She met eyes with the man with a handsome face. Kathy shook her head repeatedly.
Today should be the first time they had ever met each other.
She might have seen him just now from afar in the backyard, but that was it.
The man looked disappointed. He helped her with directions last time, but she didn’t seem to
remember him.
“Are you lost again?” he asked.
Kathy looked at him puzzledly, again?
Could it be…
She finally remembered. No wonder his voice sounded so familiar.
It was hard to forget such a deep and husky voice.
Not long ago at Joseph and Ella’s wedding banquet, she got lost and this man gave her directions.
“I am indeed lost again,” she said awkwardly, but she was less tense than before.
“I’ll lead you out of here.” The man threw away his cigarette butt and made a gentleman gesture
beckoning Kathy to go on first.
“Thank you.”
Kathy tried to look for Joseph when they arrived at the resplendent terrace in the garden.
A glass of alcohol was brought in front of her, “Have some champagne, this has low alcohol content.”
Kathy didn’t take the glass from him. She thanked him once more and walked to the other side.
The man wanted to go after her, but he was quickly surrounded by women in sexy dresses.
“Hey mister, are you alone?”
Reece was used to flirtatious people like them. He smiled mischievously and hugged one woman by
her soft waist and squeezed it.
“I’m not interested in you.”
He said dispassionately and walked into the crowd.
…
Joseph was talking to a few guests by the pool.
Ella followed him the whole time.
She ran up to Joseph as soon as he was alone.
She didn’t notice that the floor by the pool was slippery and just when she was about to fall into the
pool, Joseph pulled her back like the gentleman he was.
Ella planted her face on his shoulder, she hurt herself slightly.
“I’m sorry about this,” she said as she held onto Joseph's arms.
“Ella, let go.” Joseph had already let go of her, but Ella didn’t do the same.
Joseph was getting furious, but Ella wasn’t afraid this time.
“I think I twist my ankle. I couldn’t stand properly,” said Ella in a soft tone.
Joseph frowned, but still, he let go of her heartlessly.
Ella fell to one side, though she managed to stand on her own feet.
Joseph turned away coldheartedly and didn’t bother to look at her.
Reece who was nearby walked over and helped his sister sit down on a chair nearby.
“You shouldn’t have come.”
Ella bit her lips and tried to hold her tears, her eyes were already red.
“I have to marry him!”
Reece squinted, “I will help you, but now you have to listen to me and return to country C.” “I’m not
going! Mom had another marriage arranged for me. I wouldn’t fall in love with anyone but Joseph!” said
Ella angrily.
“We have to put on an act, my dear sister. First, we have to make mom let her guard down.”
Ella believed his words half-heartedly. He was her brother, but they weren’t related by blood. She was
always quite afraid of him.
But she knew how controlling he could be and didn’t dare to disobey him.
Though, she still wanted to see Joseph again before that.
…
Kathy couldn’t find Joseph anywhere. She bumped into Keira who brought her to the dressing room
just now.
She was holding Julian’s arm as she smiled gently.
She took long strides in her high heels and walked towards Kathy when she spotted her.
Julian came with her as well.
Kathy was walking towards the exit and Keira immediately asked when she came by, “Miss Kathy, are
you leaving already? The party hasn’t ended yet.”
“Yeah.” Kathy nodded.
“There’s some performance later. It would be a shame to miss it,” said Keira dejectedly.
“We shouldn’t be stopping Miss Kathy from leaving if she really wanted to leave. Babe, don’t be too
sad.” Julian comforted Keira nicely.
At this moment, Joseph walked over.
He hugged Kathy intimately and said in a deep voice, “Julian, we’ll be taking our leave.”
He and Kathy then left the venue.
Keira stared at Joseph from afar and her eyes dimmed.
She regained her smiley face when she looked and Julian and said, “He’s your brother?”
“Yeah.”
“I thought you guys don’t get along. Why did you invite him?”
“We are from the same family. It wouldn’t be nice to let others think that we really have infighting going
on in our family,” said Julian grimly.
In the car.
Joseph seemed dreary.
Kathy looked out the window and saw the man from before at the entrance.
She stared until Joseph put his hand on her chin and moved her face away. She couldn’t help but met
his desolate eyes.
“Do you know him?” asked Joseph coldly.
“I was lost just now and he showed me the way,” answered Kathy honestly.
“He is Ella’s brother, Reece.”
“Reece,” repeated Kathy as she frowned.
She never heard of the name before.
“Be careful around him and avoid contact with him at all cost,” said Joseph, his voice frigid.
“I don’t know him and won’t have any contact with him.”
The atmosphere in the car was getting weird. Kathy looked up and noticed something out of place.
She inched closer to Joseph and saw an obvious lipstick stain on his white dress shirt.
The lipstick stain was nude in colour. Kathy had maple leaf red lipstick on today.
“Joseph, who were you with just now?”
Joseph noticed the stain on his shirt following the direction of Kathy’s gaze.
“Ella.”
“I see.” Kathy was pouting, she seemed unhappy.
“I pushed her away immediately just now. Don’t be jealous.” Joseph turned her face towards him.
Kathy slid into his arms, she felt even more unhappy when she smelled an unfamiliar perfume scent on
him.
“I’m not being jealous,” said Kathy stiffly.
Joseph looked at her wronged face and sighed lovingly. He held her face up and said, “I’ll shower first
before getting close to you again, okay?”
Ella did leap into his arms without his knowing just now. He just helped her like the gentleman he was,
nothing more than that happened.
“There’s no need, I trust you,” said Kathy as she pressed her head against his chest.
She didn’t want to fight with Joseph over such small matters.
The car moved slowly, and the driver turned his head awkwardly after a while, “Mr. Joseph, there’s a
car following us behind.”
Joseph looked at the back mirror and his eyes dimmed.
“Who is it?” asked Kathy.
“I think it’s the Bridges’ car.”
“It’s your debt from your luck with women,” said Kathy jokingly.
Joseph then hugged her waist tightly, he pressed her into his arms and said, “I only have debts with
you, Kathy.”
At that moment, Kathy met his gentle eyes. She felt like the world was spinning as he kissed her
deeply.
The white car that was following them stopped as well when they got off at the Joseph Bay.
Ella got off the car and saw the two flirting from afar. She really couldn’t…couldn’t let go!
She couldn’t help but followed them, her feelings were uncontrollable.
“Miss Bridges is so infatuated with you.” Kathy yanked Joseph’s arm. Kathy thought that since Ella got
to this point, she might as well just enjoy the show.
Joseph grimaced, he walked towards Ella with his arm on Kathy’s waist.
“Ella, what do you want?” asked Joseph ruthlessly, as if Ella was just a stranger.
Tears welled up in Ella’s eyes.
Why did she disappoint herself again and again?
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