Chapter 345
As if not noticing their facial expressions, Katherine took the bags Hera was carrying before showing
them the door in a natural way, saying, "Dad, Mom, Grandma, I''m grateful to you guys foring to
visit Noah, but she''s now asleep and isn''t avable for a visit. Now that you all have seen her, why
don''t you guys go back first? Grandma is quite old, after all; it takes her a lot of mental and physical
effort toe out, so it''s better for her to go back early for some rest."
Not expecting her to turn them away in a few words, the Levisay trio turned even surlier.
Having suffered at the youngdy''s hands a couple of times, Elizabeth was already seething with fury,
so she was the first to lose her cool. Her face darkened as she reprimanded, "Katherine, however
much you dislike us, you don''t have to go so far as to chase us away with such impatience, do you?!
You''ve married into our family, which makes us your elders. It''s unreasonable to chase your elders
away as soon as they arrive, no? And besides, we''re here to visit my great-granddaughter! What''s the
matter with you? Won''t you even let us take another look at her?"
Upon seeing how the old woman condescended to her like an elder, Katherine raised an eyebrow and
carelessly tossed the bags aside as a smile slowly spread across her face. "Grandma, what are you
talking about? I''m just worried about your health. After all, you''re already getting on in years and have
one foot in the grave, so you''ve got to be careful. Otherwise, it''ll be toote for regret if anything bad
happens to you," she replied with a nonchnt air.
Elizabeth had steaming out of her ears, though. "What do you mean I have one foot in the grave?!
How… How dare you say such a thing?!"
Katherine blinked with fake innocence while pretending to be puzzled. "Am I wrong, Grandma? You
know your own health condition better than anyone else. I did do acupuncture on you before, but it only
alleviated the pain that had been troubling you. I''m not very skilled in medicine and could only do so
much, but you''re already in your twilight years. Even if I stick needles into all parts of your body, there''s
no way your body parts can go back to the way they were in your prime. Without careful maintenance,
they''ll have no choice but to stop working, upon which you''ll turn up your toes," she said, ignoring
Elizabeth''s face, which turned livid with anger. Then, she smiled apologetically and continued,
"Grandma, I''m bad at talking, so what I say may sound unpleasant, but I''m just speaking the truth.
Surely you won''t be mad at me for this? You''ve got such a kind heart, after all."
As Joaquin listened to this from the sidelines, the corners of his mouth turned up; he had to restrain
himself in order not to burst outughing.
Keith even began apuding his sister in his mind.
As for Elizabeth, she nearly passed out in anger, her age-spot-covered hands tightly clutching the
armrests of her wheelchair. Bad at talking? This darn little girl clearly has a clever tongue, doing all the
talking while shutting me up with every word she says!
Hera and John''s expressions were strained as well. Unable to stand Katherine''s words any longer, he
finally cleared his throat and said in a grim voice, "That''s enough, Katherine! Just shut up instead of
talking back to your grandma like that." Then, he turned to face Joaquin. His gloomy eyes were full of
displeasure, but as he recalled his purpose ining here, he had no choice but to suppress his
emotions for the time being.
Feigning solicitude, he continued, "Joaquin, I''ve heard that you were taken away for questioning by the
authorities a few days ago. Had I not seen the press briefing held by Katherine being mentioned on the
inte, I would''ve been still in the dark about this. Thest couple of days must''ve been tough on
you."
This was the first time Joaquin had ever heard such ''caring'' words from the man, which he couldn''t
help but find amusing.
At once, he replied indifferently, "Well, you''re pretty ill-informed indeed. Noah has been staying in the
hospital for such a long time, but only now does it ur to you guys toe over and take a look. I
guess it''s an improvement that you learned about the press briefing just a few days after it was held by
Kathy. That being said, you guys haven''tid eyes on Noah even once sinceing in here, which
proves that you guys aren''t really here to visit her. Since you guys aren''t here out of sincerity, you don''t
have to stay here any longer. Just go about your business instead."
Not bothering to continue ying nice with them, he spoke his mind right away.
John''s face instantly turned as dark as thunder. "What are you talking about?!"
At this moment, Joaquin stopped feigning politeness toward them. He said with a snort ofughter, "I''m
still being nice to you, but it may not remain soter if you guys insist on staying."
"How dare you—"
Seeing that John was on the verge of blowing up, Hera hurriedly stopped him for fear of messing things
up. "Okay, enough already! Why argue like this? We''re a family. Can''t we talk nicely to each other?"
she said before pretending to shoot a re at John in displeasure. "And you, too! It''s not like you have
no idea about our son''s temper. How could you actually get angry at him?"
John''s cheeks puffed up. Apparently, he was still in a rage, but he suppressed his anger nheless.
Katherine couldn''t help but click her tongue in wonder while coolly watching the scene. This stepmother
of Joaquin''s is the best when ites to pretending. Immediately, she said with a smile on her face,
"Indeed, Joaquin is even worse than I am at expressing himself. We just thought the room was small,
so we were afraid that we''d be a bad host to you guys. We can''t even serve you guys drinks since it''s
not convenient at the moment, so please don''t take it to heart. Now that you''ve seen us, there''s nothing
else left for us to talk about. Let''s gather again as a family when we have time."
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When you have time? When will you ever have time for that? We wouldn''t have bothered toe all
the way here if you two hadn''t been so elusive!
Just then, Hera''s eyes flickered, and she pretended to suddenly recall something. "Kathy, you''re the
most sensible, after all. By the way, speaking of it, there''s one thing that we haven''t mentioned to you
before. Since we''ve met today, let''s talk about it and spare the trouble of meeting up again next time.
The Levisay Group is keen on coborating with W Co.tely. We were thinking of finding time to
contact thepany, but who would''ve thought thepany''s president would be a member of our
family? What a coincidence, don''t you think? Well, it saved us a lot of trouble."
She smiled ingratiatingly, but her smile looked somewhat strained to Katherine. "Oh, really?" she
asked. In reality, she''d long figured out these people''s purpose ining here, so she wasn''t surprised
to hear this. Instead, she merely found it amusing. "I truly had no idea."
At this moment, John put on a straight face and said in a grave voice, "That''s right. Actually, the
Levisay Group has always been interested in working with W Co.. It''s just that we never found the right
opportunity before. I hear that W Co. is going to move back into the country and base itself in
Hovington, which is a good thing. Hovington isn''t as prosperous as Kynd, but it''s developed rapidly
over thest few years and has a lot of room for development. You''ve made a good decision."
Hearing the man''s deadpanment amused Katherine even more. She slowly walked to the couch
and sat down right in front of the trio. Leaning back against the couch, she held her head up slightly in
a leisurely andfortable posture that somehow gave off a feeling of superiority. Then, she slowly
replied, "Yeah, I also think it''s a pretty good decision."