Chapter 182
Catherine''s POV
Melinda asked tentatively, "Cathy, do you have feelings for Harley?"
I was stunned when I heard what she said. "No. What makes you ask?"
"I just felt that you cared about him a lot. Cathy, if King ke finds out, will he be jealous?" Melinda
immediately said.
I replied seriously, "I swear. I don''t have feelings for Harley. I just want to help him as a friend. Of
course, if ke knew about this, he would be angry. That''s why I want to ask you to help me invite
Harley."
"Well, I can make a call," Melinda said.
In the afternoon, Melinda knocked on the door and came in. She shrugged her shoulders and said
helplessly, "I have already reached out to Harley''s agent and told him you wanted to invite Harley. But
Harley refused."
"I see." I was stunned at the response, but it kind of made sense. I knew Harley. He wasn''t a man who
would disregard his principles in exchange for poprity.
"Are you going to call him yourself?" Melinda could not help but ask with concern.
I shook my head. "No need. He must have had his reasons for noting."
"Alright." Melinda nodded.
After Melinda went out, I sighed softly. I wanted to help Harley, but he didn''t ept the favor.
I pulled myself together and continued to work. Suddenly, an assistant knocked on the door and said,
"Catherine, there is ady in the hall who wants to see you."
"Did she state herself?" I asked curiously.
"No, but she said she had something to say to you face to face."
I was even more curious. I looked at my half-done work. "Can you ask her toe up? I may not have
the time to go down."
"I''ll go and check with her then." The assistant turned and left.
A few minutester, the door of my office was knocked again. I didn''t raise my head, thinking that it was
the assistant.
However, I was stunned for a few seconds when I saw an elegantdy who was blessed by time.
N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
When I saw the woman, my heart skipped a beat.
"Are you Catherine? Hello, I am ke''s mother. My name is Abigail." She introduced herself as soon
as she came in.
When I heard that she was ke''s mother, I tensed up. Then I stood up and said anxiously, "Hello,
Abigail. What can I do for you?"
"Rx. I''m just here to visit you." Abigail casually sat down on the sofa. She nced at my face. "ke
hasn''t found his mate, and I have been worried about him. Your presence is a great relief to me."
I had heard ke talk about his mother, and it was because of her that he was especially violent when
he was drunk.
I had mixed feelings. ke didn''t want to see Abigail, yet she came to me. I guessed that I had no
choice but to confront her now.
"Is that so?" I forced a smile.
Abigail chuckled. "Did my son tell you everything about me?"
I froze again but soon nodded. "He has told me some things."
Abigail''s face shed with loneliness. "It seems that he likes you a lot. Please be more concerned
about him in the future. As a mother, I have neglected my duties. Not taking care of my sons has
always been the thing I feel most guilty about."
As an outsider, I couldn''t fully understand ke and Abigail''s entanglements, so I stood awkwardly to
the side.
"I''m leaving. Don''t tell him I came to see you, or he''ll get angry." Abigail stood up and was about to
leave.
"Wait a minute!" I called out to her. "I might tell him."
Abigail turned to look at me in surprise.
I was a little nervous. "I see no reason to hide it from him. There''s nothing illegal about youing to
me, so, why can''t we let him know? You are ke''s mother. Even though your rtionship is on the
rocks, you shouldn''t keep everything from each other."
Hearing that, Abigail smiled bitterly, "Do you have kids? If not, you won''t know what I''m going through.
Please. Don''t tell him."
I looked at her pleading eyes and didn''t know what to do for a moment.
I wanted to tell her that I had kids, which was precisely the reason why I wanted to help her.
But I couldn''t.
"If he didn''t ask, I wouldn''t say. If he did, I might tell him. Sorry!" I didn''t want to get caught in the
middle.
Abigail was not angry. Instead, she smiled, "You are a straightforward girl. He is so lonely. It makes my
heart ache."
Hearing that, I asked in a moment of indiscretion, "If you care about him so much, why don''t you try to
reconcile the hatred between you two?"
"I tried many times, but he never gave me a chance. I made a big mistake. I don''t regret it. Maybe it''s
all fate. I''m sure he will be happy with you by his side from now on." Abigail was emotional.
Her words made my heart heavy. I wanted to ask her something more, but I couldn''t.
Abigail picked up her sunsses, put them on, pushed the door open, and left.
I stood at my desk, stunned. I had mixed feelings.
I wanted to ask her why she abandoned her children and chose to betray her mate.
But the question was too heavy, and I wasn''t in a position to ask. I could only remain silent.
Besides, she said that she did not regret it. I was sure that she had struggled a lot before jumping to
this conclusion.
Not long after Abigail left, Leo suddenly called me.
"It''s my birthday the day after tomorrow. Bring Hedwig and Noah to me for dinner," Leo said leisurely on
the other end of the line.
"You''ll have to ask ke. It''s no use asking me." I answered casually as well.
"What''s wrong with the two of you? I just called ke, and he told me to ask you. Now you want me to
ask him? What am I, a pushover? I only get to celebrate one birthday a year, OK?" Leo instantly
snapped.
Iughed. "He told you to ask me? For real? Well, of course, I have no objections. And I actually have
something very important to ask of you."
"Again? Don''t exploit me as much as you want just because I''m the uncle of the kids!" Leo was
dissatisfied.
I said seriously, "I know I shouldn''t keep bothering you, but this is really important to me, so, just think
about it, OK? Please. I owe you one, and I''ll pay you back."