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Chapter 56
Hera was secretly unhappy as she got that artwork from Iono Aoki for a hefty fifty million
and it was clearly a very valuable piece. The thought of letting the Cornells have it just like
that upsetted her, especially when Katherine was smiling so smugly now. It was the look of
someone that got a good deal, which annoyed her even more.
Still, no matter how displeased she was, she still had to maintain her smile albeit a frozen
one.
Meanwhile, Joaquin looked at Katherine somewhat surprisingly.
Being the one that knew his stepmother the best, he understood that she was extremely
stingy to the point where she would not give out a single item from her collection even on
Elizabeth's birthday. He did not think that she would be so generous as to give her Iono
Aoki's personal work.
Looking at Katherine again, he switched his attention to focus on Hera's expression.
Joaquin suddenly felt his spirits lifted upon seeing that his stepmother had to maintain her
facade even though she was absolutely livid inside.
"Kathy, how can we receive such a valuable gift from Madam Levisay?" Rosemary finally
had a chance to speak and reminded her sister.
"Oh, Rose. This gift is not meant for me; it's for our father. This valuable artwork signifies
the close relationship our families share." Katherine looked at Rosemary with a weird gaze
while explaining seriously.
Hearing that, Rosemary dared not speak another word as her expression changed. After
this exchange, Hera started to look at her in a completely different light.
Katherine, who made an excuse to leave due to her father's birthday, went back with
Rosemary in the Levisays' car.
As soon as they entered the car, Rosemary immediately darkened her expression and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtglared at her sister. "Are you doing this on purpose, Katherine?"
"Doing what on purpose?" Katherine questioned back, perplexed.
"You know that I wanted to continue staying at the Levisays, but you intentionally made
me leave. Aren't you doing this on purpose?" Rosemary nearly wanted to slap her.
Katherine then put a hand on her shoulder and explained, "My dear sister, you are
wronging me right now. I did it for your own good."
"Hmph. You think that'll convince me? I think you just don't want to see me get married."
Rosemary snorted at her words.
Katherine sighed and continued, "Think about it. You don't even have an official status
within their family and yet you're living comfortably at their home. How do you think
Madam Levisay and their servants are speaking of you? They'll just think that you are a
shameless person that lacks self-awareness while trying to get something out of the
Levisays."
With infallible logic, Katherine explained to her in such a way that Rosemary found
irrefutable and even somewhat agreed.
Wanting to approach Robert, she initally thought that staying at the Levisays would be the
most effective way, yet she did not consider that.
Through Katherine's reminder, Rosemary suddenly found cold sweat forming on her
forehead as she held onto her hand in panic. "T-Then, what should I do now? I've already
been staying there for a few days now. Why didn't you tell me this beforehand?"
"Do you think that would have been useful? Would you have believed me? You would only
think that I was lying to you." Katherine sighed while wearing an innocent expression.
"Oh, cut the crap, Katherine. Why would you help me out so readily?" Rosemary snorted,
not moved by her acts.
"If so, then I won't need to play the act that I've prepared for you. Looks like you are set on
courting Robert on your own."
"What? What have you prepared?" Rosemary, who was distracted by Katherine's words,
asked with an excited look.
Smiling, she knew that her sister was not the sharpest shed in the tool. She's much easier
to deal with than Lisa.
"If you listen to me, I can make sure that you become the second young mistress of the
Levisays. But, you also have to give me what you promised." Katherine reached out and
touched Rosemary's hair with a jolly smile on her face.
"Okay, but if you dare lie to me, Katherine, I will never forgive you!" Rosemary could not
resist the temptation as she threatened her.
This made Katherine snorted secretly. This? Is all it takes to fool her? How gullible.
Originally, she thought that it would be challenging to convince Rosemary, but she did not
think that her mere suggestions were enough for her to take the bait.
"Let's go home first. It'll be Dad's birthday in two more days. You need to invite the
Levisays. If you do, Robert will naturally show up. I'm planning this so you can have a shot
at him. When the moment comes, you need to grab it and complete the plan in one go. Do
you understand?" Katherine whispered her plan to Rosemary.
Nodding profusely, Rosemary had a pair of sparkling eyes as she fully believed in her
sister.
Since it was already late by the time they arrived home, Katherine decided to stay put and
returned to her own room.
How many years have I not been in this room? Memories started to flood into her brain as
she recalled all those years back when she was still the daughter of the Cornells and her
mother was still here; they were a family of three. We were happy.
Spending the night in silence, Katherine got up very early the next morning. After washing
up, she went out for a jog only to find Jorge already having breakfast in the living room.
Now that Lisa was hospitalized, it became much quieter around the house.
Rubbing her eyes, Rosemary slowly came down the stairs and asked her father upon
finding her mom missing. "Dad, why is Mom not here? Where did she go so early in the
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While sipping his coffee and reading the newspaper, Jorge suddenly threw the paper aside
and replied somewhat unhappily, "Your mother is not here."
"Okay? Why are you yelling at me?" Rosemary looked at him funnyly.
This made Jorge sense that he was too harsh on his daughter, so he took a breath to
compose himself before saying, "It's nothing. Your mom was in an accident and is now
hospitalized. She will be going through surgery today. If you want to visit her, you might
make it now."
"What?" Stunned, Rosemary asked about the location of the hospital before telling the
chauffeur to send her.
On the other hand, Katherine had just returned from her jog as she greeted Jorge and
wiped her sweat before heading upstairs. When she came down, she found that he was
still there, so she knew that something was up.
"Dad, do you have something to tell me?' Katherine asked with concern.
Jorge looked at his daughter comfortingly, thinking that Katherine was extremely sensible
and caring, unlike Rosemary, who only cared about Lisa.
"It's just that a small hiccup happened on the project we're collaborating with the Levisay
Group. Could you perhaps ask them to go easy on us?" Jorge rubbed his palms together
and asked somewhat embarrassingly.
This made Katherine a bit shocked, for she did not think that he had the guts to do the
unspeakables with a project of this size.
"Alright, Dad. I'll ask Joaquin about it then, but he doesn't really care about the affairs of
the company anymore, so I'm not sure if he can settle this. Also, I've told Madam Levisay
that your birthday is in a few more days, so the Levisays will also come. If Rosemary can
use this chance to get together with Robert, then your issue with the company will be
solved."
With carefully curated wording, Katherine's statement brightened Jorge's eyes as he
started to draft up a plan for himself.
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