Chapter 43 Achieve Three Goals at Once

Kate just enjoyed her food while waiting for Anna's response.

"I…I, of course, like these dishes. I… I also think they are good for patient recovery," Anna stammered after thinking for a few moments.

"Patient?" Kate put down her fork and said, "They are food for patients, but I'm not a patient. I like eating spicy food."

Kate turned around to Amy and told her, "Remember to prepare some spicy food next time."

Before marrying Joseph, Kate loved spicy food, but she became accustomed to the plain tasting meals that Amy made. Many times, if Kate wanted to have a spicy dish, she would prepare it herself. She almost laughed out loud, thinking of when Joseph ate one of her spicy meals for the first time. His eyes began to water, and his whole face turned red before he drank an entire pitcher of water.

Since then, he ordered and emphasized there was to be no spicy food in the home.

Therefore, Kate's request for spicy meals was going against his demands. She was happy, and now that she knew how to fight back, she would not be bullied.

"Understood, Lady Kate," Amy did not dare to refuse. She had to follow Kate's order reluctantly.

Amy had been spending much of her time trying to read Joseph's mind. His actions and words were getting more confusing. Kate was punished and bullied by Joseph throughout their marriage, but now he was not saying a word. She was sure that having Anna at the table would be reason enough for Joseph to reprimand Kate, but instead, he was quiet while Kate embarrassed them all.

Perhaps there is no hope to drive her out of this house. Amy thought to herself.

Kate thought Joseph would warn her, but he did not say anything. Maybe the punishment would come after Anna left.

Whatever! I will not keep silent when I am bullied. Kate thought to herself.

"Joseph…" Anna wanted to defend herself, "I did not say Kate, or you are a patient. I just wanted to thank her for her consideration… But I… I said the wrong word."

"Just eat your meal," Joseph had a serious expression, and was not as gentle to Anna as he had been before.

After dinner, Anna followed Joseph around so that she could find a chance to talk with him.

She asked, "Joseph, I heard from Amy that you take good care of Alan. I remember that you didn't like him before. Do you like him because of me?"

"It's Kate. She takes good care of Alan," Joseph blurted out.

"…Really?" Anna smiled reluctantly.

Joseph was surprised at his response. Why did I praise her? I must be crazy!

"Now that you are back, you can take Alan," Joseph stated bluntly.

"Take him?" Anna asked loudly, completely shocked by his answer, "Why? If I take him, you have no one to keep you company. You will become bored."

"I have a lot of work to do, and I don't have time to take care of him," Joseph snapped. When Anna spoke, the only thing he could think of was her lying to him. His mind filled with details of her confessing how she wrote him the letters for so many years and hoped to be his girlfriend. It was all because of the letters that he gradually opened up to her and fell in love, but it was also because of them that he was disappointed in her. Although he tried to convince himself there were many reasons to keep loving her, he was unable to deny that he lost faith in her, and his love was fading.

"Then…let Alan stay here for another few days. When I recover myself, I will pick him up from here," Anna knew it was not a suitable time to agree with him and just take Alan away. The only way she could figure things out was to leave the dog at the mansion so that she could return. After all, she was not Joseph's wife and therefore needed a reason to visit.

Anna had hoped by hurting herself; she would get Joseph's attention and win back his love. She never expected that he would be so cold to her; her heart was broken.

As Anna followed Joseph around, Kate sent a message to Lisa to tell what happened during dinner. Lisa quickly called for more details.

"Joseph did not defend Anna?" Lisa questioned

"Maybe my warning worked."

"Which warning?"

"I warned him that he is still my husband. If he continues to have an affair or not behave in public, his reputation would be ruined," Kate paused for a short while.

"He is a famous person in this city. He must care about his reputation," Kate told her in a faint voice because she thought this reason was not convincing enough. In the past, Joseph defended Anna and even scolded her in public. She wondered why he didn't care about his reputation in the past.

"Whatever the reason! I don't care. I only know that if they bully me, I will fight back. I will never be afraid of them again," Kate said in a triumphant tone.

Hearing this, Lisa was happy, but she still cared about Kate, "Anna is good at playing tricks. You still need to be careful."

As Kate's best friend, I should be happy that Joseph's attitude towards her changed a little, and Kate herself will fight back. But I still hope that she will find Mr. Right and he will love her the way she deserves. Lisa wanted to tell Kate her thoughts but knew it was pointless when she was determined not to give in.

"I know that, and I will suffer due to her trick today. This afternoon, she came to work and waited for me outside. We argued, she grabbed me, and I pushed her away, but then she told everyone I hurt her. She has a cut on her forehead."

"Why not explain to Joseph that it was not your fault?" Lisa said angrily.