Chapter 173 A Quarrel

Nick stop immediately and didn't say anything more.

As soon as they walked away, Nick grabbed Joseph by the shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Can you really enjoy yourself in such a short time?"

Joseph pushed his hand away; staring at him with a straight face. He clearly did not want to engage in a conversation with Nick about his personal life.

Nick did not notice the unimpressed look on Joseph's face, and continued, "No matter what, you and Kate were married for two years before, and now that things are going great, you should get married. She could move into your house, then you don't have to go back and forth between your houses!"

Joseph suddenly stopped, looked at him and asked, "Do you know who you look like right now?"

Nick stroked his upright hair confidently, and asked arrogantly, "Who is that?"

"A geeky ass bitch!"

Nick's smile fell down immediately, "Am I that annoying?"

As they walked out of JK Group, Joseph put his coat around Kate's shoulders. He realized she was still wearing her dirty clothes from the night before, he had asked Amy to have clothes prepared for her so why was she wearing those.

After lunch, Kate decided she was going to go home to change her outfit, Joseph refused to let her go on her own. He wanted to protect her, and because of the incident the night before, Kate didn't argue.

On the way to Kate's, Joseph couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you wear the clothes I had Amy get for you? Didn't you like them?"

"The clothes you got for me?" She looked at him confused, then looked down at herself, "I am wearing your coat now."

"I mean the clothes that I asked Amy to take to you this morning," Joseph looked at her and said, "I noticed that your clothes were dirty, so I gathered some for you before leaving. You were still sleeping so I told Amy to take them to your room."

"But she didn't actually bring them to me," She didn't have to tolerate that vicious woman anymore.

"She didn't give them to you?" Joseph asked, with a flash of anger in his eyes.

He just thought she didn't like the style he chose, he never expected that Amy didn't do what he requested.

"But I received your thoughtfulness," Seeing that he was silent, she added happily.

"Kate, how much do you know about Amy?" Joseph always felt that something was wrong with her, but couldn't find any mistake in her everyday work.

"Okay, you want the truth?" Kate looked at his perfect side face.

"Is that a question?"

"She's been looking down on me." Kate didn't give him a specific example, just said, "I am sure you will notice now that I mentioned it!"

"Then I will let go right away!" He was not going to employ someone who was unfavorable to his girlfriend.

"I know what you mean."

After Kate changed her clothes, Joseph drove her to Kate Group. As she was getting out of the car, she remembered a comment Joseph had made earlier, "You said that you have an idea. What is it?"

"It is a long story. We need to have a discussion when you are free," Joseph rubbed her cheek, his eyes full of tenderness, "I'll pick you up tonight."

"Okay!" She leaned in to give him a kiss but Joseph grabbed the back of her head to stop her from escaping, and his kiss was so passionate that she couldn't resist.

Each time Joseph kissed her he was filled with lust, but he always stopped before it went too far. Yet, she could see the raging flames in his eyes and knew it had to be hard for him to endure. Kate quickly took the initiative to say, "I will go to your house tonight!"

"Sure!" The desire in Joseph's eyes changed to joy and excitement.

**

That evening a cool Autumn breeze was blowing outside the Smith home, but it was just as cold inside. Ever since Joseph left Smith Group, Vincent was constantly angry; the servants were cautious, for fear of offending him and being fired. The house used to be full of happiness and peace, a wonderful place to work, but it became tense and depressing.

Cassie was aware that Vincent was dissatisfied with her, so she also tried to avoid him as much as possible to prevent conflict. He usually went to bed early, so Cassie would calculate what time she could sneak into the house and not see him. However, when she walked in the door, he was pacing in the main hallway. He had startled her but she acted causal, "Dad, you aren't in bed yet?"

Vincent grimly replied, "So many things going on here and there, I can't sleep!"

"Is something wrong? I don't think there are any problems," Cassie knew that Vincent was going to get angry at her, yet she deliberately pretended not to know.

"Cassie, you really messed up this time! As Joseph's mother, you didn't stop him but supported him instead. Did you even consider my feelings? Don't forget that you are my daughter-in-law, you should have stood with the Smith family!"

It was the first time Vincent criticized her since Joseph took over the Smith Group. Over the years, due to her son's hard-work, her life had been peaceful. Once Joseph rebelled against him, all the anger in his heart was taken out on her. She took a deep breath, and then said, "Dad, Joseph is almost thirty years old. He is an adult with his own ideas and can make his own decisions. As his mother, what could I do other than support him?"

"What else could you do?" Vincent was very unhappy with what she said. He shouted furiously, "You should have persuaded him to listen to me, support Smith Group!"

"Dad, don't you know what Joseph has done for Smith Group all of those years?" 

Cassie argued for her son, Vincent was only angry that Joseph didn't want to listen to him, "You kicked him out of Smith Group, and he left without any complaints. Even though, everyone knows that the only reason Smith Group survived was because of Joseph!"

Vincent stomped his crutch on the floor and asked angrily, "Are you looking for me to do something in return?"

"It is not what I meant; I'm just stating the truth!" As soon as Cassie got excited, she talked tough, which was infuriated Vincent even further.

"I really thought you were doing a great job by keeping this house serene. But, now I can see that I was wrong about you!" Vincent said hastily, his tone filled with rage, "I want you out of my house tomorrow! Just like your son who turned his back on me. It's been a long time since my son died!"