73: Chapter 73

Chapter 73

"To… stop her?" Mai noticed something off with Mrs. Woods's words just now. She smiled at Mai, but her smile didn't reach her eyes.  0

Her eyes were filled with silent fury, like a snake ready to attack if someone dared to provoke her. 

"How will you stop her, Ma'am?" Mai asked. 

Kate's smile grew deeper, but her eyes grew colder as she stared at Mai with interest.

"Mai, have you ever done something nefarious to someone before?"

"N—Not that I can think of, Ma'am," Mai replied nervously. Somehow, Mrs. Woods suddenly got the same aura that Mr. Grant had, they seemed like the perfect match in Mai's mind right now. 

The aura would pressure people to look down and obey everything they said or else they would get punished.

Mai was so scared when she met with Mr. Henry Grant for the first time because his aura made it feel like she was about to get executed even though she did nothing wrong. 

Kate sighed pitifully, "Well, I'm about to do something nefarious to my sister. I just got a wake up call after I realized how crazy she has become. This has all gotten out of hand, at this rate, she will get everyone either killed or ruined because of her recklessness."

Mai froze as she listened to Kate, she was still in shock over that aura, now even Mrs. Woods's words caught her off guard.

"So I will do something to stop her," Kate said. "And I will need Henry's help for this."

Mai swallowed her saliva hard. But she gathered enough courage to ask, "Ma'am, you were crying about this a while ago, and now you suddenly changed your behavior. Are you sure you're okay?"

…

Kate went silent at that question.

Honestly, she also questioned if she was okay. She felt that she had endured too much for too long and these recent days were the worst, and all she wanted was to be at peace while she was pregnant with her precious child that she had been waiting so long for.

But she knew her baby would be in danger if she was under too much stress. She might miscarry because of it, and she would never be able to forgive herself if that happened. 

Erin had already put her under so much stress that Kate had to choose between Erin or her baby and her own sanity. The answer was quite obvious, though. 

Erin was a spoiled brat that Kate tolerated for too long alongside Matt because Kate was scared that she'd be all alone without Matt or Erin by her side.

She had to admit that she was scared to be left alone. She wanted someone by her side to assure her that everything would be okay and that she wasn't disappointing them. 

'But I have my baby now. I'm not so alone anymore….'

"Ma'am?" 

"I don't know if I'm okay or not, Mai," Kate replied. "But I'm going to get rid of my own sister because she might endanger my baby. I have to do something, I can't just sit by the sidelines and watch her ruin everyone and everything in my life!"

"Ah, so it's because of the baby," Mai nodded in understanding. "Ma'am, I don't know what you will do to your sister. But I support you one-hundred-percent!"

"Really?" Kate was genuinely surprised by Mai's support. She thought Mai would think of her as crazy because she wanted to get rid of her sister. 

"Yes!" Mai was so excited that she vigorously used her entire body to nod. "Ma'am, I know that protective feeling of a mother. I also don't want something to happen to you or the baby because of that reckless woman."

"Thank you so much, Mai. I'm glad that at least someone is on my side," Kate said gently this time, making Mai relax. 

"Tell me if you need help with anything, Ma'am. I'll always help you to the best of my abilities!"

"You actually can help me with something," Kate said.

"I'm all ears, Ma'am!"

Kate grinned. She hooked her index, signaling Mai to come closer so she could whisper her request.

Mai got a little nervous. She wanted to help Mrs. Woods, but she also didn't want to get into trouble. What if what Mrs. Woods asked her to do was illegal? What if she ended up going to jail?

But after she leaned and gave her ear, it turned out the request wasn't hard to fulfill. 

"Is that it, Ma'am?" Mai asked. "I thought you knew since you two are… you know…"

"We're not that close, Mai. Don't believe everything he said," Kate rolled her eyes. "But yes, that's all I need. You're the only one with the information right now, so I need it from you."

"Well, I do know his address because he asked me to send some of the work documents to his apartment before, Ma'am," Mai said. "But will I get into trouble for giving you this information?"

"You won't get fired, trust me," Kate assured.

"I don't care if I get fired, Ma'am, I don't want to work for scum like him anyway," Mai replied curtly. "I just don't want to get into trouble with the police…"

"Hahah, it's fine, Mai. You won't get into trouble, I will cover for you," Kate said. "Now give me his address, I have to settle something with him."

"Okay, Ma'am. But please, don't let your heart get broken again," Mai said as she frowned and looked pitifully at Mrs. Woods. "Seeing you cry is like… an earth-shattering sight for me. It made me panic."

"He is a scum, but I do need his help. He is the only one who can fool my sister and also control her with a job and contract," Kate replied. "Don't worry, I have no feelings for him. We are… strangers now. I will reward him with something after he helps me."

Kate's lips quivered when she said the last sentence. She zipped her lips, knowing that her next words might make her voice quiver because she was still trying to suppress her emotions. 

Unfortunately, Mai sensed hesitation in her last sentence. She knew that Mrs. Woods was also in love with Mr. Grant. It was too obvious, she was clearly just in denial. 

That's why Mai didn't believe it when she said that she had no feelings for Mr. Grant.

But Mai knew that love was a difficult topic to discuss. People became crazy when they were in love, and they would act like a fool and even do foolish things just to be with the person they loved. 

"Just be careful, Ma'am. I don't want you to get burned."

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