Chapter 662 Alex, Wake Up
Katherine was desperately trying to stop the bleeding from Alex's wound, her hands pressing down hard. She fumbled for her phone to call 911, but her hands were shaking so much she couldn't even dial.
Alex's face was getting paler by the second, but he still managed a weak smile. "Katherine, can you forgive me now?" he whispered.
Tears streamed down her face as she nodded frantically. "Alex, wake up Please."
Alex's eyes fluttered shut.
"No!" Katherine jolted awake, her heart pounding.
The maid shouted, "Ms. Galatea, are you okay?"
Katherine turned to see a maid looking at her with concern. "Ms. Galatea, you're sweating a lot. Are you feeling unwell? Should I call a doctor?"
Still shaken, Katherine shook her head and sat up, waving her hand dismissively. "No, I'm fine."
The maid handed her a tissue to wipe her sweat and then went to get her a glass of warm water.
Katherine's breathing was still ragged, and her chest ached. The dream had felt so real, leaving her feeling hopeless even though she knew it was just a dream.
She only wanted to distance herself from Alex, not for him to die. Why would she dream something like that?
She took the glass of warm water from the maid and sipped it, letting out a long, relieved sigh.
Just then, Sunny walked in, looking really down.
Katherine thought, 'Have I slept for an hour?'
Katherine took another sip of water and asked Sunny calmly, "So, did you manage to charm Ambrosia?"
Sunny didn't say a word and trudged upstairs, looking totally defeated.
Ambrosia had ignored him the whole time and wouldn't even have a meal with him!
Did he really look that ridiculous in his outfit?
Women were so hard to figure out!
Watching Sunny go upstairs dejectedly, Katherine raised an eyebrow, not surprised at all. It was all within her expectations.
She glanced at her phone. Alex hadn't sent any more messages after his last one: [You're ignoring me again].
Katherine felt a vague sense of unease but couldn't pinpoint why.
She must be overthinking it!
Who in this world would dare to mess with the Melville Family or dare to mess with Alex?
After having the nutritious meal prepared by the nutritionist Bernard had found for her, Katherine started rewatching old TV shows to distract herself from the dream.
In the afternoon, Bernard returned with Billy, who was carrying two large bags of Mexican food ingredients from the supermarket.
Bernard walked over to the couch and gently patted Katherine's head as she watched TV. "Katherine, I'm back. I bought the Mexican food you wanted. We'll have it soon."
"Oh, thank you," Katherine responded absentmindedly.
After the maids helped Bernard take off his coat, he elegantly sat next to Katherine and said, "I also brought back the thing you wanted most."
Katherine finally turned to Bernard. "The thing I wanted most?"
Bernard snapped his fingers.
Then, several maids brought a painting in front of Katherine and removed the dust cover.
Katherine's dull eyes suddenly lit up. It was Lotus's self-portrait!
The woman in the painting's eyes were downcast, filled with sadness and despair, yet there was a stark contrast of resilience and a will to survive, as if there was something she couldn't forget.
Lotus had some fine lines at the corners of her eyes, and the nasolabial folds were slightly deep, making her look older than her thirties.
If the painting was indeed by her mother, Claire, then her mother must have survived the assassination attempt after sending her to the Galatea family and lived long enough to paint this self-portrait years later.
Katherine couldn't help but wonder if her mother could still be alive now.
Bernard looked at the painting, his expression subtly changing, filled with emotion.
He was ten years older than Katherine and had much deeper memories of Claire.
After a long while, Katherine finally looked away from the painting and turned to Bernard, puzzled. "How did you get it in just one day?"
She thought Alex wouldn't give it up!
Bernard also found it incredible. "It was surprisingly smooth! I went to the Melville Group to see Alex this afternoon. After a few words, he had someone bring the painting to me directly."
Katherine found it a bit unbelievable. "Just like that? Alex didn't give you any trouble?"
Bernard nodded. "No, he didn't even ask for money."
Katherine frowned. "How can we not pay him? Didn't I say I'd give you the money? It's like I'm taking advantage of him."
Bernard cast a meaningful glance at her and explained, "I offered, but he refused. He said if I insisted, I should give the money to you. He said it would be the same if you kept it."
Katherine frowned deeply.
Alex's words made it sound like they still had some sort of relationship!
She just wanted to distance herself from Alex as she muttered, "Who wants to keep his money? Forget it. I'll ask him how much the painting cost and transfer the money to him myself!"
Bernard said gently, "Shall I give you the money?"
Katherine waved her hand. "No, I have my own money!"
Bernard let out a helpless sigh while wondering when she would truly see him as her brother and accept his money and care. "Then I'll go prepare the Mexican food. I'll call you when it's ready."
Katherine nodded.
After Bernard left, Katherine picked up her phone.
After hesitating for a while, she typed a message to Alex: [Mr. Melville, how much did the painting cost?]
After a minute, Alex replied: [Not much.]
Katherine sent a serious emoji: [Tell me the amount. I don't want to owe you!]
Alex just replied: [You don't owe me anything.]
Katherine didn't want to waste any words on him. She doubled the average market price at which Lotus's paintings had previously sold and transferred a large sum of money to Alex!
In the black car driving on the rural road, Alex stared at the large transfer amount on his phone and frowned tightly.
He directly locked the screen and put the phone away.
Leander, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and respectfully reported, "Mr. Melville, we're almost there! We tracked the man who delivered the letter to you through the surveillance network. After he left the company, we traced him to this location!"
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