Chapter 249 Because She Liked Him

“My dear fiancée.”

There was still a little distance left from the gate of the manor when Bertie walked over.

Kathy frowned and looked at him warily, “Sir, I told you I am not Sue.”

Bertie paid no attention to her words, instead he said, “My mother is here, Miss Sue. Would you not like
to accompany me to meet her?”

Kathy looked up at him angrily, “Please stop harassing me. I don’t know you.”

“If you don’t cooperate with me in acting, you won’t be able to leave tonight.” Bertie approached her
again and wrapped his long arms around her slender waist.

She was wrapped in his embrace.

Kathy was trembling from head to toe as she tried to push him away with all her power.

Bertie didn’t let go until the end.

“Bertie, let me go!” Kathy was furious.

Bertie’s thin lips curled into a smile as Kathy’s scent made him even more reluctant to let go.

“Since you even know my name, why are you still saying you are not my fiancée?” Bertie narrowed his
eyes.

Kathy pursed her lips. She really couldn’t understand why Bertie continuously thought of her as his
fiancée.



“It’s impossible that you don’t know. In any case, we are going to get married. This fact cannot be
changed.” Bertie said solemnly.

Kathy kept her face calm. The only thing she knew was that Fletcher family did not approve of Lincoln
and Sue being together.

So, in order to separate the two, they arranged a marriage partner for Sue.

“Since we both can’t refuse, why not work together?” Bertie proposed.

Besides them, John stood a little anxious. If his wife was involved with Bertie in some way, boss was
going to be very angry.

“Sir… I don’t know what are you talking about!” Kathy pushed him away.

Bertie had always been a proud man and the women who wanted to get close to him were countless.
He was accustomed to throwing himself at women again and again but this was the first time he was
rejected.

It was clearly written on her face that she was not interested in him.

He frowned; his mood was ruined.

He just wanted her to obey him.

“I don’t want to disappoint my mother, Sue. Besides, if you had the power to say no to this marriage,
you won’t be here, right?” Bertie said hitting his mark.

Indeed, Sue was forced too.

No one had a way out of this.



However, she was just not Sue!

“Mr. Marshall, you have no shortage of women, why ask for trouble and be trapped in the cage of
marriage. Sue will never agree to this marriage, you’d better make other plans.”

She finished speaking coldly and walked out of the manor quickly.

Bertie stared at her retreating back. His haughty temper never allowed for him to chase a woman.

However, this one made him feel very strange.

She was also quite different from the rumors.

…

In the car, Joseph’s sullenness increased as he held her hand.

“If you want to help Sue, call it a day.”

“I also don’t plan to do anything anymore.” Kathy knew that Joseph must have seen Bertie touch her.

“Have Sue and Mr. Lincoln already left?” She asked.

“Yeah, they went back to City N.”

“Why aren’t the members of the Fletcher family here?” Kathy asked suspiciously.

Since, Sue was going on a blind date tonight, the Fletcher family must have been keeping an eye on
her.

But all of this went so smoothly.



“Mr. Lincoln had it arranged in advance; the Fletcher family hasn’t arrived yet but it won’t take long.”
Joseph said lightly.

Kathy frowned in worry.

“Don’t worry too much about them, okay?” Joseph hugged her affectionately.

He knew that she had a good relationship with Sue, but he didn’t want her to get involved in the
Fletcher family’s business.

The old master of Fletcher family always had ruthless manners. If he knew that Kathy was meddling,
he was not going to care for his image in the city.

“In the Fletcher family, there a lot of things that must never be done, Mrs. Joseph. Contrary to what you
think, happy endings are not easy for many things.” Joseph said.

Her mind had always been too simple, and she did not grow up in a wealthy family to know the
dangers.

Kathy looked at him, as if she could vaguely understand the meaning of his jargon.

She really didn’t know the situation of the Fletcher family, and Bertie who just hugged her seemed like
a complicated and dangerous man.

She didn’t want to have any more contact with him, physical or otherwise.

The next day, both went back to City N. Joseph had to go back to Joseph Group because of some
urgent work.

Kathy wanted to go back to Joseph Bay but was brought to Joseph Group by him.

“I’ll just take a taxi and go back.” Kathy said with cold expressions.



“Stay with me for some time, will you?” Joseph said in a gentle tone.

Kathy looked at him, her hand struggling.

Joseph frowned, his expressions turning slightly cold.

“Mrs. Joseph, don’t be cranky.” His expressions were gloomy.

Kathy pursed her lips, “I am not being cranky.”

She looked at him, “I’m tired.”

“You can rest here in the resting lounge.”

Hearing that, Kathy couldn’t oppose to him taking her to his office.

In the president’s office, there was a large bedroom with all the daily necessities available.

Actually, she was not tired, she just wanted to keep some distance from Joseph.

As she was not sleepy at all, she talked to Sue on the phone. Knowing that Sue was currently safe, she
felt relieved.

There were sudden footsteps outside the door making Kathy frown.

Joseph walked in, holding a few documents in his hands.

“Were you waiting to help me take the meeting minutes?”

“I said I am tired.” Kathy turned her head.

But Joseph countered strongly, “If you don’t help me now, I will be busy all night.”



“…”

She looked at Joseph. Because she was going to Country C, Joseph had been accompanying her
continuously. Thinking about this made her heart soft.

Who made her like him.

“Okay.”

He hooked his thin lips into a smile, placed a hand on the back of her head and leaned in to kiss her
deeply. Kathy stepped back subconsciously but he kept her in place with his hand and deepened the
kiss.

“Bastard!” She cursed in rage.

“This bastard behaves like a bastard only to you.” Joseph’s smile became deeper.

Kathy was slightly embarrassed. Joseph looked so refined and self-restraint but sometimes he said
things completely opposite to that.

He really teased her sometimes.

The person who came along for the meeting was Johnson. Recently NCHV Medical Company and
Joseph Group were cooperating to investigate the cause of Sammy Champ’s death.

Although, NCHV Medical had released a statement claiming that the cause of Sammy’s death had
nothing to do with NCHV’s drugs, the police still needed professionals to participate in the investigation
and NCHV decided to be involved in it.

At the present time, Johnson had already uncovered some clues; however, this matter was complicated
and not that easy to investigate.



Kathy mainly took notes of some key information. She initially doubted that Sammy must have taken
some poisonous drugs.

After the meeting, Johnson led the senior management team of NCHV Medical to leave, leaving only
Kathy and Joseph behind in the office.

Kathy was a little tired as she hadn’t attended such a high-intensity meeting in a long time.

Moreover, regarding Sammy’s matter, she did not expect Joseph to take over the investigation.

“Joseph, why are you doing this?”

“As long as something involves you, I will always go to the bottom of it.” Joseph held her hand.

Before Peter slandered her again and again. He did not want her to be continuously suspected. If this
matter was not investigated properly, Kathy was going to continue to be the suspect.

Kathy’s heart moved with emotions. When her thoughts cleared, she found Joseph’s face extremely
close to hers.

She pushed him away subconsciously.

But this time, she was pressed against the office desk by him, with nowhere to run.


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