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Chapter 13

(Kate's POV)

I wasn't feeling really good and last night I did the stupidest thing ever calling Leon and begging for him to come back. What was I thinking really? It wasn't like me sticking my nose in someone else's business and what I said sounded like I was in desperate need of him. I hope he doesn't pay too much attention to that message and if he does then doesn't take it wrongly.

"Hey Kate how're you feeling today?", Matt said joining me.
"Better than yesterday", I told him.
"Means that I can hug you", he said and hugged me which I accepted this time.
"Kate", someone called angrily.
"Is it your brother?", Matt said looking around nervously and I looked around too. The next thing I knew Claire was pulling me up harshly up by my arm.
"Claire?!", I called in pain a bit, her grip was really painful.
"Come with me right now", she said trembling with anger and didn't wait for my answer before dragging me to the room.

"Claire what happened?", I asked as she locked the door.
"I was searching for the right moment but…", she took a considerable pause to calm herself down and then continued, "you can't date that Matt guy, Kiddo", she spoke very seriously.
"What?! Why?", I asked shocked, Claire never, I mean never said no to me for anything.
"That guy is cheating on you, I… I don't have any proof for it until now but I saw him with other women here", Claire said trying desperately to make me believe that she wasn't lying.
"Claire it must be some misunderstanding", I said because I knew it she can't lie.
"No, it wasn't. Jill saw him too", she said, "He was with another woman kissing and hugging."
"Matt loves me why would he…", I began.
"Chris caught him having sex with one of the women staff here", she screamed.
"Wha… What?!", I mumbled.

"Look he had set his eyes on too many women, I saw him hugging but I ignored I mean you can hug anybody right it doesn't mean you love them but Jill saw him kissing but we still thought that may be the girl kissed him, it happens sometimes with good looking men; we just decided to tell you so you could ask him later but just yesterday Chris accidentally stumbled in a room where he was having sex", she paused and looked at me and walked towards me sat by my side, "I mean even if it was a mistake, it is not unforgiveable. Please Kate he's not the right guy please", she said trying to sound convincing.

(Claire's POV)

I didn't want to do this, I didn't want to tell her not like this but if I prolonged this then maybe I would have regretted not telling her earlier. I looked at Kate her expression it was unreadable and then she smiled and said, "Stupid me, I always go after the bad ones", and two huge tears rolled down her cheeks and I pulled her in a hug and she cried on me holding me tight. I cried too, how could I have not cried? Even though we weren't that much apart by age but still she was my little sister, the one whom I loved more than myself. I rubbed her back and tried to calm her down it was not easy to wipe those tears away, never in my life had I seen Kate take an emotional blow in a good way, and it would always take her a day or two, weeks in some cases to get over with something.

There was a knock and then someone started banging door like mad and we pulled apart and looked at each other, "Chris", we both said at the same time.
"Claire, Kiddo, open the door Damn it", he screamed.
"I should better open it before he breaks it down", I said to Kate getting up and wiping my tears. Kate did the same, otherwise Chris would pick the whole hotel up on his head, "What?", I said opening the door.
"Get packed up now 'cause the groom's family invited every one of us and the guests to their big cottage or something", he told me and then hurried off away saying he had to tell others.
"Guess we have to start packing", Kate said and I nodded and the rest of the time that we had in hand were wasted as we packed everything and got down.

Chris didn't want to take any risk and leave anyone behind so he made me, Jill and Kate sit together and saw us off with our entire luggage and called once he was out of the hotel. I was sitting in the middle and Jill and Kate were on the either side of me and we tried constantly to talk with Kate but she kept staring out of the window and just nodded, shook her head or hmmed to give response. Right before we had to take off she called her insolent boyfriend and just broke up well she tried to do it as politely as she could but he didn't take it in a right manner and Chris eventually found out and beat him to crap. He only stopped when Kate begged him crying and he only stopped so she won't cry. One thing that can be considered good was that he promised Kate that he would get best guy that is around for her, at least he got ready to get Kate married.

Jill looked at me and we both looked at Kate and sighed. The only one thing we wanted was for Kate to bounce back happily from this situation and I really hope she gets over with it soon; otherwise we all will be in bad mood.

(Kate's POV)

"Kate, we're here", Claire said and I looked at her, "this is it. This is the so called Guest house but it is able to accommodate all the guests, it's a big hotel in itself."
"Hmm… ", I said as the car stopped and we got out.

I looked at the big area Eric's family really were too much rich to have this place. There was a big garden extending on either side of this path on which and the big house stood in front of me. It was breathtaking but it didn't appear the same to me, well not right now.

"Kiddo help me here", Chris yelled to me and I looked at him, "Come here and help me now you are here help me get these things off."
"Coming", I just said to him and didn't know if he heard it or not and then I spent a few minutes helping him up and down, "Urgh…. Chris don't do anything please just go and I'll handle everything here."
"Okay", he said shrugging and went away and for some reason I felt he wanted me to say that. Anyways it kept me busy and my mind off Matt.
"Hey", someone said standing behind me and I turned to look at him and it was Eric's younger brother Joseph, "Need some help."
"No, I'll manage", I said to him.
"Hey c'mon are you still mad at me for that night", he said, "C'mon let's make it a fresh start. I am Joseph Klein nice to meet you."
"Kathleen Cornor", I just said, "That's my suitcase keep it here, I'll take it myself", I said to one of the servants that were helping us.
"Are you ignoring me?", Joseph asked.
"I am sorry but I have to work a bit please can we talk later", I said making an excuse although I was almost finished but I didn't like that guy.
"Okay", he said and looked around and spotted Chris, "Mr. Redfield", he called and joined him.

I went up to the room which again I was sharing with Claire and got myself changed, I didn't feel like eating dinner, "Why are you changing to those?", Claire asked getting in the room, "You can't go to dinner wearing that."
"Actually I was about to skip it, I am not feeling too well", I told her.
"C'mon you have to eat", she said and dragged me down to the big dining area where everybody was there and I spotted Jill and Chris with Joseph, laughing at his jokes. We took plates and I filled it not too much just to show that I was eating. I and Claire sat together and started eating and chatting a bit about random stuff it was not long before Eric came and took her away and I was left eating alone but it didn't bother me, I wanted some time to myself.

"Can I join you?", a woman said and she looked familiar and then I recognized she was Eric's mom and I gave her a nod, "I wanted to talk to you. You see my son Joseph he has changed a lot after the little talk you two had at that dinner remember and I am extremely thankful to you for that. He is a changed and fine man because of you, I think he needed someone like you only…", she trailed off and continued talking about her son until I asked her permission to go to bed.

(Kate's POV)

I was currently sitting on a deserted garden area having some peaceful time the moment I got here the Kleins kept dropping me a hint that they want me in their family along with Claire. Chris and Jill were totally impressed by that fool Joseph in only one day and Claire didn't have a slightest idea what was going on, well Jill and Chris didn't have it either but it was not long before Joseph's mother put this thought into action but until then I had every right to enjoy my peaceful life.

"Oh I didn't know you were here dear", I heard an old lady's voice and raised my head to see it was Leon's mum; Leon, another idiot.
"Oh I just wanted to read in peace", I said smiling at her.
"Then I must leave you", she said walking away.
"No, no, it's no bother please join me", I said to her.
"Are you sure dear?", she asked smiling.
"Yes", I replied.
"Well then thank you", she said and sat by me and started knitting something.
"What are you knitting", I couldn't help but ask.
"A sweater dear", she replied.
"For Leon?", I asked again.
"Oh no dear he doesn't like sweaters", she replied, "It's for my grandson, my niece's son that is; I think Leon would never give me the pleasure of him getting married."
"Leon never told me about his cousins and family. And why that idiot doesn't like sweaters", I asked yet again.
"Well he says that he wants something that would keep him warm all the time", she replied.
"Huh? What does that mean?", I asked incredibly again.
"I don't know myself, he's a bit shady don't you think", she asked.
"May be but he's a nice person in all", I said to her, "Weird but definitely a good person at heart. Anyways have you talked to him recently?"
"Yeah he called me in the morning asked how I was and all usual things and chatted a little more than I expected. He said he has a surprise for me, I wonder what it is", the old lady said thinking, "He's really good at giving surprises. Well Claire told me that he was the one who brought you here."
"Yes, he did. He drove me all the way to here from LA in one night just because he had to get back to work on time", I told her rolling my eyes.
"Yeah he's a total workaholic", his mother said.
"Even though he hates work", I said and read an expression of shock on his mother's face. She smiled and we spent a little time chatting and then she took off saying that she didn't want to miss her favorite show.

I got back to my book smiling; Leon's mother had really lifted my mood a bit. I wondered what he would be doing right now, "Working like hell probably", I muttered to myself.
"Hey can we talk?", Joseph appeared out of nowhere.
"No I am busy", I said getting up and hurrying away from the spot and spent an hour running away from him and his stupid mother and my annoyance meter was rising up and fast. I headed back to garden area and sat down under one of the Garden Gazebo which was laden with flowery wines and sighed out of relief and closed my eyes hoping that nobody finds me for another hour or so.

"Hey", I again heard the irritating word.
"How many time do I have to say get away from me", I said angrily grabbing the male's collar whom I took to be Joseph but surprisingly it was not him, it was Leon.

A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it. My apologies for any inconvenience you had whilst reading.