Kate felt heartache when she saw all of the bruises on Daisy's face. She asked, "Do you have any other wounds?"
"I'm fine," Daisy tried to smile at her.
"We should get a doctor to examine you. Otherwise, I will be worried about you," Kate could see by the purple marks how angry Leo was.
"No, you know I don't like taking medications or getting injections. And I can deal with the pain. Don't worry; I will be fine," Daisy said as she knelt down to pick up pieces of Leo's teacup.
Lisa shook her head and sighed, "Kate, maybe Daisy is sincere. Others take advantage of you or bully you. Don't be upset if other's make decisions on your behalf. Just follow your heart and trust those who care about you."
Kate smiled at Lisa and said, "I understand."
**
The next day when Kate when to work at White Group, she convinced Daisy to join her. Kate was afraid that Leo might cause trouble for Daisy when she wasn't there. Daisy was frightened of Leo, so she immediately agreed to go to work with Kate.
Not long after Kate and Daisy left, Leo went to Smith Group. If he was unable to convince Kate to change her mind, he had to beg Joseph to let Dora and Anna stay.
Leo had to try his best to protect his wife and daughter because he knew what type of person Dora was. If he did not save her, he would suffer a lot in the future; she would use everything she could to create arguments and lawsuits.
Joseph looked at the man across from his desk. Before Leo could even speak, he warned, "If you are here to about White Group, I can waste some time to talk with you; but if you are here about Dora and Anna, I advise you not to waste my time."
"I..." Joseph's warning left Leo speechless. He had been there for Dora and Anna, but he did not want to mention them to Joseph. Leo thought that Kate was hurtful, but the look in Joseph's eyes was much colder.
Leo asked with a reluctant smile on his face, "Joseph, I know you loved Anna before. Even if you don't love her now, can't you be tolerant of her given your past?"
"Sorry, I have heard this too many times. This will not work at all," Joseph said assertively.
Leo looked distressed when he realized there was no hope, so he sighed, "Okay, forget I was here then."
As Leo turned to leave, Joseph asked, "You are familiar with the name Miles Green, correct?"
Leo suddenly turned pale with fright. He tried to calm himself down, asking, "Who is that?"
"You forget him or pretend not to know him? Okay, that's fine, I can help you recall."
"On the morning that Kate's grandma died, you contacted Miles and asked him to do something. Do you remember?"
"Legs?" Joseph stared at the wheelchair and smiled, "As far as I know, you have never had an examination after the accident. There is very little about your legs in your medical records. Do you think that it is reasonable for a man who has been disabled for two years?"
Leo never thought that Joseph would check his medical records. He was angry about that, and Miles betraying him, but he did his best to keep calm. Leo nodded, "Yes, you are right. There is nothing that can be done to fix my legs, so there are not many notes. It is normal that there is little mentioned in my medical record."
Joseph then continued to ask, "Then why did you have Miles add sleeping pills to Grandma's medication? Are you worried that a patient that had been in a coma would have insomnia?"
What the f**k? Miles told him every detail! Leo panicked.
He rushed to explain, "He is obviously lying. I did not ask him to do anything. I caught him, so he is talking nonsense."
"Caught him what? I did not say anything about that," Joseph questioned.
Leo trembled and regretted what he had said. He planned to defend himself, but he realized that Joseph must have had evidence and that he would only make himself look worse.
When Leo did not say anything, Joseph pulled out the fake pregnancy report and said, "Anna faked a pregnancy. She thought I would only see the positive test and not look at the details. However, I was already on high alert after all of the lies."
This was the point! Kate's grandma had been dead for quite a while, so there was no reason to mention it. It was all about Anna. And Miles that immoral and unethical doctor. I gave him a lot of money to keep his mouth shut, but he still betrayed me. Leo swore to himself.
"Yes, you are right. You have already convicted me, so whatever I say will be pointless," Leo knew that he could not escape from Joseph.
"I am not punishing you. You did this to yourself; what you did convict you," Joseph corrected him and asked, "Do you want me to take you to confess to Kate or would you like to go on your own? I think you might try to escape, though. After all, you have never regarded her as your daughter; she was just a tool to develop White Group!"
"I..." Leo hesitated and disagreed, "She has always been my daughter. She was just angry and alienated me. I haven't had a chance to care for her."
"If you really saw her as your daughter, you would not have schemed with Dora and Anna so that she would suffer."
Joseph was glad that Leo had come to see him. He had planned to see him anyway to get the truth. Miles admitted to issuing the fake pregnancy report but did not admit to helping Leo fake his medical record. It was Joseph's authoritative demeanor that caused Leo to confess everything.