Chapter 34 You Will Be with Me Forever

"You are only weak because you love Joseph. Your love makes you humble and fragile. Even though you said you want to leave him many times, you cannot push him out of your heart. You will never be able to stop your love for him, no matter how much you try," Lisa told Kate gently.

Hearing her friend's thoughts, Kate smiled bitterly, "I don't know why I am persisting, though. There is no way that I will be able to get what I want."

"Don't think about the end result. I just don't think that you should give in to Anna so easily. Just think about it, even if you let go of Joseph, she will still bully you until you have absolutely nothing," Lisa reminded her, "You need to think about yourself, and not others."

Kate didn't say anything else about the situation; she was conflicted about what she should do and needed time to think.

After a quiet dinner, Kate said to Lisa as she was leaving, "Thank you. You have helped me a lot. I appreciate it."

"No need to thank me. We are good friends, and I just want you to think more about yourself. Do not let your deep love for Joseph affect your decision. Remember now you not only to gain Joseph's love but also defeat Anna. You have things to overcome."

Kate nodded and chuckled.

"You must be fully prepared before engaging in the battle with that bitch," Lisa reiterated in a hateful but playful tone as Kate got into her taxi.

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"Mrs. Smith, Lady Kate is home," Amy shouted when she saw Kate.

Kate walked inside the house, and when she got to the hall, she saw Cassie sitting on the sofa with a serious expression on her face.

"Mom, when did you get here?" Kate assumed that she was angry, so she quickly poured them both a glass of water.

"Sit down!" Cassie ordered and asked, "Did you have dinner?"

"Yes, I did," She replied and asked Cassie nervously, "Did you?"

"Yes," Cassie took the glass, sipped the water then asked, "Do you know where Joseph is?"

Every time she heard Cassie saying Joseph, she felt as if she was walking on eggshells.

"I…I don't know…" Though she said she didn't know, she knew deep inside that he had to be with Anna.

"You are his wife. Shouldn't you know where he is?" Cassie scolded.

"Call him and tell him to come home now. Say that I have something to tell him," Cassie yelled at Amy.

Amy was frightened and ran out of the room in a hurry.

Neither in Kate nor Amy believed that Joseph would leave Anna to come home. No one ever dared to order Joseph to do anything, except his mother and grandpa. Joseph was a family man, but he would still disobey them, especially for his beloved woman.

Kate expected that to be his reply, and quickly said, "Mom, why don't we take a walk outside? The weather is beautiful."

Cassie completely ignored Kate and demanded, "Call him again! Tell him if he doesn't come home tonight that I will go to the White's mansion and kill Anna myself."

"Er…" Amy would not dare tell Joseph the message because she knew it would infuriate Joseph. If she offended him, her life would be worse in the house. She pretended to cry and said she was afraid to call him.

"Forget about it! I will call him myself!" Cassie snapped then took out her phone.

"Joseph, I will give you two choices. You either come home on your tonight, or I will go to the White's home and pick you up," Cassie demanded.

Joseph was so angry that he hung up the phone and threw it on the ground.

Anna saw his frustration and walked over to him, "What happened, Joseph? Who has made you so upset?"

Pushing her away so that she didn't get too close, he said, "We made a deal that we need to keep distance between us until I divorce Kate. I need to respect you."

"No," Anna cried, "We were in love before, and you said you respected me, so you didn't want me to get too close. At that time, I thought you would marry me, I waited for you, but now, you are married to someone else. I am too worried."

Joseph wrapped his arms around her, "Do you still remember what you wrote in your letter?"

"Letter?" Anna did not know what he was talking about. She blinked, "Which letter? I have written you so many."

"You said that we still have a long way to go and that you will be with me always," Joseph always reminded himself of her words because he received when he felt very depressed.

Anna did not know what Joseph was telling her because Kate had written the letters, not her. She tried to change the subject away from the letters, "Are you complaining that I have not been with you for the last two years?"

"Of course not, this is all on me. I feel bad for you, so I need to show you more love," Joseph said as he stroked her hair, "I cannot stay with you tonight. I have to go home now, but please get some rest, and I will be here tomorrow morning."

"You are leaving? I am so sad," Anna hugged his waist and begged, "One more night? Please! After tonight, you can go back to Kate, okay?"

She tried not to show the resentment she had toward Kate. If she did, Joseph would gradually begin to see her evil side and would not be so kind to her.

"Okay, I need to deal with something, and then I will come back," Joseph knew that his mother hated Anna a lot. If he did not go to see Cassie, he believed that she would cause trouble with Anna. He also understood that there was no point in trying to compromise with his mother; he was worried it would just put Anna in more danger.

Having no choice, Anna said in a childish tone, "You don't like weak women, so I will let you go."

"Good," Joseph kissed her forehead.

"I will be here waiting for you here," Anna whispered, then walked him to the door.

After his car disappeared, the smile on her face also disappeared. She murmured, "Kate, as of right now, our battle has officially begun!"