Chapter 28 Play against Rules

"Is she awake?" Joseph asked, standing at the top of the staircase, as if he was, he didn't want to go downstairs.

"She…She is…" Amy hesitated because she did not know how to reply. She was not sure whether to tell the truth or to lie to him.

Joseph walked down the stairs and over to Kate, seeing that she was actually asleep, he bent down and picked her up in his arms. Kate was semi-conscious and very surprised by Joseph's actions. Amy was also quite confused about his attitude toward Kate.

If he loved Kate, why did he have such a disgusting expression? If he didn't, why did he help her? Amy thought to herself.

Kate still held a grudge toward him. She initially thought that her beauty attracted Peter, but it was really because Joseph was behind it all. He asked Linda to have Peter assault her. Even though Joseph finally put a stop to it, she still could not forgive him.

The moment he put her gently down on the bed, she reached up to put her arms around his neck. She pulled him on top of her and held him close.

"What are you doing?" Joseph frowned and said with disgust, as usual.

Kate gazed at his angry face; she felt extremely attracted to his expression. She whispered, "Maybe we should try for a baby now. I drank some wine tonight, so it should be much more pleasurable for you!"

Maybe it was because she felt so sad and angry, but Kate wanted to vent her anger out on him, the way he always did to her.

"DIRTY!" Joseph pushed her away and shouted out, "You know we are trying to have a baby, but yet you still go out and drink. Are you kidding me?"

"It was you who told Linda to make me drink? You even told her to have Peter rape me, didn't you? You don't want to have a baby with me at all! You just want me to give birth to a baby and tell your grandpa and mother that you completed your task! Am I right?" Kate yelled at him.

In fact, Joseph never told Linda to do anything to harm Kate physically. When he heard how upset Kate was, he felt a little nervous. He didn't want her to misunderstand, but at the same time, he didn't want to give her any explanation.

"Kate, Do you seriously think that you can live a good life after with the $10,000,000 you will get after having the baby? Don't be so naïve! If you annoy me, I still have other ways to put you in your place!" Joseph slammed the door behind him when he left.

After Joseph walked out, Kate lay on the bed, filled with frustration.

Why do you still persist, Kate? You think you can get rid of him and live a good life? Don't be fooled by your own lie. Kate thought to herself as she cried herself to sleep.

What? Did I hear him correctly?

She quickly answered, "No, thank you!"

"You want to rethink that? If you don't get in the car, I will call the doctor and have your grandma kicked out of the hospital."

"You bastard!" Kate yelled. She wanted to refuse him but dared not to when he threatened her grandma. Although he offered to take her to work, she didn't look at it as a kind gesture; instead, she was on alert with anything he did for her.

Kate thought of what he had done the night before; she warned herself, "No matter how much I love him, I cannot let myself think he cares. I need to remember that he does not love me!"

She assumed that Joseph took her to work because he had something to deal with at Symantec, but he drove away as soon as she got out of the car.

"Good morning, Kate!" A female colleague, May, greeted her.

Kate smiled at her and replied, "Good morning!"

"That is Lord Joseph, right?" May asked, leaning toward her.

Kate nodded and then walked into the building.

"I see, I know what I heard; it only rumors. In fact, Lord Joseph loves you very much. By the way, have you seen the news yet this morning? Peter apologized to you publicly," May pulled out her phone.

Kate had been wondering how she was going to deal with the situation on the way to work. She never thought Peter would apologize to her on his own accord.

Just as Kate sat at her desk, Albert walked over and apologized, "Sorry about last night, Kate."

After the incident with Peter, Kate expected that she would have been scolded or fired. Instead, her boss was apologizing to her.  She stood up in a hurry and replied, "No, need to apologize. After all, it was my fault… You…"

"No, it was all my responsibility. Peter caused trouble for you on purpose. Mr. Smith taught him a lesson, though."

"Mr. Smith?" She was not sure if he was talking about Joseph.

"Yes, Joseph Smith." Albert laughed, "He not only taught Peter a lesson but also gave us some resources. Our boss is thrilled, and it is all because of you!"

Kate did not know what to say. She really didn't understand why he treated her horribly and then helped her solve the problem.

Was it just a trick to get me to trust him? If so, I have to admit that it was a really cunning plan. It was more torturing than any physical pain.

"Oh, I've already had someone to briefly modify the article you wrote and then use it in other online activities. You can check the click rate on the internet."

"Why is it published for other activities? I mean, it wasn't very good."

"Of course, your article is good. Peter just doesn't have the best judgment. You have many years of experience being an editor at Smith Group. You should be more confident in your ability!"

Kate thought she was going to be fired when she went into work, but to her surprise, she was praised and encouraged. The entire morning, she experienced a roller coaster of emotions; fear, shock, confusion, happiness. She also noticed that the colleagues who were cold to her before talked to her. Their attitude toward her had changed drastically to how they acted in the past.

May sat down beside Kate and whispered, "Kate, do you know that Linda was fired?"

"Why?" She asked, but deep down, she knew it was because of what happened with Peter the night before.