Leo was in an awkward position and quickly said, "Kate, since you are the elder sister, you should try to stop the fight rather than intensifying it."
Kate sneered at her spineless father, saying, "You just would rather be whipped by an old witch than cherish your honorable wife."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Dora understood her sarcasm and was about to lose her mind.
Leo snapped at her, "Is there a problem with what she said? You have become more and more abusive in the last few years. Don't forget that I am the man of this family!"
Dora was speechless and filled with rage, she sat on the couch and snarled, "Flora was already gone, and Kate is now married. This house belongs to us!"
Worried that Leo sided with Kate, Dora added, "Unless you really are the kept man as they said!"
Kate looked straight at Leo, wanting to hear what he had to say. Leo tried to dodge Kate's eyes before saying, "We are family. This house is a joint property with…"
"Dad, let's make it clear, it's my name that is on the deed," Kate said with a cold glare, "I didn't mention it when Grandma fell ill out of respect, but some people need to be reminded. If anyone is going to leave, it should be them!"
"Kate, don't say that. At the least we're family, do you know how disgraceful it would be if it gets out ..."
"Family?" Kate laughed, "Someone just said I was an outsider, and I want to make it clear that you are nothing to me. One of you is the man who betrayed my mother, one is the mistress who broke up my mother's family, and the last one is your bastard!"
"What…!" Leo was trembling with rage.
"Kate, watch your mouth. Who's the mistress? Who's the bastard?" Dora was so pissed off.
Anna looked at Kate angrily, "Good for you; you reprimanded all of us!"
"Dad, I don't mean to be cruel; after all, there is someone crueler than me. I just want to tell you that if you didn't do so many wicked things, I would be much polite to you!"
Leo was well-aware of who actually owned the house, so all he could do was please Kate.
Kate looked at Daisy and said, "Daisy, remember that you are my family. You are not a servant in this house. Don't cater to them any longer!"
Daisy nodded happily, "Got it!"
"Tell me or call the police if someone tries to kick you out. I'll hire a lawyer for you!" When Kate finished, she turned to Leo, "I'll let them off this time but only for your sake. Next time I won't be nearly as pleasant!"
Leo White clung to his cane with a grim face, and he promised reluctantly, "If they step out of line, I will discipline them myself."
"You..."
Dora didn't understand what she meant, but she was terrified.
"Kate, what about your leg?" Daisy worried about her, "Why don't we go to the hospital?"
Kate looked at her and said, "Daisy, it's very annoying to live with such unreasonable people; you don't have to stay here."
"Kate, don't you see? They just want to get rid of me, so that nobody will stop them from completely dominating everything that belongs to you!" Daisy felt that leaving them to manipulate Leo would be too easy.
"Then keep your eyes and ears open, and find a job. It's boring to stay at home all day."
"Sure, I'm planning on it anyway," Daisy couldn't stop smiling at the thought of the evil mother and daughter being lectured by Kate, "I am just overjoyed that they won't dare boss me around anymore!"
"I need to go, let me know if you need me," Kate said as she walked out the door.
"Alright, talk soon, and thank you," Daisy replied.
Kate felt tired and fell asleep shortly after getting in the car. Joseph tried calling her, but there was no answer, so he called the Smith mansion only to learn she was out.
When Joseph called Henry, he inquired, "Where did Lady Kate go?"
Henry looked at Kate, who was sleeping in the back seat and replied, "Lady Kate went to her mother's house, but we are on our way back now."
"Get her on the phone!" Joseph demanded.
Henry shuddered when he heard the tone in his boss's voice. He stammered, "Lady Kate… is asleep… Shall I wake her up?"
After a little silence on the other end of the phone, he said, "Send me your location, and I will meet you there!"
"Uh... Yes, sir," Henry replied.
Smith Group wasn't far from Henry and Kate's location; Joseph arrived in less than ten minutes.
"Mr. Joseph..." Henry started to speak, but Joseph gestured for him to keep quiet and get out of the car. Joseph climbed into the driver's seat and drove off.
When Kate woke up, she was already in her bedroom. She looked around to make sure she wasn't dreaming. She couldn't figure out how she went from the car to her bedroom. She was terrified and jumped out of bed in a panic, but fell over and cried out in pain due to her leg injuries.
Joseph came running into the bedroom and saw Kate on the floor. He went over and held out his hand to her.
"What?" Kate looked at his hand with a puzzled look.
"Get up!" He looked at her like she was a fool.
"Uh ..." Kate Smith just stupidly took his hand and got up off the floor.
"Why did you go to the White mansion?" His gaze fell on her as if trying to detect something in her expression.
Kate, feeling a pain in her legs, sat down on the couch and asked him sarcastically, "If I were honest, would you slap me for fighting with the woman you love?"
"So, you hit Anna?"
"Yes, I hit her," Not only did she admitted it, but also she answered modestly, "She was a bully and deserved to be beaten to death!"
Kate thought that Joseph would quarrel with her or choke her after hearing this, but he stood still and didn't say a word.
Is he plotting how to teach me a lesson? Kate wondered.