Chapter 12: Scar

"Have a seat." Louis put off his apron, holding each plate of food he had just cooked, and placed it on the table.

Louis's voice was really gentle, making Katherine who was watching TV startle. She looked at his actions, feeling warm inside. Her beautiful face smiled softly. He didn't seem to be hostile toward her anymore, she could talk to him more easily, right?

Katherine obediently sat down at the dining table. Louis put his hand on her forehead to check the temperature, it was still as hot as before, he winced.

“Why is it still so hot? Have you taken your medicine yet?”

Katherine shook her head. She hadn't taken medicine after buying from the pharmacy store, just because she didn't think it was necessary. Just let it cool down on its own, she doesn't like taking medicine anyway.

"What a fantastic meal. Thank you." Katherine smiled at him.

Right after that, he patted her head and went to the sofa. Louis casually read a newspaper on the table, looked as serious as when working at the company, and did not talk to Katherine for another hour.

Katherine asked, "Aren't you going to eat? After all, it was you cooking…”

“You want to infect me with the fever? Next time, if you don't dry your hair and get sick like this, you don't need to come to the company anymore. I can't give you a day's salary for free with such a silly excuse."

Why is this person so mean? He already knew why she caught a cold? That's right, after all, this has been her bad habit for many years, of course, he must be the one who understood better than anyone.

About half an hour later, Katherine finished her meal and quickly cleaned up to wash the dishes. Louis immediately stood up, and went to stop her, "Okay, let me do it."

He grabbed her white wrist, causing the bracelet to accidentally deflect. Her wrist was so small and soft, so white that even a small mole was easy to spot, let alone this terrifying scar.

Louis's gaze fell on the scar, and he froze for a moment. The expression on his face was stiff, his heart rate seemed to skip a beat, making him feel a pang of pain.

“Why don't you know to wheedle? You're so sick, what's the point of trying to wash up the dishes?"

Louis quickly regained his senses, he gave her an annoyed expression and then pulled her to the sofa. Before Katherine finished eating, he had already prepared the medicine for her.

Looking at the amount of medicine he gave, Katherine hesitated for a moment, “You see, I'm fine, I'm already OK. You just go home and rest, I'll take the medicine later..."

“Right now!” Louis firmly ordered.

She looked at his tough expression, knowing he was difficult to negotiate with. If she argued with him, she would definitely be the loser. So for Louis, she could only apply the way she used to do 7 years ago. Katherine took his big hand and shook it slightly.

“These are so bitter. I don't want to take drugs…”

Louis brought in front of her a bag of sweets that he had bought at the supermarket and cupped her forehead, but his voice had softened a lot: "Listen, take medicine to cure your illness. Going to meet Gilbert Grande with me tomorrow."

"What?"

Under his pressure, Katherine was forced to take medicine. After drinking, she frowned, but not because of the drug, but because of the name he just mentioned.

“You probably know that next year our corporation will cooperate with Hologram to inaugurate a new building. Tomorrow Gilbert Grande will personally come to me to negotiate.”

Louis spoke slowly, his gaze fixed on the scar on Katherine's wrist. The more he looked, the more he felt his heart beat faster…

“Louis, don't you have compassion for your employees? I am so sick like this and yet you still exploit my labor. Mathew can go, okay?"

He looked straight into her eyes as if to find the truth in these clear eyes, "At the Sonat's party, you always avoid Gilbert Grande, don't you?"

Katherine was surprised for a moment in her heart. Did he know everything? That day, it was clear that he was only focused on talking to other businessmen, not having time to pay attention to her. It turned out that he was always watching her every second of every minute. She knew that now she couldn't hide it anymore, she said in a low voice:

"At the moment, I can't meet him in person."

Right after that, she raised her wrist toward him and continued, "You're curious where this scar comes from, right? If I said, this scar was caused by him, would you believe it?"

Louis's eyes widened in surprise. It seemed that this answer was something he never expected, and had a great impact on him. But after a few seconds, he regained his composure. A large hand grasped her wrist, a finger lightly brushing over the very long scar.

“What is his relationship to you? Why did he do that?”

Louis's voice was so cold that the listener feel like it was snowing in the middle of summer in S city. Loui was more and more curious about her past 7 years. After all, how did she live the past 7 years? He once said that he must hate the woman who abandoned him, he didn't want her to live a happier life than him.

But right now, Louis was feeling the fear creeping through his body, it stabbed into his heart like a knife that made him constantly ache when he imagined the things she had been through.

"I can't tell you the details right now, but that memory isn't good at all."

In her mind, Katherine replayed the footage from 7 years ago, just as she had just left the S City for a while.

Thought that, after she ran away from this city, her life would be peaceful, but from this event to the difficulty happened to a young 20-year-old girl.

7 years ago.

“She must be hiding somewhere nearby… Her silver hair is very special. You have to find it before reporting to our master.”

A group of about 7-8 people were standing together to make plans. All of them wore black suits and black glasses and had small knives at their side. Their faces were as cold as killers.

The sky was dark without a star, and the loud thunder and lightning made Elise who was hiding under the bridge could not help but be afraid. The sound of footsteps running overhead made her heart pound, trembling, she covered her mouth to keep from making a sound.

If caught, she would surely die just like them!