Peter had already booked the return tickets while Marshall was ready to go. There was a lot of food in
his trunk, and Katherine gave it all to Kelly. Kelly’s children couldn’t be happier. Kelly didn’t want
Katherine to leave, but she was also aware that it would be better for her to go. If Katherine stayed
here, Reuben would always be looking for an opportunity to come back at her.
Meanwhile, those who were about to leave with Marshall had packed up and came out with their
luggage. Since Marshall’s car wasn’t big enough for all of them, someone drove a tractor and sent
them out of the village.
Marshall and Katherine drove to the car dealer’s to return the car first before they took a taxi to the
railway station to join the other villagers.
Katherine worried about a great crowd of people traveling together, but Marshall had everything
prepared so it was a smooth journey. When they changed trains midway, no one got tired from waiting
due to the reasonable management of timing. As the group of people got off the train at the terminal,
Peter was already waiting at the railway station.
The villagers were at a loss when they arrived because they knew no one in this unfamiliar city.
Meanwhile, Peter arranged for the cars to send them to the warehouse. It was a large warehouse
which required a large labor force, and the warehouse staff processed their entry right after the
villagers arrived.
But the villagers didn’t hold high expectations since Katherine had told them that she only knew a junior
foreman, so they were satisfied with a job to do. Katherine was afraid that the villagers would refuse to
settle for the current job and ask for a gravy one once they knew that the warehouse belonged to the
Grant family. After all, greed was like a valley that could never be filled.
When the villagers left, Peter drove Katherine and Marshall to her house.
Katherine was exhausted, her stomach churning. During the journey, she had tried so hard to suppress
her pregnancy reaction. It was really difficult for her to fight back the nausea. Now that she was in the
car, she couldn’t resist it anymore, pleading, "Peter, please slow down and open the window. I get
carsick and feel like throwing up."
Not suspecting anything, Peter slowed down at once and opened all car windows, while Marshall was
patting Katherine gently on the back.
Finally, they arrived. Katherine shoved the door open and started to vomit squatting on the roadside,
but there was nothing coming out.
Marshall got off the car and gave her a bottle of water to rinse her mouth. "Carsick? I remember you
don’t get carsick."
Katherine took a deep breath. "Probably it’s because I’m worn out. I have a headache, and my stomach
is churning, so I get carsick."
Marshall nodded. "You should get in and have a rest. You were always lying down during the journey,
but it’s still exhausting."
Katherine stood up, stroked her underbelly and walked into the courtyard. Peter, meanwhile, carried the
luggage in as she went straight into the room without paying attention to Marshall and Peter
downstairs. She was also light-headed because the train shook terribly.
Katherine lay on the bed for a while before sending a text message to Margaret because the latter had
told her that Mrs. Grant had come to ask about her.
Katherine, nevertheless, found it amusing. Mrs. Grant had always been at her heels, no matter she and
Marshall got divorced or not. Sometimes, Katherine even felt that Mrs. Grant was obsessed with her.
Unfortunately, one could never be happy when all he had on his mind was someone he hated.
Katherine took a nap after she sent the text message. When she woke up, she heard people talking
downstairs. She went out of her room and looked down from the head of the stairs on the second floor.
There were many people downstairs, including Marshall, Peter, Kyle, and surprisingly, Ralph. It was
unknown what the four men were talking about, but Kyle said in confusion, "I can’t understand what
you’re saying. Just tell me what I should do. Your analysis gives me a headache."
It had been some time since Katherine had seen Kyle, and she quite missed him.
Katherine greeted him with a smile. "Hey Kyle."
Looking up, Kyle saw Katherine and gave an exclamation of surprise, rushing upstairs before giving her
a hug. "Katherine, I’ve missed you so much!"
Marshall watched the two of them, his face suddenly clouding over.
Peter leaned over and whispered in Marshall’s ear, "See that? They’re hugging. I didn’t expect Kyle to
be so enthusiastic."
Marshall glanced at Peter out of the corner of his eye. "It’s none of your business. Do you get what I
just said?"
Peter gave a nod immediately. "Of course, I get it all."
Ralph chimed in at this point, "But are you sure that there are many kinds of medicinal herbs on that
mountain?"
Marshall replied after some consideration, "I was hanging about there. There should be many on the
mountains nearby. I’ll send my people there to look into the details. If possible, we can make use of all
those resources."
Ralph agreed, "If that’s true, I’m in favor of your proposal."
Marshall replied thoughtfully, "So that’s the plan for now. Let’s decide what to do next after the field
trip."
Katherine and Kyle walked downstairs together as Marshall spoke. Katherine smiled, "What brings all
of you here?"
Ralph replied, "I’ve been here several times before, but you were always not at home. I came today
after I called Peter and learned that you’d be back. It’d have saved me a few trips if you told me you’d
be out of town for a while."
Katherine joined them and sat in the corner of the sofa. "I left in such a hurry that I didn’t tell anyone
about it."
Ralph observed her face. "You don’t look well. Grandma talked about you the other day. She said that
she liked you and expected to see you more often."
In fact, Katherine felt a little uncomfortable at the thought of Old Mrs. Walters, because it baffled her
when granny Walters was kind to her so abruptly. Just because the prediction said something
auspicious, Katherine suddenly became her lucky star? But if the prediction said something ominous,
did that mean Old Mrs. Walters had to kill her to keep her family safe?
Ralph looked at Katherine and gave a smile. "My grandmother is quite stubborn sometimes. A while
ago, my family went through a difficult time. She was in poor health and depressed. Later she visited a
temple and asked the fortune-teller to make a prediction for her. The fortune-teller told her that the
Walters family would meet their lucky star, and that everything would take a turn for the better."
In fact, Ralph believed that the fortune-teller said these to Old Mrs. Walters to comfort her. Shortly after,
when she celebrated her 80th birthday, Katherine appeared coincidentally. Meanwhile, everything
happened to work itself out for the Walters family, and that was why Old Mrs. Walters firmly believed
the fortune-teller’s prediction. She was convinced that Katherine was the lucky star of the Walters
family, so she had to be kind to her.
Katherine was embarrassed to hear that. "It think it must be a coincidence."
Ralph breathed a sigh. "In my grandmother’s eyes, everything in this world has its cause, and there’s
no coincidence."
Katherine clicked her tongue. "It’s just that I’m a little overwhelmed by the sudden attention from Old
Mrs. Walters."
Staring at Katherine, Marshall suddenly thought of Reuben. If he knew that the Walter family thought so
highly of her, he might exert himself to play up to her. Marshall couldn’t help but wonder how could
such a man have a daughter like Katherine.
Marshall looked back, countless thoughts wandering in his mind.
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