She put a swing on the way she said it as if it was not a big issue. In spite of that, Steven’s parent’s faces flushed white immediately. Denise furrowed her brow. “My brother wants to break up with you? Why?”
She pursed her lips. “We know all the effort you put in because of him. If he wants to break up with you, then he’s a scumbag! Did he say why he wants to break up with you? Is there any misunderstanding?”
Kate thought quickly and smiled when she saw how worried Denise looked. “To be frank, it’s not really your brother’s fault.”
She sighed. “Do you still remember Yannie?”
It infuriated Denise tremendously upon hearing that name. How could she forget Yannie?
If she was never in the picture, she would have been with Thomas! His family had already promised her that they would make Thomas engaged to her once he returned to the city In the past, Thomas had a dubious relationship with Wendy, but she had left Thomas now. Every dog had its day, and Denise was about to take turns to be the person standing next to Thomas. However, she did not expect Thomas to bring a child and also a country girl back with him. He even said Yannie was the mother of his child!
Denise was so downright infuriated with Yannie. Forgetting her was impossible.
“Her two friends came over here from Merchant City.”
Obviously, Kate knew the connection between Denise, Thomas, and Howard. That was why she deliberately mentioned her name.
“One of Yannie’s friends seduced your brother, and your brother had an accident because of her. After he woke up, he said he wanted to break up with me.”
Denise was furious because of what Kate said. “It’s not a surprise. People who are friends with that wretch are wretched themselves!”
She remembered the time she saw Yannie at the ski resort. A woman ran to Yannie and protected her. Furthermore, she even took out the same fabricated military knife as her brother’s to threaten her.
Denise furrowed her brow and looked at Kate. “That woman who seduced my brother… Is she the one who came with Brettley Morrison’s wife, Bethan?”
“That’s her, alright.”
Kate was thrilled that Denise was smart to mention Gwen with her guidance. Even so, she pretended to look upset. She sighed and looked at Denise with a helpless face like her heart was broken and nothing could describe her feelings. After a while, she grabbed Denise’s hand. “Denise, I’m sure you’re aware that woman is very close with Brettley Morrison’s wife, Bethan. They came together. You know what Brettley Morrison is capable, too. Furthermore, he’s really close to Thomas now, and your dream to be Mrs. Howard is now… “We can’t afford to offend them.”
She wiped off the tears from her eyes and looked at Denise tearily. “Denise, I know you feel bad for me. You’ve treated me as a family for the past five years, but this… Just forget about it. Don’t be reckless and go find her. Okay?”
Denise felt downcast upon seeing how heartbroken Kate seemed. She did not know the actual story of how her brother managed to wake up and did not know Gwen was Luke’s loved one. She only knew that a friend of Bethan and Yannie tried to seduce her brother, and she successfully wooed him, so much so that her brother wanted to break up with her sister–in–law she had acknowledged since five years ago.
Her anger spiked. She bit her lip and held Kate’s hand tightly. “Don’t worry, Kate. I won’t let my brother break up with you. No matter how powerful those people are, how powerful Brettley Morrison is, it isn’t the reason for their friend to snatch somebody else’s boyfriend!”
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. ‘Who gives these women the nerve to do it? Does she think none would dare mess with her just because her best friend is Brettley Morrison’s wife? Is that reason why she could snatch somebody else’s boyfriend without thinking about the consequences?’ she scoffed internally. Yannie took Thomas from him, and at this moment, another woman was trying to take away her brother! She had no say in Thomas and could not let him change his mind. Nonetheless, she was not about to back down and let her brother break up with Kate!
She looked at Kate. “Don’t worry, Kate. My parents and I will talk some sense into my brother. He has always been a good kid since he was young. He’ll listen to us once we talk to him and change his mind!”
Mrs. Hughes looked at her husband when she heard what Denise said. Both of them exchanged looks with each other.
Mrs. Hughes smiled and looked at Kate. “Denise is right. I think Steven is just blinded by that b*tch. Eventually, he’ll realize he made a mistake. Don’t fret; we’ll never let the both of you break up and cancel the wedding between the two families.”
Kate wiped her tears away. Her head was lowered so no one saw the smirk on her face. She then said with a pitiful tone, “Thank you, Mrs. Hughes. However, I don’t want to force him if he doesn’t have any feelings for me anymore. There’s no need to force him if he won’t listen to all of you. I’ll forget all the effort and time I had invested in him over the last five years. It’s alright…”
The Hughes family was truly grateful to Kate for waking up Steven, and when they heard Kate mentioning it again, Steven’s parents exchanged looks with each other. Eventually, Mrs. Hughes walked toward Kate and held her hands closely.
“Kate, I know you’re upset. I think Steven is just not in his right mind now because of that b*tch. Don’t you worry, though, because we’re on your side. We’ll make him change his mind. He won’t break up with you.”
Mr. Hughes nodded vehemently.
“That’s right, Kate. Don’t feel sad. As long as we are still alive, you are the only daughter–in–law we approve of!”
Kate pursed her lips and stopped crying. “Thank you, Mr. Hughes. Thank you, Mrs. Hughes.” “Sweet girl.”
Mrs. Hughes was relieved to see Kate stop crying. She held Kate’s hand and wanted to bring her to look for Steven together.
“Nevermind.”
Kate sniffed, her voice croaky due to her crying.
“You should all go without me. I don’t think I should go. I’m…sure he doesn’t want to see me.”
She withdrew her hand and sighed sadly.
“After I knew Steven jumped out the window and ran away from home, I had been searching for him. It’s already afternoon. My parents are still worried about him, so I need to go home and comfort them. Steven… If there’s any problem with him, please contact me anytime.”
Then, she bowed politely at Steven’s parents and left. The Hughes family merely watched as Kate walked away. “Kate is such a good person.”
Denise sighed and secretly clenched her hands into fists.”
Dad, Mom, you two go ahead and visit Steven first. I want to look into the woman who seduces him!”
Her parents exchanged looks with each other and said with a smile, “Denise, we won’t stop you from looking into that woman. However, you have to remember you’re no match for Brettley. Don’t act recklessly. Remember to come to discuss with her once you have gotten any information. Okay?”
Denise pursed her lips and nodded. “I understand.”
She turned and headed to the door to leave the hospital. As she reached the entrance, she saw Kate getting in a taxi. However, the driver was not driving toward Kate’s house.
It went in the opposite direction in the west.
The sight baffled her as her brow furrowed. ‘Didn’t Kate say she was heading hoine? Why is the taxi heading in the opposite direction?”
In the meantime, Kate, sitting in the back of the taxi, took out her phone with an angry look on her face. “Wait for me at home.”
The man sounded terrified from the other side of the phone. “Kate, can’t you just tell me on the phone?”
“Do you think we can settle everything over the phone?”
Kate snorted. “Wait for me at home. Don’t try to play any tricks with me. I’m sure you know what I’m capable of.”
It was just two simple sentences, yet the man from the other side of the phone did not dare to say anything.
After a while, he said, shivering, “I understand…”
Only then did Kate hang up the phone. Soon, the taxi arrived at the destination. It was a mansion situated on the outskirts of the city.
Kate got out of the taxi. The moment she was at the door, she kicked open the door with her leg. She strode to the living room and stood beside the man who was sitting on the sofa.
She kicked at him vehemently. “I asked you to kill Gwen, and this is how you do it?”
The man tumbled onto the ground and landed so hard that he could not get up. After a long time, he finally picked himself off the ground and lifted his head to reveal his bruised face. His face was so scarred one could barely inake out his appearance. “Ms. Miller, I’ve already tried my best to choose the right person for the job. I never thought Steven would appear at the last minute and end up colliding with the truck…
“I’m sure you think it’s my fault, but you yourself have to admit that this was not part of your plan, too, right? I followed all the instructions you gave me…”
The man climbed up from the ground and plopped back onto the sofa. “I’ve already sent some people to keep an eye on Brettley and Thomas, and I even specifically picked a time when they wouldn’t be around to do this.
“It’s not my fault that things didn’t go as planned…”
Kate’s rage slowly subsided when she heard this. She rolled her eyes at him and said coldly, “Thankfully, Gwen didn’t seem to realize that we tried to kill her, and Steven hasn’t yet gotten the chance to tell her that he was trying to protect her.
“You, think of another plan to kill her.”
A glimmer of malice flashed through Kate’s eyes.”
Gwen must die.”
The only way for Steven to fall in love with her was to get rid of Gwen.
Initially, Kate had intended to replace Luke’s brain with Steven’s so that he would fall for her, but none of that worked. Even if she had not told Steven the truth, Brettley and Bethan would eventually expose her.
This was why she had to risk everything and tell Steven the truth; she had hoped that Steven would be touched by her honesty and choose to be with her.
However, she had clearly underestimated him.
To her surprise, after knowing the truth, not only was Steven unmoved by her efforts to save him and her willingness to put other people at risk for him, but he even began to sympathize with Gwen.
Therefore, her only choice was to get rid of Gwen once and for all.
Should Gwen die, Steven would become her puppet, and she would no longer have to worry about him turning back into Luke.
At the thought of this, Kate turned to glance at the man next to her. “Do you understand?”
The man nodded fervently. A split second later, he shot Kate a timid glance and asked, “Ms. Miller…if I help you accomplish this task…will you… Will you help me complete my surgery?”
Kate glanced coldly at the man’s scarred face and smiled. “Of course. I never go back on my promises. As long as you help me get rid of Gwen, I’ll be sure to help you schedule your surgery –it’ll be as easy as ABC.”
“Thank you, thank you!”
The man clasped his hands together in gratitude.
“I promise I’ll do my best!” “Alright.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.