Chapter 33 Come to Me

Kate was actually frightened of him, but the promise she made to Cassie meant more. She gathered all of her courage and repeated, "I will not agree to divorce you."

"What the f**k? I will…" Joseph pushed her to the bed and leaned over her. Before he was able to do anything, his phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket angrily, but when he saw the caller ID, he smiled and answered, "Hello?"

As Joseph was still leaning over Kate, his voice was so calm and soothing. She was attracted to him so intensely that she blushed.

"Joseph, I…I'm afraid. Can you come to me?" Anna questioned.

Hearing Anna's voice, Kate turned her head away and pretended not to care, but she was sad and jealous of Anna. She knew it didn't matter though; Joseph wouldn't even notice.

Without hesitation, Joseph replied, "Don't be afraid. I will be there soon!"

Immediately, he got up off of Kate and left the bedroom, not saying a word. He slammed the door shut behind him, leaving Kate alone in the spacious bedroom.

Kate felt disappointed, lonely, and desperate. Joseph's attitude toward her and Anna was the total opposite. He would go to Anna whenever she asked, but for her, he wouldn't care even if she was in danger. Joseph was even okay with putting her in dangerous situations.

Why should I fight? Kate thought to herself.

Joseph did not come home the entire night. Kate was not surprised, but it still hurt her.

When Kate woke up the next morning and went to work, she could not concentrate. She could not help but wonder what Joseph and Anna had done the night before. She wondered if they hugged and kissed because they had not been together in two years.

Not being able to calm herself down, Kate could not finish the work that Albert had assigned her. She regretting allowing her personal life to affect her job when she spoke to Albert, "I am sorry. I will finish it during my lunch break and then submit it to you."

Since she was Joseph's wife, instead of scolding her, Albert said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. You go have lunch; I will finish up the work."

"Please don't say that. It is my work, and I will do it right now," Kate returned to her desk and began to work intensely.

"You need to have lunch first. After all, I cannot have you working on an empty stomach; it wouldn't be very efficient," Albert persuaded.

"Okay…" Kate reluctantly agreed and went to the canteen to have lunch.

After lunch, she reorganized her thoughts and worked hard until it was time to go home. She had finished everything and smiled confidently until her phone rang. She dreaded each time it rang; she answered, "Hello?"

"Kate, did you see the news yet today?" Lisa asked.

"Which news?" She replied as she walked out of the building.

"You have to promise me. Don't be sad after I tell you," Lisa said, trying to restrain herself.

Kate guessed what Lisa was talking about but didn't say anything, "Is it about Joseph?"

"Not only him; it's about him and Anna," Lisa said with great excitement, "How is she alive? I thought she died two years ago, didn't she?"

When Lisa read the news on the internet, she could not believe the story. She read it numerous times before calling Kate to confirm if it was true.

Kate hadn't called Lisa to tell her about Anna because she was too upset. She calmly replied, "She is alive; I know all about it."

"You know about it?" Lisa became more excited. "So, Anna, that bitch will take Joseph from you again?"

After getting into her taxi, Kate said, "It's not very convenient to explain everything to you over the phone. Let's talk about it face to face. Meet me at the usual restaurant."

Kate hung up with Lisa and then searched the internet for news. The moment she looked, she saw pictures of Joseph and Anna together. They were spending time together shopping, hand in hand. In each photo, they looked happy; she had never experienced that with Joseph.

So, he didn't come home last night because he had to take Anna shopping? Kate thought to herself.

Kate sat at the table, waiting for Lisa to arrive. Before Lisa even reached the table, Kate could see that she was upset. Once she was sitting down, Lisa complained, "Why is that bitch, Anna, with your husband? I know they were lovers before, but you are Joseph's legally recognized wife."

Kate understood why she was so angry. She explained her conversation with Cassie and said, "I really don't know if I should fight or just give up…"

"Of course, you need to fight!" Lisa became even angrier when she thought of Anna insulting Kate: "First of all, Anna took Joseph from you, and then others blamed you for the accident. And now, she is actually alive and wants to take Joseph from you. I cannot put up with that!"

"Lisa, I will not surrender to her no matter what she does. However, Joseph loves her. That is the only reason that no matter what I do, it won't matter. I had two years for him to fall in love with me, but I failed."

"To be honest, I wished you would leave Joseph when I saw him hurting you. But now, Anna is back and will try to take everything from you. I think it is unfair to you. And, you got to wonder why she is suddenly back from the dead. Maybe she just pretended to die two years ago? Maybe she only did it to make Joseph hate you?" Lisa questioned

Kate thought it was bizarre, and she believed that Lisa could be right.

"You clearly understand what kind of people Dora and Anna are. They forced your mother Flora into a depression that led to her death. Then they forced themselves into the White family and tried to take everything from you. My advice is not to divorce Joseph anytime soon. You cannot give up easily and allow them to be together."

Thinking of Flora, Kate was more determined not to divorce Joseph.

"They are not a couple legally. No matter how much they love each other, the public will gossip. You also have your mother-in-law's support, so don't be afraid. You have her and me to help you."