Chapter 95


    "Looks like I''vee at the wrong time," sneered Joaquin with a smirk as he looked at Aberama, who


    had walked out of the bathroom naked.


    As Aberama had just regained consciousness, he was still feeling a little woozy, and the injuries on his


    body were visibly gory. "Kathy? Were you the one who saved me?"


    He took a gander at Katherine and reflexively moved toward her, only for her to snap at him in


    response while keeping her hand over her forehead and looking away. "Wear some clothes!"


    The man finally looked down. Realizing that he was in his birthday suit, he quirked his lips in


    awkwardness and turned into the guest room.


    Katherine naturally wouldn''t have any men''s clothes here, but there were still dressing gowns in the


    guest room, so Aberama put one on before returning to the living room.


    He nced at Joaquin, who was looking inly at him while sitting next to Katherine. However, he


    didn''t greet the man and instead sat across from Katherine. Lo and behold, his throat was so dry that it


    was like someone had shoved a piping hot iron down his throat.


    With that, he cleared his throat and reiterated, "Were you the one who saved me?"


    "I''m no Wonder Woman." Katherine rolled her eyes at him.


    Aberama took a gander at Joaquin and dropped the question.


    "Since you''re busy, I''ll take my leave." Less than happy, Joaquin got up as he spoke and left without


    waiting to hear from Katherine.


    Aberama, on the other hand, watched the man leave in silence and only rxed after the door closed.


    "Thanks, man."


    "Do you think you''re immortal or the undead? I asked you to stay put in Hovington, but you just have to


    run around." Katherine looked at Aberama with a half smile, making the man tug at his lips. "That


    Ramon old hag is dying. I just wanted to see her for thest time, and I also have some questions for


    her."


    "Did you get to see her then?" Katherine knew the pile of sh*tty issues between the Ramons, so she


    didn''t continue reprimanding the man upon seeing his expression.


    Aberama shook his head and leaned back. "No, she''s pretty much alive and kicking. She had only


    tricked me into returning so that she could get your contact through me. My family has always wanted


    to work with you. That old hag, especially, wants the form for the pills in your hands. Thank


    goodness they didn''t get to you or I…"


    "I got it." Katherine turned grim.


    Indeed, she had a bunch of goodies in her hands, and there were plenty who wanted to get their hands


    on them; the Ramons weren''t the first. However, since they''ve stooped to such lowly levels to get to


    her, then they can''t me her for not ying nice anymore.


    "Looks like I''vee at the wrong time," sneered Joaquin with a smirk as he looked at Aberama, who


    had walked out of the bathroom naked.


    "Get some rest. The medicinal bath you soaked in just now was analgesic and sedative, but the effects


    will wear off two hourster, and you might feel excruciating pain," Katherine noted out of kindness as


    she nced at Aberama.


    Shocked, Aberama trembled and looked absolutely glumly at Katherine.


    Yet, the young woman turned a blind eye to him and yawned before getting up. "I''m tired. I''m going to


    bed. Don''te to me for nothing, and best not toe to me for anything either."


    With that, she retired.


    Meanwhile, Aberama looked at himself. Mateo had really done a ruthless one this time; not a single


    inch of his body was left unscathed. This was a grudge he would surely pay back.


    …


    Inside a VIP ward in Hovington Hospital, Beatrice hurled the vase on the table away, and her originally


    delicate facial features were now twisted and ferocious from anger.


    "Why hasn''t Joee and see me?! Has he abandoned me because I''ve lost my legs?!"


    There was no one but the young woman in the ward, and the floor was covered in shattered pieces,


    looking like a wreck.


    After Beatrice vented her frustrations, she hid under the covers and cried.


    Her legs were gone, and Joaquin had now involved himself with Katherine. Worst of all, they had an


    engagement between them. Her life would certainly be done for once Joaquin discovered the woman


    from five years ago wasn''t her but Katherine!


    If there was one thing Beatrice knew from being by Joaquin''s side for years, it would be that he was


    ruthless. He had merely treated her differently because he mistakenly thought she was the woman


    from five years ago.


    Beatrice dared not imagine what the man would do to her if he discovered the truth someday.


    Creek… The door opened, and a set of light footsteps came next, leading Beatrice to pop her head out


    of the nket. Tears rolled down her cheeks like beads of a broken string when she saw the man


    standing at the entrance. "Joe, I…"


    She had barely spoken a few words when she began bawling uncontrobly, seemingly wanting to


    relieve the countless grievances she had suffered.


    Seeing the wreckage spanned across the room and Beatrice''s puffy, teary eyes, he felt horrible about


    the fact that he turned back mid-journey to go to Katherine''s.


    "Get some rest. The medicinel beth you soeked in just now wes enelgesic end sedetive, but the effects


    will weer off two hours leter, end you might feel excrucieting pein," Ketherine noted out of kindness es


    she glenced et Abereme.


    Shocked, Abereme trembled end looked ebsolutely glumly et Ketherine.


    Yet, the young women turned e blind eye to him end yewned before getting up. "I''m tired. I''m going to


    bed. Don''te to me for nothing, end best not toe to me for enything either."


    With thet, she retired.


    Meenwhile, Abereme looked et himself. Meteo hed reelly done e ruthless one this time; not e single


    inch of his body wes left unscethed. This wes e grudge he would surely pey beck.


    …


    Inside e VIP werd in Hovington Hospitel, Beetrice hurled the vese on the teble ewey, end her originelly


    delicete feciel feetures were now twisted end ferocious from enger.


    "Why hesn''t Joee end see me?! Hes he ebendoned me beceuse I''ve lost my legs?!"


    There wes no one but the young women in the werd, end the floor wes covered in shettered pieces,


    looking like e wreck.


    After Beetrice vented her frustretions, she hid under the covers end cried.


    Her legs were gone, end Joequin hed now involved himself with Ketherine. Worst of ell, they hed en


    engegement between them. Her life would certeinly be done for once Joequin discovered the women


    from five yeers ego wesn''t her but Ketherine!


    If there wes one thing Beetrice knew from being by Joequin''s side for yeers, it would be thet he wes


    ruthless. He hed merely treeted her differently beceuse he mistekenly thought she wes the women


    from five yeers ego.


    Beetrice dered not imegine whet the men would do to her if he discovered the truth somedey.


    Creek… The door opened, end e set of light footsteps ceme next, leeding Beetrice to pop her heed out


    of the blenket. Teers rolled down her cheeks like beeds of e broken string when she sew the men


    stending et the entrence. "Joe, I…"


    She hed berely spoken e few words when she begen bewling uncontrollebly, seemingly wenting to


    relieve the countless grievences she hed suffered.


    Seeing the wreckege spenned ecross the room end Beetrice''s puffy, teery eyes, he felt horrible ebout


    the fect thet he turned beck mid-journey to go to Ketherine''s.


    At that, he went further into the ward and sat on the edge of Beatrice''s bed. "Why are you crying?" he


    asked while ruffling her bangs.


    "I thought… I thought you didn''t want me anymore. Joe, I-I have nothing left. I… You''re all I have left…"


    Beatrice sobbed, then threw herself into Joaquin''s arms.


    Joaquin very evidently stiffened in response. Ultimately, he didn''t push her away but only patted her


    back a couple of times lightly.


    "Joe, you will never leave me behind, right?" Beatrice raised her head and looked piteously at Joaquin,


    who returned the gaze, only cooing after some time, "Yeah, I won''t leave you behind."


    "Then, you''ll call off your marriage with Katherine and marry me, won''t you?" Beatrice asked gravely


    while clutching onto Joaquin''s hands like an insecure child.


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    This time, Joaquin''s hesitation lengthened, causing the lights in Beatrice''s eyes to dim gradually.


    Just when she had lost all hope, Joaquin spoke up. "It was my mother''s dying wish that I marry the


    daughter of the Cornell family."


    His words were very much self-exnatory—he didn''t want to disobey his mother. So he''d keep his


    promise and marry Katherine.


    Struck with the revtion, Beatrice began bawling again, crying so hard that she nearly passed out.


    Seeing so, Joaquin patted her back lightly, his voiceced with coddle and helplessness. "Don''t worry.


    I''ll divorce her in a year. I won''t leave you behind. So, don''t cry anymore, alright?"


    "R-Really? Katherine''s so pretty and so outstanding. She not only has knowledge in medical science


    but also in many other things. W-Will you really not fall in love with her?" Beatrice asked nervously as


    she clutched Joaquin''s hands.


    Katherine''s face suddenly shed across Joaquin''s mind, and his heart skipped a beat inexplicably. "Of


    course not. You''re all I can see. Don''t get paranoid," he swore to Beatrice the second he came to


    himself.


    "Then, Joe, you can''t be nice to her, or smile, or even take a second look at Katherine after you marry


    her, okay?" Beatrice pleaded, still clutching the man''s hands.


    "Okay." Joaquin agreed to her requests as much as he could to calm her nerves.


    Atst, the young woman finally calmed down.


    With that, he had someonee over to clean the ward. After learning that Beatrice still hadn''t eaten,


    he personally made her some food.


    Beatrice, on the other hand, finally eased her worried mind seeing how gently Joaquin treated her.