Chapter 200 Poisoned
Kathleen was shocked that those words actually came out of Caleb’s mouth.
Caleb took her hand and placed it around his arm. “Let’s go, my future girlfriend.”
Kathleen was dumbfounded, but she still followed him down the stairs anyway.
They got into the car and left.
The banquet between Kathleen and Caleb was about some company’s thirtieth anniversary.
All of the prominent figures in Jadeborough were present.
Kathleen knew that she would bump into members of the Macari family and the Morris family there.
She was a little nervous.
“Don’t worry. I’m here,” Caleb assured her casually. “I won’t let anyone pick on you.”
Kathleen sighed. “Don’t interrupt if anyone from the Macari and the Morris family comes to talk to me.”
“Got it.” Caleb nodded.
She didn’t know what to do with him anymore.
“Kate.”
Just as she finished speaking, Kathleen heard a very familiar voice.
“Hello, Mr. Macari.” Kathleen turned around and saw Calvin walking over.
“I didn’t expect to see you here,” Calvin said with a half-smile.
“Hello, Mr. Macari,” Caleb greeted with a bow.
“There’s no need to be so polite, Mr. Lewis. I’m no longer in charge of Macari Group and have handed it over to Samuel,” Calvin said with a faint smile.
“Everything?” Kathleen was stunned.
Calvin nodded.
Wouldn’t he feel worn out? Kathleen thought.
“He doesn’t have much to do except for work anyway.” Calvin’s smile had deep meaning behind it.
“That’s right. Focusing on work can help someone to forget a lot of things,” Caleb replied.
Kathleen quirked an eyebrow and glanced at him.
Caleb merely smiled in response.
When Calvin noticed the interaction between the two, he sighed inwardly.
It’s over. My son is officially out of the game.
“Mr. Macari.” Kathleen paused for a brief moment. “Samuel’s body isn’t doing well. It might be bad for his health if you give him too much to do.”
“There’s no use in telling me that. I can’t stop him at all.” Calvin was also very helpless about Samuel’s attitude. “You know how stubborn he is. No one can ever make him change his mind.”
Except for you, Kathleen.
Kathleen pursed her lips. “I’ve already been separated from Samuel, Mr. Macari.”
Calvin looked at her deeply while his expression remained stoic. “You’re right. It was Samuel’s fault in the beginning. Don’t worry about it, Kate. Every life has its own ending. To be fair, ever since both of you have split up, his well-being has nothing to with you anymore. Whether to die or to live will be according to Samuel’s own wishes.”
Caleb sneered from the side.
What an old bastard. He knows that Kathleen’s soft-hearted. That’s why he’s using this to pressure her. Kathleen probably thinks that he’s not blaming her at all.
“You’re right, Mr. Macari. I don’t have any other solutions as well.” Kathleen pursed her lips. “I no longer have anything to do with him.”
Calvin remained silent.
Sure enough, Kathleen had been hurt too much.
He had asked Tyson about what happened, and the latter told him everything.
Even so, Kathleen remained unfazed.
However, she couldn’t be blamed.
If it weren’t for Samuel’s negligence, Nicolette’s plan wouldn’t have succeeded.
Kathleen nearly died because of that.
What was even more dreadful was that she lost her babies.
The Macari family had no right to force Kathleen to stay with Samuel to save him.
Nevertheless, he was still Samuel’s father. He could still help him a little.
But he could only do so much.
“Mr. Macari, I’ll be bringing Kathleen to meet the others,” Caleb said as he led her away.
If he continued to allow Kathleen to talk with Calvin, she might change her mind.
Calvin smiled coldly. Caleb sure is no fool as well.
Caleb brought Kathleen to the other side to greet the other guests.
However, they didn’t expect to bump into Felix.
When Felix noticed that Kathleen was standing beside Caleb, his eyes glinted coldly.
If he had known that Kathleen was beneficial to the Morris family, he would’ve agreed for Christopher to be with her.
Alas, it was too late for regrets.
“I didn’t expect you to move on so quickly, Ms. Johnson,” Felix said while his words held a different meaning.
Kathleen remained silent.
“There was nothing real between her and Christopher anyway. I remember that you, Old Mr. Morris, had made a big fuss about it. However, she doesn’t even want your grandson anymore. What are you being so cynical for?” Caleb’s words were as sharp as a knife.
Felix’s expression darkened.
Apart from the Macari family and the Morris family in Jadeborough, there was the Lewis family.
No one dared to challenge these three prominent families.
Moreover, each of these three families didn’t like each other at all.
Caleb wasn’t afraid of Felix, and the latter was equally so.
Vivian only looked at Samuel as an enemy in some way.
Kathleen looked at Felix coldly. “You were the one who started all of this mess, Felix. It doesn’t matter that you’re 70, for you are still as shameless as ever.”
She hated him down to the bone.
The only reason why she was willing to tolerate him was because of Christopher and Emily.
Regardless, Felix was still ungrateful.
Kathleen continued to stare at Felix with a hostile look in her eyes, but he didn’t have a hint of awkwardness on his face at all.
“We’ll make a move for now.” Caleb, however, smiled lovingly at Kathleen.
Upon speaking, he brought her away.
Just as Kathleen turned around, she saw a figure dash across the entrance.
She furrowed her eyebrows at what she saw.
“I’m going to the restroom, Caleb.” Kathleen let go of him and turned around to leave.
Caleb frowned slightly.
Kathleen ran out and looked around her surroundings. She quickly walked over to the restroom.
Just as she neared it, she saw Samuel leaning against the wall.
He was propping himself with one hand and covering his mouth with the other as he coughed nonstop.
Kathleen walked over to him only to see blood dripping out from the gaps between Samuel’s fingers.
She turned to walk into the ladies’ room to take some tissues out to wipe his hand.
Samuel looked at her blankly.
At that moment, Kathleen heard the voices of some ladies walking toward them.
If they were spotted together, the ladies would definitely spread the news around.
After thinking for a moment, she quickly dragged Samuel into a small room at the side.
The room was actually a lounge, and there was also a small restroom located inside.
Kathleen dragged Samuel into the restroom and turned on the water faucet.
Samuel started coughing out blood onto the sink.
Kathleen was dumbfounded at the sight.
Why has his condition worsened?
She raised her arm and patted his back lightly. “Why did you come if your condition has worsened?” she scolded him.
Samuel’s voice was hoarse after so much coughing. “I have to come. There’ve been a lot of rumors about my health. You know that there are a lot of people eyeing the Macari family. If I don’t come today, these people will work together to bring us down.”
“What can you possibly do by showing up? Are you going to ignore your health?” Kathleen was furious.
Samuel washed his hands and used them to bring water to his mouth.
He had to gargle many times before he managed to get rid of the blood.
Kathleen brought a towel over for him to wipe his mouth.
She then grabbed his wrist to check his pulse.
“Did you take the medicine I gave you?” She furrowed her eyebrows.
Samuel shook his head.
Because he was afraid that she would get angry at him, he quickly clarified, “I didn’t have the time to go and get it.”
“You have so many people working for you. Why didn’t you ask them to take it instead?” She frowned.
Samuel remained silent.
“Apart from the medicine that I gave you, did you take any other pills?” Kathleen asked.
He shook his head.
“You’ve been poisoned,” Kathleen continued as she stared at him. “What have you eaten lately?”
“All I had was my mother’s cooking,” Samuel explained.
“What about an IV drip?” Kathleen bit her lip.
