Under the heiress facade

Chapter 780
Catherine was watching a show in the living room when the doorbell rang. The maid in the kitchen hurriedly wiped her hands dry
and went to open the door.
"Hi. Who are you looking for?" the maid asked.
Everly had a mask and cap on, so the maid couldn't recognize her. After removing her mask, she asked, "Is Wayne at home?"
The maid thought Everly looked familiar, and when Everly took off the mask, she exclaimed, "Ms. Chime? What happened to
you?"
Hearing the commotion, Catherine got up to see what it was all about. When her gaze fell on the person with a cap at the door,
she asked, "Everly, what happened to you?"
On her way here, Everly tried thinking of something sad to make herself cry and look pitiful when she met Catherine. It came as
no surprise that Catherine was at home instead of Wayne.
Everly's eyes swelled with tears as she rushed over to Catherine and put her arms around the old lady. "Mrs. Jones, I missed
you so much!"
Catherine's heart broke when she saw Everly's tears. She had watched Everly grow up, after all. It was only natural that she
sympathized with Everly.

"What's wrong? What happened to you? Let me take a look at your injuries." Catherine's voice was laced with worry.
Everly didn't refuse. All the better to have her injuries tended to without spending a dime. Catherine wanted to lead Everly inside
to tend to her wound.
"Mrs. Jones, is this really alright?" the maid asked after a moment's hesitation.
Hera once said not to allow Everly to enter the house or meet Catherine and that the maids should inform Hera if Everly came
here.
Although Bernard had sent the maid to work here, Everly knew that the maid listened to Hera and would definitely tell Hera about
her arrival.

Now wasn't the time for Everly to get into a fight with Hera. Everly would make herself a joke if that really happened.
"Mrs. Jones, I was wrong. I'll repent and turn a new leaf," Everly said between sobs. She wiped her tears with a hand and
pretended to look remorseful. "I let Hera down. I won't head inside if she's still mad at me. I'm here for Wayne. Is he not home?"
"Wayne said he had some business to attend to. He left this morning. He'll probably come back later tonight," said Catherine, her
heart breaking for Everly.
The wound on Everly's arms was huge, and blood had accumulated around the wound. If they didn't help her with it, she'd lose
her arm. She just had an abortion and was extremely pale. If she didn't get proper treatment, she'd suffer from certain diseases
for the rest of her life.
"Let's go to the clinic. I'll treat your wound," Catherine suggested.
Everly was pleased to hear that, but she pretended to be hesitant. "It's fine. Hera will be-"

"She's gone to university, so she isn't at the clinic," said Catherine. She headed inside to grab the keys and brought Everly to the
clinic.
Unable to stop Catherine and Everly from leaving, the maid sent Hera a message informing her of the situation.
After they reached the clinic, Catherine gave Everly a few injections to numb the pain, put on her gloves, treated the wound, and
removed the artificial vessels in Everly's arms.
Everly's wound was serious. The pus had accumulated until it compressed her blood vessels, so it took quite some time and
effort for Catherine to get rid of it.
It was already afternoon by the time she treated Everly's wound and stitched it.
As she wiped the sweat on her brow, she said, "You're still a good child if you can repent. You need to stay away from the
Chimes."
Everly listened as she lay on the bed. Her heart stirred. She couldn't deny that she was touched to hear that coming from
Catherine. Besides Wayne, Catherine was the only person who was so kind to her.
However, Everly's mind immediately went to Hera. If it weren't for Hera, she wouldn't have ended up like this.

"Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Jones," Everly croaked, pretending to be upset. "I'll turn a new leaf. But I..."
She faltered, which made Catherine curious.
"What's wrong?" Catherine was worried now.
"I got into debt. They're forcing me to return the money. If I don't, they'll..." Everly stopped speaking again.
Catherine had experienced this before, so she knew what would happen if Everly didn't pay the loan sharks back.
Wayne and Everly had helped Catherine plenty of times back then. After seeing how remorseful and sincere Everly was,
Catherine's heart softened.
Eventually, Catherine asked, "How much do you need?"
"Two hundred grand," Everly answered right away.