Love Unbreakable

Chapter 353 Being Disillusioned At that moment, Mitchel went quiet.

He figured he could hold out for the next three days.

To Mitchel, it would be ideal if Katie had come to terms with his words. He certainly didn't want rumors flying about the Glyn and Dixon families not getting along. After all, several projects were underway and any rumors like that could lead to serious problems.

"I'll leave you to rest, then. I'm heading out now." Katie forced a smile, grabbed her bag, and made for the door.

“Hold on." Mitchel's voice stopped her in her tracks, deep and sudden.

"Yes?" Katie paused, curiosity lighting

up her eyes.

Mitchel, with a cool demeanor, pointed at the thermal pot at the bed's end.

"Take that with you." Katie's face lost color. She couldn't keep herself together any longer.

Slightly bowing her head, she started to cry. "Why? Why are you so cold to me?" Her hands balled into fists. Anger and hurt filled her heart. For the past five years, she had stood by his side without fail, offering her unwavering support.

In the end, Mitchel couldn't even bring himself to sip the soup she had prepared. She had spent time and effort making that nutritional soup.

Yet, he preferred the soup made by a nurse over hers.

Katie directed all her anger toward Raegan who had miraculously returned. What appeal did a widow like Raegan, who had a child with another man, hold? Why couldn't Mitchel shake Raegan off? To Katie, Raegan was just pretty with tricks to seduce men.

Katie's hands were balled into fists, her head bowed. Her sorrow was evident to anyone looking. But what they couldn't see was how her heart was twisted with hatred at the moment.

Mitchel, with a face showing no emotion, said, "Had I known your true feelings earlier, our families would never have entered into this partnership." Katie's face stiffened for a moment, and with tears streaming down her face, she replied, "Are you joking? Isn't

the deep bond between our families the foundation of our partnership?" She had always believed their families’ collaboration was a sign of Mitchel's willingness to meet halfway. This very collaboration was what made her hold on silently for five years, hoping for him.

Mitchel was losing his patience in front of the weeping Katie. His patience was reserved solely for matters concerning Raegan.

Glancing up, Mitchel looked at Katie expressionlessly and said with a chill in his voice, "Katie, working with your family or another capable company makes no difference to the Dixon Group. Your family doesn't get any special treatment. In other words, the job could be yours or someone else's.

Got it?"

His words, sharp and unforgiving, felt like a slap to Katie's face. However, his harshness wasn't due to disdain or anything personal. He simply had always been detached when it came to women, with Raegan being the only exception. No other woman could stirred his feelings.

Without paying attention to Katie's reaction, Mitchel continued in a firm tone, "Clearly, you're not fit to be the vice president of the Dixon Group anymore. Get the handover completed within a week. You're to resign." Katie felt as if the world around her had gone dark, her mind a complete blank. In an instant, it was as though she had lost everything. Her hopes, her dreams, and her enduring love were all shattered by this man without mercy.

Frozen, she shook her head and shed

her tears. "Mitchel, 1 can't believe this! How can you be so heartless toward me? I've been with you for five years, right by your side. Don't I deserve an explanation?" "Have we ever truly been together?" Mitchel's words caused Katie's face to lose all color. "Simply because you visit me with my mom, do office work, and share a car with me for business activities doesn't mean we're close. If that were the case, I'd owe Matteo an explanation since he's been by my side for a decade, right?" His reasoning immediately shattered Katie's illusions. Indeed, it was all in her head.

In Mitchel's view, Katie was merely an assistant stuck to him amid business activities. Yet, Katie had fooled herself into thinking she was vital to him. Her

obsession with this notion grew. She believed she was indispensable to him.

But in reality, she had never been anything special to him.

Glancing at his watch, Mitchel worried that Raegan might get the wrong idea if Katie lingered any longer. He had no desire to continue their conversation.

With a cold tone, he said, "You may leave now." The self-esteem Katie had clung to for so long felt like it was being crushed.

Suddenly, her face went white, and she felt like she couldn't breathe.

Gripping the thermos tightly, Katie bolted from Mitchel's ward, tears streaming down her face as she ran, nearly colliding with Raegan, who was carrying soup.

Raegan managed to avoid Katie just in

time, but the soup spilled on the floor, scalding her feet.

"Are you blind?" Katie snapped-at Raegan, her eyes red and teary.

She then stormed off, only to be stopped in her tracks by Raegan.

Facing Katie without a hint of fear, Raegan demanded, "Say you're sorry." Despite being the one at fault for the confrontation, Katie refused to apologize to Raegan who was under the disguise of the medical attire.

With all the anger and sadness simmering in her heart, Katie decided to lash out at Raegan, whom she assumed was a nurse.

Her fury boiling over, Katie dropped her facade and snapped, "Who do you think you are?"

In a fit of rage, Katie raised her hand to strike Raegan.

But before her hand could connect, someone firmly caught her wrist.

Looking up, she was met by Mitchel's stern gaze.

"Bang!" Suddenly, Katie was sent sprawling to the floor.

Katie stared up at Mitchel in disbelief, unable to fathom why he would treat her like this just to defend a nurse.

Mitchel barely glanced her way, his attention fixed on Raegan's slightly red fingers, his gaze filled with concern.

"Are you okay? Did you burn yourself?" Mitchel had never spoken to Katie with such warmth, nor had he ever looked at her so kindly.

Katie was taken aback. She even forgot

her tears. She had always seen Mitchel as distant. But it was only when she observed his tenderness for another woman that she understood she had never been the recipient of his gentle side.

Raegan shook her head. Her fingers weren't burned. The pot was just heavy, and she had been holding it for too long. Yet, she didn't overlook the need for an apology. She stated firmly, "You're not leaving until you say you're sorry!" Raegan had prepared nutritious soup for Mitchel. And now, it was spoiled because of Katie who dared to point accusing fingers at her and even wanted to slap her.

At this time, Katie had risen to her feet. Around others, she refused to show her vulnerability. She had to

keep up her air of superiority.

Katie looked at Raegan, wearing black- framed glasses and medical attire, and sensed that something was off.

"Sorry, that wasn't my intention," Katie quickly regained her composure and offered an apology.

Then, turning to Mitchel with a smile, Katie said, "Mitchel, it's a good thing you held me back just now, or I might have accidentally hurt this woman." Raegan was taken aback by Katie's ability to spin a tale. Mitchel had done more than holding Katie back. Given the loud crash when Katie stumbled, Raegan doubted it was merely an attempt to hold her back.

Observing the unfolding situation and Mitchel's detached demeanor, Raegan started to believe Katie wasn't

Mitchel's fiancée. It seemed like the whole story was a fabrication by Katie.

Since Katie had apologized and made her claim, Mitchel didn't press the issue. He turned to Raegan and simply said, "Let's go inside." They then proceeded into the ward.

Katie watched them enter, finally pinpointing what was amiss. The shoes of the woman in medical attire caught her attention. They seemed custom-made, far too pricey for a nurse's salary.

Remembering Mitchel's tenderness and his concern from earlier, a name came to Katie's mind. That supposed nurse should be Raegan. She suddenly felt a wave of calm. After years of pure affection for Mitchel, she was now driven to employ tactics against him.

Around the corner, Katie's phone began to ring. She answered it. "Miss, we've located Lauren."