Chapter 35 Kate's Grandma Die

"Why are you so stupid and willing to be bullied by others? You know Anna lies and schemes, but you wouldn't do the same to fight against her?"

Kate just lowered her head then listened quietly as Cassie spoke. She thought Cassie might be more relieved if she could vent all of her negative emotions. However, she did feel bad for Cassie because she worried so much about her and Joseph. The entire situation should not involve anyone but herself, Joseph, and Anna, but Cassie was now involved.

"But I still thank you for not agreeing to divorce Joseph," Cassie held her hands and said to her gently, "Please endure it for a bit longer. I believe that Joseph will see you love for him."

"I…" Since Anna came back, Kate had been in a mess of emotions. She didn't know whether she should stay or go, and Cassie begged her to stay longer. It confused her even more.

"I will never see her love for me," Joseph's cold voice snarled.

Hearing his voice, Kate turned around and saw Joseph angrily walking toward her.

Joseph pointed a finger in her face and scolded, "Do you think you can secure your position as my wife, just because you always have my mother's support? It will not happen!"

"What the hell are you saying, Joseph? Kate is your legally recognized wife. I think that bitch, Anna has fooled you. You are so caught up in the act that you cannot tell who treats you sincerely."

Cassie planned to speak with her son calmly because she knew he could be persuaded by reason but would not give in to demands. However, his words irritated her, and so she decided to stick up for Kate.

"Mom, I didn't come here to quarrel with you," Joseph shifted his eyes to Kate and slowly said, "I am going to inform you that I will divorce Kate as soon as possible and marry Anna."

"What?" Cassie knew he wanted to divorce Kate, but did not expect that he would do it so soon. She scolded, "Joseph, I have told you before that Anna is as sneaky as her mother, Dora. She…"

"Mom, I have made my final decision and will not change my mind no matter what you say," Then Joseph looked at Kate and said, "Write anything you want in the divorce agreement. I don't want to waste any more time with you."

Kate sensed heartlessness as well as his eagerness for a divorce from his tone,

She stared at him and snapped, "You think that I married you just for money? How ridiculous! You have never respected me. Even if I am nothing in your eyes, we are legally a couple. I did not do anything wrong, nor have I betrayed you. I firmly believe that the judge will make it a fair ruling."

Joseph asked seriously, "You are going to fight with me?"

Kate was determined to fight with him despite any threat.

"Okay, let's see who will win," Joseph went upstairs, still raging with anger.

Kate felt so tired, and as if she was going to fall apart. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and sat down on the sofa.

"The conflict has become more severe," Cassie heaved after hearing the conversation between her son and his wife, "Joseph has really been fooled by that bitch."

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The next day, Kate was absolutely devastated when she received a message from the hospital to inform her that her grandma had died at 1 p.m.

Albert noticed that Kate seemed distraught, he walked over and said, "Kate, everyone else is taking a break. Why not…?"

Before he finished his sentence, Kate jumped up and ran out of the office.

Albert was confused and worried about her, so he tried to call her, but Kate didn't answer.

The sun was shining, yet Kate felt so cold that she was shivering. She hoped that it was a lie or a mistake made by the hospital. So many different things went through her head on the way to the hospital, she thought that maybe Joseph forced someone to call her. But when she reached the hospital, the doctor confirmed that her grandma had passed away.

"No…No…" She shook head and tried her best to keep from yelling and screaming.

"I want to see my grandma. I want to see her…"

The doctor took her to the morgue, where she saw her grandma lying on a slab covered with a white sheet. Kate could not hold herself back; she was sobbing hysterically as she pulled down the sheet to hold her grandma's hand.

"Grandma, please don't leave me. Please!" Kate choked back her tears, "Since Mom left me, you have been the only person in the world who truly cared about me. How can you leave me alone? Wake up! I am willing to take any punishment as long as you wake up. Please answer me…"

Kate was so desperate to bring her grandma back to life that she rubbed her grandma's hand, hoping to warm her. However, nothing she was doing would help; her grandma was gone.

"I'm sorry for your loss, but you need to take care of yourself," The doctor said kindly.

Kate shook head crazily and cried, "My grandma will be back. It's just the temperature. The temperature here is so low; she just wanted to rest and then will come back."

"Kate!" Cassie's voice came from the door. She immediately went to the hospital as soon as she received the news. Seeing Kate crying, she went to comfort her, "Oh my poor girl, your grandma is gone. Please let her go. She would be so worried about you."

"No, Mom. Grandma didn't die, her hands a little warmer now."

"Don't do this to yourself. Your grandma is free from pain; she will be happy in paradise. She can now reunite with your mother."

"No, I want grandma to live. Live…" Kate didn't want to listen to anything. She held her grandma's hands tightly, not wanting to let go.

Joseph was outside the morgue, watching Kate crying, his heart ached, but he didn't understand why.

Finally, Kate was escorted out of the morgue by the hospital staff. Cassie saw Joseph standing by the door, so she asked him to help calm Kate down. Though he did not love Kate, he thought that he should stand by her side as her husband.

Kate was so tired that she leaned against the sofa and fell asleep. She would occasionally call out for her grandma as she tossed and turned. Joseph sat down beside and put his arms around her.

"Joseph, you…"