Chapter 52


    Keith felt a cool sensation on his face as soon as the ointment got into contact with his skin. There was


    a mild refreshing scent that wasfortable to him and the stinging pain he felt prior to this


    disappeared too.


    "Kathy, this medication is great. I no longer feel the pain on my face. Where did you get this?"


    He reapplied the medication to his face and excitedly lifted his head to look at Katherine.


    She lifted her eyes to nce at him and noticed the swollen part on his face had dissipated


    significantly. He would very likely recoverpletely after applying the ointment a couple more times.


    "Don''t forget to apply it twice a day and just use it for three days," Katherine instructed him before


    starting to berate him for his past misdeeds. "Now, tell me exactly what happened while you were at


    Maze?"


    Since she had already looked at the security footage, she already knew what happened and merely


    wanted to verify things from Keith''s point of view. It was especially so for the events that urred at the


    detention center.


    There was not any security footage avable over there, so Katherine had no way of finding out what


    her brother had to go through there. Moreover, Keith was skilled at martial arts in the first ce, so he


    would not have ended up being beaten up so badly while he was detained. There must be something I


    don''t know…


    Keith''s expression took a turn for the worse and he avoided Katherine''s eyes unnaturally. He replied


    with a guilty look in his eyes, "I had to maintain my image, you know? Each time when I''m back, I would


    usually have to party with my friends at the bar, but I didn''t expect that I would run into trouble this


    time."


    "Hmm?" Katherine lifted her brows and continued to stare at him.


    Keith felt as if his secrets were fully exposed in front of Katherine, so he lifted his hand to scratch his


    head and purposely acted dumb. "It''s honestly nothing much. Several people attacked me at the same


    time in the detention center and I didn''t know why they—"


    "Keith, I''m not stupid. I can investigate it myself even if you''re not honest with me. However, what I got


    is different from what you''ve mentioned. So, don''t y dumb with me." Katherine was quite angry.


    To her, she did not need Keith to help her with anything and all her hard efforts were to protect her


    family members from being bullied. However, she could not believe that she had actually failed to keep


    her brother safe under her watchful eyes.


    As soon as she recalled the moment Keithy unconscious in front of her, she took the me upon


    herself, but even more so, she was filled with fury.


    Lisa is definitely not the only one involved in this matter. There is someone else behind all this.


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    Clearly, Lisa was not brave enough tomit attempted murder. Furthermore, Katherine had


    investigated the illicit drugs found on Keith. It was a new type of drug that was highly harmful, and even


    a slight amount ingested would be grave to the human nervous system. It was considered to be an


    extensively banned substance in every country worldwide.


    Katherine had encountered this substance initially when she was in Fontan, but she did not expect that


    it would appear within Cechirus too.


    She had a strong suspicion that Keith must have offended someone while he was in Kynd, so


    someone had framed him intentionally.


    "Kathy, I-I''m fine. Honestly! You…" Keith lowered his head and did not dare to meet Katherine''s eyes.


    At this point, her patience was running thin as she lifted a hand to look at the time before expressing


    coldly, "You''ve got five minutes to either tell me the truth on your own ord, or I''ll talk to your


    supervisor. I promised Mom that I would watch over you and keep you safe, but you''ve nearly lost your


    life. Keith, I''m warning you. Don''t challenge my patience."


    Suddenly, he panicked as he could tell that Katherine was truly angry, so he dared not hide things from


    her. He confessed hastily, "Kathy, I''m fine. I''m well and alive right here in front of you, aren''t I? That


    persones from a very important family and he''s influential in Kynd; you''re no match for him. I


    promise you that I''ll watch out in the future and I won''t let the same thing happen again. Just trust me


    this once?"


    Katherine pursed her lips and stared coldly at Keith, but she did not utter a word to brush the matter off.


    "It-It''s the Tillmans. The Kynd Tillmans." Finally, Keith gave in and lowered his head while revealing


    the mastermind who intended to seek his life.


    After he said that, he instinctively clenched his fist and was clearly harboring hatred within him. He


    could not help thinking, If only I was skillful enough, then I would be able to protect myself. However, he


    failed to protect himself right now, so how was he able to protect Katherine? This powerless feeling he


    felt devastated him and he looked down on himself as well.


    Tillmans, huh? Katherine squinted slightly as she took note of the family.


    She was unable to go to Kynd for the time being, but with Aberama''s connections, it should not be


    an issue for her to investigate everything.


    Anyone who dared toy hands on someone under her care would have to be fully prepared to pay the


    price in that case.


    "Get some rest here and keep the ointment in a safe ce." Katherine stood up and flicked the hem of


    her shirt before turning around to leave with a cold look.


    Meanwhile, Keith looked at her with doe eyes. After noticing that she had arrived at the entrance, he


    finally spoke up, slightly aggrieved, "Kathy."


    "Wake up. If you''re gonna act like a spoiled brat, then behave like one. You''re an absolute failure if you


    keep this up." Katherine paused in her tracks and walked out of the door coldly after saying those


    dampening words.


    Suffering a huge blow, he clutched his chest with an unhappy expression. Kathy''s right. I am useless


    and I seriously need to work harder and grow up.


    Meanwhile, Ben was eagerly waiting for Katherine''s arrival when she finally walked out of the room.


    "Uhm… Miss Cornell? Can I talk to you for a moment if you don''t mind?"


    "I do mind." Katherine recognized Ben and she knew that he worked for Joaquin, so she did not bother


    to interact much with him, let alone revealing things about herself.


    Taken aback by her direct reply, Ben nced at Katherine with a hurt look in his eyes. "Ah, you''re


    breaking my heart. We met just yesterday."


    "So?" She lifted her brows and nced at him with a perplexed look.


    "Well, the thing is that I noticed that your surgical techniques are astounding. So, do you have the


    intention to—"


    "No." Katherine did not even wait for Ben to finish his sentence when she interrupted him.


    Subsequently, she turned around and left the clinic without casting another nce behind.


    Her retreating figure looked ruthless.


    He watched her back with a stunned expression and he recalled that she behaved rather differently


    than thest encounters. Soon, he quickly considered her reaction to be justifiable seeing that her


    brother had just retreated his foot from hell''s gate.


    Afterforting himself for a moment, he rushed inside to check on Keith.


    Ben reckoned that he should perhaps try to get his way by targeting her brother instead since she was


    a tough nut to crack.


    However, as soon as he entered the room and saw Keith''s face, he waspletely stunned as he


    stared at the boy. "Your face—"


    "Although I''ve been badly beaten up on the face, I''m still way more good-looking than most young male


    celebrities. Don''t talk to me because I don''t want to entertain you." Keith lifted a hand to cover his face


    and he was determined to uphold his usual image as a spoiled brat.


    Yup. There is no doubt at all that these two are rted to each other, Ben thought.


    "How did the bruises on your face recover so soon?" He ignored Keith''s words and inched closer to


    check out the originally swollen face, which had improved tremendously. However, the incredulous look


    on Ben''s face remained.


    Based on the level of injury and the extent of soft tissue damage that Keith had sustained, it should


    have taken at least ten to fifteen days to recover to its current state.


    However, Keith''s face had appeared to be swollen in the morning when Ben had popped over, but in


    such a short time, the injuries had improved significantly. Am I hallucinating?


    "Obviously, I''m born with good looks. I''ve been so blessed that even the angels cannot bear to see my


    face—"


    "Enough." At that point, Ben felt a looming headache and he no longer wished to hear Keith speak.


    He considered the situation and realized that Katherine was the crucial piece to the puzzle. He found it


    hard to believe that not only was she great in surgery, she was also skilled at concocting medications


    too. As such, he had an epiphany. If we could mass produce the ointment that Keith''s using…