57. Meeting him again

57. Meeting him again

Beverly stared at me with a confused look. But wasn't that the truth? He didn't come to stop me because he was done taking care of a child-woman.

"Oh Kat," Cole rose from his chair and knelt down beside me.

He took my hand and pressed it in his palm, "I'm sorry that you had to go through that. Life has been unfair to you."

"That's okay." His touch was warm.

I requested him to get up considering that people were watching us. I didn't want them to get the wrong idea that he was proposing to me.

"You are really very strong, Kathrine. You endured so much since you were a child and you have a warm smile on your face as if it wasn't grave at all. Not everyone has this much perseverance. I salute you."

"You're making me feel uncomfortable!"

"You've got to be kidding me, Raynott!" He playfully eyed me. "You have no idea what you have tackled in your life. I would have been dead by now if I was to go through that." I cracked up.

He pinched his throat and added, "