Chapter 78 Well Done Kate

Seeing her daughter discarded like garbage, Dora reprimanded Joseph, pointing a finger in his face, "Joseph, you make me furious! My daughter sacrificed so much for you, but you just throw her away with a few simple words! You are insanely cruel!"

"So, what?" Cassie argued back, "Do you still want my son to pay her some kind of settlement? You know yourself how much help you got from Smith Group, wasn't that enough?"

"You…" Dora did not know how to answer.

"ENOUGH!" Kate did not want to hear them bickering, "I will give you one afternoon. If you cannot move all your things out in that time, I can have someone help you!"

"You…" Dora was too angry to say anything.

"Mom…" Anna cried bitterly. She knew whatever she said would be pointless, so she grabbed her mother by the arm and pulled her out of the room.

"They are finally gone! Thank goodness, now it will be quiet in here!" Cassie smiled. She turned to Kate and nodded at her, "Kate, very well done!"

Though Cassie praised her, she could not be happy. After all, no matter what punishment Dora and Anna received, it would bring her baby back. Kate was overwhelmed with the guilt and not realizing she was pregnant.

"Dora is keen on appearances. She fought to become a rich woman by marrying Leo, despite numerous obstacles. Two years ago, when Anna left, she was lost more than her daughter, perhaps that is the cruelest punishment she could receive."

Cassie sighed and continued, "And, Anna is just as much of a bitch. She is the same as her mother, seducing rich, married men. She was severely punished this time, but if she ever dares to try and seduce my son again, I will make her pay!"

The comments Cassie made were also so that Joseph was aware of what she would do. She was concerned about him, even though Anna did not fool him at that time. Cassie did not believe that Anna would give up that easily and would try to trap Joseph.

"Mom, you can go home," Joseph smiled at Cassie.

Understanding what he was saying, Cassie smiled back and then said, "Kate, please make sure you get a good rest today. I will be back to visit tomorrow. Also, if there is anything you would like to eat, please just tell Joseph or call me and I will make it for you."

"Thank you, Mom!" Kate smiled at Cassie, "You have been doing so much for me. You must be exhausted!"

Joseph felt that it was not suitable to mention the baby in front of Kate. He looked over to see her reaction, but she remained calm, though she did not reply to Cassie.

Cassie was mortified and said, "I am leaving now."

Kate understood that Cassie was just trying to encourage her to work things out with Joseph and that she was not trying to hurt her. However, Kate could not imagine staying married to Joseph after everything that had happened. She wanted to thank him for punishing Anna, though, "It must be very difficult for you to break up with Anna."

Joseph did not say anything; he just sat and looked at Kate.

"I will be discharged tomorrow. So, if you have anything to tell me, please wait until then," Kate did not want to talk about their marriage. She already had enough emotional conversations and was exhausted.

Seeing the dark circles under Kate's eyes, he also thought it wasn't appropriate to speak about their marriage at that time. He softly said, "Okay, you get some rest."

Once Joseph left, Kate immediately called Daisy.

"Dora and Anna screamed and cursed you when they got home. When Mr. White came home from work and found out what happened, he did not say a word. Dora grabbed him and hit him, but he just took it and remained silent."

"Okay, call me if anything happens. I need to get some rest," Kate hung up the phone and closed her eyes. However, her mind would not stop racing, and she was too anxious to fall asleep. She wondered if she let them off the hook too easily, she did not feel confident in the punishment they received.

**

The next day, Lisa was in Kate's hospital room, "When I went to get the paperwork for you to leave, Joseph had already done them. We can leave as soon as you are ready."

"Okay, let me get changed out of this hospital gown, then we can go!"

When Kate walked out of the bathroom, Lisa looked at her, then lowered her head.

Kate was confused and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Lisa shook her head and sobbed, "You are so much thinner. You need to eat more when you get home!"

Kate laughed, "You will be a good mother!"

"Why do you say that?" Lisa questioned.

"You know, only mothers would say such things!"

"You too…" Lisa blurted out but suddenly regretted what she said. She quickly changed the subject, "Kate, I need to tell you something. There is a man who has recently been chasing after me."

"Really?" Kate smiled in surprise. Seeing her smile, Lisa felt better.

As Kate and Lisa walked out of the hospital, they saw Joseph waiting for them. He rushed to take their bags and put them in the car.

"Thank you!" Lisa said politely, but Kate turned away, pretending not to see him.

"Since you have someone to pick you up, I will not take you home," Lisa said to Kate.

"Okay," Kate mumbled.

After getting in the car, Kate still refused to look at Joseph. She avoided all eye contact with him. He wanted to talk to her repeatedly over the last few weeks but could not think of a topic for them to discuss; he was extremely disappointed.

The hour-long drive to the Smith mansion was silent. Joseph gradually slowed down to a stop. Kate reached out to open the door, but Joseph said, "Don't get out."

Kate was shocked, and before she knew it, he was at her door, he quickly put his coat around her shoulders, then picked her up. Joseph carried her into the mansion even when she demanded that he put her down.

"The doctor said you are still weak and need to rest. You should try not to move too much and make sure that you keep warm," Joseph was afraid that she would not listen to him, so he repeated the doctor's warning.

"I don't need your help," Kate said coldly, thinking he was insincere.

"But I want to help," Joseph persisted as he kicked the bedroom open and then gently placed her on the bed.