357: Chapter 357

Chapter 357

"You see your big sister in me?"0

"Mhm, she is reliable, smart, and also somewhat bossy. She always ensures I am well taken care of," Mai said. She had a thin smile as she imagined her sister in Kate's body. 

"If she were still alive, she would be around twenty-eight years old, probably working as a literary agent or a writer," Mai muttered. "I picked up my reading hobby because I admire her talent."

"That's why I can't let you die or be captured under Marlon's hand. I don't want you to get hurt," Mai stared at Kate earnestly. "I deeply regret running away back then because I feel like my sister should've lived, or at least I should've died together with her."

"But I don't want to make the same mistake with you. I will protect you, even if that will cost my life!"

"Mai!" 

Kate couldn't help but raise her voice when Mai raised such a ridiculous notion, "You're not going to die. None of us will die! Stop saying that you will protect me with your life!"

Kate took a deep breath to calm herself, and realized the situation was deeper than expected. She liked Mai as her little sister, but she didn't expect Mai to develop such a dependency on her long before she knew it. 

"You could've said this sooner, Mai. I am more than happy with what you think of me, and I also feel the same."

"R—Really—?!"

"But you're not allowed to do dangerous things like last night, got it?" Kate said. She let go of Mai's hand and patted her head gently. "After all, I see you as my little sister. I don't want her to get hurt because of me."

Mai was stunned by the head pat. 

As expected, it truly felt like she was being patted by her late sister a decade ago. 

Mai wiped her tears that kept falling as she reminisced about her sister and asked Kate, "Is it okay for me to call you Kate instead of Ma'am or Mrs. Woods?"

"Sure, but of course not when we're at work, okay? But outside of work, you are my little sister, so you can call me Kate."

Mai nodded happily. She opened her arms and asked again, "Can I hug you, Kate?"

Kate chuckled. She took the initiative to hug Mai first and patted her back, "You've worked hard. Thank you for saving me, sister."

Mai closed her eyes and rested her head on Kate's shoulder. She remembered about her sister again, but she didn't reminisce about the moment they fought with that monster.

She remembered when her sister comforted her after their father's death and whispered the same sentence in her ear;

"Everything will be just fine. I won't let you get hurt, Mai," Kate whispered, calming down the trembling petite woman. 

Kate sighed.

She truly wanted to do this with Erin, too. She loved and cared for her little sister since she was just a baby. 

After all, her dysfunctional family was not fit to raise Erin, so Kate made sure that Erin was well taken care of. Their mother only started to cling to Erin after their father got arrested and soon blamed Kate for everything. 

She wanted to say those words to Erin, but that bitch was unbearable and spoiled, so Kate had to shed all her pity on Erin and did the right thing to protect her baby.

'Maybe I will have a second chance with Mai…'

Kate and Mai hugged until they heard the door slammed open, and Michael came in with the nurse.

The nurse checked on Kate's condition and nodded, "You're doing just fine. I will send breakfast and vitamins. Please take them, and you will be ready to get discharged."

"Thank you, Nurse."

The nurse left, and Kate quickly asked Michael, "So where are we currently?"

Michael stood leaning on the wall, staring at Mai and Kate solemnly, "We're in San Diego. I was thinking about bringing you to San Francisco, but my informant told me that Marlon's men are currently doing a manhunt on us in both San Francisco and Los Angeles."

"I see…" Kate wasn't surprised by the information. She knew that Marlon was trying to hunt for her life. "Sarah must've said something that triggered this."

"Surely," Michael scoffed. "That bitch has no physical prowess nor enough shady connection to do a dirty deed like this herself. But her mouth is so poisonous that she can actually influence so many people around her."

"So we will stay and hide in San Diego for a while. Henry has a beachside apartment with enough rooms for three of us. Marlon and Sarah also have no idea about this one because it's his most recent purchase," Michael said decisively.

"But what about Henry? We should've called him, right?" Kate said. She looked around her bed to see if she had her phone somewhere. She remembered carrying her phone and wallet before leaving the apartment. "I should call him now. I need to tell him about the attack, and he should also be careful."

Michael gritted his teeth.

He didn't want Henry to know too early because he still felt like a failure. He wasn't ready to face Henry, realizing that he failed to protect Kate and put her in a harmful situation. 

In fact, if he could, he wanted Henry to stay blind about this situation first. After all, Henry also had a lot to deal with in New York. 

"Michael, where is my phone?" Kate asked. 

Michael went silent for a while and sighed.

He took the phone out of his pocket and handed it to Kate, "Tell him everything, but please be careful with your words. You know what kind of man he is. Your condition will put him in paranoia. Who knows what kind of crazy shit he will do in that paranoid and hysterical state?"

Kate nodded.

Of course, she knew how rash and impulsive Henry could be, so she prepared her speech while pressing the call button.

And the call was connected in about five seconds.

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