Chapter 99 Humiliate Kate

Joseph looked furious and stormed toward his room.

"Joseph, you're home," Anna exclaimed as she crawled off the bed, wiping her tears away.

Joseph threw his coat down on the sofa and walked toward her.

"Joseph..." Anna hugged herself in horror and cried, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that and embarrassed you, but I... I'm petrified that you don't want me!"

"Do you think you can threaten me with your words, and then I will marry you?" Joseph sneered, "You really deserve to find someone just like you!"

No one could threaten Joseph unless he allowed them. He knew Anna's lies and tricks.

"Joseph, I know we have been separated for two years, and your feelings have faded. But as long as you give me a chance, I'll make you love me again. Okay?" Anna looked at Joseph, crying and begging.

Joseph didn't respond; his eyes were cold as usual.

"Do you know how much I hate you now? Do you know how much I owe Kate? If you want to experience what Kate went through for the last two years, I have no problems showing you!" Joseph said and walked out of his bedroom. He found Ricky and asked him to throw Anna out of the house.

Anna was frightened when she heard his order, "Joseph, don't do this. I was wrong. I'll never make you angry again…"

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Kate could sleep well once she began to worry. It was a problem that started when she married into the Smith family. She laid in bed, tossing and turning, replaying what happened in Vincent's backyard.

The confusion overwhelmed Kate; she knew Joseph wanted a divorce the moment Anna showed up alive. But, Kate refused and made Joseph angry to the point that he threatened her grandma's life. Yet, when she divorced him, he seemed to have changed his mind. She had no idea what was going on.

Finally, after hours of staring at the ceiling, Kate fell asleep. She probably would have slept until the next day if Lisa hadn't called.

"Hey, Kate! Have you seen the headlines?" Lisa inquired, "I guess it isn't only the headlines. The stories are blaming you, and people are blaming you…"

"Why blame me?" Kate immediately sat up in bed.

"How can you be so calm?" Lisa worried a lot about Kate.

"You'd better find a public relations agency to clarify your side or better yet get the entire story deleted from the internet. Otherwise, it will continue to get worse!"

"I'm nobody important; I am sure it is nothing. Just let it go!" Kate didn't want to overthink the headlines. She just assumed it was something to do with Joseph; he was always in the news. He was a prominent figure in Aubi City, so she dealt with it regularly when they were married.

"Headlines!!! The hidden information behind President Smith and Kate White's divorce, a love quadrangle?"

Love quadrangle? Interesting. The media was doing anything to catch readers' eyes. Kate thought as she read the story.

There were several pictures; one was only of her and Samuel. But, what people couldn't tell was that the photo was taken on an ambiguous angle to make it look as if she was kissing Samuel. Most of them were all in high definition, so it was obvious that they were taken on purpose.

Thinking about who would release the pictures, made Kate's skin crawl. Samuel's reputation would be affected by them as well, so Kate didn't think he would purposely create problems for himself. She didn't want to deal with it, but she believed that Samuel might be involved, so Kate knew she had to speak to the allegations.

After rushing to get dress, Kate went downstairs to go to the White Group.

"Kate, are you awake?" Daisy frowned, looking worried.

"Don't worry; everything can be fixed. I am on my way to work," Kate said and patted Daisy's shoulder.

"But you haven't eaten yet."

"I'm not hungry."

The moment she arrived at White Group, she saw a large group of reporters waiting at the entrance. When they saw Kate getting out of the car, they swarmed her.

"Miss Kate, did you divorce Joseph because of Samuel?"

"It's said on the internet that you and Mr. Smith were forced to get married and it was a loveless marriage. Is this correct?"

"Is the rumor about you and Samuel Smith true?"

Kate took a deep breath and said, "I am able to answer all of your questions one by one, but please let me into the office first?"

A silent response would not solve the problem, and since the reporters were waiting, they would not leave until they had answers.

Ten minutes later, in the meeting room of White Group. The staff prepared seats for the reporters, and Kate sat at the front like a press conference. She was going to answer the reporter's questions one by one.

"I'll clarify two points before we start with the questions. Firstly, Mr. Joseph Smith and I have peacefully reached an agreement on our divorce, and there is no third party involved. Secondly, Mr. Samuel Smith and I are just friends. Obviously, the photos online were made to look as if there was more happening, but someone is setting us up."

"Miss Kate, I think your answer is too far-fetched. After all, the photos are evidence. We recall that two years ago, Samuel Smith asked you to marry him, yet you married Joseph Smith not long after that. The relationship between you is confusing and could be easily misunderstood. As far as I know, Mr. Joseph Smith is in love with Anna White, your sister. When Anna supposedly died in an accident, you married Joseph, but even when she came home, you refused to get a divorce. That is until your relationship with Samuel was discovered. Can you please explain?"

"Ma'am, would you please tell us where you are from?" Kate wondered who took those photos, and if she could find out where the reporter was from, it might help. Her question had twisted Kate's answer and tried to make it look as if she was having an affair.

"I am ..." The woman who asked the question blushed but didn't answer Kate.

Other reporters looked at her, "You are a reporter? Why can't you answer her?"

Kate looked at her, waiting for her to continue with her fake story.

"It's not important to know where I work. What is important is that you're having a relationship with another man!" The woman was obviously annoyed.

Funny, how such an impatient woman thinks she can hurt me! Kate thought and continued to interrogate her.

"Since you're so confident about your story, have you been living under my bed? And you mentioned that there is no love between Joseph and me, that he only loves Anna and Samuel proposed to me. Please tell me how you know this? Who told you?"