A Tale Of Redemption And Passion by Isidore Walsh (Chapters 201, to 210)   

Chapter 201

“Alfred, you’re my only love.” Kate was worried that he would be jealous, so she quickly expressed her thoughts. Alfred snorted. “You didn’t tell me all of it, nor did you mention me. I don’t think I was involved, right?” he asked.

“No, you helped me. When I was at my most desperate and disheartened, you helped me and made me feel your kindness,” Kate said.

“That’s why you woke up and wanted to marry me,” Alfred said.

Kate hugged his neck and said softly, “Alfred, no matter what my initial thoughts were, I’m sincere to you now. I’ve really fallen in love with you.”

Alfred sat on the edge of the bed and fell back.

Kate was shocked. She thought that she was too heavy and caused him to fall.

When he fell, he brought her to lie down on top of him. This position was extremely ambiguous.

“Kate.” Alfred’s eyes were deep and his voice became hoarse. Kate felt that he was a little different at this moment. When she met his eyes, she felt his eyes extremely attractive.

“Promise me you’ll never leave me,” Alfred said.

“Alfred, from the moment I married you, I decided to spend the rest of my life with you. As long as you don’t chase me away, I will never leave you,” Kate said.

Alfred hugged her waist with one hand and moved his other hand to the back of her head. He exerted strength and pressed her in front of him. His lips opened slightly and accurately kissed her lips. It took such a long time. Alfred ended the kiss and pulled Kate off him. He hugged her by his side and said softly, “Sleep with me for a while more.”

“Okay,” Kate said.

Kate was extremely gentle at this moment. It made Alfred really want to have sex with her. However, his legs couldn’t move. He must wait longer.

“Alfred,” Kate said.

Alfred remained silent.

“Hubby.” Kate changed the way she addressed him.

Alfred actually liked it when she called him Hubby. It was just that he had said that she was not allowed to call him Hubby back then. He could not bring himself to change his words most of the time, so he deliberately ignored her when she called him Alfred. When she changed her words, he would immediately change his attitude.

“What?” As expected, Alfred reacted.

“Did you just walk out of the room by yourself?” Kate asked. Kate said excitedly, “You’re improving at lightning speed. This is the result of your perseverance and hard work in rehabilitation. As long as you persevere, I believe that after a while, you’ll be able to walk like a normal person.”

Alfred was infected by her excitement. A smile appeared on his handsome face as he said, “When I return to normal, Kate, I will definitely give you a great gift.”

“Really?” Kate asked happily, “What gift is it?”

“A great gift anyway,” Alfred answered.

“Is it valuable?” Kate asked.

Alfred laughed. “Don’t act like a gold digger. I gave you so much pocket money, but you didn’t buy anything.”

After a pause, he said, “My gift must be valuable. It’s worth about ten billions of dollars.”

Kate was overjoyed when she heard that. She rolled over and sat up. She said happily, “Then wouldn’t I become Sherpsel’s richest woman?”

“That’s right,” Alfred said.

“Then I’ll have to supervise your rehabilitation every day. I’ll strive to make you completely recover in three months,” Kate said.

‘That way, I can become the richest woman in Sherpsel,’ she thought.

“I’m all yours,” Alfred said.

Kate chuckled and lay down beside Alfred again. She took the initiative to hug him and said softly, “Hubby, quickly sleep. Only then can you have a good rehabilitation. I can’t wait to become Sherpsel’s richest woman. I’ll wake up laughing even in my dreams.”

Alfred was amused by her. They teased each other and fell asleep in each other’s arms. This time, Alfred slept soundly. When he woke up the next day, he was in high spirits. James was surprised to see him. When he found out that Kate had gone to the study and spent the whole night in the study with Alfred, James was stunned for a long time.

Even Cynthia did not dare to enter his study. Kate was the only woman who could walk into his study and spend the whole night there.

‘It seems that Kate’s position is stable now, James thought. He was even more respectful to Kate.

As usual, after Kate had breakfast with Alfred and delivered the gift she had prepared for him, as well as the sound recording “Hubby, I love you” she recorded last night. After sending it to Alfred’s phone, Kate prepared to go to work.

“Mrs. Sutton.” Just as Kate was about to get into the car, Harper’s familiar voice sounded.

Kate stopped and turned to look at Harper, who was walking towards her.

“Harper, good morning. Does Mrs. Olivia want to see me again?” Kate asked.

‘Isn’t she afraid that I will affect her mood for the entire day if she calls me over so early in the morning?’ Kate thought.

The last time Olivia asked Kate to transcribe the Davidson family’s rules, Alfred protected Kate. And Olivia was furious. Harper smiled and said, “Mrs. Lena Sutton came back early this morning. She would like to invite you over for a visit.”

Kate blinked. ‘Lena is back. Alfred didn’t even tell me, or did he not know?’ she thought.

Kate looked at the time. Before she could speak, Harper said, “Mrs. Kate Sutton, don’t worry about being late at work. Lena has already called Mr. Sutton and helped you apply for a long leave.”

Hearing this, Kate frowned. ‘Isn’t that indirectly not allowing me to go to work?’ she thought.

“Kate, please follow me to the main house to meet Lena. The other madams are also there. Please don’t keep the elders in the room waiting,” Harper said.

Kate understood. It was the Davidson family’s madams who had gathered together to forcefully stop her from going to work and force her to accept and abide by Davidson’s family’s rules.

Women who married into the Davidson family could not go out to work. They could not even open a shop. They could only stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. If they wanted to go out, they could only accompany their husbands to charity events or various banquets.

“I got it,” Kate said.

Kate closed the door and said to the driver, “Liam, wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.”

When Liam heard Harper’s words, he thought that Kate would not be able to leave the main house today. Of course, he did not dare to say that. He only replied respectfully,” Okay.”

Kate followed Harper away.

Alfred, who was sitting under the pavilion, was playing the recording that Kate had sent to him. Listening to her say ” Hubby, I love you” over and over again in a clear and sweet voice, he felt extremely happy.

Yael walked into the pavilion at this moment and came to Alfred’s side. He bent down and said respectfully, “Mr. Davidson, Harper has come to invite Mrs. Kate again. Now, Mrs. Kate has followed her to the main room. Lena came back early this morning. Now, the other madams also have gone to the main house.”

Alfred stopped playing the recording and said in a low voice, “Since she is back, I should go over and greet her.”

‘In the Davidson family, no one is allowed to offend Kate!’ Alfred thought.

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Chapter 202

When Kate entered the main house, she saw Cynthia pretending to walk in the courtyard, but she was waiting for her.

“Kate.” Cynthia came over.

“Cynthia, others are waiting for Kate.” Harper reminded

them not to waste their time here.

Cynthia glared at her and said, “Harper, I’ll tell Kate about her pet. It won’t take more than a few minutes. Go to the side and wait.”

Harper had no choice but to go away and let them talk.

“Kate. My mother and the rest are waiting for you. You might be able to guess their motive. They don’t want you to go to work anymore and want you to stay at home to take care of your husband and children like them. My mother has never liked you. Her tone might be very bad. You have to be mentally prepared. I hope that you can fight for it. As long as you can keep working, I can also fight for it later,” Cynthia said worriedly.

Although Cynthia had plenty of money, she also wanted to have a taste of the feeling of relying on her hard work to obtain repayment.

Kate smiled and took Cynthia’s hand. She patted the back of her hand and said, “Cynthia, you have to fight for everything yourself. We can’t accept our fate.”

No one could stop Kate from going to work. That was her priority.

When Cynthia saw that Kate was not afraid, she praised and said enviously, “Kate, you’re more fortunate than us because you have Alfred’s support. My father and the others are old-fashioned and follow our family rules. My mother said that when she was young, she opened a shop. When my father found out, he immediately closed it.

“Kate, I won’t take up any more of your time. Hurry up and go in. I’ll wait outside. If something goes wrong, just let me know. I’ll go find Alfred to help you immediately.”

Kate was amused by her righteousness and was also touched.

She smiled and said, “Alright, if I’m surrounded and beaten up by the madams, I’ll shout and ask you to get reinforcements.”

“They won’t do it, but the servants will,” Cynthia said.

The wives of the Davidson family were all reputable people in Sherpsel. They were confident in their status. No matter how angry they were, they would not beat someone themselves. However, they would get someone else to do it. Kate thought to herself, ‘Just come together. I’m not afraid of them.’

Cynthia called Harper over. “Harper, bring Kate in,” she said. Harper said to Kate, “Mrs. Kate, please come in.”

Kate gave Cynthia a comforting look and followed Harper in.

Just like the first time she was called to the main house, the people sitting in the room were all Davidson’s family’s wives. With Olivia as the center, the other five women sat around her with Lena as the leader.

“Olivia, ladies, Mrs. Kate Sutton is here,” Harper stepped forward and said respectfully.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lena reprimanded, Harper, what nonsense are you talking about? Don’t call her Mrs. Sutton. I don’t accept!”

Harper lowered her head and insisted, “Lena, Mr. Davidson said that Kate is his wife. In the Davidson family, we should respect Kate as much as respect Mr. Davidson.”

Harper served in the main house, but Alfred was now the Davidson family’s master, and no one dared to disobey his orders.

Those who did not listen to Lena would at most be reprimanded. Those who did not listen to Alfred would not only lose their jobs, but they would also have to bear the consequences.

The lesser of the two, Harper chose to listen to Alfred.

“You!” Lena was furious.

Olivia said indifferently, “Harper, go do your work.”

After Harper left, Olivia said to Lena, “This is Alfred’s order. Don’t take it out on Harper.”

Lena glared at Kate. The other madams also sized up Kate. They did not know if it was because they had not seen Kate for a long time or if it was because of other reasons, but they felt that Kate was much prettier than last time.

Right, her temperament had changed. She became especially confident. It was said that confident women were the most beautiful.

Kate could break the rules of the Davidson family and do whatever she wanted. It made the other madams jealous. ‘Why is it that Kate can do it, but we have to abide by the rules? We have to register and return all the jewelry in the storeroom when we want to use it. It is said that Alfred has taken two parcels from the storeroom and gave them all to Kate without registering, they thought.

The madams looked at the back of Kate’s head. The hair clip she used was from the storeroom.

The jealousy was even stronger. The way they looked at Kate was filled with hostility.

“Kate, I don’t care what tricks you used to get Alfred to marry you. That was Alfred’s decision, I admit it. But since you’ve already married him, you have to abide by our Davidson family’s rules. Women in Davidson’s family can’t show up casually. You should resign immediately and never go to work again,” Lena said.

“Lena…” Kate wanted to say something.

“I can’t do anything about Alfred, but I don’t admit you as his wife,” Lena interrupted.

After a moment of silence, Kate said, “Even if you don’t admit it, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m his wife now. Mrs. Lena, I won’t resign. I want to go to work. I don’t think going to work is embarrassing.”

She had said these words to Olivia.

Olivia did not plan to speak because she wanted Lena to make things difficult for Kate. This way, Olivia could avoid a direct conflict with Alfred. How cunning.

“Is that so? If others find out that you went to work, wouldn’t that mean that Alfred can’t even support his wife? Hasn’t Alfred suffered enough criticism now? Since you’re married to him, you have to protect his reputation. You can’t let others have another excuse to mock him,” Lena said.

No one dared to say that Alfred was disabled and impotent publicly. But behind his back, those people couldn’t wait to say that Alfred was impotent every day.

“No one can control what others say. I just want to go my own way and do my own thing,” Kate said.

“Kate Sutton!”

Lena’s face was cold as she said angrily, “I won’t argue with you. It’s degrading. Are you going to resign? If not, divorce Alfred immediately. We don’t want you at all!”

The others also chimed in, “That’s right. Women who marry into our Davidson family have to abide by the rules of the Davidson family. If you don’t want to, don’t marry into our Davidson family.”

“I’m married to Alfred. If he doesn’t want to divorce me, I won’t. If you don’t like me, you can ask Alfred to divorce me. As long as Alfred agrees, I won’t say no and will go to city hall immediately to settle the procedures,” Kate said.

The madams remained silent.

Lena was Alfred’s biological mother. Even she could not influence Alfred’s decision. How could the madams have such ability?

Usually, when they saw Alfred, they treated him even better than their biological sons. They were trying to please him and hoped that Alfred would treat their sons better.

Chapter 203

They had no other choice. The head of the family was Alfred. Their sons were living under Alfred.

“Kate, don’t look down on us just because Alfred is protecting you!” Lena was enraged by Kate.

Olivia did not speak from the beginning to the end and only watched it.

She had made up her mind to look on. Anyway, Lena and others will do the dirty things for her. No matter what, Alfred would not make things difficult for Olivia.

“Lena, it’s not that I look down on you. I’m just stating my opinions,” Kate said.

“I don’t care. In short, if you want to be together with Alfred, you have to resign. If you don’t resign, I’ll personally ask your father and help you settle the resignation procedures. Otherwise, you’ll divorce Alfred.” Lena insisted.

“Mom, do you think I will be able to get a wife as good as Kate after the divorce?” Alfred’s cold words came from the door.

Then, he slowly went in with his wheelchair.

The bodyguards were all outside. Even when Cynthia wanted to help him, he refused so that she would not be blamed by the elders.

‘I can protect my wife. I don’t need other’s help, he thought. “Alfred,” Lena called him heartbrokenly.

Alfred, her most outstanding eldest son, was destroyed by that car accident. Even if the other party’s car was

destroyed and he died, Lena still hated the person who hit Alfred.

Alfred stopped beside Kate.

He looked coldly at everyone present and said in a deep voice, “I’m the one who married Kate. I don’t have any

objections to her. She will accompany me for the rest of my life. If you don’t like her, just avoid seeing her in the future.

“Kate has to go to work with my permission. The women who marry into our family are all at home to take care of their husbands and children, but we can’t have any children now. I can only let her do what she wants to do so that her life won’t be too boring.

“A woman who marries into our family can get twenty million dollars rewards for giving birth to a son, one hundred million dollars rewards for giving birth to a daughter. Kate can’t get these rewards now, so I’ll let her go out to work to earn some pocket money. Do you have any objections?”

“Alfred…” Lena was so heartbroken that her face turned pale. “Alfred, stop. I won’t make things difficult for her. You’ll get better. You’ll definitely get better.”

‘He is already willing to undergo rehabilitation. He will stand up sooner or later, Lena thought.

“Alfred…” Kate was also heartbroken.

She knew how proud Alfred was. To say those words was to expose his scars. It was very painful for him.

“Mom, are you still going to help Kate resign?” Alfred asked.

Lena quickly said, “No.”

“Mom, do you still want Kate to divorce me? With my current state, will I still be able to get a wife if I get a divorce? You should be grateful to Kate. In my current situation, Grace, who used to like me the most, has already given up. If Kate doesn’t marry me, I will be single for the rest of my life. Although we can’t have a baby for now, we love each other. I think we’re very happy. Don’t you want to see me happy?” Alfred said.

“Alfred, of course, we want you to be happy.”

“Yes, yes.” The madams quickly expressed their stance.

They were just jealous that Kate could break the Davidson family’s rules.

Lena said, “Alfred, it’s my fault. I won’t say anymore. I won’t force her to divorce you. Please don’t say it. Every word you say is like a sharp knife that stabs me in the heart. It hurts me to death.”

“Mom, you care about your children. Kate was also raised by her parents. When her mother saw how you treated Kate just now, she would be sad too.” Alfred looked at Lena calmly and continued, “Mom, put yourself in her shoes. After all, you also have a daughter.”

Lena remained silent.

Alfred held Kate’s hand and looked at Olivia who had been silent. He said indifferently, “Grandma, I don’t want what happened today to happen again. If you’re sure that you can’t accept Kate, I’ll move out of the Davidson residence with her. I won’t come back.”

‘Alfred!’ Olivia’s expression changed.

Alfred looked at Kate affectionately and said, “Kate said that no matter where we are, as long as I’m here, it’s her home. It’s the same for me. As long as Kate is here, it’s my home.”

Everyone was touched.

How affectionate! How touching!

However, it was not a good feeling for the others.

Alfred did not care if the others were feeling good. He said gently, “Kate, help me out. It’s time for us to work.”

Kate looked at him emotionally. Then, in front of everyone, she leaned over and hugged him, giving him a deep kiss. After the kiss, she whispered softly into his ear, “Hubby, thank you. It’s so good to have you!”

‘Hope we can be couples forever!’ she thought.

She turned behind him and pushed him out of the house.

The six women in the room quietly watched the couple leave with complicated expressions.

After a long while, Olivia sighed and said to others, “Alfred’s attitude is obvious. In the future, let’s not interfere in the matters of the couple if we can.”

She could not chase Alfred out of the Davidson residence.

Lena was angry, hateful, and helpless. “I wonder what Kate did to Alfred to make him so devoted to her. She must used some tricks to make Alfred protect her.”

Olivia looked at her and said, “Why don’t you investigate it?” Lena opened her mouth, but no words came out.

She wanted to, but she couldn’t do that.

If such a thing were to spread, it would affect the Davidson family’s reputation. One of the rules that Davidson’s family’s wives had to follow was that they could not do anything that would damage the Davidson family’s reputation.

“It’s true that Kate’s reaction was too different from before. However, ever since she moved into our house, she has been sincere to Alfred. It was also because of her that Alfred started rehabilitation,” Olivia said. She had been watching. Although she hated Kate, she did not deny the use of Kate.

After a moment of silence, she said, “Let’s wait for Alfred to stand up again.”

Everyone nodded.

“Alright, you guys should go back too. It’s hard on you to wake you up so early in the morning,” Olivia said.

Lisa took the lead and left. When there were only Olivia and Lena in the room, Olivia said, “Arrange for someone to secretly keep an eye on Kate. If you find that she’s too close to other men, take a photo as evidence. When Alfred stands up again, we’ll deal with her.”

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Olivia did not believe that Kate could accompany Alfred for the rest of her life. She would not be able to resist the temptation of human nature and do something out of line.

All they needed to do was gather the evidence, and when the time was right, they could drive Kate out of the Davidson family.

Lena said worriedly, “But if Alfred finds out, he will be furious. What should we do?”

Olivia looked at her and said a little unhappily, “I’m his biological grandmother. I raised him single-handedly and educated him. You’re his biological mother. Even if he’s not very close to you, he still respects you. No matter how angry he is, how can he deal with us?

“Are you willing to accept Kate as his wife? Alfred still can’t walk normally. Kate can persuade him to insist on rehabilitation. As long as he can stand up, even if he

divorces Kate and wants to remarry, many women want to marry him.”

“But, Alfred can’t…” Lena said.

Olivia said indifferently, “As long as Alfred is willing to treat it, he can be cured too.”

Lena was still worried. “I saw Alfred’s performance just now. If he moves out…”

“That’s why I asked you to keep an eye on Kate. As long as Kate betrays Alfred, he will chase Kate away himself without us needing to do anything. No man can tolerate his wife cheating on him,” Olivia said.

“What if Kate insists?” Lena asked.

Olivia rolled her eyes at her and said, “The outside world is full of temptation. For Kate to fall in love with a man like Chris at first sight but finally marry Alfred, means that she’s very casual when it comes to relationships. As long as she meets a handsome man who treats her very well, she won’t be able to resist the temptation.”

Lena thought about it and felt that what Olivia said made sense.

After Kate returned to the Sutton family, she fell in love with Chris the moment she saw him. To marry Chris, she did everything she could, even offend the Davidson family.

However, for no reason, she married Alfred. The change was too fast.

Wasn’t it just because her feelings weren’t firm enough? “I understand. I’ll do as you say,” Lena said.

“Be careful. Don’t let anyone else know about this other than us. Don’t even tell Austin. He’s just trying to smooth things over,” Olivia said. She knew Austin very well.

Austin took over the Regency Group for a short time because he was just a stalling tactic.

Olivia retired after Alfred grew up, and Austin became the president of the group when Alfred underwent training.

To be honest, Olivia was not very satisfied with Austin. It was not that he was not capable, but he was not sharp enough. He was not as domineering and bold as Alfred.

Therefore, there were many things that Olivia did not want Austin to know so that he would not be a burden.

“I know,” Lena said.

Lena naturally did not want others to know about this. She was afraid that Alfred would find out and make a fuss with her.

With Alfred’s style, he would definitely revenge. He would arrange for someone to monitor Lena and make her lose her freedom.

No one liked being monitored.

Kate did not know that Olivia and Lena were plotting against her. After she was taken out of the main house by Alfred, she left the Davidson residence with him.

On the way, Alfred said to her, “Lena applied for leave for you. So don’t go to the company in the morning. I’ll accompany you to the hospital. Anna is going to be discharged today. Let’s pick her up and send her home. We’ll go to the company in the afternoon.”

Kate nodded docilely. “Okay.”

She leaned her head on his shoulder again and asked softly, “Alfred, do you feel tired marrying me?

“Although I’m the daughter of the Sutton family, I grew up by Anna’s side because I was swapped. Even if Anna gave me the best, I’m still not enough in your high-end circle. I’m still a bumpkin.

“I’m not like Kyla. I can’t take over a large corporation, negotiate business, sign bills, and deal with things freely. I’ve just entered the workplace. Everything starts from scratch.

“Outside, I can’t help you. Inside, I’ve even dragged you down, causing you to argue with your family over me.’ For the first time, Kate experienced the pressure of a marriage that did not match her family background.

Alfred hugged her shoulders and deliberately sighed. “Yes, I’m so tired, but what can I do? I’ve already married you…” After saying that, he felt embarrassed.

From the beginning, Alfred and Kate had been tied together by fate.

“Alfred…” Kate was touched.

“Kate, no matter what I do for you, I’ll have no complaints or regrets,” Alfred said.

Kate was so touched by his words that she could not say anything. She only knew to raise her head and look at him quietly. Unknowingly, her eyes were moist.

Back then, after he was rejected by her, he did not cause trouble for her and even helped her later.

Now, she had forced herself on him. In the beginning, he wanted to punish her, but after she had diarrhea because she couldn’t eat spicy food, he didn’t punish her anymore. Now, he even doted on her.

‘He’s really good! He’s especially good to me!’ she thought. If she had not rejected the marriage back then and married him like she did now, no tragedy would have happened. Although she couldn’t give birth to Rowena, it was better than letting Rowena die early.

Only those who had been mothers could experience the pain of Kate recalling Rowena.

“My love, why are you crying? You’re my wife. If I don’t treat you well, who else can I treat well?” Alfred said.

He wiped her tears and said, “Don’t blame yourself. I’m the one who should blame myself. I made you suffer from the grievances of my family.”

“Alfred…” Kate threw herself into his arms and hugged his waist. She was so touched that she cried in his arms.

“Alfred, it’s not your fault. I’m not good enough. I’ll try my best to do it well. I’ll be so good that they’ll accept me and won’t find trouble with me again. I won’t let you have conflicts with them because of me,” Kate said.

“No one can do everything well from the beginning. You have to take it slow. I believe you will get better and better,” Alfred said.

Kate raised her head. Her pretty face was still covered in tears. She pouted coquettishly and said, “I will…”

Alfred smiled.

“I love you, loving you like a mouse loves corn…” Kate’s phone rang.

She looked at the caller ID and said to Alfred, “It’s Willie.”

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Chapter 205

Alfred didn’t say anything, but his expression told her to answer the call.

Kate wiped her tears with a tissue before answering Willie’s call.

“Kate, are you free for lunch? Let’s have lunch together and talk about our collaboration,” Willie said on the phone.

Kate looked at Alfred. Seeing that Alfred did not say anything, she decided to agree.

However, before she could answer, Willie smiled on the phone and said, “You don’t have to rush over. I’m going to the headquarters for a meeting today. I will eat lunch in the downtown. If you’re free, I’ll treat you to a meal at Cheval Blanc. It’s very good in terms of quality, service, and food.” As the person in charge of the Regency Group’s subsidiary, Willie naturally had to praise Cheval Blanc.

And he was telling the truth. At Sherpsel, Cheval Blanc was the highest level.

Kate had never gone to Cheval Blanc.

“It’s okay. But Willie, you have to let me treat you.” Kate smiled and said, “If you don’t agree, I won’t go.’

Willie laughed out loud on the phone and said to her, “You’re so naughty. Alright, alright. I agree. Oh, call Kyla over.”

‘Kyla is very sensible. With her present, she could help me hint to Kate. But Kate had just entered the workplace or if she is too innocent and doesn’t even know any unspoken rules,’ Willie thought.

If not for the fact that he came to the headquarters for a meeting today and saw Oswald, who seemed to have casually asked about the collaboration with the Sutton Group, Willie would have wanted to drag it out.

Oswald’s words let Willie know that the headquarters had attached importance to this collaboration.

Even if it was completely up to Willie, the order was too big. It was normal for the headquarters to ask.

“Okay, I’ll call Kyla,” Kate said.

“Then I’ll go to the meeting first.” With that, Willie hung up. Kate put her phone back into her bag and asked Alfred,” You accompany me to the hospital to pick up Anna from the hospital. How are you going to have the meeting?” Since Willie had come for the meeting, this meeting must be very important.

Alfred did not reply. He only made a call to Lucas. After Lucas picked up the call, Alfred instructed, “Lucas, hurry back to the company now and take over my meeting. I won’t return to the company in the morning. Call me if you can’t decide.”

Lucas did not even ask further and replied, “Okay. I’ll rush back to the company immediately. Is Oswald there?”

Oswald Gordon was Alfred’s chief secretary and his right-hand man. He had been by Alfred’s side for many years and knew everything about the company.

“Yes,” Alfred said.

“Okay, fine,” Lucas said.

Lucas felt that as long as Oswald was around, he would be able to help him a lot. He could complete the mission that Alfred had given him very well.

The call between them ended in less than three minutes.

Then, Alfred called Oswald and told him that Lucas would return to the company for the meeting in his place and asked Oswald to assist Lucas.

Oswald did not ask any questions and agreed immediately. Actually, Oswald was very curious. He wanted to know why Alfred suddenly did not come back for the meeting.

Putting down his phone, Oswald called Lily’s internal number. After Lily answered, he cleared his throat and said, “Lily, Mr. Davidson just called me. He’s not coming back for the meeting. Mr. Lucas will take his place.”

The sons of the Davidson family took over various industries under Alfred’s arrangements. However, they were all vice presidents in the headquarters. To differentiate them, everyone in the company had to call their names. “Get ready and inform the others,” Oswald added.

Lily said in a businesslike manner, “Alright, I understand.” Then she put down the receiver.

Oswald was speechless. ‘I didn’t even finish my sentence before you hung up on me,’ he thought.

He really wanted to call Lily again, but he remembered that he had nothing else to instruct Lily, so he could only give up.

However, he felt a little annoyed.

Oswald’s status in the Regency Group was extraordinary. It could be said that he was second only to Alfred. Other than Alfred, everyone was all polite to him.

He could be considered a handsome man and was single. With such a good background, there were no fewer women who admired him than those who admired Alfred.

Lily was trained by Oswald. Due to her outstanding ability, she was transferred to the top floor and became Alfred’s main secretary.

Lily was not interested in Alfred. Instead, she loved Oswald, who had taught her a lot.

In the company, the two of them were subordinate and superior. Every time they interacted, it was related to work and they had never mentioned personal matters.

Outside the company, Lily boldly confessed her love and pursued Oswald.

Not only did Oswald refuse, but he was also avoiding Lily. Halfway there, if he saw Lily, he would turn tail and run.

Alfred was a cold-hearted person who never cared about his subordinates’ relationships. Even he felt that Oswald versus Lily was a little too much.

Oswald looked at the four-layer thermal lunch box placed on the coffee table. It was the breakfast that Lily had delivered to his office before she went to work. Lily had personally prepared it for him early in the morning.

Every day, she would bring him breakfast. This was what she had started to do when he was still teaching her.

At that time, Oswald thought that she was grateful to him for teaching her, so he accepted it. It wasn’t until she confessed that he understood.

Ever since then, he had stopped eating the breakfast that she had sent over. However, she still woke up early every day and prepared his favorite breakfast for him. Every day, she did not repeat it. She had put in a lot of effort to nourish his stomach.

Oswald got up and walked to the sofa. After sitting down, he picked up the thermal lunch box and opened the lid.

Today’s breakfast was completely different from yesterday’s.

He didn’t eat it, but he couldn’t help but open it every day to take a look. It was good to smell it.

He had already been used to the breakfast she made.

Now, other than the food she made, he could only eat the dishes cooked by the chef from Cheval Blanc.

Because it was a thermal lunch box and it was still morning, the four breakfast dishes sent by Lily were still steaming.

The lid of the lunch box was lifted, and the fragrance wafted into his nose.

Oswald gulped. ‘Should I eat them?’ he thought.

There was a knock on the door.

Oswald quickly put the lunch box back and closed the lid. “Come in,” he said.

The office door was pushed open and Lucas hurried in.

Oswald was quite surprised to see him. He asked, “Did you fly here? I just got off the phone with Mr. Davidson and you’re already here.”

Lucas walked over and sat down beside him. Clearly, the two of them were very familiar with each other.

“I happened to be near the company. I received a call from Alfred and rushed over. It smells so good. What delicious food is in the lunch box?” Lucas said.

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Oswald opened the lunch box just now, leaving the food smell in the air.

Lucas smelled the fragrance, and his empty stomach started to growl immediately.

“Oswald, Miss Carter brought this to you, right? She’s persevering. I would have given up long ago if I were her since you kept rejecting it.” Lucas teased Oswald as he opened the lunch box. Seeing the breakfast inside untouched, he said to Oswald, “If you don’t want to eat, do you mind if I eat it? I’m so busy that I haven’t even had breakfast.”

It was because of Alfred’s last-minute call.

Oswald wanted to reject Lucas’s request, but the words that came out of his mouth changed. “Eat it. I don’t want to eat the breakfast she brought me.”

Lucas was familiar with Oswald and did not stand on ceremony with him. He got up and went to wash his hands. When he returned, Lucas enjoyed the delicious breakfast in front of Oswald.

Lucas said while eating, “Oswald, the cooking skills Miss Carter practiced for you are not bad. She’s no worse than our family’s chef.”

Oswald smelled the strong fragrance, watched Lucas eating with relish, and said indifferently, “It’s indeed not bad since even you said that.”

The Davidson family’s chef was famous for his good cooking skills. After all, the Davidson family was all particular about food. If one weren’t good at cooking, he would not dare to apply for the job as the chef of the Davidson family.

Lucas quickly finished all the breakfast that Lily had brought over.

Oswald was a little depressed to see the lunch box empty, thinking Lucas had eaten a lot and left nothing for him.

“Oswald.” Lucas had his fill. Seeing there was still some time, he teased Oswald, “Seriously. Are you not going to give Miss Carter a chance?”

Oswald asked, “Why? Do you like her?”

Lucas smiled. “No, but I think Miss Carter is a good girl. She’s a good match for you. If you don’t want to try it out with her, do something heartless to make her give up completely. Don’t drag her down. Miss Carter is in her thirties or forties, right?”

“Come off it. She’s only twenty-eight. What were you thinking?” Oswald instinctively defended Lily.

Lucas continued, “Twenty-eight is a good age for a woman. Maybe Miss Carter wants to settle down.”

Oswald remained silent. After a long while, he asked, “What do you think I should do to make her give up completely?”

“If you push her to another man and find another girl to act with you, she’ll give up,” Lucas advised.

‘Miss Carter has admired Oswald for many years, but Oswald still doesn’t accept her love. Let Oswald regret it!’ Lucas thought and suddenly felt he was evil himself.

Oswald was speechless, feeling Lucas was trying to set him up.

“Mr. Davidson, it’s time for the meeting.” Oswald changed the topic and reminded Lucas that he should go to a meeting.

Lucas stood up and said, “Let’s go.”

Lucas had to do well what Alfred had instructed him to do.

*****

At the GraceWell Hospital, Alfred sat in the hall while Kate helped Anna clean up, and Ryan went to settle the discharge procedures.

Anna walked to the window from time to time and looked down. Kate knew she was looking forward to Kyla’s visit.

Before leaving for the hospital, Kate called Kyla, saying Anna would get discharged, but Kyla said she was too busy to come over.

Kate told Anna the truth. But Anna was still unwilling to give up. She hoped to see her biological daughter again before she returned home.

“Mom.” Kate walked behind Anna. “Would you like me to call Kyla again?”

Anna turned around and refused. “No need. Since she doesn’t want to come, why force her? I came to the city to see her this time. I’m already content she has stayed with me for a few days.”

Anna’s biological daughter, Kyla, did not grow up around her, so they weren’t close. She didn’t blame Kyla. If there was anyone to blame, she should blame the ruthless woman who had swapped the two children.

“Kate.” Anna held Kate’s hand and said worriedly, “You have to take care of yourself. Don’t tire yourself out. I know you’re busy. You don’t have to run back and forth if you are unavailable. I know you’re a grateful child.”

If Kate kept visiting the Garcia family, her biological parents would also be upset. Although Anna could not bear to part with Kate, who she had raised, she hoped Kate could integrate into her biological parents’ circle.

Anna glanced outside and said softly, “Mr. Davidson is quite good to you. Since you’ve chosen to marry him, you two should try to make things work out. A marriage is about two people. You have to trust and understand each other.”

Kate nodded. “Mom, I understand. He’s been good to me, especially tolerant.”

Anna sighed with relief. “But you can’t be arrogant and spoiled.”

Kate laughed. “Mom, I’m not that kind of person.

Kate had no time to be arrogant and spoiled. From that day onwards, she had to attend etiquette classes every night.

“Yes, I trust you.” Anna nodded.

Kate reminded Anna. “Mom, don’t hurry to work in the fields when you return home. Rest well in bed. We don’t lack money now. Spend the money as you wish. Don’t overthink it. Let me know if you need anything. If I’m busy, I’ll arrange for someone to send it to you.”

Kate knew Anna very well. She was worried that Anna would start to work in the fields as soon as she returned home.

In another month, it would be the busy season on the farm.

The Garcia family had acres of wheat and potatoes on their farm. They could use the machines to harvest, but Kate feared her adopted parents were too old to control them.

Kate told Anna again. “Let me know when you’re busy with farming. I’ll hire someone to help. Don’t go to the fields yourself. And don’t worry about money.”

Anna smiled and said, “Kate, I’m not a kid. I understand. Don’t worry. I will take good care of myself. I still want to see my grand…”

Anna did not complete the word “grandchildren.” She recalled the rumor that Alfred was impotent.

While Anna and Kate were telling each other what to pay attention to, Ryan finished the discharge procedures and came upstairs with a bouquet and a few supplements. “Who sent these?” Anna asked.

Ryan handed the bouquet to Anna and said indifferently,” Your biological daughter, Kyla, whom you’ve been thinking about, asked her secretary to bring them here. She said there was some money in the supplement box. It’s for you to buy nutrition products when you go home.”

‘Mom will be discharged from the hospital and return to the countryside. As her biological daughter, Kyla didn’t even come to see her off.’ Ryan’s dissatisfaction with his biological sister, Kyla, deepened.

Anna was overjoyed, feeling Kyla still cared about her in her heart. She thought Kyla must be too busy with work to come over.

Accompanied by Kate and Alfred, Anna was discharged from the hospital.

The car arranged by Alfred was parked in the parking lot outside the inpatient department. The driver was already waiting.

Seeing the group of people coming out, the driver hurriedly walked forward to help carry the luggage.

“Ryan, when you and Mom get home, call me. Let me know you’re home safely.” Kate walked Anna and Ryan to the car and reminded them.

Ryan nodded. “No worries. Kate, go back with Mr. Davidson.”

“Kate, you guys can go back.” Anna rolled down the car window and waved at Kate and Alfred, indicating the couple to go home. There was no need to send them off. The driver started the car. Soon, the car drove away.

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Kate stood there and watched the car drive away. When it was out of sight, she looked at Alfred and found that he had stood beside her.

Just as she was about to speak, Alfred pulled her into his arms and let her lean against his shoulder. He promised her, “I’ll visit them with you when I’m free.”

Kate smiled gratefully. “Mr. Davidson, thank you.”

“There you go again.” Alfred pinched her face softly. “You’re my wife. I should do that.”

Kate smiled. “If I take it for granted, you’ll say I’m shameless again.

Alfred was choked at her words. “You do enjoy embarrassing me.”

Kate denied it. “How would I dare? You’re Mr. Davidson. I will never dare to embarrass you no matter what.”

Alfred chuckled.

“Mr. Davidson, are you tired from standing? Come on. Sit down. I’ll wheel you over. Let’s go home.” Kate smiled, remembering her lunch appointment with Willie.

Kate said as she helped Alfred sit down. She walked behind Alfred and pushed him to turn around in the other direction. When she turned around, she saw a group of people standing not far away, quietly looking at them. The leader was Alfred’s archenemy, Elijah. Elijah’s charming eyes stared fixedly at Kate. His gaze was unfathomable, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Kate was momentarily stunned. She then quickly pushed Alfred over as if nothing had happened. Yael and the others followed closely behind the couple.

Surrounded by bodyguards, Elijah did not retreat.

When Kate wheeled Alfred past Elijah, Elijah said, “Kate, the medicinal oil you gave me worked wonders. After I used it, the swelling in my foot subsided.”

Kate stopped and said with a smile, “Mr. Purchas, I stepped on your foot. I should give some medicine to you. Since the medicinal oil is helpful, you must continue to use it until your foot completely recovers.”

Elijah looked at her and said meaningfully, “I will insist on using the medicinal oil you gave me.”

Kate smiled and said, “Mr. Purchas, excuse us.”

Elijah glanced at his archenemy. “Alfred, can I have a few words with Kate alone?”

“No, you can’t!” Alfred directly refused.

Elijah chuckled coldly. “Mr. Davidson, are you taking Kate as your property? I’m asking for your opinion because I respect you. After all, Kate is now like your free nanny…”

“I dare you to repeat that!” Alfred raised his head. His gloomy eyes met Elijah’s charming eyes. Their gazes were so sharp and cold.

Although Alfred was sitting and Elijah was standing, the two had the same aura. Alfred was not weak at all.

“Isn’t it true?” Elijah sneered. “Everyone knows Kate rejected your marriage proposal. You brought her back to the Davidson family to be a nanny to take revenge on her.”

Alfred also sneered. “Elijah, you want to know my relationship with Kate, don’t you? Come closer, and I’ll tell you.”

Elijah snorted. “Mr. Davidson, I’m afraid I can’t believe what you say.”

Alfred was a man of his word to others. But Elijah didn’t think so.

Anyway, Elijah had never dared to believe Alfred. After all, they were archenemies. When they met, things tensed up immediately.

Alfred mocked. “If you can’t believe me, take your time to guess. You’re the one guessing, not me. Mr. Purchas, I’m happy to see you on pins and needles for me and Kate.” Elijah was speechless.

Alfred’s attitude toward Kate was not like that of a nanny.

When Elijah saw that scene, he felt bitter in his heart. He almost lost control of himself and went forward to cause trouble.

Elijah thought, ‘Fortunately, Alfred is no longer a real man. Even if Alfred has other intentions toward Kate, Kate probably won’t choose him.’

Elijah decided that he would openly pursue Kate. For their child, he would never let Kate fall into the hands of other men.

‘Kate, you can only be my woman!’ Elijah swore in his heart.

Alfred’s voice sounded. “Kate, let’s go.”

Elijah was at a disadvantage. Alfred was in a good mood, gesturing for Kate to wheel him away.

When the two men were at odds, Kate stood side tactfully and dared not interrupt. Now that Alfred had given the order, she quickly pushed Alfred away.

The bodyguards of the two men also brushed past each other, but they secretly exchanged blows. However, there was no winner.

“Kate.” Elijah did not turn around to watch his archenemy leave. He only called out to Kate in a low voice.

He did not care if Kate had stopped. He just said in a longing tone, “Last night, I dreamed of our child. She’s a girl. She’s soft and cute. She looks like you. She’s about seven or eight months old and has two teeth. When she smiles, she reveals her teeth. She’s adorable.”

Kate gripped the wheelchair tightly to control her emotions, cursing in her heart, ‘Damn it, Elijah! Elijah did it on purpose. He deliberately said these words to Alfred to incite our relationship.’

Fortunately, she had already told Alfred about what happened in her dream. Even if she did not tell Alfred everything, she had cleared her relationship with Elijah in the dream. Otherwise, with Elijah’s words, Alfred would have been jealous. Alfred couldn’t be more possessive in a relationship.

Of course, this was also Kate’s attitude toward a relationship. In her eyes, one should be faithful to love.

“Kate.” Alfred called out coldly, “I’ll do it myself.” As he spoke, he pushed the wheelchair and turned back.

“Mr. Davidson,” Kate called out to him.

Alfred raised his hand and interrupted her. He also instructed Yael and the others, “Stand where you are.”

He and Elijah were archenemies. They competed from school to society. They competed with wisdom and courage, but they never fought physically. Therefore, there was no need to worry that Alfred would suffer a loss.

The corners of Elijah’s mouth curled up. He felt he had dealt a blow to Alfred. It seemed Alfred cared a lot about Kate, the free nanny.

Alfred pushed the wheelchair back to Elijah.

Elijah looked down at Alfred. That arrogant expression made Alfred want to kick his ass.

“Elijah,” Alfred said coldly. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Elijah’s tie. Alfred pulled it down forcefully, and Elijah lowered his head passively. He leaned close to Elijah’s ear and said coldly, word by word, “Kate will have kids, but you’ll never be the father of her kids!”

“Prepare the gift. Bring it to us when Kate and I have our wedding.” With that, Alfred loosened Elijah’s tie.

Elijah instinctively straightened his tie. When he finished processing what Alfred had just said, he looked at Alfred in shock.

Alfred pushed the wheelchair, turned around, and left.

“Alfred.” Elijah wanted to figure out the whole thing and swore inside. ‘Damn it, Alfred. You can’t fuck with me like this. How can you leave after telling me the shocking news?’ Elijah shouted as he chased after Alfred. Soon, he caught up to Alfred. He blocked Alfred’s path. His handsome face was cold, and his sharp eyes flickered with disbelief.” Alfred, what did you just say? Speak clearly!”

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Alfred said coldly, “I’ve made myself clear. Elijah, stay away from my Kate from now on!”

Alfred walked past Elijah again and said to Kate, “Kate, let’s go.”

“Alfred!” Elijah turned around and saw his archenemy being wheeled away by Kate, who did not even look back at Elijah. Elijah stood there and watched their backs getting further away from him.

Alfred wanted to marry Kate, and Elijah was shocked by the reality.

Elijah thought, ‘Why am I always one step behind Alfred?

‘When I want to pursue Kate, Alfred already plans to marry her.

‘No wonder Alfred has embraced Kate just now. With such intimacy, they must have long been lovers.

‘But I don’t know anything. Alfred and Kate are so good at keeping their relationship a secret.'”

‘Also, the cooperation between Sutton Group and Purchas Group has always been procrastinated. It’s not that Sutton Group does not want to work with Purchas Group but that Kate is marrying Alfred. Sutton Group and Regency Group will be a marriage alliance. And I’m Alfred’s archenemy. How can Leland, that sly old fox, work with me?’ Elijah pondered, ‘Leland didn’t want to offend me, so he decided to drag it out.’

“Alfred!” Elijah said in a low voice, “I won’t let this go.”

Not to mention that Alfred wanted to marry Kate, even if Alfred didn’t want to marry Kate, Elijah would still interfere when he knew Alfred had a crush on Kate.

In any case, Elijah wanted to snatch whatever Alfred cared about. If he couldn’t take it from Alfred, he would destroy it!

After getting into the car, Alfred no longer wanted Kate to hold him. He sat quietly in the car seat and ignored Kate.

“Mr. Davidson,” Kate explained, “I told you about me and Elijah. He’s delusional.”

Alfred pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

Kate leaned close to him and hugged his waist. She rested her head on his shoulder and said gently, “Mr. Davidson, I’ve said it before. We won’t part with each other in this life. Other than you, I won’t fall in love with any other man.”

Alfred tilted his head and looked at Kate. He gently pushed her away. Then, his hand moved to her face and gently caressed it. He said softly, “Kate, I’m not mad at you and won’t get you wrong. I’m just mad at myself.”

Alfred was mad at himself that he hadn’t undergone rehabilitation earlier and still had to sit in a wheelchair.

Alfred sighed. “Elijah has always been at odds with me. No matter what I do, he wants to ruin it. He will snatch the people and things I care about if he can. If he can’t, he will destroy them.”

“I can protect myself.” Kate understood the deeper meaning behind his words. “I stepped on his foot and gave him medicine once. Now that the swelling on his foot has subsided, I’ll stay away from him.”

Kate promised, “Mr. Davidson, don’t blame yourself. You didn’t bring me trouble. It was trouble that came knocking on my door.”

It was also an accident. Back then, Kate didn’t even speak to Elijah. Years later, she met Elijah ahead of time and dreamed of them having sex back then. From the beginning, Elijah had tried to create a chance encounter, and Kate could not shake him off.

“Mr. Davidson, smile.” Kate coaxed him.

Alfred was at a loss for words.

Kate didn’t give up. “Mr. Davidson, come on. Smile for me. When you smile, you look dashing. I love to see you smile.” Alfred looked at his beloved wife speechlessly and thought, ‘How does her brain function? She changes so quickly. But I love the ever-changing her. I love her being naughty and teasing me shamelessly.’

In the private room of Cheval Blanc, the dining table was filled with good food and wine. Leland filled a glass of wine for his esteemed guest and himself. Then, he picked up the glass of wine and toasted the esteemed guest with a smile. “Mr. Horton, let me toast you to the happy cooperation between our two companies.”

Johnathan Horton raised his glass and clinked with Leland. When Leland was drinking, Johnathan did not drink.

After Leland finished his wine, Johnathan said indifferently, Mr. Sutton, you drink like a fish.”

Seeing Johnathan did not drink, Leland asked, “Mr. Horton, don’t you like this kind of wine? Do you want me to change it?”

“No need, thanks.” Johnathan refused.

Seeing Johnathan’s expression was off, Leland put down his wine glass and asked worriedly, “Mr. Horton, is there something on your mind? Tell me, and I’ll see if I can help you.”

“Mr. Sutton.” Johnathan found it difficult to speak but had no choice.

Johnathan said apologetically, “About the cooperation between our two companies, well, we haven’t signed the contract, so it didn’t count.”.

Last time, they had a good chat and agreed to sign the contract.

Leland’s eyes flickered. He realized the situation had changed but still maintained his demeanor. He smiled and said, “We agreed on it last time. We’re sitting here today to sign the contract.”

He looked at Johnathan’s beautiful female secretary and asked Johnathan, “Did you forget to bring the contract?” “Mr. Sutton, our company has a better partner for this project than you. I had a good time with you, Mr. Sutton, but businessmen value profits. Working with others can bring our company greater profits and a brighter future. I will naturally choose a better one.”

Leland’s smile slowly disappeared. He said seriously, “Mr. Horton, business is about profit, but one must be honest. Our two companies had a good negotiation, but you go back on your word when we are about to sign the contract. You’re not keeping your word.”

To win Johnathan’s project, Sutton Group had invested a lot. Just as they were about to sign the contract, someone snatched the project from Leland. Sutton Group’s initial investment was going down the drain.

Although it would not cut off Sutton Group’s capital chain in one go, it would cause Sutton Group to suffer heavy losses.

Leland was angry in his heart but still had to maintain his composure. He did not slam the table or shout at Johnathan.

“We had a good talk but didn’t sign the contract. Without the contract, there will be variables.” Johnathan put away his embarrassment and defended himself self-righteously. He stood up and said to Leland, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Sutton. This meal is on me. I still have something urgent to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first.”

With that, Johnathan pulled out his chair and left. His secretary rose at once and followed him.

Leland sat there and did not stop Johnathan. The agreed project had been stolen. Even if he stopped Johnathan, it would be useless.

“Mr. Sutton,” Claire called out to Leland worriedly.

Leland’s expression was cold as he told Claire, “Claire, go and find out who stole my project!”

“Okay, Mr. Sutton.” Claire nodded.

Leland sat quietly for two minutes before getting up and leaving.

No one touched the food on the table. They went downstairs together and saw Kate rushing in from the hotel lobby.

“Kate?” Leland called Kate’s name and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Dad.” Kate didn’t expect to meet her father at Cheval Blanc.

After escorting Alfred back to the office, Kate rushed to Cheval Blanc. Kyla called, telling Kate to order some good food and wine in advance and that she and Willie would arrive in twenty minutes.

“Kate, come over with me.” Leland pulled Kate to a quiet corner.

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“Dad, what’s wrong?” asked Kate.

Lena asked, “Kate, Lena called me this morning and said you were quitting. What happened?”

When Leland received Lena’s call, he wanted to call Kate to ask what had happened. Considering Kate’s situation, he endured it and planned to ask her in detail when she returned to the Sutton family. Now that they had met, it was better to ask.

“Dad, I’m not quitting.” Kate quickly explained, “They used the Davidson family’s family rules to force me to resign. I can’t go to work or show my face in public. They wanted me to stay home and be a qualified Mrs. Davidson. Lena decided on herself that I should quit.

“It wasn’t my intention. Dad, don’t mind what Lena told you. I’m married to Mr. Davidson. Everything will be fine if Mr. Davidson doesn’t dislike me.”

“Lena wanted you to quit your job. What did Mr. Davidson say?” Leland was also concerned about Alfred’s attitude. Recalling Alfred’s protection of her, Kate revealed a young girl’s coquettishness and said, “Mr. Davidson protected me and let me do whatever I want.”

“That’s good.” Leland was relieved.

Kate thought of something. “Dad, are you here for lunch?”

Leland looked disappointed. “I had an appointment with a client. One of the projects I’ve been following up got snatched away by another company.”

Upon hearing that, Kate frowned and said, “Dad, could it be Weaver Group?”

Kate thought so because she had offended Grace.

Leland nodded. “I’m guessing it was Weaver Group who made Mr. Horton change his mind at the last minute and not cooperate with Sutton Group. There aren’t many companies with such capabilities, but only Weaver Group is the most likely.”

Purchas Group wanted to cooperate with Sutton Group. So, Purchas Group couldn’t have stolen Sutton Group’s project. Regency Group was out of the question. No matter how heartless Alfred was, he would not snatch his father-in-law’s business, right?

“Grace is too much.” Kate could not help but curse, “I didn’t do anything wrong. She was being unreasonable. She can’t gain anything from me, so she stole our project.”

Leland said meaningfully, “Kate, this is the business world. This is society.”

Kate was stunned for a moment. After figuring it out, she fell silent before saying, “Dad, I understand.”

Leland patted Kate’s shoulder. “I don’t blame you. Grace has gone too far. We might not be able to gain peace by swallowing our anger.”

Leland had asked Kyla to talk to Grace, but Weaver Group still did it. It seemed like Grace was truly angry.

Kate nodded. “Dad, I know. Dad, don’t worry. Our company will get better and better!”

Kate’s words also told herself that in this society where people stuck to the law of the jungle, if one were not careful, he would be bullied and even swallowed by the strong.

Leland asked, “Kate, why are you here?”

Kate told Leland the purpose of her visit. “Dad, I will get the order from Walotronics.”

Sutton Group had just missed an important project, and the initial investment had also gone down the drain. If Kate could sign the contract with Walotronics, it would minimize Sutton Group’s losses.

“Go for it!” Leland did not say many encouraging words. He only made a cheering gesture at Kate.

Kate nodded vigorously.

“Go do your work. I will go back to the office to rest a bit.” Leland had been busy for so long, but in the end, it was all for nothing. Leland was in a bad mood. He only wanted to return to his lounge and have a good sleep. He could not lose the project and ruin his health.

“Dad, I’ll see you off.” Kate walked Leland out of the hotel. Leland suddenly remembered it. “Oh, right, Anna would be discharged today, right? Has she left the hospital?”

Kate smiled. “She’s already been discharged. Mr. Davidson even arranged for a car to take her and Ryan home.”

Leland nodded. “Celia and I have never personally visited Anna. It’s our fault. After we finish our work, let’s go and visit them together.”

Celia was always worried that Kate would be close to the Garcia family. Leland could understand Celia’s feelings. After all, Kate had grown up in the Garcia family. Before twenty-five, whether it was the Garcia family or Kate, they had never suspected that Kate was not the Garcia family’s child.

Speaking of which, Leland thought he and Celia had been too heartless in this matter.

Kate smiled. “My adopted mother will not blame you. She knows you are busy.”

If Celia were present to hear that, her face would turn red with shame.

Kate suggested, “If Mom can convince Kyla to stay with my adopted mother for a few days, my adopted mother would be happy.”

Leland nodded. “The Garcia family is honest and simple.” The father and daughter walked out of the hotel together. Leland informed the driver, and the driver quickly drove his car over.

“Kate, I’ll leave you to it,” Leland asked Kate to get back to her work as he got into the car.

After watching Leland leave, Kate turned around and walked in.

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When it was time to get off work at Regency Group, Alfred, who had just returned to the office and had not even read a single document, came out of the office building.

“To Cheval Blanc,” Alfred instructed coldly.

The driver responded respectfully.

After Alfred instructed the driver, Yael said respectfully, “Mr.” Davidson, Weaver Group has taken action to deal with Sutton Group. Mr. Martin Weaver has snatched Leland’s project. The Horton Group, which was supposed to sign a contract with Sutton Group today, has gone back on its word.”

Alfred did not even frown. He said coldly, “He will regret it.” He was referring to Johnathan from the Horton Group. Yael thought Alfred would have other instructions. After waiting for a while, Alfred didn’t say anything else. Yael did not dare to ask and could only keep waiting.

Alfred remained silent all the time. He only took out his phone and sent a WhatsApp message to someone.

Meanwhile, Elijah also heard about the news. It had to be said that these big shots in Sherpsel were especially well-informed.

Horton Group had gone back on its word and collaborated with Weaver Group. It had just happened. Leland had not even returned to the office, but Alfred and Elijah had received the news.

Elijah went to the hospital to see a psychiatrist. He had seen Kate in person, but he would still have that dream.

In addition to seeing the psychiatrist, Elijah had also had a brain examination. Even though he had asked Emma to check Kate’s virginity, he still suspected that he had lost his memory and forgotten that he had slept with Kate and that the dream he had almost every night was their past.

Upon hearing Martin had stolen Leland’s project, Elijah immediately called his assistant and instructed him to besiege Weaver Group.

Elijah’s special assistant, Hector Pope, was stunned when he received Elijah’s call. He could not help but ask, “Mr. Purchas, did you drink?”

Hector suspected that Elijah was drunk and had lost his mind.

Purchas Group and Weaver Group had always minded their own business. Occasionally, they would cooperate in private.

‘Without conflicts, Mr. Purchas suddenly ordered an all-out siege on Weaver Group. It is a provocation against Weaver Group.’ Hector thought, ‘If Weaver Group and Regency Group joined forces, Purchas Group would not be able to withstand the attacks of the two powers.”

Elijah said coldly, “I didn’t drink.”

Hector asked again, “Mr. Purchas, are you feeling unwell?” Elijah grew impatient. “Hector, do whatever I tell you to do. Whatever happens, I’ll handle it. It won’t get you into trouble.” ‘Weaver Group dared to steal Leland’s business. Martin would think he was the boss of Sherpsel if I didn’t give him a hard time!’ Elijah fumed and cursed in his heart.

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Hector dared not ask any more questions and quickly replied, “Alright, I’ll do as you say now.”

Elijah was the head of the Purchas family. Besides being the head of the Purchas family, he was also in charge of the Purchas Group. He had the final say. The other Purchas Group family members could not suppress him.

However, after Purchas Group was handed over to Elijah, it was much better than before. Everyone could earn money, so they trusted Elijah more.

After ending the call with Hector, Elijah stared at his phone. In the end, he did not contact Kate.

Kate had no idea that the two big shots had taken action to protect Sutton Group. At that moment, she was waiting for Kyla and Willie at the hotel entrance.

Kyla told her on the phone that they would be there in twenty minutes, but Kate waited for half an hour and still didn’t see Kyla or Willie.

Kate took out her phone and was about to call Kyla when she saw Kyla driving her Maserati slowly over. Behind her was a black Mercedes-Benz sedan.

Kyla parked the car in front of the hotel entrance.

The security guard immediately approached and reminded her politely, “Excuse me, Miss. No parking here.”

The security guard pointed to the entrance of the underground parking lot and gestured for Kyla to drive the car into the underground parking lot.

But Kyla got out of the car and threw the key to Kate. She instructed in a bossy tone, “Kate, drive the car into the underground parking lot for me.”

Kate caught the car key that Kyla threw at her, but she threw it back to Kyla. “I’m not a valet.”

Kate had promised Alfred that she would never drive again. Otherwise, Alfred would make her sit in his private car and turn the steering wheel for the entire night.

Kyla’s face slightly darkened, but when she saw her car blocking the cars behind her, she glared at Kate before getting back into the car and driving into the underground parking lot.

A few minutes later, Kyla and Willie walked out of the underground parking lot, chatting and laughing.

“Mr. Carpenter.” Kate greeted him with a smile.

When Willie saw Kate, his smile became even brighter. He extended his right hand to shake Kate’s hand.

It wasn’t the first time they had met. Out of courtesy, Kate still reached out to shake his hand.

When they shook hands, Willie could not bear to let go of Kate’s hand. He even touched her hand back. It was obvious that Willie was flirting with her.

Anger flashed across Kate’s eyes. For a time, she wanted to pull hard and throw Willie over her shoulder. However, she quickly suppressed her anger.

She smiled as she pulled her hand back and gestured for Willie to walk in. “Mr. Carpenter, please.”

Thinking Kate had understood his hint, Willie’s smile deepened as he strode in.

Willie was the general manager of Walotronics, one of the subsidiaries of Regency Group. The lobby manager of Cheval Blanc recognized Willie. When he saw Willie enter, the lobby manager came over to greet and chat with him. While Willie was chatting with the lobby manager, Kyla quietly said to Kate, “Kate, I heard that the sales girls of other companies are aggressive. You have to work harder, too. I think Mr. Carpenter has a good impression of you. Later, remember to drink a few more glasses with Mr. Carpenter to make him happy. We’ll take the opportunity to make him agree to cooperate with us.”

Kate was not stupid. When she heard Kyla’s words, she frowned slightly and whispered, “Are you asking me to seduce him?”

Kyla smiled. “I’m not asking you to do anything real. You’ll be just drinking with him. At most, let him touch your hand and hug you. You won’t lose anything.”

Kate would have slapped Kyla if not for her great patience. “Don’t get mad. If you want to stabilize your position in the workplace, you’ll encounter many of these social interactions and unspoken rules in the future. If you can’t adapt to them, quit and go home to continue being Miss. Kate Sutton.”

When Kyla saw Willie had finished chatting with the lobby’s manager, she did not allow Kate to continue talking. She gently pushed Kate, gesturing for Kate to bring them to the private room she had booked.

Kate suppressed the displeasure in her heart and brought the two of them into the private room she had booked in advance.

After entering, Kate instructed the waiter to serve the dishes ordered. Soon, delicacies and a few bottles of wine filled the dining table.

Kate filled everyone’s glasses. Then, she raised her glass and toasted to Willie, “Mr. Carpenter, thanks for coming today.”

Willie smiled and picked up his glass. However, he did not clink glasses with Kate immediately. Instead, he made a request. “Kate, what’s the point of clinking glasses like this? Come, let’s do something fun. You feed me your drink, and I’ll feed you mine. This is more interesting.”

That meant they were feeding each other wine.

Kate felt that Willie was very anxious. They had only met a few times. For the previous few times, Willie was polite and would not do anything overboard to her. But today, he wanted Kate to feed him wine before he touched his food.

Kate sneered in her heart. ‘Shit. Mr. Davidson and I have registered our marriage and have yet to feed each other. wine.’

“Kate.” Kyla reminded Kate to meet Willie’s requirements. Kate reached out and took Willie’s wine. Then, she stuffed her glass of wine into Willie’s hand. After that, Kate raised her head and finished the glass of wine without hesitation.

She even turned the glass upside down so that Willie could see she had finished the last drop of wine.

“Mr. Carpenter, I’ve finished all the wine in your glass.” Kate smiled at him. “It’s your turn now.”

Willie put on a fake smile. “Kate, this is against the rules.” Kate retracted her smile and looked at Willie quietly. Willie did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt Kate’s gaze at the moment was a little like Alfred’s.

“Alright, I’ll drink. However, Kate, you didn’t do as I asked. You’ll have to drink two more glasses as punishment.” Willie did not insist on feeding each other wine with Kate. But Kate had to drink two more glasses.

Kate immediately picked up the bottle and refilled her glass before downing it again.

Seeing she had drunk three glasses of wine in a row, other than her pretty face that was slightly red, her eyes were still clear, Willie praised, “Good alcohol tolerance.”

Willie also finished his glass of wine.

Kyla casually took a sip. She sat opposite Willie, who deliberately sat next to Kate.

“Mr. Carpenter, eat.” Kyla greeted.

Willie smiled and served Kate some food.

“Thank you, Mr. Carpenter. I’ll do it myself.” Kate thanked him. When Willie put food on her plate again, she declined politely.

Fearing Willie would feel awkward, Kyla deliberately pushed her plate over and said coquettishly, “Mr. Carpenter, don’t just serve food for Kate. You have to take care of me, too.”

“Yes, right.” Willie laughed and put the food Kate had rejected into Kyla’s plate.

Kyla gave Kate a subtle warning with her eyes.

Kate snorted in her heart. ‘Kyla, you’re working with Willie to trick me.’

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