Chapter 51 Bet''s Tenderness
Chapter 51 Bet''s Tenderness
Just as Bet was thinking about it, the girl on the sofa suddenly sat up in a daze while rubbing her
eyes and said, "Well, why am I here?"
She blinked drowsily and looked puzzled at Bet in the doorway. "Why am I sleeping here? Oh, I
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remember it. I fell asleep while writing my news manuscript..."
Catalina''s words darkened Bet''s originally soft expression.
He thought, "So, I ttered myself, and this woman is not waiting for me at all?
She just fell asleep here identally, right?"
Catalina got up from the sofa and deliberately nced with drowsy eyes at Bet at the door. "Did
you juste back?"
Bet ignored her.
With a cold face, he put on his slipper and entered the room.
Catalina put on her slippers and left the sofa. When she walked past Bet, she inadvertently
reminded him, "You''d bettere back earlier in the future! After all, it''s really tiring for Ralph to wait
for you every day."
Bet''s cold face darkened even more.
He thought, "Well, look how considerate she is to others!
I''m surer that I was ttering myself just now.
Damn it!
There was no such thing that the house became warm and lively just because she was here . That was
nothing but a delusion. It was just that the heating in the room was turned up too much."
Of course Catalina did not know what Bet was thinking, but she could tell that he seemed to be in a
bad mood.
However, she had seldom seen him in a good mood.
Therefore, Catalina didn''t take it to heart. "I''m going back to my room. You should rest earlier, too!"
Catalina yawned and was about to return to her room.
She was already very sleepy, and after seeing Bet back, she could finally have a sound sleep.
Bet pursed his lips tightly and did not speak. He followed her without expression, intending to
return to the Lake Compound.
Catalina walked to the door and was about to step onto the bridge. Unexpectedly, a sh of lightning
tore through the night sky.
She turned pale with fear and ran back with her head in her arms.
Unexpectedly, with a bang, she suddenly bumped straight into the strong chest of Bet, who was
behind her.
"Ouch!"
Apparently, it hurt.
After all, she had just banged her head on Bet''s chest.
Bet was caught off guard by the softness of the sudden bump in his arms.
His strong body suddenly froze.
The next moment, he came back to his senses, frowned, and threw Catalina in his arms onto the
bridge like carrying a chick. "Why did you throw yourself at me? Behave yourself!"
Bet''s voice was deep and cold.
"I''m afraid of thunder!"
Outside, the lightning was still striking.
Unfortunately, the door waspletely blocked by Bet''s tall body.
Catalina covered her head with both hands and curled herself up. "Let me in..."
Before Catalina had finished speaking, a thunder suddenly burst in the sky, as if to tear the chaotic
world apart.
"Help!"
Catalina screamed in horror and wanted to escape at once.
Catalina believed that those who were not afraid of thunder would never understand the fears of those
who were.
She thought that Bet was probably one of them.
To her surprise, before the second thunder had struck, she was suddenly caught by a strong hand and
pulled into a robust chest.
Bet kept her firmly under guard.
Catalina''s heart suddenly beat violently.
She looked up at him in surprise.
She felt it was unbelievable.
Bet''s chin tightened, and he lowered his eyes and nced coldly at her. "What are you looking
at?"
Just at that moment, another deafening thunder struck.
Catalina was so frightened that she immediately covered her ears firmly and got into his arms to hide
herself.
Bet lowered his eyes slightly and quietly looked at the girl in his arms.
She was like a frightened little wildcat huddling in his arms, frightened and helpless. This made his
heart uncontrobly soften slightly with tenderness.
Realizing that, Bet was stunned for a moment.
He could not believe that he had actually felt tenderness for Catalina.
His face darkened.
He said to himself in his heart, "I have repeatedly told myself that this woman is good at conquering
men''s hearts.
Four years ago, I was naive and immature.
But now, I''ve realized that this woman is a scourge.
As I said, I will make this woman suffer a lot to pay back what she has done to Warren.
Therefore, I''ll never have any tenderness for her!
I should throw this woman out right now."
However, when Bet felt Catalina''s feeble quiver in his arms, he hesitated.
In the end, he gave up his resistance and allowed her to curl up in his arms to keep out the thunder.
He thought, "Just take her as a wounded little wildcat on the roadside!
After all, although I hate cats, I also have asional moments ofpassion."
On the lounge chair in the living room, Ralph secretly opened his eyes and nced at the door. After
seeing what was going on, he contentedly closed his eyes again.
In fact, he had woken up as early as he had heard the engine of Bet''s car. but he did not want to
disturb them.
At the door, the thunder finally stopped.
"Can you get out of my arms now?"
Bet''s cold voice sounded above Catalina''s head.
He said it impatiently.
"Okay..."
Catalina withdrew from his arms in embarrassment.
"Thank you..."
"Stop it."
Bet quietly stretched his stiff arms and thrust his hands into his pockets. His expression remained
indifferent all the time. "If it weren''t for fear that you might disturb Ralph by shouting too loudly, I
wouldn''t have cared about you."
After saying that, he held an umbre and strode out.
Watching him go, Catalinapressed her lips and shrugged her nose discontentedly.
She thought, "Why does he always speak so frankly?
I shouldn''t have waited for him for so long!
I will never wait for him again."
Catalina took out an umbre from the rain rack in the corner of the wall and then quickly trotted all the
way back to her room.
...
The next day was Maggie''s discharge day.
Catalina arrived at the hospital early in the morning to go through the discharge procedures for Maggie
and pay for the medical bill.
Unexpectedly, when she went to pay the bill, the hospital staff told her that Maggie''s medical and
hospitalization expenses had all been paid.
Catalina was stunned.
She thought, "Did Bet do that?
Could it be him?"
Catalina was not sure.
However, she could think of no one but him who would have done so.
She took the bill and returned to the ward.
"Have you gone through all the discharge procedures?"
Maggie sat on the hospital bed and asked Catalina.
Since her surgery, Maggie had be more and more spirited every day. Seeing that, Catalina was
very relieved.
She felt that it was at least worthwhile for her to go all out for her grandmother.
"Yes."
Catalina ran forward with a smile and said, "Grandma, we can go home now. Are you happy?"
"Of course I am, but why hasn''t Bete to visit me yet? It''s been more than a month now. Lina,
you did not quarrel with him again, did you?"
"Grandma, we''re good. Don''t be so sensitive. I told youst time. He was on a business trip to Gilburgh
for over a month and just came back a few days ago!"
Meanwhile, Catalina thought, "Well, although Grandma is old, she can still see everything through.
Of course, Bet and I didn''t quarrel, but my rtionship with him isn''t as close as I said.
In fact, I even feel that our rtionship has be worse after his business trip to Gilburgh.
After returning, his attitude towards me seemed a bit colder.
It should be because of his girlfriend in Gilburgh!"
Thinking of this, Catalina couldn''t help but feel sad.