There was no way he could stay at the banquet, so Joseph left the hotel with Kathy. The reporters
waiting outside quickly surrounded them.
Joseph protected Kathy in his arms. The reporters were asking all sorts of questions about Joseph
Group, but Joseph only answered them with a frown.
Soon, bodyguards came to help them out. The noise disappeared when they got into the car.
The car slowly started, and Kathy took off the tiara.
She had been astonished by Joseph's actions just now.
She pored over it and was dazzled by all its gems and diamonds, which was why it felt heavy.
"Joseph, I believe this is yours."
It was too precious for her to keep.
Joseph's expression dulled a little, and he did not take it.
"You should hold on to it," he ordered.
"No, bring it back to your house."
"Kathy." Joseph sounded somewhat helpless.
He gazed at her and then held her in his arms.
"This tiara only belongs to you."
"But..."
Mathew intended to give it to Ella.
"After tonight, the entire city will know you are mine." A smile touched Joseph's thin lips.
She flushed with embarrassment.
She drummed Joseph's chest and smiled.
"It looks like there is nothing Mathew can't do to make you marry Ella," Kathy sighed.
"He thought I wouldn't embarrass him in public, but I would do it a thousand times for my happiness,"
Joseph said in a deep voice.
For Joseph, Mathew needed to show him some respect to deserve any.
He had known this would happen when Mathew brought Ella in.
"If he continues to disapprove of me, it will be weird between you guys...," Kathy said with a frown.
"I only care if you want to marry me." Joseph held her little face and smothered her with kisses.
Mathew could keep the drama going all he wanted, and Joseph Group would be fine anyway. Joseph
was not known for being good at compromising.
In less than an hour, the video of Joseph publicly declaring his love to Kathy went viral on the Internet.
Everybody in the city had known long ago he was dating someone, but the woman's identity had been
kept a secret by him, so Kathy was a mystery.
Therefore, most of the comments about the video were blessings. Nevertheless, Joseph's haters took it
out on Kathy, so he shut their accounts down in retribution.
Joseph was always ready to protect his girl.
He would never let anyone's words or actions hurt her.
Kathy leaned on the bed and opened Weibo, surprised to see her super secret account was dug out.
She had posed some photos of Joseph, but none of them showed his face, so it was hard to recognize
it as her account.
Nonetheless, some were keen enough to find out the truth, and the account had more than one million
new followers in an incredibly short time.
On the other hand, Joseph's official account had enjoyed more than ten million of them for a long time.
He was like some sort of star.
Only then did Kathy notice Joseph forwarded the special video of tonight on Weibo and declared their
engagement.
He also typed some heart emojis in it.
Kathy giggled despite herself. He was so cute!
Why hadn't she noticed it before?
Surprisingly, Joseph also mentioned her in the post, and that was why her account was no longer a
secret.
That was rude.
Not long after, he got out of the shower. The enchanting aura of androgen and body wash swept her
away, and the next thing she knew, his lips were on hers.
"Wait." Her eyes widened as she quickly pushed him back on his chest.
However, Joseph was not holding back. He pinned her down and whispered in her ear with an
intoxicating tone, "Kathy."
The siren beckoned.
Kathy was under his spell.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, and the tango of sinful passion began.
Two hours later, she cuddled up in his arms all tuckered out. It struck her there was something she
wanted to ask him.
"You exposed my secret account!" Kathy glared at him.
"Doesn't it feel good to have more followers? It was going to come to light anyway," Joseph said lazily.
Based on how crazy his fans were, it was only a matter of time.
Kathy pursed her lips and felt it made sense.
"You dork."
"Aren't you happy?" He grinned.
What happened tonight was an accident. He didn't want Kathy to be a target. He just wanted to keep
her close and dote on her.
But Mathew crossed the line, so Joseph wanted everyone to know Kathy was the only woman he
loved.
"Of course I am. But I fear I might not have any new suitors after you pulled that." Kathy sounded
disappointed on purpose.
The next moment, Joseph's large palm was on her waist, and it felt hot.
He said coldly in a low register, "I remember you have failed at 36 blind dates. I wonder who would
want you now."
Then a large pillow came at his face.
Kathy looked mad. How dare he bring that up!
"I must thank you for failing those dates. Or else I might not find you," Joseph said affectionately
holding her small hands.
Kathy was confused.
You found me?
Before she could chew on it, Joseph launched round number 2.
...
In the family house.
Mathew locked himself in his room right after he came back, refusing to see anyone.
After Ella was discharged from the hospital, she moved into Joseph's family house as Mathew asked,
but Veronica did not like it.
"Why are you still here?" Veronica complained in a foul mood when Ella came back.
If it hadn't been for Veronica, Mathew and Joseph would not have been in a fight.
"I live here."
"This is my home. Why don't you crawl back to yours now?" Veronica was impatient.
"I will be engaged to Joseph. I'm his fiancé, so it is okay for me to stay," Ella said seriously.
Veronica rolled her eyes several times. What a stupid bitch!
Joseph had made it pretty clear he didn't like her, but she just wouldn't give up. How shameless!
"My brother said he would marry Kathy, and the whole city already knows that. You are so not his
fiancé."
Ella's face turned pale as she trembled slightly.
Joseph wouldn't accept her, but his family would, and that was enough.
She didn't expect him to love her back. She just knew she loved him.
"I am not leaving. I will always be waiting for him." With that, Ella bolted to her room.
Veronica was annoyed. If Ella stayed, his brother wouldn't return.
She dialed Quinn's number.
"Come on, think of something. Joseph Group can't take any more of this crap."
"Joseph won't keep ignoring it. We just need to wait for Grandpa to come through," Quinn comforted
her.
"Grandpa is stubborn. Both of them are. They don't know when to back down."
"You should keep Grandpa accompany these days. I think he still cares about Joseph."
"That's the only way. There's only one week before the exam. I don't have time for those two giant
babies." Veronica frowned.
"Keep up the good work. I'll take you to do some follow-up tests tomorrow. You've been doing great. I
believe you can walk again."
"Really?" Veronica cheered up.
"Veronica, I never lie to you...."
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