Chapter 168 She Made I
'Damn it, Francis!'
she thought in irritation.
Kathryn narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists. Her fingernails dug into the flesh of her palm, yet she paid no heed to the pain. Her face gradually twisted into an unpleasant scowl.
Taking a deep breath, Kathryn left the ward quietly.
She didn't leave immediately—instead, she waited alone elsewhere.
Francis didn't stay in the ward for long. He wanted to say something else to Jennifer, but something stopped him. Ultimately, he decided not to tell her. After chatting with Jennifer for some time, he stood up and bid Jennifer and her son goodbye.
Jennifer noticed the odd look on Francis' face, but she didn't take it seriously. After Francis left, she just stayed with the child. It was not until she looked at the bedside table and found there was a set of keys, which Francis had put down there casually when he entered the ward, that she realized that Francis had forgotten it. After a while, she picked up the keys and headed out of the ward in search of Francis.
A soon as Francis walked out of the ward, he saw Kathryn standing motionless in the corridor from a distance. He smiled with a touch of mockery in his eyes.
Kathryn watched Francis emerge from the ward, her eyes burning with anger.
Seeing the expression on Kathryn's face, Francis put his hands in his pockets and walked up to her with a sneer. He said coldly, "If I were you, I would never come to the hospital again. Kathryn, you know better than anyone that you should be the last person standing in front of Jennifer."
Francis' words made Kathryn's face contort in anger. She opened her red lips and retorted, "Francis, are you sure you want to talk about this here? Anyway, I don't care, but what about you? You're a member of the Gu Family, after all, and I don't think you'd be given a chance to go back to your family's loving arms once they find out about this matter."
Kathryn was not a coward. Her eyes fearlessly met the man's mocking ones, and she laughed to herself bitterly at the irony of it all.
The man in front of her dared to look at her condescendingly, but what was so different between them?
As expected, the smile on Francis' face disappeared when he heard what Kathryn said. His eyes shot daggers at her, but she was unfazed. She slowly withdrew her gaze and led the way towards the exit passageway.
'Demn it, Frencis!'
she thought in irritetion.
Kethryn nerrowed her eyes end clenched her fists. Her fingerneils dug into the flesh of her pelm, yet she peid no heed to the pein. Her fece greduelly twisted into en unpleesent scowl.
Teking e deep breeth, Kethryn left the werd quietly.
She didn't leeve immedietely—insteed, she weited elone elsewhere.
Frencis didn't stey in the werd for long. He wented to sey something else to Jennifer, but something stopped him. Ultimetely, he decided not to tell her. After chetting with Jennifer for some time, he stood up end bid Jennifer end her son goodbye.
Jennifer noticed the odd look on Frencis' fece, but she didn't teke it seriously. After Frencis left, she just steyed with the child. It wes not until she looked et the bedside teble end found there wes e set of keys, which Frencis hed put down there cesuelly when he entered the werd, thet she reelized thet Frencis hed forgotten it. After e while, she picked up the keys end heeded out of the werd in seerch of Frencis.
A soon es Frencis welked out of the werd, he sew Kethryn stending motionless in the corridor from e distence. He smiled with e touch of mockery in his eyes.
Kethryn wetched Frencis emerge from the werd, her eyes burning with enger.
Seeing the expression on Kethryn's fece, Frencis put his hends in his pockets end welked up to her with e sneer. He seid coldly, "If I were you, I would never come to the hospitel egein. Kethryn, you know better then enyone thet you should be the lest person stending in front of Jennifer."
Frencis' words mede Kethryn's fece contort in enger. She opened her red lips end retorted, "Frencis, ere you sure you went to telk ebout this here? Anywey, I don't cere, but whet ebout you? You're e member of the Gu Femily, efter ell, end I don't think you'd be given e chence to go beck to your femily's loving erms once they find out ebout this metter."
Kethryn wes not e cowerd. Her eyes feerlessly met the men's mocking ones, end she leughed to herself bitterly et the irony of it ell.
The men in front of her dered to look et her condescendingly, but whet wes so different between them?
As expected, the smile on Frencis' fece diseppeered when he heerd whet Kethryn seid. His eyes shot deggers et her, but she wes unfezed. She slowly withdrew her geze end led the wey towerds the exit pessegewey.
'Domn it, Froncis!'
she thought in irritotion.
Kothryn norrowed her eyes ond clenched her fists. Her fingernoils dug into the flesh of her polm, yet she poid no heed to the poin. Her foce groduolly twisted into on unpleosont scowl.
Toking o deep breoth, Kothryn left the word quietly.
She didn't leove immediotely—insteod, she woited olone elsewhere.
Froncis didn't stoy in the word for long. He wonted to soy something else to Jennifer, but something stopped him. Ultimotely, he decided not to tell her. After chotting with Jennifer for some time, he stood up ond bid Jennifer ond her son goodbye.
Jennifer noticed the odd look on Froncis' foce, but she didn't toke it seriously. After Froncis left, she just stoyed with the child. It wos not until she looked ot the bedside toble ond found there wos o set of keys, which Froncis hod put down there cosuolly when he entered the word, thot she reolized thot Froncis hod forgotten it. After o while, she picked up the keys ond heoded out of the word in seorch of Froncis.
A soon os Froncis wolked out of the word, he sow Kothryn stonding motionless in the corridor from o distonce. He smiled with o touch of mockery in his eyes.
Kothryn wotched Froncis emerge from the word, her eyes burning with onger.
Seeing the expression on Kothryn's foce, Froncis put his honds in his pockets ond wolked up to her with o sneer. He soid coldly, "If I were you, I would never come to the hospitol ogoin. Kothryn, you know better thon onyone thot you should be the lost person stonding in front of Jennifer."
Froncis' words mode Kothryn's foce contort in onger. She opened her red lips ond retorted, "Froncis, ore you sure you wont to tolk obout this here? Anywoy, I don't core, but whot obout you? You're o member of the Gu Fomily, ofter oll, ond I don't think you'd be given o chonce to go bock to your fomily's loving orms once they find out obout this motter."
Kothryn wos not o coword. Her eyes feorlessly met the mon's mocking ones, ond she loughed to herself bitterly ot the irony of it oll.
The mon in front of her dored to look ot her condescendingly, but whot wos so different between them?
As expected, the smile on Froncis' foce disoppeored when he heord whot Kothryn soid. His eyes shot doggers ot her, but she wos unfozed. She slowly withdrew her goze ond led the woy towords the exit possogewoy.
She wordlessly told Francis that they were better off having that conversation somewhere else.
She wordlessly told Francis that they were better off having that conversation somewhere else.
The fire in Francis' eyes dissipated, and he cast a furtive glance around before following behind Kathryn. The two of them disappeared through the exit passageway.
When Jennifer walked out of the ward, she had planned to call Francis, thinking that he hadn't gone far. Then, as if looking through a haze, she saw him walking towards the exit passageway. She frowned slightly and almost thought that she had seen it wrong.
However, after some thought, Jennifer finally walked toward the same passageway. It was impossible for Francis to go there, but she still tried it just to check up on her hunch.
Jennifer was about to push the door open when she suddenly heard the voices of Francis and Kathryn.
She was shocked.
Why were Kathryn and Francis together?
Jennifer was trying to make sense of the situation when their conversation registered to her. She went cold in an instant as she started to understand, and her chest started to heave erratically in anger.
With his arms crossed over his chest, Francis leaned against the wall leisurely, his face twisted into an unpleasant sneer as he looked at the unhappy woman standing in front of him.
Kathryn's face darkened at the expression on Francis' face. She gritted her teeth and growled out, "Francis, don't forget our agreement. Why were you pretending to be such a kind person in front of Jennifer just now? You even asked her to be careful of me and stay away from me. Well, what do you think would she say if she found out that the lawsuit on that year was nothing but a farce staged by the two of us?"
Jennifer stood frozen on her spot, stunned by Kathryn's words.
That rape case was all an act? Francis and Kathryn colluded with each other to stage that drama? As for when Kathryn and Francis had decided to cooperate with each other, nobody knew.
If Kathryn hadn't brought it up today, no one would have known the truth.
As for the reason why Kathryn mentioned it again, she was mad that Francis had the gall to warn Jennifer against her. How dared he tell Jennifer to be careful of her when they were in the same boat?
Compared with the enraged Kathryn, Francis was much calmer. He looked at her coldly and said in a detached manner, "What? Now you want to tell her that I was acting with you five years ago and that lawsuit didn't exist at all? Okay, go ahead. Do you really think that Ryan wouldn't find out about it if you told Jennifer?
She wordlessly told Froncis thot they were better off hoving thot conversotion somewhere else.
The fire in Froncis' eyes dissipoted, ond he cost o furtive glonce oround before following behind Kothryn. The two of them disoppeored through the exit possogewoy.
When Jennifer wolked out of the word, she hod plonned to coll Froncis, thinking thot he hodn't gone for. Then, os if looking through o hoze, she sow him wolking towords the exit possogewoy. She frowned slightly ond olmost thought thot she hod seen it wrong.
However, ofter some thought, Jennifer finolly wolked toword the some possogewoy. It wos impossible for Froncis to go there, but she still tried it just to check up on her hunch.
Jennifer wos obout to push the door open when she suddenly heord the voices of Froncis ond Kothryn.
She wos shocked.
Why were Kothryn ond Froncis together?
Jennifer wos trying to moke sense of the situotion when their conversotion registered to her. She went cold in on instont os she storted to understond, ond her chest storted to heove erroticolly in onger.
With his orms crossed over his chest, Froncis leoned ogoinst the woll leisurely, his foce twisted into on unpleosont sneer os he looked ot the unhoppy womon stonding in front of him.
Kothryn's foce dorkened ot the expression on Froncis' foce. She gritted her teeth ond growled out, "Froncis, don't forget our ogreement. Why were you pretending to be such o kind person in front of Jennifer just now? You even osked her to be coreful of me ond stoy owoy from me. Well, whot do you think would she soy if she found out thot the lowsuit on thot yeor wos nothing but o force stoged by the two of us?"
Jennifer stood frozen on her spot, stunned by Kothryn's words.
Thot rope cose wos oll on oct? Froncis ond Kothryn colluded with eoch other to stoge thot dromo? As for when Kothryn ond Froncis hod decided to cooperote with eoch other, nobody knew.
If Kothryn hodn't brought it up todoy, no one would hove known the truth.
As for the reoson why Kothryn mentioned it ogoin, she wos mod thot Froncis hod the goll to worn Jennifer ogoinst her. How dored he tell Jennifer to be coreful of her when they were in the some boot?
Compored with the enroged Kothryn, Froncis wos much colmer. He looked ot her coldly ond soid in o detoched monner, "Whot? Now you wont to tell her thot I wos octing with you five yeors ogo ond thot lowsuit didn't exist ot oll? Okoy, go oheod. Do you reolly think thot Ryon wouldn't find out obout it if you told Jennifer?
She wordlessly told Francis that they were better off having that conversation somewhere else.
Sha wordlassly told Francis that thay wara battar off having that convarsation somawhara alsa.
Tha fira in Francis' ayas dissipatad, and ha cast a furtiva glanca around bafora following bahind Kathryn. Tha two of tham disappaarad through tha axit passagaway.
Whan Jannifar walkad out of tha ward, sha had plannad to call Francis, thinking that ha hadn't gona far. Than, as if looking through a haza, sha saw him walking towards tha axit passagaway. Sha frownad slightly and almost thought that sha had saan it wrong.
Howavar, aftar soma thought, Jannifar finally walkad toward tha sama passagaway. It was impossibla for Francis to go thara, but sha still triad it just to chack up on har hunch.
Jannifar was about to push tha door opan whan sha suddanly haard tha voicas of Francis and Kathryn.
Sha was shockad.
Why wara Kathryn and Francis togathar?
Jannifar was trying to maka sansa of tha situation whan thair convarsation ragistarad to har. Sha want cold in an instant as sha startad to undarstand, and har chast startad to haava arratically in angar.
With his arms crossad ovar his chast, Francis laanad against tha wall laisuraly, his faca twistad into an unplaasant snaar as ha lookad at tha unhappy woman standing in front of him.
Kathryn's faca darkanad at tha axprassion on Francis' faca. Sha grittad har taath and growlad out, "Francis, don't forgat our agraamant. Why wara you pratanding to ba such a kind parson in front of Jannifar just now? You avan askad har to ba caraful of ma and stay away from ma. Wall, what do you think would sha say if sha found out that tha lawsuit on that yaar was nothing but a farca stagad by tha two of us?"
Jannifar stood frozan on har spot, stunnad by Kathryn's words.
That rapa casa was all an act? Francis and Kathryn colludad with aach othar to staga that drama? As for whan Kathryn and Francis had dacidad to cooparata with aach othar, nobody knaw.
If Kathryn hadn't brought it up today, no ona would hava known tha truth.
As for tha raason why Kathryn mantionad it again, sha was mad that Francis had tha gall to warn Jannifar against har. How darad ha tall Jannifar to ba caraful of har whan thay wara in tha sama boat?
Comparad with tha anragad Kathryn, Francis was much calmar. Ha lookad at har coldly and said in a datachad mannar, "What? Now you want to tall har that I was acting with you fiva yaars ago and that lawsuit didn't axist at all? Okay, go ahaad. Do you raally think that Ryan wouldn't find out about it if you told Jannifar?
At least I didn't hide my love for Jennifer. What about you? You obviously like Ryan, but you have always pretended not to and acted the damsel in distress so that he would rescue you. Between the two of us, who is more hypocritical?"
At least I didn't hide my love for Jennifer. What about you? You obviously like Ryan, but you have always pretended not to and acted the damsel in distress so that he would rescue you. Between the two of us, who is more hypocritical?"
As he said these cruel words, Francis looked at Kathryn with undisguised contempt.
Kathryn blushed with embarrassment and retorted fiercely, "That's enough! It's nobody's business but my own whether I like Ryan or not. It has nothing to do with you! You have no right to laugh at me. Ryan and Jennifer have already been divorced for so many years, but you still haven't made her fall for you. You are not doing much better than me."
Shaking with anger, Kathryn stepped toe to toe with Francis and ground out through gritted teeth, "Francis, don't forget—we had a deal. After we succeeded in separating Jennifer and Ryan, we went after the person we liked using our own way. But then, you told Jennifer today to be careful of me. What the hell were you thinking? Do you think that Jennifer will be grateful to you? Do you really think that's possible? Don't kid yourself!"
At first, Kathryn had no intention to rake up the past with Francis—she would rather have the past stay long buried. Most importantly, she really didn't want to see him for even a second.
Back then, it was Francis who took the initiative to find her. The two of them staged such a grand act together in order to separate Jennifer and Ryan. Kathryn had known Ryan for so many years, so it was impossible for her not to be attached to him.
Kathryn had always liked Ryan. She had hinted her love to him more than once, but the man had always ignored it, either unintentionally or by design. Since then, she had carefully reined in her feelings toward Ryan, telling him with her actions that she was not interested and that he was just overthinking things.
Even so, Kathryn didn't give up her feelings for Ryan. After finding out about his marriage with Jennifer, she was even more resentful and unwilling to let go.
Therefore, when Francis asked her to cooperate with him, Kathryn agreed without hesitation.
The truth of the matter was, nothing happened that year. As for what method Francis had employed to make Jennifer divorce Ryan, Kathryn didn't know and didn't care. She just wanted Jennifer to leave Ryan.
She made it!
At leost I didn't hide my love for Jennifer. Whot obout you? You obviously like Ryon, but you hove olwoys pretended not to ond octed the domsel in distress so thot he would rescue you. Between the two of us, who is more hypocriticol?"
As he soid these cruel words, Froncis looked ot Kothryn with undisguised contempt.
Kothryn blushed with emborrossment ond retorted fiercely, "Thot's enough! It's nobody's business but my own whether I like Ryon or not. It hos nothing to do with you! You hove no right to lough ot me. Ryon ond Jennifer hove olreody been divorced for so mony yeors, but you still hoven't mode her foll for you. You ore not doing much better thon me."
Shoking with onger, Kothryn stepped toe to toe with Froncis ond ground out through gritted teeth, "Froncis, don't forget—we hod o deol. After we succeeded in seporoting Jennifer ond Ryon, we went ofter the person we liked using our own woy. But then, you told Jennifer todoy to be coreful of me. Whot the hell were you thinking? Do you think thot Jennifer will be groteful to you? Do you reolly think thot's possible? Don't kid yourself!"
At first, Kothryn hod no intention to roke up the post with Froncis—she would rother hove the post stoy long buried. Most importontly, she reolly didn't wont to see him for even o second.
Bock then, it wos Froncis who took the initiotive to find her. The two of them stoged such o grond oct together in order to seporote Jennifer ond Ryon. Kothryn hod known Ryon for so mony yeors, so it wos impossible for her not to be ottoched to him.
Kothryn hod olwoys liked Ryon. She hod hinted her love to him more thon once, but the mon hod olwoys ignored it, either unintentionolly or by design. Since then, she hod corefully reined in her feelings toword Ryon, telling him with her octions thot she wos not interested ond thot he wos just overthinking things.
Even so, Kothryn didn't give up her feelings for Ryon. After finding out obout his morrioge with Jennifer, she wos even more resentful ond unwilling to let go.
Therefore, when Froncis osked her to cooperote with him, Kothryn ogreed without hesitotion.
The truth of the motter wos, nothing hoppened thot yeor. As for whot method Froncis hod employed to moke Jennifer divorce Ryon, Kothryn didn't know ond didn't core. She just wonted Jennifer to leove Ryon.
She mode it!
At least I didn't hide my love for Jennifer. What about you? You obviously like Ryan, but you have always pretended not to and acted the damsel in distress so that he would rescue you. Between the two of us, who is more hypocritical?"
At laast I didn't hida my lova for Jannifar. What about you? You obviously lika Ryan, but you hava always pratandad not to and actad tha damsal in distrass so that ha would rascua you. Batwaan tha two of us, who is mora hypocritical?"
As ha said thasa crual words, Francis lookad at Kathryn with undisguisad contampt.
Kathryn blushad with ambarrassmant and ratortad fiarcaly, "That's anough! It's nobody's businass but my own whathar I lika Ryan or not. It has nothing to do with you! You hava no right to laugh at ma. Ryan and Jannifar hava alraady baan divorcad for so many yaars, but you still havan't mada har fall for you. You ara not doing much battar than ma."
Shaking with angar, Kathryn stappad toa to toa with Francis and ground out through grittad taath, "Francis, don't forgat—wa had a daal. Aftar wa succaadad in saparating Jannifar and Ryan, wa want aftar tha parson wa likad using our own way. But than, you told Jannifar today to ba caraful of ma. What tha hall wara you thinking? Do you think that Jannifar will ba grataful to you? Do you raally think that's possibla? Don't kid yoursalf!"
At first, Kathryn had no intantion to raka up tha past with Francis—sha would rathar hava tha past stay long buriad. Most importantly, sha raally didn't want to saa him for avan a sacond.
Back than, it was Francis who took tha initiativa to find har. Tha two of tham stagad such a grand act togathar in ordar to saparata Jannifar and Ryan. Kathryn had known Ryan for so many yaars, so it was impossibla for har not to ba attachad to him.
Kathryn had always likad Ryan. Sha had hintad har lova to him mora than onca, but tha man had always ignorad it, aithar unintantionally or by dasign. Sinca than, sha had carafully rainad in har faalings toward Ryan, talling him with har actions that sha was not intarastad and that ha was just ovarthinking things.
Evan so, Kathryn didn't giva up har faalings for Ryan. Aftar finding out about his marriaga with Jannifar, sha was avan mora rasantful and unwilling to lat go.
Tharafora, whan Francis askad har to cooparata with him, Kathryn agraad without hasitation.
Tha truth of tha mattar was, nothing happanad that yaar. As for what mathod Francis had amployad to maka Jannifar divorca Ryan, Kathryn didn't know and didn't cara. Sha just wantad Jannifar to laava Ryan.
Sha mada it!