"Oh, Joseph has gone to Country F?"
"Yes. I saw him at my mother's wedding."
"He has been married and you've started a new life. Just move on." Alexia sighed and said earnestly.
If it were in the past, she would have encouraged Kathy to chase after the one she loved. But it was all different now.
"I know. I don't want to think about him, but I can't control myself."
She didn't want herself to be like this either.
"Kathy, don't be silly. Stay away from Joseph. You must listen to me."
Hanging up the phone, Kathy lay on the one side of the bathtub. Her eyelids began to droop.
After a while, there was a knock on the door. "Kathy..."Reece called.
"Oh..." Kathy murmured, realizing that she had almost fallen asleep.
"I'm fine." She quickly wiped her body clean and put on her clothes.
Reece, standing outside, felt relieved to see Kathy coming out safe and sound.
"Kathy, I was worried about you." Reece frowned.
Kathy looked calm but pale.
She was weak since she hadn't recovered from her fever.
"Have some porridge if you have an appetite." Reece had told the servant to bring it over.
Kathy nodded. Reece sat down beside her, watching her eating.
Her hair was still dripping. Reece picked up the towel to wipe, but Kathy immediately flinched.
"I can do it by myself." She put down the bowl and quickly took the towel.
Noticing all her rejection, Reece was frustrated.
"Kathy, when will you accept me?"
Kathy didn't look at him and said coldly, "We are siblings now, aren't we?"
Reece vigorously kicked the chair beside him and it was broken almost in a minute.
Yet Kathy was still calm.
It was like there was nothing that could stir her emotion.
"You are not my sister. Kathy, listen, you are the one I want to marry!" Reece cried with anger.
Kathy still didn't respond to him. After eating the porridge, she took the bowl downstairs. She didn't look at Reece anymore.
However, something tugged at her heartstrings. Reece destroyed the balance between them.
She knew that she would have to stay in the Bridges' unless she got married. It meant that she had to live with Reece and he would continue controlling her.
She was trembling slightly. It was not easy for her to restrain her emotions.
Reece was following on her heels. As Kathy turned around, he could almost bump into her.
"Reece, it's impossible for us to be together." Kathy said clearly.
Reece gave a grim smile, "Mom and Dad know it. They know that I like you."
"Mom won't allow it!"
"Who knows? Kathy, we are family. You don't need to escape from me." Reece approached more.
Kathy stepped back but Reece still moved forward. She swung her hand to slap him, but Reece didn't avoid it.
"You're my girl. That's why you can treat me at will." He turned around and went away. Kathy didn't feel relieved though she didn't have to confront him.
At night, Kathy found it hard to sleep tight. Even if the door had been locked, she had just dreamed of Reece breaking into the room. She was so scared that she woke up in a cold sweat and it was hard to fall asleep then.
She sat up and looked at the dark sky outside the window. Then she walked into the balcony. After a while, she sneezed several times and caught a cold.
She went downstairs to the living room. As soon as she turned on the light, she saw a man sitting on the sofa quietly. Her face became pale in fright.
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