Female Novel
Chapter 359
They were just about to head inside when Rose and Teo walked in from outside. Catching a glimpseof Katherine’s silhouette, both exclaimed in unison, “Leonora, how did you get out here?”
At the sound of their voices, everyone turned around. Katherine’s eyes, sparkling with mirth, lockedwith Teo’s deep gaze.
Her heart skipped a beat. Her breathing halted for a moment. Even the grip on Brodie's armtightened.
Ever since her memory loss, she hadn’t felt such a flutter around men. The feeling was hauntinglyfamiliar, almost compelling her to rush over to him.
Meanwhile, Teo stood frozen. His eyes lingered on Katherine's face for a long time. Rose tugged athis sleeve and whispered in his ear, “I think we've mistaken her for someone else, but she doeshave Leonora's profile.”
He snapped back to reality, and patted Rose's hand, saying, “Let’s go say hello.”
Casey saw this and immediately approached with a welcoming smile. “Rose, Teo, my apologies fornot greeting you sooner. Please, come inside.”
The group exchanged pleasantries before Casey led them into the main hall.
Katherine couldn’t take her eyes off Teo. Her body felt as heavy as lead, stiff and unyielding. Brodiehad noticed his mother’s discomfort and leaned in to ask softly, “Mom, do you know that man?”
Katherine stared at him nervously, her voice trembling. “I don't know, but he makes me feel...special.”
“What kind of special? Fear or familiarity?”
Faced with her son’s probing, Katherine couldn’t hide the truth. “It’s a sense of closeness,” sheadmitted, her cheeks flushing involuntarily. At her age, feeling attracted to a married man wassomething she found shameful.
Brodie wrapped his arms around her in a comforting embrace. “Mom, don’t be scared. Try gettingcloser to him. It might help you recover your memories.”
This was also why Brodie had brought her here. The case from years ago was still unsolved, and hehad a hunch it was somehow connected to Clara's mother's case – more specifically, to Leonora. Ifthey didn’t find the mastermind soon, Clara would continue to be hurt, and he and his mother wouldremain targets, just like before.novelbin
Katherine nodded slightly. “I will.”
During the meal, Teo took the initiative to lift his glass towards Katherine. “I don’t believe I caughtyour name. I'm Teo, Ian's father.”
Katherine's grip on her fork tightened, but her face remained composed. With a gentle voice, shereplied, “My name is Katherine. You’re too kind, Mr. Teo.”
She smiled, raising her glass, and just as she was about to sip, she caught sight of the chandelierplummeting down towards Teo. Her throat constricted in fear. Her mouth opened a few times, but nosound came out.
Without a second thought, Katherine dropped her glass and rushed towards Teo. By the time shewrapped her arms around his head, the chandelier crashed onto her back with a thud.