At Ocean University.
Kathy had just come back after a full day of classes. When she reached her dorm, she found half a dozen miscalls from Jennifer.
âMom?â
âBilly has come to. Do you want to come visit him?â Jennifer couldnât hide the exhaustion in her voice.
âNo, Iâm not close with him anyways,â Kathy said in an expressionless tone.
âAll right. Do you want to come over and have dinner together this weekend?â Jennifer asked.
âIâll have to check my schedule first,â Kathy replied.
Hung up the phone, Kathy headed into the ward.
Done with the testimony, Billy decided to sue Veronica.
Jennifer wanted to stop him. âBilly, you hurt that girl yourself back then. Now you still want to get back on her?â
âLook what she did to me. You think Iâll let her off? No, mom, Iâll put her into jail. Only then will she learn the lesson.â Billy said furiously.
Back when Veronica beat him up, she was really trying to beat him to death.
She will not let him off.
He could only strike first and get the upper hand.
âYou will only get yourself in trouble with the Joseph family if you do this,â Jennifer said.
âIâm already in bad terms with them anyways,â Billy insisted.
âIâm saying this for your own good. You know the situation Hilton Group is in right now. If you let Veronica off, maybe they wonât come after you.â
Jennifer.
âMom, even if I let this slide, the Joseph family will definitely not let me off, they will only come at me harder.â Billy.
Jennifer fell silent. She understood they needed to bring this whole affair with Veronica to an end for everyoneâs sake.
âAre you really going to sue her?â Jennifer.
âYes!â Billy.
The Joseph family soon find out about the lawsuit.
Afternoon that day, Veronica was brought to the police station.
Joseph rushed there immediately, but Veronica was already under a temporary detainment with no bailment allowed.
Kathy only knew about this when she went over to Jenniferâs for dinner.
âI tried to talk some sense into Billy, but he just wonât listen to me.â Jennifer sighed.
She didnât want the conflict between the Joseph and Hilton family to deepen any further, but it seemed no one was willing to back off in this war.
âWill Veronica be sentenced?â Kathy was worried.
Veronica had had some psychological health issues ever since she got hurt. She wouldnât be able to handle it if she was sentenced into prison.
âBilly has hired the best lawyer in town,â Jennifer replied implicitly.
Kathy understood what she meant.
Billy was trying to put Veronica into jail for more than just a couple years.
âWhy did Billy do what he did to Veronica back then?â Kathy asked nervously.
âHe was drunk. He regretted it a lot, but he was about to inherit the Hiltonâs Group, so he couldnât bear to have any scandal. Thatâs why the Hilton family suppressed the media, and the news didnât leak out. However, the Joseph family never forget about this affair.â Jennifer sighed again.
âIf Veronica is sentenced, whatâs coming for Billy wonât be pretty.â Kathy frowned.
She knew Joseph would definitely seek vengeance for Veronica.
âI know, but that kid is too stubborn, and I donât have the right to interfere in this matter,â Jennifer replied.
It was already in the late evening when Kathy left. Bertie, who had just got back, met Kathy and offered to send her back home, Kathy got into the car and didnât say a word.
âYou donât seem very well. What did you girls talk about?â Bertie asked.
âItâs nothing.â Kathy simply shook her head.
âIs it about Veronica?â Bertie took a guess.
He knew Kathy would care about whatever related to the Joseph family because of that man.â
âYouâre thinking too much,â Kathy replied.
âKathy, do we have to act so distant with each other?â Bertie took a sudden brake on the car.
Kathy stunned for a short moment and came back to her senses.
âSorry, Iâm just in a bad mood tonight.â She forced a smile.
Which she knew didnât look good at all.
Bertie frowned and let out a deep sigh.
âI hope you can be happy,â he said.
Kathy smiled. With her fingers, she pulled the corners of her lips upwards into an arc.
Bertieâs tense expression was finally alleviated.
He held himself back the moment he wanted to reach his hand out to comfort Kathy.
It was already late in the night when Kathy got back to her dorm. Zofia was still awake.
And there was a familiar figure beside Zofia.
Veronica?
Kathy looked at her in surprise, and soon realized she came to look for Zofia, since she was sitting on Zofiaâs seat.
âKathy, Veronica will stay here tonight, do... do you mind?â Zofia asked in fidgety.
Veronica didnât let Zofia know before she came over. And since she was obviously in a bad state, Zofia felt bad for her as well.
âI donât mind. Donât mind me, Iâll go take a shower,â Kathy replied.
Veronica looked at Kathy and stayed silent for a long while.
âVeronica, what about we go to the hotel...â Zofia frowned.
âNever mind, I should just go home. You have class tomorrow, I shouldnât bother you.â Veronica looked disappointed.
She came here right after she found out Billy was going to sue her.
Zofia was her best friend, she needed Zofiaâs consolation and company.
In fact, she had already felt much better after telling Zofia about what had been bothering her.
âVeronica, Iâll call Joseph and ask him to come get you.â Zofia was worried.
âItâs okay, my driver has been downstairs all this while. And donât worry, Iâm not afraid of Billy,â Veronica said coldly.
Zofia sent her downstairs. On the way down, Zofia patted her shoulders, trying to comfort her.
Suddenly, her eyes were welled up with tears.
âZofia, I wonât let Billy has it easy. He will get what he deserves, right...?â she said.
âYes, of course he will,â Zofia replied.
Zofia was feeling grave. Billy had all the evidence he needed to sue Veronica.
The court will begin soon. Since Veronica was guilty of deliberate offence, if Billy went hard on this case, Veronica would most probably be going to jail.
When Zofia got back to the dorm, Kathy was just coming out of the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel.
Kathy asked indifferently when she realized Veronica was nowhere in sight, âIsnât she staying for the night?â
âShe just went back,â Zofia replied.
âKathy, do you know about Billyâs current situation?â after a short pause, Zofia asked.
Kathy frowned. âHeâs still recovering. But he has a severe brain damage, perhaps it will take a while for him to recover fully.â
âCan you ask him to revoke the lawsuit?â Zofia asked again.
Kathy knew how Zofia was feeling. In fact, she didnât want Veronica to be sued too.
But Jennifer told her today, Billy was determined to do this.
âFor now, that seems to be impossible,â Kathy answered.
âJoseph will definitely work out a way for this,â Zofia said firmly.
Upon hearing this name, Kathy went into a short daze. It was Friday the next day, Joseph would probably show up to give his lecture.
Since she didnât receive any notification about the class being canceled, and he was already discharged from the hospital.
The next day, Kathy got up early and went to get her breakfast at the canteen.
However, she was a slender figure surrounded by a small crowd in a distance.
Even though she could only get the rear view of the figure, Kathy could tell it was Joseph.
He came to the canteen?
Would he be okay with the food being served here?
Kathy decided to ignore it and went on to sit in the corner. But Joseph saw her.
He walked across with long strides and sat down right in front of her. Kathy looked at him in a daze.
âJoseph, what are you doing?â she asked.
âTaking my breakfast,â he replied.
âThere are plenty of seats over there!â Kathy got a bit mad.
She got uncomfortable with the way his fans looked over at them...
âI want to take my breakfast with you,â Joseph said in a soft and luring tone.
My Sweetheart ï¤Chapter 366 You Should Have the Ability Genius Son Sells his Mom to Dad ï¤Chapter 488 A New beginning It'll Come Naturally ï¤Chapter 1809 The Ending (Part Four)