At Herbertâs house, the lights were brightly lit.
Peter got out from the car and staggered to the entrance.
He was stopped by the maid who had informed her master about his arrival.
Herbert came out in a short while, holding her belly. She was now pregnant for four months, and her belly grew larger.
Looking at drunken Peter who fell on the ground, her heart ached.
But in the end, she still didnât help him up.
âLeave now.â She said in a cold voice.
Peter raised his head, âHerbert, please give me one more chance.â
Herbert turned around and instructed the maid, âKick him out.â
Kingston, Herbertâs father, was standing in front of the French window, looking at Peter who was outside when Herbert came in.
âDad, does it have to be like this?â Her fragility was revealed from the bottom of her eyes.
âMy daughter, that bratâs such an asshole, I am doing this for your sake. If you donât push him to the corner, he wonât focus on you and the Herbert group.â Kingston said in a harsh tone, as he was aware of Peterâs potential earlier on, but it was still far below his expectation.
âBut we canât drag any longer, the babyâs going to born,â Herbert bit her lips, pressing her hand against her belly.
The wedding had been postponed several times, her belly became larger and larger as time passed.
âThen weâll wait until the baby is born, thereâs no need to rush.â
The next day, thereâs another headline about Peter on the press. Photos of Peter and Kathy cuddling at the dining bar were captured by the reporter, however, for this time, Kathyâs face was revealed completely.
At the same time, the news of Herbert doing pregnancy check-up at the hospital was exposed. The internet was full of voices of people who sided and pity of Herbert regarding this cheating scandal. Kathy was doxxed thoroughly, and soon she was recognized as the woman who had intimate relationship with Joseph.
The name of âKathyâ became an overnight sensation on the internet.
At the old mansion of the Josephâs family.
Kathy prepared to go to work. She received Alexiaâs call when she was having her breakfast. âHurry up and watch the news!â
Kathy frowned and opened the browser with ease, photo of her face being magnified several times appeared.
This photo was exactly the one which was secretly captured at the dining bar last night.
Again together with Peter.
âI donât think I can go out today.â Kathyâs head was aching.
She was not worried that she was doxxed, but she was afraid that it might affect her family.
As she predicted, she received endless phone call from her mum, Angela.
âKathy, how dare you cheat on Joseph!â Angela poured her anger towards Kathy without hiding.
Kathy frowned and kept a distance with her phone.
âI didnât.â
Kathy deeply understood that misfortune could happen regardless of how hard you tried to avoid.
âItâs already published on the newspaper. I never thought that I would see my daughter in the newspaper in my lifetime. Did you have an affair with Peter? Heâs getting married soon. You just never changed...â Angelaâs fury surged through her.
Why did it have to be Peter again?
Kathy was burdened by him back then.
âMum, I didnât, I did meet Peter but weâre over.â
âThen whatâs going on now!â
The photos on the newspaper and internet were clear, Peter was embracing her, but she was struggling all the time, just that the photos were taken from different perspective as if they were hugging each other.
âIâve have nothing to do with Peter.â
âThen whyâre you guys hugging each other?â
âHeâs drunk.â Kathy was tired of explaining, she felt like thereâs nothing she could do to clear her name.
âDid Joseph mention about divorcing with you?â Angela asked.
Kathy frowned, she didnât get to see Joseph as he went to hospital early in the morning.
âNo, he trusts me.â Kathy replied with a deep voice.
At least, Joseph didnât suspect that she had cheated on him.
Just that she didnât know how would Joseph react after reading the news.
Kathy got even irritated.
âThatâs great. Itâs good that youâre not divorced.â
Kathy was speechless.
After appeasing her mum, she wore a cap and face mask and went to work.
Although she was mentally prepared to deal with the gossip in the company, she could hardly stayed calm when she overheard.
âJesus, isnât that Kathy? Itâs one of our companyâs little clerks!â
âNo way, she looked ordinary! Iâve never thought that sheâs a temptress!â
âA book canât be judged by its cover. Rumours about her seducing Johnson were spread before, I didnât expect that thereâs still one more Peter. This womanâs a real player.â
âNo, wasnât she close to Dr Joseph before?â
Kathyâs brain was about to explode when she heard them gossiping, but she couldnât take off her mask or sheâd probably get ganged up on right now.
âCut the crap! Those news were misleading, stop talking nonsense!â Alexia walked into the elevator, her tone was cold.
âHow could it be scam since it had already published on the newspaper? Youâre close to her, whoâs she hooked up with anyway?â Someoneâs asking.
Alexia pulled a long face, âThis isKathyâs privacy, please respect her!â
Kathy was standing at the innermost corner of the elevator, she felt grateful when she heard Alexia protecting her.
Kathy took off her cap and mask when she returned to her seat. As predicted, she was surrounded by disdain and irony gaze.
âYo, isnât this Kathy? Youâve got nerve to come to work!â Joanne purposely passed by her and said in a mocking tone.
âThe wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.â Kathy replied indifferently.
âWhoâre you lying to? A woman like you, thereâs no telling how many men youâve secretly seduced...âJoanneâs eyes narrowed.
As soon as Joanne finished that sentence, she was slapped by Kathy.
Anger welled up in her chest, Kathy gasped and her face was cold.
âHave you done talking?â
âHow dare you hit me, Kathy?! What nerve! You must be tired of living! I will report this to Johnson!â Joanne stomped in anger and walked up to the Presidentâs office.
Kathyâs face was expressionless, Johnson is the President, not like he will give a damn about the gossips.
After half an hour, Joanne came down from the Presidentâs office with a gloomy look. All the employeesâ mailboxes had received a notice stated that gossiping and personal attacks on employees were not allowed in the company, anyone who had violated would be fired.
Immediately, no one dared to gossip about Kathy anymore, and many of them were afraid of Kathy.
At noon, Alexia and Kathy had lunch at the canteen. Someone had prepared a seat especially for Kathy so no one else could disturb her.
Was it arranged by Johnson?
She knew that Johnson and Joseph were close friends, so perhaps itâs Josephâs idea?
Kathy was wondering, but Joseph did not contact her after half a day.
Although he wasnât angry last night, she was still afraid that Joseph would misunderstand.
âKathy, you can carry on with your job without worries, Josephâs on your side, no one dare to talk nonsense anymore.â Alexia gave her a hug.
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Kathy smiled at her, although this news was removed, but it had already spread throughout the whole City N.
âI would rather Johnson leave me alone. Thereâll be misunderstood again if he protected me.â Kathy said.
âYouâre an employee of the company, itâs normal that the company supports you when youâre treated unjustly, so donât think too much about it.â
Kathy frowned. Meanwhile her stomach ached, she quickly rushed into the toilet.
Alexia was worried as Kathy didnât come out until they off work. She went to toilet to look for her. âBring me to the hospital.â Kathy came out with the support of Alexia.