Chapter 23


    Hera stiffly looked at the bangle on her wrist. When Katherine was distracted, she secretly tried to take


    it off. However, she soon realized that she could not take it off no matter how hard she tried. Katherine


    had slid it so easily on her wrist though.


    It was then that she recalled Katherine''s story, and her face became even more ugly.


    Joaquin was watching from the side throughout the entire encounter. When he saw Hera suffering from


    a prank, his mood improved.


    "That man must have been lying to you. Gold bangles that could not be taken off do not exist in this


    world," Hera said with an awkward chuckle that sounded extremely forced.


    "Is that so? I thought so too. When I have it on, I can take it off whenever." Katherine solemnly spoke


    as if she did not understand Hera''sment.


    That reaction made Hera feel like spewing blood. She pursed her lips and stopped talking to Katherine.


    The wedding''s details were all settled, and Katherine did not need to know about it anyway.


    Once she was done grossing out Hera, she daintily moved to stand behind Joaquin''s wheelchair,


    leaned down, and shyly said, "I… Dad, Madam Sutton, and Mom, since our engagement is confirmed


    now, can we send a press statement to the media? I''m just so worried that this is all just a dream and


    that I will wake up one day."


    Everyone was surprised by Katherine''s request, and they all stared at her in shock.


    However, that request was not a big deal.


    Jorge would honestly love for the Levisays to send the statement. That way, everyone in the city would


    know that the Cornells had the Levisays on their side now.


    The more he thought about that, the more satisfied he was with Katherine. While she had been a


    distant child and lived away from him for five years, she still prioritized the Cornells in her decisions.


    After all, she had done beautifully with her request.


    "That is fine. I will have the PR department announce your engagement." Although Hera was


    thoroughly revolted by Katherine''s coy act, she still smiled and agreed to the idea.


    "Thank you, Mom. You are the best!" Katherine happily smiled at Hera.


    Diforted by the look in Katherine''s eyes and afraid that she might suddenly give her something


    weird again, Hera hurriedly stood up. "I''ll go check in on the kitchen. All of you should stay for the meal


    before you go."


    "Thank you, Mom," Katherine sweetly said.


    Hearing that made Hera walk even faster.


    The smile on Katherine''s face shone brightly as she winked at Joaquin.


    He stared back at her, speechless.


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    She was so good at acting that he was curious about what she had actually gone through in those five


    years in Fontan.


    He had looked into her; her life before going to Fontan had been simple; her grades were average.


    When she was studying in high school five years ago, a scandal broke out which led to her being sent


    away by the Cornells. Since then, the report on her life has been nk.


    He knew all too well about his subordinates'' investigative capabilities. Even they had been unable to


    find out what she was doing. All they could say was that there was a very skilled programmer who was


    helping her hide her past.


    "Kathy, the wedding will be happening in just over two weeks. What do you still need? Go buy them


    using the card I gave you. Buy anything you want. Do not hold back, do you understand?" Jorge was


    so very happy with Katherine, for she was a credit to him.


    "Okay. Thank you, Dad," she dutifully answered. She then pushed Joaquin aside and found a seat to


    sit.


    During dinner, John excused himself from the meal using the excuse that he had an important client to


    attend to. Elizabeth was also not at dinner as she imed she did not feel well. However, the meek


    woman who followed after Elizabeth the entire time dined with them.


    "Did you study in Fontan? I hear the education in that country is amazing," asked the woman, Be


    Cooper, as she feebly nced at Katherine while slowly eating her food.


    Katherine nced at her as she could feel Be''s hostility toward her; it was likely because of Joaquin.


    Katherine swiftly shoved a piece of meat into her mouth. After slowly savoring the meat and judging it


    to be decent, she grabbed another piece from the shared te and ced it on Joaquin''s te. It was


    only then that she replied with a sincere look in her eyes, "You had better cut off ties with the person


    who told you that. They must be absolutely lying. Fontan is the worst in the entire world when ites


    to education. They have no talents outside of being poor and hitting on random girls."


    The reply broke Be as she awkwardly and nkly stared at Katherine due to the shock.


    Joaquin had just taken a bite of his food when Katherine spoke. Her reply had him nearly choking on


    his food. It took him a long while before he caught his breath.


    Katherine hurriedly patted him on the back while giving him a ss of water.


    "I-Is that so? I-I thought…" Be stammered with a pale face. She had no idea how to continue the


    conversation.


    "If you really want to know what''s going on with Fontan, I suggest you ask your parents to send you


    over. You will understand after a few years," Katherine interrupted, not giving her a chance to finish


    speaking.


    Be''s face turned even paler as she swayed in her seat.


    She tearfully turned her gaze to Joaquin only to see him casually grabbing the piece of meat Katherine


    had ced on his te. When she saw him eat it, something snapped in her.


    She could not believe her eyes.


    Joaquin was always a germaphobe who only ever ate from his own personal te. He would not eat


    from the shared tes, let alone food ced on his te by someone else. She had lived with the


    Levisays for over twenty years, and this was her first time seeing him eat food given to him by a


    woman. Moreover, her saliva was still on that piece of meat…


    She felt so confused, unable to understand what was going on.


    "Have some liver. It is good for blood cirction." Katherine ignored the performance going on beside


    her and passed Joaquin more food.


    He frowned at the piece of liver on his te. Before he could speak, he heard Be cautiously say to


    Katherine, "Miss Cornell, you might not know Joaquin well, but he never eats organ meat…"


    She was not even done speaking when Joaquin immediately grabbed the liver on his te and ate it as


    if he were trying to humiliate her.


    The liver had a weird taste to it and eating it felt like eating dirt. Still, he pushed back his distaste and


    swallowed the meat.


    "What did you just say?" Katherine innocently asked after watching him finish the whole piece.


    Be opened her mouth, but the words stuck to her throat and would note out no matter what.


    Joaquin actually ate the liver!


    Just what was going on between him and Katherine? Why was he so very patient with her?