Chapter 81 Back in Kate's Room

The housekeeper trembled. He immediately stooped down to beg Kate, "Lady Kate, Dora forced me to monitor your every action and report to her. Please forgive me this time. I dare not…"

"You useless, piece of crap! You just give in when others threaten you? No wonder you cannot achieve anything!" Dora shouted at the housekeeper.

"Dad, Dora promised me in the hospital that she and Anna will not step foot in this house as long as I let her daughter go. She agreed only yesterday, but now she is going back on her word. Do you think this is acceptable?"

Kate asked Leo because he was the head of the family and because his answer would be like stabbing Dora in the heart.

Leo felt uncomfortable and did not know how to respond.

"Are you deaf or mute? Say you want us to stay here. SAY IT!" Dora shouted angrily, seeming to overwhelm Leo.

Kate could see clearly that Leo had been fed up with Dora for a long time, but he was stuck in an awful situation.

Seeing Leo remain silent, Dora was furious. She yelled, "You will regret this!"

Kate looked at the fragments of the vase and crouched down to pick them up.

"Dad, I remember that my mother gave you this vase," Kate whispered. Inside she cursed that woman that dared to smash a vase left by her mother.

Leo observed the vase fragments. In his mind, what he thought of was not Flora's love, but the vase's value. Therefore, he did not acknowledge Kate.

Kate didn't say anything more as she and Daisy cleaned up the fragments. The housekeeper stood, watching them in silence.

Suddenly, Leo told him, "You are fired!"

"Mr. White, I…"

"No room for discussion. I will pay you an extra one-month salary," Leo did not want to listen to his explanation.

Kate did not object to her dad's decision. After all, if they kept the housekeeper, all of their actions would be reported to Dora and Anna.

"Mr. Smith, besides the housekeeper, Sunny also likes to tell others what is happening," In Kate's presence, Daisy dared to tell Leo everything.

Leo frowned and thought for a while, then he called Sunny into the room, "Today will be your last day of working here."

Sunny was frightened, "Mr. White, I have been committed to serve you all of these years and have made no mistakes. Why are you firing me?"

"You should know it is pointless to use that as a reason for me to change my mind," Leo shook his head in disbelief.

Sunny was full of bitterness, but with Dora out of the house, nobody could help her.

"Kate, I fired them as you wish. Can you…"

Kate thought Leo fired them for his own reasons. She never expected that it was to get on her good side so that she might let Dora and Anna back.

Leo shut his eyes and gave up begging.

**

That night, Kate laid in bed wide awake. For the last two years, she hadn't slept in her childhood home. It was where she grew up, but she was not used to it.

Perhaps it was because her mother was not there, so it did not feel like home.

**

At the Smith mansion, Amy observed dinner still on the table and sighed, "Lord Joseph still did not eat dinner. I have heated them many times."

"It seems that the departure of Lady Kate has taken its toll on Lord Joseph," Ricky commented.

"How can that be, though? Lord Joseph wanted her to leave before. After all, he does not love Kate at all."

"Don't be so loud. She is Lord Joseph's wife; you should not call her by her first name only," When he barely escaped punishment, Ricky learned a valuable less and became very respectful.

However, Amy ignored him and contested, "I am just telling the truth."

"Are they living apart? I saw Kate left with two big suitcases yesterday," Amy guessed, "Or are they divorced?"

"Divorced?" Ricky thought for a while and said, "There is a possibility. After all, Lord Joseph does not love her, and they would have divorced at some point."

"Is there a chance that Anna will not be his wife? She did lead to Kate's miscarriage," Amy was happy with the belief she defeated two of her enemies. She hoped that she could win Joseph's heart.

**

Just as the sun was starting to come up, Kate finally fell asleep. It was mid after when she woke up.

Daisy made soup and took it to her room. She said gently, "Kate, you haven't fully recovered. You need to get more rest in the next few days."

"It does not matter." Kate wanted to get a shower and go to Symantec to resign.

"Don't make me worry about you, okay?" Daisy asked.

"Don't worry about me, Daisy," Kate told her and then went to brush her teeth. When she came out of the bathroom, she saw Daisy taking out her mother's picture.

Kate asked her in confusion, "Daisy, what are you doing with my mother's picture?"

"Don't you remember your mother's photo was in the middle of the living room before?"

"Yes."

"After you left, Dora had someone to take it down, saying it was unlucky. Now that she is gone, we should put it back where it belongs. We should let everyone know who the owner of this house is."

Daisy's actions greatly touched Kate; she said, "Okay, you are right! Please have it put up again!"

"By the way, Kate. Since the housekeeper and Sunny were both fired. Do we need to recruit someone else to replace them?"

Kate patted her head, saying, "Oh my! I forgot about that. Yes, I trust you to find someone. Remember, with Dad having difficulty walking; we need someone to help him."

"Okay, I promise I will find two suitable people."

"Great!" Kate felt relieved that Daisy was there to help her.

**

At three o'clock, Kate walked into the Symantec office.

"Why are you leaving?" Albert was surprised when he received her resignation letter.

The first reason he could think of was because of Joseph.