Katrina is still devastated about Carl"s condition. But instead of taking care of him, Winnie and Sophie are ha.s.sling her about the key he gave her. When Winnie grabs her and Sophie tries to force the key out of her hands, she becomes furious. In a fit of anger, she pushes Winnie away and wrenches out of Sophie"s grasp. She had enough of their vicious planning and bullying. She can"t allow these mother and daughter tandem to hara.s.s her again.
Sophie catches Winnie just before she falls to the ground. The two gape at Katrina, not expecting her to fight back.
Katrina fixes her clothes and keeps her distance from the two.
Winnie shoots her an incredulous look and screams, "You ungrateful b.i.t.c.h! How dare you hit me! Your uncle isn"t dead yet!" We raised her out of kindness, but instead of repaying us, she hits me! She fights us now that normally she didn"t do before.
Katrina retorts, "You know Uncle Anderson isn"t dead yet, but instead of granting his request, you tricked him and prevented me from coming to visit him! Instead of taking care of him, you"re out here trying to take the key he entrusted to me! How come you didn"t respect Uncle Carl despite his kindness and being a good family to all of you?"
She continues, "What are you so worried about? Is money all you care about? Do you even care about him? Do you even think about his recovery?"
Katrina"s words make Winnie"s hackles rise, and her face becomes fiercer. "Y-you—. b.i.t.c.h, you are not part of our family, how dare you say that?" She shakes a finger at Katrina. In the end, she is unable to utter something in response. She hated Katrina"s guts. She never thought that she"d be stronger like this.
Katrina doesn"t bother to wait for a reply. She turns around and leaves without looking back.
Katrina is distracted for the rest of the day. When she returns to the police station, she can"t concentrate on work. Her mind keeps wandering and thinking about her Uncle Carl. She wanted to stay longer beside him, but Sophie and Winnie humiliated her.
In the afternoon, Aaron fetches Katrina at the police station as usual and immediately notices her red eyes. Although she tries to pretend that nothing is wrong, one glance at her, and he can tell that she is upset.
Aaron"s eyebrows furrow in concern and placing both hands on her shoulders, he looks down at her and asks, "What"s wrong? Who bullied you? Is their someone who dares to bully you at work?" His voice is full of concern. He can"t allow anybody to bully his woman, not until he is still alive.
She"s always happy whenever I pick her up from work. No matter what difficulties she encounters at work, she never complains or gets upset.
What happened to her? Why is she so sad? Who the h.e.l.l bullied her?
Aaron feels extremely upset. I"ll get back at whoever made her cry!
"Was it your colleague? Your captain? Did you encounter someone difficult at work?" he questions her immediately. "Tell me who makes you sad today?"
Katrina keeps shaking her head. "No one bullied me, Aaron. Let"s go home. I am so tired, and please stop asking me,"
Seeing Katrina so sullen makes Aaron feel even worse. "Okay, let"s go home," he relents, guiding her to the car.
Inside the car, Aaron notices fading handprints on Katrina"s arm. They look too small to be made by a man.
Aaron had suffered severe injuries in the past, but the pain from those injuries was nothing compared to seeing Katrina"s skin covered in bruises.
Feeling heartbroken, he takes Katrina"s arm carefully and stares at the bruises. He looks up and asks, "Who did this? Who hurt you? Tell me who did this to you?"
He can"t handle the anger he feels at that moment. All he wants to do right now is to shoot the person who harmed Katrina. Suddenly, he felt furious with seeing traces of bruises on Katrina"s arm. He would not allow anyone to do this.
Katrina is depressed because of Carl"s condition, not because of her confrontation with Winnie and Sophie. Although they treated her badly, she doesn"t want Aaron to get back at them for Carl"s sake.
"Aaron, please stop asking!" she pleads. "Really, I"m fine! I said, let"s go home!"
Helpless, Aaron can only hold her in his arms and embrace her tightly. "Okay, I won"t ask anymore. Just tell me when you want to talk about it. Honey, don"t hesitate to tell me if something bad comes your way. As I told you several times, I will protect you,"
At home, Katrina has no appet.i.te and hardly eats at dinner. After taking a bath, she goes to bed early.
That night, Aaron doesn"t have s.e.x with Katrina. He takes her in his arms and holds her tightly.
In the comfort of Aaron"s embrace, Katrina asks in a low voice, "Aaron, do you think human life is fragile?"
Aaron is shocked to hear her morbid thoughts. "Why are you asking?"
Katrina sniffs. "Today, I found out from Farrah that Uncle Anderson is in hospital. When I went to the hospital to visit him, I found him much thinner and weaker than before. He looked like he aged 20 years. The doctor said he might not live for more than a month."
"He always seemed healthy. I always thought he"d live another thirty years, but he suddenly fell ill. He"s leaving before I could even say goodbye. It hurts, Aaron…" she trails off and starts to cry.
Aaron falls silent. No wonder she looks so heartbroken. Her uncle is gravely ill. Whenever I criticize her family, she always defends her uncle. He must mean a lot to her…
A person"s life cycles from birth to death. In the end, everyone gets reincarnated.
Aaron doesn"t know how to comfort Katrina. He embraces her tightly and promises, "No matter what happens, I"ll be there for you. We"ll face all difficulties together."