Chapter 582 Do Me a Favor
After hanging up, Katherine chucked her phone aside, grabbed a tissue to wipe Charles's mouth, and then scooped him up. "You all set, buddy?"
Charles wrapped his arms around Katherine's neck. "Yep, I'm stuffed!"
Katherine gave him a serious look. "Alright, little man, it's time you start using a spoon on your own. That way, even if no one's around, you won't go hungry!"
Charles looked a bit worried. "Kate, won't you always be with me?"
Katherine smiled softly, dodging the question. "Your dad will always be around, but he's got work and can't be here every day. So, you gotta learn to be a bit more independent, okay?"
Charles nodded. "Okay! I'll try hard so Dad and Kate won't worry."
Since Charles had been with her, Katherine often chatted with him, so he started talking more, even if it was still a bit jumbled. But Katherine got him.
Honestly, Charles was a smart kid, just held back by Scarlett and Alice!
Charles suddenly leaned on Katherine's shoulder. "Kate, can I call you Mom?"
Katherine was taken aback. "Why do you wanna call me Mom all of a sudden?"
Charles replied, "Dad said you'll be my mom someday, that I should listen to you, and protect you when I grow up. He also said you’ve got a baby sister in your belly."
Katherine felt a weird pang in her chest. "When did he tell you that?"
"On the day you and Dad picked me up. When you were asleep, Dad told me."
"Really?"
Katherine was puzzled, thinking, 'Alex already has a wife, why would he say that to Charles? Does he think Charles likes me more, so he wants me to help raise him? Is he trying to avoid burdening his wife? I do like Charles and don't mind taking care of him, but it feels like Alex is using me! What does he take me for!'
Katherine didn't respond for a while, and Charles asked nervously, "Kate, is it not okay?"
Katherine snapped back and said, "You can't just call anyone Mom. When your dad gets back, you should ask him who you should call Mom."
Charles nodded, looking a bit down.
Katherine knew Charles was sad, but she had no choice. She gently patted his head and coaxed, "Alright, you're full. Go play with your toys now!"
The word "Mom" was too heavy, carrying too much responsibility and she couldn't bear it or let Charles call her Mom for fear of making him feel abandoned again.
Honestly, if she could, she wouldn't mind taking Charles away. Raising a kid was no big deal for her. But right now, she was desperate to get away from Alex. If she took Charles, it would only make Alex chase her more relentlessly.
Charles obediently climbed onto the bed to play games by himself. Katherine grabbed another phone left by Ambrosia and dialed a number.
The phone rang for a bit before someone picked up.
"Ms. Hawthorne, it's pretty late. What's up?" The guy's voice had a light laugh, and from the background noise, he wasn't home.
Katherine said, "It's me."
On the other end, Jonathan paused, then his tone got a lot more lively. "Katherine? You actually called me?"
Katherine cut to the chase. "Mr. Mostow, can you do me a favor?"
Jonathan chuckled. "What's in it for me if I help you?"
Katherine frowned. "Shouldn't you ask what favor I need first?"
Jonathan's tone turned a bit flirty. "That's not important! As long as I get a chance to be close to you, I'd do anything, even if you asked me to die."
Katherine felt a bit awkward and didn't know what to say.
She directly stated her intention.
Jonathan didn't waste any time and laid out his own terms.
After thinking it over, Katherine agreed to his terms and hung up.
Jonathan had more to say, but Katherine didn't give him the chance and hung up, leaving him staring at his phone with a sigh.
"Jonathan, who were you talking to?" Hilton's arm draped over Jonathan's shoulder from behind.
Jonathan put away his phone and smiled. "Just a subordinate from the company, asking me something."
Hilton didn't suspect anything and hooked his arm around Jonathan's neck. "Let's get back to drinking. We gotta get Issac drunk tonight!"
Jonathan followed Hilton back to the table.
On the other side, as soon as Katherine hung up with Jonathan, another call came in from an unsaved number.
Since the phone belonged to Ambrosia, it didn't show the caller's name. Katherine didn't plan to answer and pressed decline.
But the caller immediately called again, and Katherine declined it again.
This went on until the sixth call. Katherine, worried it might be something important, answered.
"Ambrosia, why aren't you answering my calls?"
Katherine was about to explain she wasn't Ambrosia when she found the voice oddly familiar.
"You even blocked me on social media! What do you want? Didn't I already apologize?"
Katherine recognized Sunny's voice but was surprised, thinking, 'Why is he calling Ambrosia? What's their connection?'
Sunny continued, "Hey! Ambrosia? Why aren't you talking? Still mad at me? Come on! I'm sorry! You told Bernard on me today, and I wasn't really mad at you. But you're being so heartless! That night when you pushed me onto the bed, you weren't like this! You can't treat me like this! You can't just ditch me after sleeping with me! No way."
Katherine finally got what was going on. Her expression darkened, and she asked, "When did this happen?"
Now it was the caller's turn to be silent.
Katherine's tone became stern. "Answer me!"
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