Katrina continues, "Uncle Anderson, during the most difficult time of my life, you brought me from the orphanage into this family. You raised me and provided me with education. For this, I am forever grateful. I can"t accept your property, Uncle Anderson. Please take it back.""Katrina, with this, you"ll have something to fall back on in the future…"
Katrina shakes her head. "No, Uncle Anderson. I"m quite content with my life now. I can earn my own living, and it"s enough to support myself. Besides, I also have a boyfriend now. I will be very happy in the future. Uncle Anderson, if you share your property with me, it will make me feel uneasy and put me into a dilemma."
Hearing Katrina"s words, a twinge of guilt flashes through Carl"s old eyes. "But this is what I owe you. You deserve it."
Katrina doesn"t understand Carl"s words, and she starts to panic. "Uncle Anderson, I owe you. I owe you so much for your kindness, even though I don"t know how to repay you. You can"t say things like this. Even if you leave the property to me, I will return it to the family later. Uncle Anderson, please take the property back now."
Katrina"s eyes are sincere and earnest.
Carl knows that she is serious about returning the property to his family in the future.
Katrina doesn"t want anything, and his family is now in turmoil because of his decision.
Carl finally nods. "Then, I"ll inform the lawyer tomorrow to change the allocation of property."
Katrina is relieved to hear Carl"s words.
She was nervous at first, but her face suddenly burst into a relaxed smile. "Okay. Thank you, Uncle Anderson."
Having accomplished the purpose of her visit, she makes her leave. "Uncle Anderson, Aunt Green, I"ll leave now."
"It"s already too late." Carl looks at her worriedly. "Why don"t you stay here? I"ll ask the driver to take you to work tomorrow."
"No, thank you, Uncle Anderson. Please have an early rest."
After exiting the villa, Katrina instantly feels refreshed.
The matter of the Anderson property is finally settled.
Carl has changed his mind and intends to take back the 10 percent that he wanted to give to her. He will reallocate the property and make everyone happy.
Since the property no longer has anything to do with her, she doesn"t need to worry that the Andersons will use this reason to get back at her.
As Katrina walks out of the door, Marcellus immediately comes to her. Grabbing her by the shoulder, he looks at her intently and asks, "How did it go, Katrina? Did they bully you?"
"No," Katrina replies, shaking her head. "The negotiation with Uncle Anderson was very successful. He"s decided to take back the property he gave me."
Seeing the smile on Katrina"s pretty face, Marcellus is genuinely happy for her. His worried heart can finally be at ease.
He tucks her hair behind her ear with a smile. "That"s good."
Ten percent of the Anderson property is not a small sum. Somebody else would desperately fight for it, clutching it like a lifeline.
But it"s rare for a person like Katrina to ask Carl on her own initiative to take back his generosity.
Marcellus loves Katrina. He doesn"t care about her family background. Whether she has a strong family background or not, he loves her unconditionally. Even if she ends up with nothing in the future, it doesn"t matter. He will support her wholeheartedly.
After leaving the Anderson house, Marcellus brings Katrina back to her apartment.
To be honest, Marcellus feels a bit distressed about Katrina"s humble living situation. Seeing her life alone in this tiny apartment every day worries him.
Perhaps because he is her boyfriend now, he cherishes her more than ever. He wants to buy a big house for her to move in. He wants to make her comfortable and happy. With his financial capacity, he can make it happen.
But he knows that Katrina won"t agree.
She is not a sn.o.bbish girl. She is not the type of woman to get a boyfriend to satisfy her own vanity or material desires.
They have only gotten together. If he wants to change her home at this stage in their relations.h.i.+p, she might have some negative feelings about it.
He has to drop the idea for now.
When their relations.h.i.+p develops to a certain extent, it probably won"t be a problem anymore, and he can naturally ask her to move in with him.
Once they reach the entrance of her building, Marcellus stares at her and asks, "Katrina, will you go on a date with me tomorrow evening? We can go out for dinner and watch a movie together."
Now that Katrina has accepted to be his girlfriend, he doesn"t want to spend a day without her. He wants to be with her every chance he gets.
This time, Katrina doesn"t refuse him and nods. "Okay."
They have just decided to be lovers, and they are both struggling with their new relations.h.i.+p. Katrina is having difficulty adapting to her new ident.i.ty and agreeing to date Marcellus.
Katrina"s answer makes Marcellus very happy. "I"ll pick you up tomorrow after work."
Katrina readily nods. "Okay!"
After confirming their plans for the next day, Marcellus is satisfied. He watches Katrina as she goes upstairs before returning to his car and driving away.
The next day, Marcellus seems to be absent-minded at work.
The thought of Katrina puts a smile on his handsome face.
He stares at a photo of Katrina on his phone, which he secretly took before. Now, he can finally use it as the background image of his phone.
Staring intently at Katrina"s beautiful face on his phone, Marcellus doesn"t notice when someone enters his office.
"My son, what are you looking at?"
The sudden sound startles Marcellus out of his daze. As soon as he turns around, he finds his mother standing behind him.
Marcellus quickly locks his phone. "Mom, why are you here?"
"I"m worried about my son. You"ve been so busy these days that I don"t even have time to see you, so I came over to visit you."
Marcellus coughs slightly. "Yes, I"ve been a bit busy recently."
"No matter how busy you are, you can"t spend all day at work," his mother chides. "You must consider your future. Marcellus, I"ve made an appointment with a girl for you. Would you like to meet her when you have time?"
"No, Mom. I already have a girlfriend. Don"t worry about me."
His mother asks eagerly, "When did you get a girlfriend? Who is it?"
"We just got together. She"s shy, and I"ll take her to see you later. Mom, would you like something to drink? I"ll prepare it for you." Marcellus says, standing up from his chair.
"Just water."
After Marcellus leaves to get her a gla.s.s of water, his mother picks up his phone from the table and unlocks it. When she sees the girl on the screen, she gets a strange feeling. She takes a picture with her own phone before putting it back.