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Chapter 127
With a smile tinged with feelings of self-mockery, Lisa stood proudly as her eyes lay squarely on the
man who she had loved her entire life and said, "Fine, I'll go; I'll leave. Jorge Cornell, you'd better not
regret this in the future!" Then, she left in big strides without taking a second glance.
After Lisa left, Katherine, who had been watching from the sidelines, bore a worried look as she turned
her attention to her father. "Dad, why did you kick her out? You're not getting younger anymore. How
will you live without her around to take care of you? Don't forget that I'll be getting married to Joaquin
soon, so I won't always be around to take care of you…"
"Don't worry, I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me. There are still maids around after all, so I won't
be suffering much." Looking at how his daughter was being so thoughtful, Jorge suddenly felt warm
inside.
"The maids will not be as attentive as someone close to you." Lisa sighed.
"I'm not so old to the extent that I need someone to take care of me yet. By the way, you said that
Joaquin gave you the Cornell Group?" Jorge didn't have the patience to play out this father-daughter
moment, so he bluntly asked the question he was concerned about.
"Yeah, Joaquin gave me the company, but since his people are still in charge of the management of the
company, I'm just going to be taking dividends without having to manage the company affairs."
Katherine nodded while wearing a bashful smile, looking as though she was a woman basked in
happiness.
"Is that so? But, it's still better to manage your own company. Kathy, if you trust me, then it's best if you
let me handle the company for you since it's much more assuring than having outsiders take care of it
for you." Jorge rubbed his hands together while looking at his daughter with expectations.
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Sneering inwardly, Katherine put on an uncomfortable expression and said, "Dad, doesn't that look
bad? It's only been a few days since he gave me the company. Not only that, our wedding isn't even
held yet. How about we wait a little longer before having that discussion?"
"I see. That sounds right, I guess. However, you should remember that your own company needs to be
taken care of by our own. Your father isn't afraid of any hardships, but I am afraid that other people will
deceive you and take advantage of you." Although Jorge felt slightly disappointed, he knew that he
couldn't rush the matter, so he didn't forcefully ask Katherine to hand him control of the company.
"Yeah, I know." Katherine nodded obediently.
"How about you stay for dinner tonight? Think of it as spending some father-daughter time with me. It's
been a while since we've chatted." Jorge couldn't help but lament as he noticed just how much she
took after her mother.
Katherine didn't refuse her father's suggestion and stayed for dinner. She had even spent the night
there in the end.
Early the next morning, there was a loud knock on the door of her room accompanied by Rosemary's
voice that clearly showed that she was angry. "Katherine! Katherine, you wretch! Get out here! I said,
get out here now!"
It was only when Katherine got out of bed and put on her clothes did she open the door. As Rosemary
suddenly found her hand knocking on the empty air, the momentum pulled her forward, which caused
her to almost hit Katherine in her arms. However, the latter had moved to the side slightly which gave
Rosemary some room to stop herself barely after staggering slightly.
With a hateful expression, Rosemary turned to look at Katherine. "Did you set my mother up? Were
you the one behind Dad kicking her out of the Cornell Family?"
"How could I have set her up? Why didn't you just ask your mother yourself about why she was kicked
out?" With her arms crossed over her chest, Katherine leaned against the wall behind her as she
smiled indifferently at Rosemary. As it had been some time since they last saw each other, she noticed
how much chubbier Rosemary had gotten, as though she was expecting. Not only that, but due to how
close the two were standing to each other, she could clearly smell the stench of alcohol coming off from
her.
"Don't think I don't know what you're planning! Katherine, you'll get what's coming to you sooner or
later. Just you wait and see!" Rosemary gave Katherine an icy glare. Since she knew she couldn't beat
her in a fight, she only said her piece and left in her high heels.
Looking at Rosemary turning tail, Katherine thought to herself just how much Rosemary had grown
from the short period that they hadn't met one another, as the latter no longer acted on impulse even
after she was provoked. With that passing thought, she stretched a little before she went back into her
room to take a shower and changed into a new set of clothes.
Katherine didn't bother to find out where Jorge had gone so early in the morning, as she took one lap
around the house before she quickly entered his study when no one was looking. Although she knew
him to be a man who would keep his bases covered, she refused to believe that he did not leave
behind any evidence of her mother's questionable death all those years ago. She wanted very much to
push both Jorge and Lisa into the depths of despair without any possibility of them getting out of it.
The fact that the room was neat and tidy, even though the maids were prohibited from entering
whenever they pleased, showed Katherine just how much Jorge valued this room. She took a glance
around before her eyes landed upon the family portrait on the bookcase. It was a picture of her, Elsie,
Jorge, and Keith who just turned two that year. Subconsciously, she reached out to the photo, and just
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Just as she was about to enter the hidden room with a pleased expression, she heard Ethan's voice
coming from outside. "Mr. Cornell, why are you back so soon?"
Katherine was reluctant to leave now with the hidden door right in front of her eyes. However, she knew
that Jorge would definitely destroy all evidence should he know she was here. By that time, any hopes
she had to gather evidence would be dashed, so she gritted her teeth and quickly returned the
bookcase to its original position before hiding behind the curtain.
Soon, Jorge opened the door and came in in quick steps. He looked slightly panicked in the direction of
the bookcase before going over and gently pushing the photo on it. After the bookcase parted to reveal
the hidden door, he took a look around to make sure no one was near before he entered the hidden
room. As the hidden door closed, the bookcase returned to its original position in no time at all.
Silently, Katherine stared at the bookcase for some time but decided to quickly make her exit in the
end. Now isn't the right time. Jorge is still useful to me, she thought.
After she left the Cornell Residence, the poison in Joaquin's body came to her mind, so she
immediately drove to an underground market in Hovington. If she wanted to completely rid him of his
ailment, there was no other way but to seek out two herbs that had not been identified. As she
navigated her way into the underground market with familiarity, she made her way through the bustling
crowd before entering a small house located at the deepest end of the market.
Inside the sparsely furnished house, an old man was dozing off and only opened his eyes when he
heard the door open. He first took a glance at Katherine before he closed his eyes once more after
figuring out who she was. Indifferently, he asked, "What do you want?"
"I need your help in finding two herbs. A Millennial Gentiana Scabra and a Green Dribble Gramineae."
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