Chapter 57 You Have Such Bad Kissing Skills

The kiss seemed to last forever; Kate swore it was at least five minutes because when Joseph pulled away, she felt short of breath. He let go of her hands and smiled, "You seemed to be enjoying that a lot!"

Kate thought he was acting ridiculous, but she was blushing, so he knew he was right.

“You have such bad kissing skills, do you really think I would enjoy it?” She scoffed.

“BAD SKILLS?” These two words echoed in his mind over and over. He began to wonder if Kate doubted his sexual abilities. Joseph lifted her head with his finger and carefully examined her lips as if he was replaying the passionate kiss between them.

Kate turned away to avoid another kiss and told him, “Don’t force me to acknowledge your kissing skills. Your rude invasion of my lips will never be appreciated like that.”

During the past two years, he has been forcing me to have sex in this rude manner. He only took me as something to take out his lust and anger; there is no respect. I accepted it before because he threatened my grandma. But, now she is gone, so I do not need to bear his insults. Kate confirmed in her head.

After the kiss, his anger toward Vincent disappeared, and he shifted his focus to Kate. Deep down inside, Joseph enjoyed bickering with her.

He scoffed, “Really? But I remember that you enjoyed my kiss many times, a lot actually and you even responded to it, warmly I would say. Your actions say more than your words. However, if you think your words are convincing enough, I will not argue.”

“You…” Kate suddenly felt hot, shy, and embarrassed all at once. Her mind flashed back to when they made passionate love. To stop herself from thinking about it, she pinched her arm, hoping that the physical pain would bring her mind back to reality.

Seeing Kate blush, Joseph said smugly, “Am I right?”

Kate didn't know what to say; she looked into his eyes and saw they were filled with kindness.

Was it just an act? How could he be so kind and gentle toward me? Kate could not believe what she saw.

“You did not sleep with me last night because you wanted me to remember that we have not made love for quite a while. Am I right again?" Joseph scoffed, and an evil smile grew on his lips.

Kate was too shy to say anything, but Joseph still continued to make sexual comments, making her feel uncomfortable.

I came here to check on him and make sure there was nothing wrong, so why are we talking about sex? Kate pondered.

“You are so expressive before, why aren’t you speaking now?” Joseph felt as if he was being ignored since Kate wasn’t responding.

“You didn't understand me. I want you to stay here with me," Joseph replied, then grabbed her wrist and smiled again, "Do you think you can leave so easily?"

Kate tried to shake his hand lose but couldn't get away. She stared into his eyes, "You asked me to go away so I am going. Let go of me!"

“No! Sit on the sofa and stay with me. If you are here, you won't need to worry about me."

“Your mother was worried, not I.” Kate corrected him.

“You hated me last night, so why did you come here to check on me?" Joseph questioned.

As soon as Kate heard him say last night, the rage in her heart was triggered again, “You killed my grandma! I do hate you!”

Her eyes turned red with tears swelling up inside, but Kate was determined not to cry in front of Joseph.

Joseph's heart felt as if it was breaking. He lifted her head again to look into her eyes, and calmly told her, "I know I threatened your grandma, a lot. It was only words though, I never thought about actually harming her, no matter how many times I threatened you."

Kate knew he did not like explaining anything to anyone, so she was shocked when he told her his thoughts.

“How can I believe you?” Kate did not know if she could trust him since he had threatened her so many times.

Hearing Kate questioning his honesty made Joseph feel both nervous and disappointed. He explained further, "I also believe it is strange that she passed away so suddenly. Your grandma was stable; I never thought she would die this soon. I asked her doctors to confirm that she was not murdered and could not find any evidence. I believe them, and so should you!"

"Don't defend yourself. You killed my grandma!" She barked, the same as when he accused her of murdering Anna.

Joseph knew she would not believe him whatever he said, so he paused for a long while then snarled, “You can leave now!”

However, Kate did not leave as he had ordered; she continued to sit quietly on the sofa while Joseph worked at his desk. He wasn't sure how long he had been working, but when he looked up, he saw that Kate was asleep. He put down the documents he had in his hand, walked toward Kate, and picked her up. He was going to lay her down on the bed in a room that was attached to his office; it was there in case he had to work long hours.

Kate snuggled into his chest as he carried her. He immediately felt excited; he had to control himself from not kissing her. Joseph knew it was inappropriate to be intimate at work. He gently put her down and was stunned at how beautiful she looked. Though he continued to bicker with her, his hatred toward her was disappearing, and he was beginning to find her cute and adorable. As he kept watching her, he subconsciously bent down to kiss her, and just as his lips were about to touch Kate’s, her eyes flew open.

When Kate saw what he was about to do, she screamed so loud that Joseph jumped back.

“What are you doing? Why did I fall asleep?”

Joseph caught his breath and laughed, “I don’t know, maybe you are like a dog and can sleep anywhere?!?”