Chapter 67


    "Whoa, is this a fight I''m seeing?" Aberama''s eyes lit up upon seeing themotion inside the


    elevator, and he bypassed Katherine to take a closer look.


    Katherine rolled her eyes in response, speechless by the man''s love for juicy gossip.


    He might be a man, but he was more gossipy than a woman.


    The young girl blushed upon seeing Aberama''s good looks and hurriedly went up to him, hoping he


    could mediate the situation. "Please settle a debate for us, mister. This woman is nuts. We were just


    talking, and she suddenly threw herself at us. But now, this mister wants us to apologize. What kind of


    savageness is this?!"


    "Hmm, you''re right. It''s not right of them to do so." Aberama wanted bigger drama.


    "I know, right?! She''s in the wrong!" The young girl found Aberama good-looking and reasonable, which


    was much better than the rude masked man.


    "You liar! You maligned Joe! You guys called him ugly!" Beatrice argued with red-rimmed eyes while


    looking aggrievedly at Aberama. That gaze of hers was clearly one of ogling.


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    Meanwhile, Katherine quirked her lips as she stood to one side. What are they, children?! How can


    they be fighting over something so minor?!


    "Hmm, you''re right too." Aberama nodded thoughtfully and nced at the young girl in front of him. "It


    is indeed wrong of you two to call people ugly behind their backs."


    Having led astray just like that, the young girl reflexively retorted, "We didn''t say it behind his back, did


    we?! We clearly said it in his presence…"


    It was only then she realized what she had just said. Blushing with embarrassment, she looked at


    Aberama before shifting her gaze to Joaquin and finally said with unwilling resignation, "I''m sorry. It


    was wrong of us to talk about your looks in the first ce. However, she can''t assault for no reason


    either."


    "I…" Beatrice looked toward Joaquin for aid, not knowing what to say.


    At that, Joaquin shielded her and looked at the two young women with a quirked brow. "I condone her


    actions. You have a problem with that?"


    "You''re unbelievable! Let''s go, Selina!" Livid, the young woman red at Joaquin and took her friend


    away at once.


    It wasn''t until the free drama was over and the two young women had left that Katherine went to pull


    Aberama over. "Have you never considered applying for residentmittee mediator since you like


    helping people so much?"


    "I do, but they don''t want me!" Aberama bemoaned, causing Katherine to snort in amusement before


    dragging the man into the elevator. Seeing that Joaquin and Beatrice were still in the car, she couldn''t


    help but ask, "Are you two not stepping out?"


    Joaquin wanted to leave, but seeing that Katherine had brought another man home, he stood grimly on


    the spot and looked at Katherine with a piercing gaze.


    "No? I''ll press on the floors, then." Katherine dismissed Joaquin''s gaze and pressed the eighteenth


    floor.


    "Your apartment''s pretty sweet." Aberama leaned against the elevator and checked the car out before


    looking at Katherine with envy. "It was already sold out when I was nning to get it. How did you


    manage to get it so quickly? From what I heard, only inside personnel of Soulin International can


    purchase Phase 1."


    "Yeah," answered Katherine inattentively.


    Soulin International''s apartments sold pretty well. There was only one block for Phase 1, but the


    management here differed from the other phases. The entire building was protected by intelligent


    prevention and control software, thus making the security here much better.


    It was evident that the two girls were no in Janes if they could live here.


    While Aberama was speaking, Joaquin took a subconscious nce at Katherine.


    Catheryn noticed it and pursed her lips before pulling them into a smile, looking toward Katherine.


    "Howe you have internal channels to get an apartment here, Miss Cornell? Correct me if I''m


    wrong, but wasn''t it five years ago when Soulin International first sold its residencies? Just how old


    were you at that time?!"


    Hearing so, Katherine took azy nce at the woman. "I was probably younger than you."


    Beatrice choked in response, then retorted with unwilling resignation, "You must be sopetent to


    have the ability to buy Soulin''s residency, Miss Cornell."


    The insinuation was so strong that even Aberama couldn''t help taking a gander at Beatrice with a


    reflexive frown.


    He knew well just howpetent Katherine was, so he didn''t think it''d be impossible for her to


    purchase a residency by Soulin International.


    In fact, he even suspected that thepany could actually be hers.


    "Just because you''re ipetent doesn''t mean others are. You sound so jealous that even I can


    sense it from miles away," Aberama couldn''t help gibbing after taking a gander at Beatrice.


    Beatrice''s countenance turned absolutely awful, and she clenched the hem of her shirt while exining


    with a hint of grievance, "I-I was just asking out of curiosity. I don''t mean to be disrespectful. Miss


    Cornell was just barely of legal age five years ago, wasn''t she?"


    At that, Katherine looked at the young woman with a quirked brow. "Are we even acquainted, miss?


    Don''t invade a stranger''s privacy, or people would think you''re loco."


    Katherine''s words were so blunt that Beatrice''s face paled, her eyes getting red. "I… I really don''t mean


    anything else. Please don''t get upset, Miss Cornell. I just… I… I was just asking."


    Joaquin said nothing the whole time, only watching everything unfold, for Beatrice''s words earlier made


    him ufortable.


    It was exactly five years ago when the Cornells cast Katherine out and sent her to Fontan. If she really


    had the ability to buy a residency from Soulin back then, why would she want to endure the humiliation


    and leave Cechirus?


    "That''s enough," Joaquin interjected inly when he saw Beatrice was on the verge of tears after a few


    simple retorts from Katherine.


    Aberama clicked his tongue in amazement and couldn''t help taking a few ganders at Joaquin, thinking


    the man looked familiar.


    Just then, the elevator had brought them to the eighteenth floor. Katherine stepped out first, followed by


    Aberama, who stopped in his tracks mid-way to look over his shoulder at Beatrice. He pulled a smirk


    and cautioned, "Miss, don''t go around thinking others are as dumb as you are. I suggest you put your


    ideas elsewhere. You dare cause her trouble again, and I will make sure you pay for it."


    With that, he chased after Katherine, not even bothering to take a look at Beatrice''s ghastly


    countenance.


    "Kathy, wait for me!" Aberama called out dramatically, dragging the end of his words, sounding


    somewhat cloy.


    Katherine paused and looked over her shoulder to re at him in response, but the man only chuckled


    frivolously before closing the door behind him.


    Meanwhile, Joaquin clenched his fists unconsciously as he watched the door shut tight with an icy


    gaze.


    Beatrice took the opportunity to speak up softly, sounding unintentional. "Joe, what do you suppose


    their rtionship is? Why would that guy call Miss Cornell Kathy? Only people who are super close will


    do that, right?"


    It would''ve been fine if Beatrice had said nothing, but now that she did, Joaquin''s exasperation only


    burned wilder.


    "It has nothing to do with me." He pressed the button to the first floor grimly, even regretting at one


    point that he just had to follow Katherine and the man up here to take a look.