âMitchelâ¦â When Mitchel didnât respond, Katie said softly, âIt was Henley who approached me and forced me to give him an invitation.
He threatened that if I refused, he would reveal that you werenât a Dixon.
I feared it would tarnish your reputation, so I had no choice.
I gave him the invitation.
â
It was an excuse full of loopholes.
But under such circumstances, it was the best Katie could come up with.
Anyway, it didnât matter whether or not Mitchel believed her.
His life was still in her hands, given the toxin within his body.
So, with her excuses, she was essentially offering him a way out.
Seeing his stern face, she added quickly, âBut I really didnât know he had bad intentions.
If I had known they would cause trouble, I would never have agreed to give them invitations.
â
Caught in the act, her dramatics surged uncontrollably.
After deliberately putting on an aggrieved look, she pleaded, âMitchel, you must believe me.
I am your wife, so I will stand by you for better or worse.
â
âs BunnyBookery âWife? We are not husband and wife,â Mitchel said after being silent for a while.
And what he said was the last thing Katie wanted to hear.
His icy tone and expression were devastatingly heartless and indifferent.
Katieâs expression changed.
She retorted, âBut⦠Everyone in Ardlens knows we are married.
â
âKatie.
â Mitchelâs expression was solemn when he uttered her name.
âThatâs because I want them to know.
â
âWhy?â Katie asked in confusion.
Why would he want everyone to know they were married but insist they were not husband and wife?
After studying Mitchel thoroughly over the years, she felt confident in her understanding of him.
But now, she felt like she didnât know him anymore.
It seemed he didnât show her the real him.
Instead of answering Katieâs question, Mitchel looked at her intently with a penetrating gaze and asked, âKatie, have you ever regretted what youâve done?â
The expression on Katieâs face changed again.
She stammered, âMitchel, what⦠What do you mean?â
Mitchelâs face was extremely cold.
His thin lips slightly parted when he said, âYou know exactly what I mean.
â
âI⦠I donât understand what youâre trying to imply.
Mitchel, I swear Iâve never thought of harming you.
You know my feelings for you.
I love you so muchâ¦â
âThatâs why you harm the one I love?â Mitchel interrupted her sharply.
Indeed, Katie never intended to harm Mitchel.
The drug injected into him was meant for Raegan.
Katie just indiscriminately targeted everyone close to Mitchel.
Whether it was Tessa or Lauren, everything had turned out just as she had planned.
During those times that Katie did not do things herself, she subtly instigated others to do the dirty work and let them take the blame.
Her facade of being gentle and reasonable never showed any sign that she was the mastermind.
The list of people she had harmed was endless.
Aside from Tessa and Lauren, Mitchelâs child he had never met were harmed.
Also, Katieâs own assistant Abel and the innocent Luciana.
Some of them even died without knowing it was Katie who had caused their deaths.
Katie had masterfully manipulated others behind the scenes.
She only did the planning and the talking, and those bad people did worse to help her achieve her goals.
Laurenâs being s@xually abused by that despicable man was also Katieâs doing, a move aimed to intensify Laurenâs hatred and anger toward Raegan.
Knowing how much Mitchel loved Raegan, she recklessly sought to eliminate Raegan.