Chapter 171 Revenge

After the doctor confirmed Kate did not have any permanent damage, Joseph was relieved.

“Are you sleepy?” He asked.

Kate blinked eyes like a child and answered, “Yes, a little.”

Joseph walked over to the bed and sat down next to her, "I will hold you until you fall asleep, then I will go to my room."

“Okay,” She closed her eyes and listened to Joseph’s heart pound as she laid her head on his chest.

Joseph tried to stay calm when he was near Kate, but he was determined to make the man pay. He stayed awake and held her close through the night until his phone rang; then, he gently laid her on the pillow before going to the study to answer the call. One of his men was calling to say they caught the man who beat Kate, Joseph snapped, "I am on my way!"

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When Kate woke up the next morning, it was nearly nine o'clock, and for a moment, she forgot about the previous night's events. It wasn't until she reached for her phone, and the pain in her back brought tears to her eyes, and her phone was gone that she remembered. She struggled to walk to brush her teeth and wash her face before going downstairs.

“Good morning, Lady Kate,” Amy greeted her reluctantly.

Kate looked around to look for Joseph, but she did not see him.

Amy snarled, “Lord Joseph has already left.”

Since Joseph wasn't around, Kate planned to get Henry to take her home to change clothes. She wasn't aware that Joseph had got her clean clothes, and Amy was too jealous to tell her.

“Lady Kate!” Amy called after her.

"What's the matter?" Kate asked, turning back.

“Are you serious with Joseph this time?” Amy asked with an angry expression.

“Is that any of your business? Do you have any right to ask?” Kate assumed she hadn’t learned her lesson. She wondered how Amy had the nerve to question her.

“Yes, I understand it is none of my business. However, you should be aware of who Lord Joseph loved before. You only gained his love because Lady Anna lost her memory again, and if her lies were not exposed, you wouldn't have a chance with him," Amy reminded Kate.

"You said it before, but I don't care about it, not in the past and not now. As long as we are together, no one has the right to gossip about us. Besides, you are just a servant here. Do you dream about being Lady Amy?" Kate snarled and stepped toward her.

Amy was so frightened that she backed away and stammered, "I...I just tell the truth. You...you should know!"

"The truth?" Kate grabbed her collar and asked coldly, "Well, should I tell Joseph how you offended me for two years? Tell him that when I had a miscarriage, you were beside Anna and cheering her on? And tell how you turned on Anna to protect yourself?"

"I..." Amy was terrified.

"Lady Kate, I have always wanted to get along well with you. But you know me so well that I am scared of you, so I have to..."

"Don’t give me your false excuses. Any honest person would not feel the need to prove herself,” Kate looked at her coldly, “I only believe in what I see with my own eyes!”

Kate turned and walked away, she was going to search the grounds for Henry, but she saw John's car pull into the driveway.

John called out the window, "Lady Kate, Lord Joseph, asked me to pick you up."

“Okay,” Kate still hadn’t calmed down from her confrontation with Amy.

John assumed that she was unhappy about what happened with Mr. Hughes, so he smiled and told her, “Don’t worry, Lord Joseph took care of everything that happened last night.”

"Last night?" Kate thought he had gone to JK Group, but didn't realize that he went out early to deal with Dave.

"Mr. Smith found the bastard who bullied you last night, and..."

"And what?" She felt sick, “Did he beat him to death?”

"No, but he can't walk, and Lord Joseph forced him to apologize to Lisa’s family. He already had a wife and children, then still went on a blind date. Mr. Smith only broke his legs; the man is happy that he is still alive!”

Kate never suspected that the horrible man had a wife and children at home.

When she got to Joseph’s office, Kate knocked on the door. Joseph opened it to see Kate standing there, then pulled her inside only to press her against the door with a passionate kiss. His actions were so quick and smooth that she had no chance to push him away; she only knew that he overwhelmed her.

After a long exciting kiss, Joseph placed his hand on the back of her head and whispered, “Whenever I think of the bastard who wanted to harm you, I want to kill him.”

“But you dealt with it rationally,” Kate put her head to his chest, “I am fine, so don’t be angry.”

“I want to take you with me wherever I go. I want you to be by my side all

the time,” Joseph kissed her forehead.

Kate could not help but laugh, "Come on! I'm not a tissue that can be kept in your pocket.”

“Kate, I have an idea…” Joseph began to say but interrupted by a knock at the door.

They stepped back, and Kate opened the door.

“Lady Kate, Lady Lisa is waiting for you outside,” John told her.

“Okay,” She turned around to tell Joseph that she was going to see Lisa, but he was already nodding.

“Go ahead, but tell me if you go anywhere,” Joseph smiled.

Kate felt like a child, but she agreed and rushed forward to find Lisa.

“Kate…” Lisa cried and hugged her, “I am so sorry, Kate. I never thought he would cause so many problems. I can’t believe that bastard beat you!”