Chapter 3636


    Kathryn knew right away that rissa must have threatened the doctor.


    With rissa’s way of handling things, it was exactly what she would do.


    “Mr. Fraser, what do you think my mother will do to me tomorrow? Drug me again? Knock me out?”


    Pedro stayed silent. He could imagine many possibilities, but he didn’t know exactly what rissa


    would choose.


    Kathryn didn’t press him further. rissa was unpredictable, and Pedro wasn’t her assistant, so he


    couldn’t know her ns ahead of time.


    “It’ste. You should get some rest. I’ll try to sleep too.” Kathryn sent a message to Pedro, telling


    him to rest.


    She ced her phone on the bedside table and turned off themp. But her mind was racing, and


    no matter how much she tossed and turned, she couldn’t fall asleep.


    She didn’t know how long she’d been awake, but eventually, she sat up.


    She turned themp back on, checked the time—it was past four in the morning.


    Since sleep wasn’ting, she decided to get up. She grabbed her coat, slipped on her shoes, and


    quietly left the room.


    The house was silent.


    Everyone was still asleep, even the servants, who didn’t start work until around six.


    Not wanting to disturb anyone, Kathryn moved carefully, walking lightly as she headed to the stairs


    and went downstairs.


    She didn’t turn on the lights, using her phone as a shlight instead. Turning on the lights would’ve


    been too bright and might have woken up her family.


    When she reached the first floor, she rxed a bit, figuring the sound of her footsteps wouldn’t


    travel upstairs.


    She walked across the hall, heading for the door. But just as she reached it, before she could open


    it, she heard her mother’s voice behind her.


    “Kathryn, where are you going in the middle of the night?”


    Startled, Kathryn turned around and saw rissa sitting on the sofa.  Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    She hadn’t noticed her mother there earlier—how had she missed her?


    “Mom, I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I’d go for a walk.”


    “It’s not the middle of the night, it’s after four in the morning. In two hours, it’ll be daylight.” rissa


    stood up. “You’re young and already losing sleep? Must be something on your mind. I’m the same


    when I can’t stop thinking about things.” rissa walked over.


    Kathryn watched as her mother approached.


    rissa unlocked the front door with her key and said, “Since neither of us can sleep, I’ll join you for


    some fresh air.”


    Kathryn asked, “Mom, why can’t you sleep? Do you need to see a doctor? I’ll be fine; I’ll catch up on


    sleep during the day.”


    rissa had kept Kathryn from going back to work, leaving her with little to do. Sleeping in was just


    what rissa wanted.


    “It’s normal for older people to sleep less. No need for a doctor.” rissa paused, then added with a


    sarcastic smile, “I didn’t expect you to still care about me. I thought you didn’t see me as your


    mother anymore, that you didn’t care about me at all.”