Chapter 38 Return to the Original Owner

elationship with the Smith Group would suffer, and it would affect the development of the White Group.

"It's not my responsibility; it's Kate. She will not agree to divorce Joseph. If she did, everything would be fine," Anna was fuming with anger at the thought of Kate's refusal.

"Don't be afraid, my dear. I will support you and give you all the help you need. So, will Joseph," Dora encouraged Anna to keep fighting with Kate.

Leo heard what his wife told Anna, it left him feeling confused about the entire complicated situation, but he did not say anything.

When Daisy overheard the conversation, she immediately sent Kate a message to tell her that Dora and Anna were going to join forces against her.

Kate had just arrived home when she received Daisy's message. She was not surprised, she knew they would not give up easily, but she thanked Daisy for the information anyway.

Joseph did not return home, which was Kate had expected. She assumed that he did not want to see her and argue about the divorce. As Kate walked past Joseph's study, she thought of the letter she had written to him.

He loves Anna, and so he likely kept the letters. Kate thought to herself.

Before she could even think about what she was actually doing, Kate opened the door to Joseph's study to find the letters.

Early the next morning, Kate went to the White's mansion.

"Why are you here?" Dora shouted when she saw Kate.

Kate knew that Dora and Anna would try to prevent her from getting into the mansion. She messaged Daisy earlier in the morning to have her unlock the door, and so she was already inside when Dora saw her.

"I came here to get even with your daughter for everything she has done to me," Kate stated calmly.

Knowing her intentions, Dora pointed a finger in Kate's face and warned, "Do not push your luck. If you dare touch my daughter, I will call Joseph right away."

When Dora mentioned Joseph, Kate became even more irritated, "Please, I beg of you, call him. He can see your daughter's insincerity."

Kate chose not to reveal the truth about Anna before the accident because Joseph had made his choice. When Anna died, there was no reason to say anything, but since she came back and was pushing Kate out of the picture, Kate was not going to stand back any longer.

"Which bad-mannered bitch decided to disturb my dreams so early in the morning?" Anna said as she walked down the stairs and laughed, "I was up late talking to Joseph last night. I needed more sleep."

Kate responded to her with a sneer, "Why are you so proud of being his mistress?"

"You…" Anna was irritated because even though Joseph loved her, she was still not his legal wife.

"Why do you have those letters? Joseph should have them," Anna was at a loss and quite nervous, "You…You stole them!"

She did not know what Kate's plans were, but she was not going to admit she didn't write them without a fight.

"Don't try to change the topic," Kate looked at her and said, "You may love Joseph, and I cannot stop that, but why would you use my letters? The words in these letters are from the bottom of my heart, not yours. How could you do that?"

"Kate, you wished me and Joseph happiness before. Why don't you divorce him and give him back to me? You know he doesn't love you; why do you still want to be his wife?"

"I will never give you this chance of being his wife."

"Shameless!" Joseph suddenly yelled from the doorway.

Kate was stunned at first, but quickly said, "So is she!"

She understood that Joseph would hate her more if she continued to attack Anna, yet she didn't care.

"My dear!" Anna hugged Joseph's arms and cried out, "Kate started yelling, it woke me up, and then she began to scold me."

Kate looked straight into Joseph's piercing eyes and said with a big smile, "Sorry, I took these letters."

"What?" Joseph noticed the stack of letters then yelled at her, "Who gave you permission to take my letters?"

From his reaction, Kate could see that Joseph cherished the letter very much.

Anna was afraid that Kate would tell Joseph everything, so she blurted out, "Joseph, I'm also distraught and angry. Those letters were proof of our love, but now she has taken them. I just hope she doesn't destroy them, or all of our memories will be destroyed."

Hearing this, Kate felt very sick.

"Give them back to me," Joseph ordered.

"Give back to you?" Kate found his demand ridiculous. She clenched the letters tighter in her hand and said, "These letters belong to me. I wrote them!"

Neither Kate nor Anna could believe that Joseph finally heard the truth. Anna feared his reaction, terrified that she would lose him and never have the chance to be his wife.

"Give them back to me!" Joseph yelled at Kate angrily. However, Kate was not frightened by him and said, "I know it's very hard for you to accept what I have confessed. I honestly did write these letters, and therefore I have the right to take them back."

"What do you mean? Joseph asked Kate.

"Is that true?" He turned around to ask Anna.

"I…" Anna knew she would lose him if she admitted to what Kate implied.

"Don't be afraid. Just tell me the truth," Joseph needed to know who wrote the letters, but he also didn't want to scare Anna, "I am here. You do not need to be afraid of her."

When Kate heard Joseph tell Anna not to be afraid, she knew he would still love Anna, no matter what she said. Just as Anna had said before the accident, Joseph chose her because he loved her, not the letters. Kate felt as if Anna's words were coming true.

"I am so sorry, Joseph. I did not lie to you on purpose. I was just too afraid of losing you. So, I did not tell you the truth," Anna chose to admit what she had done because she thought it might ease Joseph's anger. She knew he would be disappointed, but it was better to admit to her mistakes than to continue lying.

Joseph did not respond; he became silent for a long time, making both Kate and Anna very nervous. Suddenly, he turned to Kate and stared into her eyes, "So, you are the one who has been there for me through the darkest of times? What you said at our wedding was from the bottom of your heart?"