Chapter 816 Makes Sense, Right?
Katherine turned her face to look out the window, rubbing her head. "So, you went this time and got nothing."
Bernard replied, "No, I did get something."
Katherine's disillusioned eyes brightened again. "What?"
Bernard looked deeply into Katherine's eyes. "Through that friend, I heard Lotus's voice on the phone. I couldn't be mistaken; that was our mother's voice! I believe there can't be two voices in the world with the same tone, intonation, and habitual words!"
Katherine's pupils trembled. "Really? It's Mom?"
Bernard nodded. "I'm sure it's Mom."
Katherine's eyes welled up with tears. "Mom is still alive."
Seeing Katherine like this, Bernard tenderly raised his hand to rub her head. "Yes, Mom is still alive."
Katherine looked up at Bernard. "But why doesn't she want to see you? Does she know it's you who wants to see her?"
Bernard shook his head. "She doesn't know it's me. I didn't let my friend reveal my identity."
Katherine took a deep breath. "You should let her know it's you, her son! She will definitely want to see you!"
Bernard lowered his eyes. "If she knows it's me, she will be even less likely to see me."
Katherine frowned, confused. "Why?"
Bernard sighed. "I've been searching for you and Mom for years, and the information has been public. If she's still alive, she must know I'm looking for her. But she's never tried to contact me. She even avoids my people, making sure they can't find her. Do you really think, under these circumstances, she'd want to see me?"
Katherine's brow furrowed even more. "Could it be that Mom has lost her memory too?"
Otherwise, why wouldn't Claire come back to find her?
Bernard shook his head again. "I don't think so. If she had lost her memory, she wouldn't be using the pen name Lotus to paint, nor would she be deliberately hiding, making it impossible for us to find her."
'That's right. If Mom had lost her memory, she wouldn't be using the pen name to paint. But if Mom hadn't lost her memory, why wouldn't she come back to find me? I could understand if she didn't want to return to the Mitchell Manor and didn't want to see the Mitchell family. But I wasn't at the Mitchell Manor, and I wasn't considered part of the Mitchell family. Why did Mom disappear after leaving me, as if she had vanished from the earth?' Katherine thought.
Bernard gently embraced Katherine to comfort her, softly patting her back. "I know you really want to see Mom. Mom must have some resentment towards the Mitchell family. She doesn't want to see me, and I won't blame her. But for your sake, I won't give up on communicating with Mom. I will definitely persuade her to let you two meet."
Katherine kept taking deep breaths, trying to calm herself down. She didn't want to shed tears in front of others.
In the past, she thought she was carefree and afraid of nothing. But now, she had vulnerabilities: Claire, the children, and Alex.
Outside the room, there was a sudden commotion, and the sound of children jumping around.
Bernard didn't pay attention to the noise outside, just gently holding Katherine, enjoying this brief moment of reliance from her.
In the past, Katherine would have pushed him away without hesitation. Now, accepting his embrace was rare!
However, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"Katherine, I came with the kids... Katherine, what are you doing!"
Fiona's voice startled Katherine.
From Fiona's angle, she couldn't see Bernard's face. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Katherine leaning in a man's arms and felt extremely jealous!
Although she wasn't a man and had no improper thoughts about Katherine, she couldn't stand seeing her only sister-in-law being touched by another man!
For Alex's sake, she couldn't remain indifferent!
"Let me see who is taking advantage of Katherine!"
She angrily walked over to confront the man, but when she saw his face, she realized it was Bernard.
Fiona actually already knew about Bernard and Katherine's blood relationship, even though Katherine had never directly admitted it.
But they were siblings!
Bernard hugging Katherine was really a very normal thing!
Fiona realized she was making a fuss over nothing and immediately laughed awkwardly. "Oh, Bernard! I thought it was some man trying to seduce Katherine!"
Bernard coldly glanced at Fiona. "If she wants to be with another man, that's her business. The Melville family has no right to interfere."
Fiona was a bit displeased. "She's my sister-in-law. She even had children with Alex! Even without Alex, she's still my sister-in-law!"
Bernard replied, "Can you provide proof of her marriage to Alex to support that claim? The Melville family is always so selfish, never considering others' feelings! How did Alex treat her? How has she lived all these years? And you still have the nerve to stop her from being with another man?"
Fiona's face stiffened, knowing her family was in the wrong, but she still had to say something. "Alex didn't mean for things to turn out this way. I know how much he liked Katherine! If he hadn't had that accident and disappeared, he would have treated Katherine very well. Otherwise, Katherine wouldn't have stayed so loyal, waiting for Alex to come back. She's not stupid!"
Bernard felt the Melville family only cared about their own interests, disregarding others' lives and time! "You all..."
"Enough!" Katherine interrupted Bernard. "Mr. Mitchell, don't argue with her!"
Bernard pressed his lips together and said no more.
Feeling victorious, Fiona leaned closer to Katherine. "Katherine, don't you think I was right? Doesn't it make sense?"
Katherine helplessly tugged at her lips. "Where are the kids?"
Fiona replied, "They're outside playing with Sunny! George, Edith, and Charles were so excited to go out! I was afraid you couldn't handle three kids alone, so I came to help!"
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