Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

Marco frowned. "Are you saying I don't do real work? Kathryn, when I started at Farrell Group, you didn't even know where you were."

Kathryn smiled. "You're right, big brother. You joined Farrell Group early on. But tell me, what exactly have you accomplished? Can you honestly say your achievements were earned by your own merit? You know better than anyone how those successes came about. Let's not pretend otherwise. I've been with the Farrells for a short time, yet look where I am now. I'm making myself clear, brother-if you want to succeed, then work hard and take it seriously. Stop trying to claim credit for what others have done."

Marco's expression darkened. "I just said a couple of things, and you shot back at me a dozen times. Can't you give me some respect? I deserve some dignity too."

"Brother, just get back to work. I need to get ready to head out myself." Kathryn had no patience for more back-and-forth.

Marco stayed silent for a moment, then grabbed the folder, stood up, and gave Kathryn a long, searching look. His lips moved slightly, but in the end, he said nothing.

Kathryn watched him closely, noting every flicker of emotion on his face.

When he finally turned to leave without another word, she hesitated before calling out, "Big brother."

stopped and turned

for life. Mom would have wanted the four of us to stick together, even in the afterlife. Don't you think so? When the Qingming Festival comes, we should all go burn incense for her. The clan resents Mom,

made too many enemies. The clan had long held grudges against her, and her

no illusions-when Qingming arrived, she doubted any of

pressed his lips together. "We want to get along with you, but you never take us seriously. You always side with th-outsiders, never thinking about our future. There's an opportunity to fight for power, but you act all selfless

Hearing this, Kathryn sighed.

things differently, and

a calm expression, she withdrew her gaze. "Brother, just

passing, every decision Kathryn had made was for the benefit

they didn't see that. They didn't understand. All they knew was that

They never

him "brother" just now had been toal attempt to reach him, him of their bond, to stop making the same mistakes over