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You had mentioned Joyce a few days ago, but when I saw this news today and thought of those two people, |
couldn’t help but think of her. Cathy took a steadying breath, as if bracing herself. “Kristopher, why don’t we help
those two deceased individuals? Let's confirm their identities and find their families so they can finally rest in
peace.”
The words “rest in peace” caused Kristopher’s brows to furrow deeply. If anyone else had spoken of caring for
last night's accident victims, he might have regarded them as compassionate. But the victims were himself and
Belinda.
With that in mind, he couldn’t help but frown. Had someone else uttered those words, he would suspect an
ulterior motive—an attempt to dissociate themselves from the crby feigning concern. Yet it was Cathy who
had spoken them. She had always embodied gentleness and kindness.
Five years ago, at eighteen, she had rescued him from the beach and tended him devotedly. Four years ago,
when her sister took her own life, Cathy knelt before her parents for two days and nights, fasting in her grief.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThree years ago, unwilling to burden him with her terminal illness, she vanished overnight to seek treatment
abroad alone.
It was hard for Kristopher to reconcile this selfless Cathy with the manipulative figure Marc had described. He
was even less inclined to believe she would take pleasure in causing harm and then twist the circumstances to
her advantage. Yet all the evidence lay plainly before him.
He shut his eyes, pain etched across his features. His lips twitched as he spoke in a flat, emotionless tone.
“Those two have nothing to do with us. There's no need to waste our ton them.”
Normally, when he rejected her requests, Cathy would quietly drop the subject and wait for a better tto
revisit it. But this time, her voice was urgent. “Kristopher, how can you say it's a waste of time? What if there is a
connection between us and those two?”
She paused mid-sentence as a realization dawned on her and quickly changed tack. “Their families are probably
worried sick about them. | just want to offer a bit of kindness to strangers.”
Disappointment flickered in Kristopher’s gaze. “Then arrange for someone to look for them.”
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He sighed. “If you need assistance, talk to Marc. | have no interest in tracking down relatives for strangers
caught in car accidents.”
On the other end of the line, Cathy was taken aback by his dismissive stance. After a brief silence, she replied
with a forced smile, “Kristopher, what | meant was that we could handle it together.”
“You know I've recently started my own jewelry business and it’s taking up all my time.”
Kristopher cut her off. “Cathy, concentrate on your work and stay out of such trivial matters.” He ended the call
before she could respond.
In the hospital room, Cathy leaned against the bed, phone in hand, words still on her lips. The abrupt busy signal
made her brow crease in confusion. “He just hung up on me?”
Since returning to the country, Cathy had been calling Kristopher nearly ten times a day. He had always insisted
on being the last to hang up, but today, he had disconnected first.
Narrowing her eyes, she replayed his words in her mind, a nagging suspicion forming. “Something's off... There's
something wrong with Kristopher.” She turned to Jessa and said decisively, “Find out where Kristopher is. | need
to see him myself.”
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