s body and heart belong to me alone.’ It was not a good idea to warn off his love rival. The best way to defeat a love rival was by securing Kate’s heart.

Theo then suggested, “Alfred, why don’t I get rid of all this food and change them to what you usually eat?”

Alfred got up. Theo wanted to help him, but he was rejected.

Relying on his willpower, Alfred walked back to his wheelchair and sat down. Then, he pushed the wheelchair out, saying coldly, “I’m not hungry. I don’t want to eat.”

“Alfred,” Theo called out.

Alfred repeated, “Don’t cause trouble for Kate. And don’t contact her.”

Theo was speechless. Alfred was already very miserable, but he still didn’t let them contact Kate. Kate was also inconsiderate and did not take the initiative to call until now. Theo watched helplessly as his brother left the presidential suite. He could manage the hotel, but he was not good at advising his brother.

Alfred had been nurtured as a successor since he was very young. His status in the Regency Group was extraordinary. That was how his domineering personality was nurtured. He was used to deciding everything and to obedience from everyone. Even if it was a marital quarrel, Alfred still wanted Kate to submit first.

Theo sighed. He really sympathized with those who worked at the Regency Group, especially the senior management. They could only pray from now on. Theo silently wished them all the best.

When Chris and his parents came out of the Moore family’s residence, the smiles on their faces disappeared at once. “Hubby, look at the Moore family’s attitude. Chris is already willing to take responsibility, yet they’re still acting arrogant.” Aura was extremely proud of her son. She was furious when she thought about how Chris was going to marry a daughter of the Moore family, who was not as prestigious as their family. It would embarrass her before her sisters-in-law and friends.

“Shut up,” Lennon scolded Aura in a low voice, “Let’s talk at home.”

Aura pursed her lips and did not dare to speak anymore. They sat in the same car. Chris was driving.

After the car drove away from the Moore family’s residence, Lennon said to his son, “Chris, although the Moore family has yet to agree to our way of redemption, that’s because we are not sincere enough. If you come to the Moore family a few more times and show your sincerity, you will move them.”

In Lennon’s eyes, although his son had done wrong, he was influenced by drugs then. It was not Chris’ intention. Chris was young and promising. The daughter of the Moore family looked ordinary and was not worthy of his son in all aspects. He did not believe the Moore family would refuse his son.

Although the Moore family did not agree with their suggestion to let their children marry, they were still friendly toward them. Lennon had seen how Melanie looked at Chris. Lennon was experienced and could tell Melanie was still satisfied with Chris.

However, they were the girl’s family after all. They had to put on some airs.

Chris nodded and said, “Dad, I get it.” For the sake of the Cohen Group’s future and his grand ambition, he would coax Melanie to forgive him and marry him.

When it came to coaxing women, Chris thought quite highly of himself. Otherwise, the sisters from the Sutton family wouldn’t have loved him so much. Kyla giving up an outstanding man like Dominick and loving him deeply was the best proof.

Ten minutes later, the trio returned to their house and saw a car parked outside.

Chris immediately recognized the car as Xena’s. Xena would not take the initiative to look for him. There was only one possibility. Kate was here. He thought, ‘Did she finally panic when she realized I was going to marry Melanie?’ He could not help but feel a little smug.

“Sir, Madam, Ms. Sutton and Miss Phillips are here.” The servant who came to open the door confirmed Chris’s guess that Kate had indeed come.

Chris was overjoyed. Ever since Kate went to look for Alfred, her attitude toward him had been extremely bad. No matter how he tried to please her, she no longer treated him like before. This disappointed Chris for a long time. Now that Kate had taken the initiative to look him up, he thought Kate wanted to reconcile with him. He could not help but be happy.

Lennon and his wife had the same thought.

Aura snorted coldly and said, “She’s panicking now? She wants to turn things around? Wasn’t she very arrogant then, as if my son was not worthy of her?”

“Mom,” Chris called out, “Don’t blame Kate. It’s also my fault that she is angry. Mom, I’ll go in first. Can you and Dad leave for a while?”

Chris wanted to coax Kate so that she would be like Kyla and willingly become his lover. That way, he would really have his pick of the ladies.

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Aura pursed her lips but Lennon held her back. She knew her husband had agreed to leave them to it. She said sarcastically, “It’s too late for her to regret now.”

Chris ignored what his mother said and quickly walked toward the house.

When he entered, he saw Xena sitting on the sofa while Kate was picking through items in the hall. She took a lot of ornaments and placed them on the coffee table.

Chris took a closer look and recognized that these ornaments were all given to him by Kate. Kate had said before that she had spent a lot of money to buy them.

To trick Kate into thinking he had feelings for her, he had placed all the items Kate gave him in his room and hall so that she could see them at any time to prove how much he valued her.

“Kate, you’re here.” A smile appeared on Chris’s handsome face. When he saw Kate bring over an antique vase, he remarked, “This is an antique you gave me. I love it. It has always been placed in the hall. Whenever guests visit, they praise its beauty and value.”

Kate didn’t say anything. She took all the things that

belonged to her in the hall. All that was left were those in Chris’ room.

Kate did not explain her intentions and directly requested,” Chris, I’d like to look around your room.”

Chris’s eyes lit up when he heard this. He couldn’t help thinking dirty about Kate’s intention.

He looked at Xena, worried that Xena would stop Kate from entering his room with him. However, Xena only looked at him expressionlessly without saying a word.

Chris smiled and said to Kate, “Of course. Kate, follow me.”

As he spoke, he reached out to pull Kate’s hand, but Kate avoided him.

“Lead the way,” Kate said indifferently.

Chris smiled, “Okay.” He thought Kate did not let him hold her hand because Xena was present.

Chris happily brought Kate upstairs. “Kate, this is my room. You’ve come here before.”

Chris opened his door and stood at the door, inviting Kate in. After Kate entered, he followed her in and closed the door. Then, he stepped forward, wanting to hug Kate from behind.

Kate reacted quickly. When his hand touched her waist, she grabbed it at once and tugged hard, causing him to fall forward. She quickly moved aside so he wouldn’t fall on her. With another maneuver, Kate pinned Chris’s arm behind him. She pushed Chris against the wall and said coldly,” Chris, I’m here to take back what I gave you. You’d better behave or I’ll kick your ass. You haven’t experienced how good I am at ass-kicking, have you? Trust me, you’ll not forget it.”

Chris, who had been thrown over the shoulder by Kate, immediately recalled that embarrassing experience. “Kate, let’s talk things out. I-I promise I won’t touch you again.”

Kate said coldly, “I still don’t trust you.”

She freed one hand and roughly pulled off Chris’s tie before tying his hands together. Naturally, Chris would not be tied up by her and tried to fight back.

And then-

Smack! Thump! Thud!

Chris was thrown over Kate’s shoulder a few times. She even slammed him into the wall the last time. At last, Chris slid to the ground limply.

Kate ignored Chris’ widened eyes and went forward. She knelt on him, pulled his hands behind his back, and tied him up.

Standing up, she smacked her hands and stretched her legs. “It’s been a long time since I’ve fought. Thanks for giving me a chance to show off.”

Chris was speechless. He couldn’t believe this was the Kate he had known. Kate had always appeared gentle and obedient in front of him and dared not even raise her voice at him. But now she beat him up and even threw him around repeatedly like a sandbag.

What Chris could not accept the most was that he, a man, couldn’t stand a chance against Kate. He never knew that Kate was so skilled.

After tying up Chris’s hands, Kate began to rummage through his room. She packed up everything she had given to Chris, including underwear. She took Chris’s suitcase and stuffed all those things into it.

“I also gave you the watch you’re wearing now. Hand it over.” Kate stepped forward and took the watch she had spent a lot of money on.

gave you your phone too.” She took out the phone from Chris’s trouser pocket, dug out his SIM card, and threw it back to him. Then, she threw the phone into the suitcase.

“And your shoes and socks. I bought them for you. Return them all.” Kate started to take off Chris’s shoes and socks. After looking at the brand of the suit Chris was wearing, she recognized it was also a gift from her. She then took the suit off Chris.

Chris’s hands were tied now and he was just beaten up by Kate, so he was powerless to stop her. He could only watch helplessly as Kate took back the things she had given him. She even took away small trinkets like keychains.

One suitcase was not enough so Kate went to look for a bigger suitcase and filled it up again. After confirming that everything she had given to Chris was stuffed into the suitcases, she dragged them downstairs.

Xena was not idle either. She found a few large bags and packed up the things Kate had given to Chris on the first floor.

“Kate, are you done packing?” Xena asked.

“Yup. All done,” Kate replied.

“I helped you pack up here too.”

Kate nodded and said, “Let’s go.”

Kate asked Xena to drag the suitcases while she carried the huge bags herself. After all, many of the things on the first floor were antiques and such so they were heavy. Xena had never trained before and was not as strong as her. The servants of the Cohen family were stunned when the girls went out like that.

Kate said coldly to the Cohen family’s servant, “Mr. Cohen is going to marry the daughter of the Moore family. I have taken back everything I gave him. From now on, I have nothing to do with him.”

The servants couldn’t come up with a retort and could do nothing. They could only watch as the girls dragged the things away.

Lennon and his wife were taking a walk in the backyard to give them some space. When they received the news and rushed back, they only saw Xena’s car driving away.

“Isn’t Kate here to make peace?” Aura asked the servant darkly, “Where’s Chris? How can he allow them to act out like this?”

The servant replied carefully, “Mr. Chris hasn’t come out of his room. Without his instructions, we dare not stop them.”

Aura was furious. She turned around and entered the house to look for her son.

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Lennon frowned. He felt that what Kate did was too embarrassing.

When they were passionately in love, she was very

generous to her boyfriend. When they broke up, she wanted

to take back everything she gave him. She was so heartless. Lennon felt that his son was lucky since his son did not marry a country bumpkin like Kate in the end! He quickly followed his wife into the room.

When the couple entered the house, they found that a lot of furniture was missing and the hall was empty. Their house didn’t seem that luxurious any longer.

“Did Kate take away our things too? Why do I feel that there are fewer decorations in the hall?”

Lennon said with a straight face, “She sent a lot of things to Chris. They were all precious. Many of them were from her parents’ collection. Those were all valuable things.

Both Leland and his wife felt that they owed their biological daughter. They gave Kate material compensation. That was letting her do whatever she wanted.

Kate was very generous to Chris before.

She would give anything valuable to Chris to please him.

In Kate’s opinion, she was really blind in the past. That was why she was so devoted to a man like Chris.

She, who had learned martial arts, had been bullied by the Cohen family in her previous life because she loved Chris deeply.

She deserved a tragic end like that.

Aura asked, “Did she give so many things to Chris?”

Lennon pursed his lips and said, “If not for so many things happening, Chris would have really married Kate. It would have helped him a lot. Kate is not as smart as Kyla, but Kate would definitely inherit a large number of shares of the Sutton Group. If he married Kate, the Sutton Group would be basically his. Even if he can’t inherit the Cohen Group, he won’t lose out.”

Aura also understood this.

She muttered, “I don’t know what’s going on. I think it’s already decided. It’s actually out of Chris’s control.”

Now, her son had to marry Melanie against his will.

“Where’s Chris? I went upstairs to take a look. He actually allowed Kate to take everything back. How could this be? She willingly sent those things to Chris back then. It’s not like we asked for it. How could she have the cheek to take it back?”

Aura cursed as she went upstairs. When she arrived at her son’s room, she realized that the door to her son’s room was not closed. When she approached, she saw that her son’s room was in a mess, as if it had been robbed.

“Chris.” Aura hurried in.

“Mom…” From the corner, Chris’ voice came.

Aura turned around and saw her son lying on the ground with his hands tied behind his back.

She was shocked and quickly walked forward to help her son up. She asked in shock, “Chris, what’s going on? Who tied you up here? Was your room robbed? Was it Kate?” After regaining his freedom, Chris walked to the sofa and sat down. He leaned against the sofa and said weakly,” Mom, get me a glass of water first.”

Aura quickly poured him a glass of water.

After Chris finished a glass of water, he felt a little better.

“Mom, it was Kate. She wants to take back all the gifts she gave me back then. She even wants to take back my shoes and socks. She wants to take back all the clothes I’m wearing as long as she bought them for me.”

What Kate did was a huge blow to Chris. After all, he was used to Kate being generous to him.

Aura cursed, “That bitch, country bumpkin, uneducated thing!”

“Mom, Kate knows martial arts and is very powerful.”

Chris rubbed his wrist and felt pain all over his body. He thought he was going to die after being thrown by Kate.

It took him a while to recover.

Aura frowned. “Martial arts? Why haven’t I heard of it before? She must have grown up in the countryside. Perhaps she often fights with others, which is why she has such strength.”

Chris shook his head. “She used to run a training institution. It involved painting, music, dance, kickboxing, and boxing. She should have learned these too. It’s normal for her to know martial arts. She hid it well in the past.”

No, she used to love him, so she was a gentle and affectionate girl in front of him.

Now, she no longer loved him.

Kate’s gentleness no longer belonged to him.

This made Chris very uncomfortable.

He swore in his heart that one day, he would become a powerful man like Alfred. Then, he would acquire the Sutton Group and let the Sutton family go bankrupt. Then, he would let Kate come to him and beg him…

*****

Kate asked Xena to send her back to the Sutton’s place.

When Kate reached home, Celia had just finished her lunch break. Celia saw two girls dragging and carrying a lot of things in from the stairs.

“Kate.” Celia was shocked. She thought that Kate was chased out by Alfred. She quickly went downstairs and walked over. She asked with concern, “What happened?” “Mrs. Sutton.” Xena greeted Celia.

As Kate moved the things in, she said to her mother, “Mom,

I went to the Cohen’s place and got back all the gifts I gave Chris.”

Celia was speechless.

She followed her daughter and wanted to help.

“Mom, you don’t have to help.” Kate placed the items on the floor and squatted down. She opened the bag and took out everything inside.

“Mom, these are the antiques I made you give me back then. I sent them to Chris later.” Kate picked up an antique vase and handed it to her mother. “Mom, everything is here.”

Celia took the antique vase. Many of the antiques on the ground were the treasures of her and her husband. Back then, Kate seemed to be possessed and wanted to give everything to Chris. Celia and her husband felt that they owed their daughter, so they would give Kate whatever she lived.

In the end, Kate gave everything to Chris. Celia and her husband were quite angry about this.

Now, everything was back.

“Kate, everything is here?”

“Yes, everything.”

Celia put down the vase and said, “It’s good that you took everything back. You’re now… You have to break up with him cleanly.”

The news about the relationship between Chris and the daughter of the Moore family had already spread throughout the upper-class society of Sherpsel.

Celia was extremely glad that her daughter had woken up after having such a nightmare. Kate was no longer infatuated with Chris.

“Yes. I have to break up with him cleanly. I don’t want to have anything to do with him any longer.”

Kate put down two more suitcases and took out the things and clothes in the suitcase. “Mom, these clothes were worn by him. I don’t want them anymore. Throw them away.”

The material of those clothes was very good. Every suit was expensive. She probed, “Maybe you can clean them and send the clothes to your brothers of the Garcia family?”

Kate refused. “I don’t want them to wear clothes which were once worn by a bastard. I will buy them new clothes.”

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Celia knew that Kate was very good to her brothers from the Garcia family. In the past twenty years, they doted on Kate.

It was normal for Kate to protect her two brothers and not let them wear Chris’ old clothes.

In the end, a servant of the Sutton family took the clothes and shoes since she thought it was a waste to throw them away.

Xena stayed in the Sutton’s place for a while before leaving. After Xena left, Kate no longer pretended to be strong and snuggled into her mother’s arms. She called out tiredly,” Mom.”

“What’s wrong?” Celia got nervous when she saw her daughter like this. “Did the Cohen family bully you? Tell me, I’ll go over now to seek justice for you.”

Kate shook her head. “It’s not them. It’s Mr. Davidson.”

“Mr. Davidson?”

“Mom, I had a fight with Mr. Davidson.”

Celia immediately pushed her away. “Fight? How did you two fight?”

Kate told her mother the reason for the conflict between her and Alfred.

After Celia heard this, she pinched Kate’s forehead

helplessly. “Didn’t you tell Mr. Davidson why you married him?”

“No.”

“Just tell him that you had a nightmare. When you woke up, you woke up and promised him that you would never have anything to do with Chris again. He probably cares about you, right? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have messed with you just because you were stunned for a while.”

Alfred cared about Kate. Celia felt relieved to know that.

That way, her daughter would be able to stand firm in the Davidson family.

Whether a woman could gain a foothold in her in-law’s family after marriage and be respected in her in-law’s family depended to a large extent on her husband’s attitude.

Kate was silent.

After a while, she said, “Mom, will Mr. Davidson think that I’m using him?”

“Aren’t you using Mr. Davidson?”

Kate called her mother helplessly, “… Mother.”

Celia pulled Kate to the sofa and sat down. She said softly, Kate, you can’t deny that when you wanted to marry Mr. Davidson in the beginning, even if you said that you were repaying his kindness, you couldn’t deny that you were using him. After all, he enjoys a high status and is powerful. You’ve been together for so long. Now ask yourself, do you have feelings for Mr. Davidson? Or do you only see him as your backer?”

Kate fell silent again.

She recalled the time she spent with Alfred. Since he couldn’t have sex with her, she shamelessly teased him again and again. No matter how she flirted with him, she would not be at a disadvantage. Gradually, she closed the distance between her and Alfred.

Although they had barely registered their marriage for a

month, it felt like they had already been married for a long time.

She was not just repaying his kindness.

Their feelings for each other had been nurtured unknowingly.

“Mom, I like Mr. Davidson. I have feelings for him.”

“Since that’s the case, why do you have to hide it from him? Tell him everything. A couple has to trust each other, understand each other, and respect each other. Everything is mutual. It’s just a dream. Although that dream is ridiculous, you can tell him.”

Kate’s pretty face fell. “Mom, you’re my mother. If I told you that a dream changed me, you would choose to believe me. Mr. Davidson is such a smart person. He might not believe me. In fact, he’s still investigating why I changed my mind and stopped being infatuated with Chris.”

“You’ve changed so suddenly. Everyone will be suspicious.” Kate pursed her lips. She knew.

“Mom, Mr. Davidson is very angry now. What should I do? I’ve already explained it to him, but he still asked me to get out of the car. He actually asked me to go and snatch the groom. If I really do that, will he be happy?”

After she said that, her mother poked her forehead.

“You didn’t hear it. Mr. Davidson was just saying it out of anger. He’s jealous.”

Kate didn’t believe that. “He’s chasing me out of the car.”

She was such a strong person. At that time, she cried for a long time.

“In a state of jealousy and anger, it’s easy for people to act impulsively. I can understand Mr. Davidson, but you’re my biological daughter. How can I bear to let my child suffer?” “Mom, I’m not going back tonight. I’ll stay at home for a few days so that I can accompany you.”

Kate was a little afraid to go back and face the capricious Alfred.

“I don’t need you to accompany me. When I’m old enough to need you to take care of me, you can take some time to accompany me. Now, go upstairs, take a shower, and change your clothes. Remember to change into a dress. Then, I’ll send you back to the Davidson’s place.”

Kate called her mother helplessly, “Mom…”

“Mr. Davidson is a proud man. He suffered a setback when faced with you. Many people have been implicated by you. If you stay here for long, I think Mrs. Olivia Davidson might come to see you. For the sake of everyone, hurry up.”

Kate said, “Mom, you’re exaggerating. What everyone? This is a conflict between me and Mr. Davidson.”

She muttered again, “He’s actually a spoiled man.”

He was used to everyone obeying him.

Celia glared at her.

“Okay, okay, okay. I’ll listen to you, Mom. I’ll just go back. I’ll take a shower, change into sexy clothes, and dress up beautifully. I’ll go back and coax my husband.”

Celia reached out and gave her two light slaps. “Stupid girl, what nonsense are you talking about?”

Kate stuck out her tongue and quickly slipped upstairs.

After chatting with her mother, Kate knew that it was best for her to go back. She had to explain to Alfred again and comforted him.

She was the one who didn’t give him a sense of security. It was indeed her fault.

She took a hot shower. She even washed her long hair. Then she changed into a long dress. When Kate went downstairs, Celia examined her and was quite satisfied.” When you get back, talk to Mr. Davidson nicely.”

“Mom, I’ve been talking to him nicely. He’s the one who’s capricious and doesn’t want to talk to me properly.”

Celia said helplessly, “Who asked you to be so shameless as to marry him back then? There are so many men in Sherpsel, but you insisted on being with him. You chose the path, so you have to walk down it even if you have to kneel.”

Kate didn’t dare to complain anymore.

It was already evening. Kate urged her mother, “Mom, send me back quickly. I’ll go back and cook a few dishes to make Mr. Davidson happy.”

Celia said as she went to get her car keys, “Got it.”

“If I had my own car, I would have left long ago. Mom, I’ll secretly buy a car.”

“No way!”

Celia remembered Alfred’s complaint and firmly refused to let her daughter buy a car.

“Your car and my BMW were destroyed because of you. Isn’t that enough? Anyway, you can’t drive by yourself anymore. I’ll get the driver to send you wherever you go.”

Kate wrapped her arms around her mother’s arm and pleaded, “Mom, my driving skills are very good. Those two times were really an accident. Coincidentally, Mr. Davidson saw me. Usually, my driving is very stable. I’ll buy a cheap car. It doesn’t have to be too expensive. It’s fine as long as there’s a car to drive. Store it here. When I need it, I’ll come over to get it.”

“No! If you dare to secretly buy a car, I’ll tell Mr. Davidson.”

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Kate pouted. “Mom, you’re really my biological mother. You’re helping your son-in-law but not me.”

“It’s precisely because I’m your biological mother that I’m worried that something will happen to you. That’s why I kept an eye on you with Mr. Davidson and didn’t let you drive by yourself. Mr. Davidson said that when you were racing, he would be so frightened that his heart would jump out of his chest. You practically drove his car like a plane.”

Kate asked, “Mom, did he come to you to complain about me?”

“He’s doing it for your own safety.”

Kate had nothing to say.

She did not expect Alfred to complain about her in front of her mother.

But he was just worried about her.

Thinking of this, Kate felt happy.

Celia sent her daughter back to the Davidson family.

Just after they arrived, Alfred’s convoy returned.

“Kate, Mr. Davidson is back. Explain to him properly. I won’t be going in today. I’ll go in another day.” Celia unlocked the car and gestured for her daughter to get out.

Celia unlocked the car and gestured for her daughter to get out.

Even if the Sutton family and the Davidson family became in-laws, Alfred had yet to publicize the relationship between him and Kate. Celia did not dare to call herself the Davidson family’s in-law at all.

Kate felt a little guilty.

Alfred’s convoy was forced to stop because Celia’s car blocked the path.

Alfred’s driver did not know that the car in front of him belonged to Alfreld’s mother-in-law. He honked fiercely until Kate got out of the car.

After Alfred guessed that it was his mother-in-law’s car, he instructed Yael, “Yael, get out of the car and invite Mrs. Sutton in.”

Celia had come. As her son-in-law, he had to invite her in.

“Okay.” Yael immediately got out of the car.

After Kate got out of the car, Celia wanted to drive the car forward to make room for Alfred’s car. When Yael quickly came over and knocked on the window, she quickly rolled down the window and said apologetically, “I’ll drive away immediately.”

“Mrs. Sutton.” Yael said politely, “Mr. Davidson invites you in. Please drive your car in. Someone will guide you to park your car in the parking lot.”

Celia was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses and quickly said, “Oh, okay. I’ll drive the car in now.”

Then, she stepped on the accelerator and drove the car into the Davidson residence.

Kate, who had gotten out of the car earlier, stood where she was and watched her mother leave her behind.

Then she looked at Alfred. After Celia’s car drove in, Alfred asked the driver to start the car. He even didn’t let Yael get in.

“Mr. Davidson.” As his car passed in front of Kate, Kate waved at him.

Alfred was expressionless as if he did not see her.

Kate watched awkwardly as several cars left her behind.

“Mrs. Davidson.” Yael, who was also left behind, walked behind Kate and called out respectfully.

Kate sighed and asked, “Yael, is Mr. Davidson still angry?”

Yael nodded. “Mr. Davidson didn’t even have lunch. He kept finding trouble with everyone in the company. Everyone complained about it, including Oswald. He secretly asked me for the reason a few times.”

He did not dare to tell Oswald, afraid that Alfred would blame him.

“Didn’t have lunch?” Kate’s heart ached when she heard that. She walked in.

As she walked, she said, “He’s not a child anymore. How can he not eat just because he’s angry?”

Even if she felt wronged, she would not starve herself.

Yael followed behind Kate.

Celia was the hostess of the Sutton family. However, the Sutton Group and Regency Group didn’t have anything to do with each other. Regency Group was too powerful. Therefore, this was the first time Celia had walked into the Davidson residence.

She had long heard that the Davidson residence was very big. Even someone like Celia, who also came from a rich family, was shocked.

The difference between the Sutton family and the Davidson family was like a rich family and a poor family.

After receiving the notice, James waited for Celia in the parking lot. Under the arrangement of the parking lot manager, Celia parked the car in a parking space. When she got out of the car, she saw James, who was gentle and elegant.

“Hello, Mrs. Sutton. I’m Mr. Davidson’s butler, James. I’m here on Mr. Davidson’s orders to wait for you, Mrs. Sutton.” “Hello, James.” Aura smiled, “Thank you, James.”

“Mrs. Sutton, you’re too kind. Mrs. Sutton, please follow me. James invited Celia to follow him.

Although Celia was amazed that the Davidson residence was as big as the legends said, she did not look around. She followed James all the way to Alfred’s residence.

She noticed that the other courtyards had names, but Alfred’s courtyard did not have a name, but she did not dare to ask why.

“Mrs. Sutton, please come in.” James invited Celia in.

Celia thanked him with a smile. When she walked into Alfred’s place, the first thing she saw was a courtyard filled with potted flowers. Those flowers were well taken care of. She was quite surprised. She did not expect someone cold like Alfred to be a man who cherished flowers. He raised so many flowers and raised them so well.

James probably saw through Celia’s surprise. He explained with a smile, “Mr. Davidson doesn’t like too many flowers and plants, but Mrs. Davidson likes them. These potted flowers only appeared after Mrs. Davidson moved in.”

The meaning was obvious. In order to please his wife, Alfred had asked someone to fill the courtyard with flowers.

Hearing this, Celia felt more and more that her daughter was in the wrong.

Alfred entered the house before Celia. When Celia followed James into the house, Alfred was already sitting on the sofa. When he saw Celia enter, he held the sofa and stood up. He called out in a low voice, “Mom.”

“Mr. Davidson, sit down.”

Celia’s heart ached for her son-in-law’s legs. She quickly

went forward and helped Alfred sit down.

“We’re family. You don’t have to be so polite to me.”

Alfred sat down, and Celia sat opposite him.

“Mr. Davidson, I’m here to send Kate back,” Celia explained with a smile. “I didn’t come here to disturb you.”

“Mom, you’re being too serious. This is my and Kate’s house. You can come over anytime. We won’t feel disturbed.” Alfred’s expression was cold, but he was still polite to his mother-in-law.

Celia looked at his tense handsome face and said, “Mr. Davidson, Kate told me everything. Kate is in the wrong. Please forgive her.”

“Oh, she went to the Cohen family to get back all the things she gave to Chris. Since they have broken up, they have to break up cleanly. Mr. Davidson, I told her about it too. She’ll explain it to you. Since we are a family, I have to say these things. It’s normal for a couple to quarrel. But you have to communicate after you calm down.”

When he heard that Kate had taken back all the gifts she had given out, Alfred’s eyes flickered a few times, and his cold expression showed signs of softening.

He said indifferently, “Thank you, Mom. I’ll learn to communicate with Kate.”

He cursed in his heart, ‘Why is that shameless person dawdling? She hasn’t come in yet. Could she have gotten lost again?’

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“Yes, communicate peacefully. It’s also my fault for not teaching Kate well. She made you angry,”

Alfred did not like hearing this. He said seriously, “Mom, Kate, and I are a couple. We are equal. You are my elder. You don’t have to be on tenterhooks in front of me. Don’t think that I’m superior to you. It’s me and Kate who lack communication and trust. It has nothing to do with you,

Mom.”

Celia smiled. “Yes, yes, yes. I’m overthinking.”

Alfred must be serious about the relationship between him and Kate since he said this.

Celia was grateful that Alfred could treat her daughter like this. Unfortunately, Alfred could not have sex with Kate.

What a pity.

There was no such thing as absolute perfection.

Celia and Alfred did not have much to talk about. Although Alfred told his mother-in-law not to be on tenterhooks, Celia still did not dare to talk too much to this awesome son-in-law.

The silence made Celia feel uncomfortable, so she found a topic to talk about. “Why isn’t Kate in yet?”

Alfred did not reply.

He raised his hand to look at his watch and estimated how many minutes it would take to walk back from the entrance. At this time, it was time for Kate to come in.

“James, go and see if Kate is lost again.”

“Okay.” James hurriedly got out.

Celia felt a little awkward when she heard that. Kate went missing in her new home?

Seeing his mother-in-law’s awkwardness, Alfred said gently, “My house is too big. There are many routes and it’s messy. Most people will get lost when they come in. When Kate first moved in, I gave her enough time to adapt and recognize the way. Perhaps she’s a little directionally challenged. She still often gets lost after such a long time.” “Kate might not be able to get used to her new home right away. She will slowly get used to it.”

The Davidson residence was so big that it was equivalent to more than ten Sutton residences. Those routes were indeed complicated. If she did not have anyone to guide her, she would get lost.

James came in very quickly.

“Mr. Davidson, Mrs. Davidson came in with Yael. She’s going to the big kitchen now.”

Alfred frowned but did not say anything in the end.

Celia also guessed the reason. She stood up and said to Alfred, “Mr. Davidson, Leland will be going home for dinner in a while. I’ll go back first. This time, I won’t disturb Mrs. Olivia Davidson. Next time, I’ll bring a generous gift to see her..”

She was worried that Olivia would not want to see her.

Olivia rarely appeared in front of the public anymore. Celia had only seen Olivia once more than ten years ago from afar. She did not have the right or the chance to talk to Olivia.

“Kate went to the big kitchen to prepare dinner. Mom, stay for dinner.” Alfred invited Celia to stay for dinner.

Celia wanted Kate to talk to Alfred nicely. She refused to stay.

Seeing that Celia was unwilling to stay, Alfred could only ask James to send Celia out. At the same time, he asked someone to tell Olivia that Celia had something urgent to deal with, so she would not go visit Olivia. The next time she came, she would definitely greet Olivia.

He did this in case Olivia thought Kate’s family was rude.

Although Alfred was jealous and angry at Kate, he still did a good job of protecting Kate.

Not long after Celia left, Kate came in.

“Mrs. Davidson.” When James saw her coming in, he called out to her and looked in the direction of Alfred before silently leaving.

Kate waited for James to leave before walking to Alfred’s side and sitting down beside him. “Mom’s back?”

Alfred glared at her coldly and said, “Your own mother is here. Why didn’t you invite her in? I helped you invite her in, but you were nowhere to be seen. Kate, don’t you think you’re very rude? Others might think I look down on my mother-in-law.”

“I… hubby.” Kate held Alfred’s arm. Alfred raised his hand and pulled her hand away. She held him again. Alfred pulled her twice and let her be.

But he turned his face away and put on a look that said he didn’t want to bother with her.

“Honey.” Kate rested her head on Alfred’s shoulder and said gently, “Hubby, let’s reconcile, okay? From the moment I married you, I really wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. The moment we registered our marriage, I gave up on Chris. You said that I was stunned because I couldn’t bear to part with Chris. Actually, that’s not the case. I was just thinking about something.”

Alfred snorted.

But he still didn’t answer her.

“Hubby, I applied for leave this afternoon and didn’t go back to the company. I went to the Cohen’s place to ask everything I sent Chris back.”

Alfred pulled a long face.

“I’ve broken up with him. I had to make everything clear. I won’t have anything to do with him. I suddenly shamelessly wanted to marry you. I know that the change was too sudden. I’ll tell you the reason later. Can you eat with me now? Yael said that you didn’t even eat lunch.”

After Kate said that, she quietly looked at Alfred’s side face and waited for his response.

Alfred was silent for a long time before he tilted his head to look at her. As they looked at each other, Alfred asked her coldly, “How many bottles of wine did you drink in the afternoon?”

Kate was stunned.

“You sound like you’re drunk.”

“Am I?” Kate took a deep breath and sniffed. “It’s been so long. I can’t smell it anymore. Hubby, your sense of smell is really good. You can actually smell it.”

“How much did you drink?”

Kate did not dare to look into his eyes anymore. She started to look left and right..

Suddenly, a strong hand grabbed her chin. Her head was fixed and she could no longer look left and right.

Her man asked coldly, “Tell me, how many bottles of wine did you drink? Don’t make me ask for the fourth time!”

“Not much. I only drank four bottles of beer. I can hold my liquor very well. Just four bottles of beer. No big deal.”

“Why are you drinking?”

Kate looked at him aggrievedly and said, “Do you think you’re the only one who will be angry and I won’t be angry? You think you’re aggrieved and I’ll feel aggrieved too. You chased me out of the car and I felt terrible. You left me behind just like that. I called you from behind your car, but you ignored me and left heartlessly as if you didn’t hear me. I cried at that time. I squatted by the roadside and cried for a long time, but you didn’t look back. I could only call Xena and ask Xena to pick me up. She took me to eat, and I felt terrible, so I ordered a few bottles of beer. Xena refused to let me drink too much, and she didn’t allow me to drink alcohol with high concentrations. I only drank four bottles of beer.”

Hearing her cry, Alfred felt his heartache.

When Alfred found that her eyes were red again, his heart softened. He reached out and hugged her. He sighed. “I was waiting for you to call me. I thought that as long as you called me, I would immediately get someone to pick you up. I waited for an entire day, but I didn’t receive your call.”

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“You were so angry back then that you wouldn’t listen to me no matter what I’d said. You even said such infuriating words and asked me to snatch Chris away from the wedding… I didn’t call you because I wanted you to calm down,” Kate cried as she spoke.

She was really aggrieved by what happened at noon.

She continued, “Why must I be the one to call you? Can’t

you call me first? If you had called and told me how you felt, I would have kept calling you. However, you refused to say anything. All you did was chase me out of the car and ask me to snatch the groom. Maybe I should have snatched Chris back. That would make you angry.”

As she spoke, Alfred pressed her head into his embrace.

Kate grabbed his clothes and deliberately wiped her tears on his clothes to wet them.

He responded, “I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have said such infuriating words. Don’t you dare go to Chris? Since you said that you wouldn’t regret it, you can only be mine from now on. I dare you to go to Chris!”

She retorted, “I didn’t say that! You’re the one who’s jealous and crazy. I’ve already said that I won’t regret marrying you and I won’t ever leave you, but you insisted on saying that.” He then said, “Alright, alright. I was wrong. Please don’t cry.” He lifted her chin and looked at her tearful face. His heart ached as he lowered his head and gently kissed away her tears. “Don’t cry. I’m at a loss every time you cry,” he said apologetically.

No woman’s tears had ever made his heart ache.

However, this woman had successfully given him a taste of heartache.

He quickly reached out to take a tissue. As he gently wiped her tears, he said softly, “Kate, I feel terrible when you’re sad. I didn’t even have the mood to work the entire afternoon. Instead, I kept thinking about you. You’ve already influenced my emotions.”

She commented, “Yael said that you were extremely nit-picky and everyone in the company is complaining.”

Seeing that she was no longer crying, he pressed her back into his arms as he said, “It’s precisely because I’m not in the mood to work that I’m nitpicking on others.”

It was so bad that everyone in the company complained bitterly and scolded the person who had offended Alfred in their hearts.

Towards the end, even Oswald wanted to avoid him.

Alfred knew that he could be especially ruthless sometimes.

It had been a long time since he had made things difficult for his subordinates at work.

“Mr. Davidson,” Kate called.

Alfred mumbled, “Call me Hubby. I quite like it when you call me Hubby, especially when you call me cutely. That look and voice of yours are very intoxicating.”

Kate grinned and pinched his handsome face deliberately as she teased, “Who was the one who didn’t allow me to call him my husband back then?”

Grabbing her playful hand, he smiled bitterly and said, “Are you happy? You’ve successfully made me eat my words.”

Therefore, don’t speak too harshly, lest you suffer retribution and be slapped in the face.

Alfred did not expect his heart, which had been frozen for 31 years, to be easily melted by Kate.

She might be a little vixen sent by the heavens to restrain him.

Sometimes, he even suspected that she was the faceless woman in his dream.

Otherwise, he would not have fallen for her so quickly. However, he still kept having that dream repeatedly.

Kate said, “You must be hungry, Hubby. Let’s eat together. No matter how angry you are in the future, you have to eat.

My heart will ache for you if you starve.”

She then kissed his chin and added, “People who don’t eat just because they’re angry are the stupidest.”

To her, there was no point in making your body suffer just because you were angry.

Hearing her say this, Alfred asked, “You ate too much for lunch, right?”

Kate was a little embarrassed as she replied, “It’s not that bad. To me, even if the sky falls, I still have to eat and drink when it’s time to eat. I can’t mistreat my body.”

Alfred didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

He couldn’t eat because of her, but she ate and drank a lot because of him….

Kate blushed a little when she saw that he did not know how to react. Then, she pulled his face and kissed him. He did not respond at first. When she playfully traced his lips, his self-control finally collapsed. He tightened his grip on her waist and pulled her closer to him. He freed one hand to press the back of her head, not giving her a chance to pull away.

Then, he quickly seized the dominance and began to unleash his kisses on her.

He repeatedly kissed her several times until her red lips were swollen. After that, he ended the kiss with a low gasp. He felt that every time his lips and tongue intertwined with hers, a fire would surge in his body. That fire would burn brighter and hotter, almost destroying him.

He had to work very hard to suppress that fire and not let her realize that he was still a man.

Sometimes, he would wonder if she would still dare to

throw herself into his arms and touch him if she found out that he was not as impotent as the rumors said.

The answer was probably no.

She dared to flirt with him like this because she thought that he was impotent.

He hugged the delicate body in his arms tightly and silently told himself that he would let this go on for a while longer. Once he could stand up again, she would not be able to get out of bed for three days straight.

Kate suddenly said, “Mr. Davidson, let’s go. Let’s have dinner.”

Alfred wasn’t the only one who was aroused by the kisses. She didn’t feel good either.

She forcefully suppressed her instincts.

He could only look, kiss, and touch her but they could not sleep together.

She didn’t really dare to touch him there for fear of hurting his self-esteem as well.

After adjusting her emotions, she left his arms as if nothing had happened. She then stood up and pushed his wheelchair closer before helping him stand up and sit in the wheelchair.

She called out, “Mr. Davidson.”

He interrupted, “I thought I told you to call me Hubby.”

However, she did not listen. “I’m used to calling you Mr. Davidson.”

He thought, ‘This is what it means to shoot yourself in the foot.’

She asked, “My mother left in such a hurry that she didn’t go to see your grandmother. Will your grandmother think my family has no manners?”

Olivia was the matriarch of the Davidson family. She was a highly respected individual in Sherpsel.

Alfred turned to look at her and answered, “Your mother wanted to give us a chance to be alone and communicate properly, so she found an excuse to leave first. Don’t worry, I’ve also arranged for someone to tell my grandmother that your mother will pay her a visit the next time she comes.”

Kate was grateful. “Mr. Davidson, thank you for being so considerate of me.”

Alfred replied, “We’re husband and wife after all. It’s only right for me to do things for you. Don’t be so polite with me in the future.”

Hearing that, she smiled and bent down to nibble on his earlobe before saying, “Alright, my Hubby.”

Alfred’s ears slowly turned red.

Kate was very happy to see this. She knew that this cold man was very innocent when it came to matters between men and women.

She had really picked up a treasure.

The couple then went to the pavilion and had dinner together.

Yael and the others heaved a sigh of relief when they saw the couple acting as usual.

Things were finally back to normal.

Celia gave the couple a chance to be alone. When she returned home, she saw that her husband had already gotten off work and was waiting for her to return. She walked over and placed the car key on the coffee table before sitting down beside her husband.

She then let out a big sigh.

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