Chapter 123


    After Katherine had left, Beatrice said, "Joe, I never thought Miss Cornell would be so skilled in


    medicine as to be able to treat your severe injuries. That being said, you really scared the hell out of


    me this time. Could you stop doing such dangerous stuff from now on?" She looked at Joaquin bitterly,


    only to be overwhelmed with resentment when she saw how his eyes were glued to the door. What is


    so good about Katherine that makes Joe care so much about her? Could he have learned about what


    happened five years ago? No, that''s not possible. If Joaquin had learned about it, he wouldn''t have


    been so nice to me. Reassuring herself a little, she pouted her lips while acting like a spoiled child in


    front of him.


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    Joaquin withdrew his gaze to look at Beatrice. This time, he no longer looked at her as tenderly as he


    used to. Instead, he fixed her with a frosty, threatening stare.


    Beatrice''s heart jumped when she noticed the look in his eyes. Looking as pale as a sheet, she almost


    failed to hold back her tears. "Joe, you—"


    Joaquin didn''t spare her feelings, though. He said straightforwardly, "Our mission was meticulously


    nned this time so that no mistake could''ve happened, but our location was leaked. It was your


    doing." He did mind what had happened five years ago, which was why he was especially kind and


    tolerant toward Beatrice. However, the ident this time had cost the lives of two of Area Seven''s


    members; even he had nearly lost his life there. Furthermore, two other members of Area Seven were


    crippled for life in the ident, and an evenrger number of people were injured.


    When Beatrice heard this, her eyes flickered for a moment. Not daring to meet the man''s gaze, she


    replied in an injured tone, "Joe, I thought you trusted me at least, but why would you have such a


    wrong idea about me after Katherine showed up? Did she say something to you?"


    Joaquin replied, "She didn''t say anything." Seeing how Beatrice was still trying to pass the buck to


    Katherine at this very moment, he grew more and more disappointed. The Beatrice I remembered isn''t


    supposed to be like this. She was gentle, considerate, kind-hearted, and poised. And now? He felt that


    the present Beatrice was really alien to him.


    Beatrice''s heart did aplete somersault when she saw the disappointed look in Joaquin''s eyes.


    Instinctively, she shifted all responsibility to Katherine, saying, "It wasn''t me, Joe. How could I possibly


    harm you? Someone must be trying to frame me for this in order to turn us against each other. It''s got


    to be Katherine. She''s got to be the one! She wants to steal you away and strengthen her position as


    your wife, which is why she''s slung mud at me like this. Joe, you mustn''t believe her!"


    The look in Joaquin''s eyes grew increasingly frosty. After closing his eyes wearily for a long time, he


    finally said impassively, "Just go away. For the sake of what happened five years ago, I won''t do


    anything to you. I can ensure that you''ll be well provided for for the rest of your life, but that''s the most I


    can do for you."


    "Joe?" Beatrice''s eyes popped in disbelief. Joaquin is actually going to give up on me? No, that''s not


    possible! She understood Joaquin''s character better than anyone else did. He was good in everything,


    only that he had a strong sense of responsibility. It was exactly for this reason that he had been nice to


    her for five years because of the night they had spent together five years ago.


    Everything she owned was thanks to Joaquin. And now, she was crippled in both legs and no longer


    stood a chance of joining the research institute; even Theodore had given up on her after bing


    thoroughly disappointed with her. If she were to lose Joaquin, she''d really lose everything. Grabbing his


    arm in a panic, she cried, "Joe, you can''t do this to me. Now that I''m already in such a state, what


    should I do in the future if you leave me?"


    Joaquin ignored her cries with a frosty expression. "Please get out of here before I change my mind."


    Beatrice pleaded with him for a while, but she instantly saw red when she saw that he no longer went


    soft on her as he used to. Looking at him with a sinister expression, she swore bitterly, "I know why


    you''re doing this, Joaquin! It''s just because you''ve fallen in love with Katherine, no? I admit that she''s


    prettier and more capable than me. Indeed, I''m no match for her; she''s made so many achievements at


    a young age. But what qualifies her to have so many achievements? Do you think she really is as pure


    as you see? I''m telling you, she wouldn''t even let go of my grandpa in order to be able to get ahead in


    her career! She''s a b*tch with no sense of shame!"


    Joaquin''s face darkened as he listened to her wilful nder on Katherine. He looked at her frostily


    without speaking.


    Seeing the change in his countenance, Beatrice felt more and more delighted. She continued, "What''s


    the matter? You don''t believe me? My grandpa is the top scientist in the country. Do you really think it''s


    that easy to join his research institute? I only managed to join the research institute as a research


    intern by taking advantage of his status. If I want to be a permanent researcher of the institute, I


    still have to work hard for three to five years. Katherine is younger than me, so what qualifies her to join


    the institute as a senior research fellow who is able to be on an equal footing with my grandpa? Isn''t


    that just because she is great in the sack and has an affair with him? Joaquin, you''ll regret it sooner or


    later!" With that, she turned her wheelchair around and left quickly.


    Joaquin watched her leave with a scowl. After a long time, he finally released his grip on the sheets,


    which he had clutched and ripped up.


    He was really afraid that he''d lose control of himself and kill Beatrice if he hadn''t tried hard to restrain


    himself. It really astonished him that Beatrice would actually be so vicious as to say such things.


    Perhaps this was what she truly was? He had never tried to understand her over the past five years; he


    just wanted to take care of her out of responsibility.


    After Beatrice left, Ben finally sneaked in. Seeing Joaquin''s sullen face, he gave a cough and said


    gingerly, "Mr. Levisay."


    "What''s the matter?" Joaquin shot an impassive nce at him.


    Ben hesitated for a moment. Then, he asked Joaquin, "So you actually know it''s because of Beatrice


    that the contents of our mission were leaked this time? Did you ever think about why she''d know the


    ce and contents of your mission?"


    Joaquin exined, "I had a GPS installed on her phone back then to allow her to locate me at all times


    in order to reassure her." Upon recalling this, he thought that he must''ve had rocks in his head at the


    time. No wonder they say that lust can only dull your mind. He just wanted to make it up to Beatrice at


    the time. She had just reached 20 years old, so it was normal for such a youngdy to feel insecure


    after such a thing had happened. She was always worried that he would leave her, so whenever she


    couldn''t reach him, she''d kick up a fuss or even threaten suicide. He had no choice but to install the


    GPS on her phone in order to put her mind at rest, but little did he think that the GPS would actually


    harm the lives of several of hisrades. "It''s because of my negligence that our mission failed this


    time," he said in a grave voice. Obviously, he was in a terrible mood right now.


    Ben didn''t want to rub Joaquin up the wrong way. Seeing thetter like this, he dared not say anything


    else, so he quickly turned around and left.