The pianist was playing a classic piece, the waiters and waitresses were serving food and drinks, and the attendees were having good conversations.
Upstairs, Rome and Mr. Ford were having a light conversation with a few of Mr. Ford's close business partners and their wives.
A fellow said something funny, and Rome looked the other way to laugh, and at that moment, he saw Chloe entering the hall with Luke.
Immediately, he turned his back to her, hoping that she didn't see him first.
“What is the matter, young Ford.” The host of the party, Mr. Warren, asked, noticing the stress on Rome's face.
“Chloe is here,” Rome mumbled with a frown.
“From your expression, I guess you are not happy about that.”
“Yes,”
“Do you want me to kick her out?”
Without thinking for a second, Rome smirked and said, “Yes.”
Nodding slightly, Mr. Warren gazed at his t
It was almost eleven o'clock when Rome got to the Barlow mansion. When he entered the hallway, he assumed that everyone would be sleeping.But as he walked past the living room, he heard madam Rosey shouted, “Where do you think you are going?”For a moment, Rome stood still as he tried to pull himself together. Then he walked into the living room and realized that all the family members were there, except Chloe.“What do you take my house to be! Do you think it's a place where you can walk in and out with your filthy shoes at any time!” Madam Rosey lashed out.“I am sorry to be home late. I had to work overtime with my boss.” Rome mumbled, lowering his head.Although it was a white lie, it wasn't entirely false since he worked with his father, so it was only reasonable to call him his boss.“You smell like booze. What kind of work requires you to drink alcohol?” Edward harshly inton
Early that morning, as members of the Barlow family and Rome took their seats at the dining table, the atmosphere was peaceful.Although there was tension, no one uttered a word, and they all ate in peace.Then a few minutes into breakfast, Mr. Barlow got a call, so he sat his glass of water on the table and picked up the phone.The moment he answered the call, he heard his secretary say, “Boss, there's a problem?”“Whatever the issue is, it can wait until I get to the office. I'm having breakfast with my family.” Mr. Barlow said in annoyance.“But, boss, every client that has ever registered with, sir. Jeff is here and seated in the waiting room.”“What for?!”The way Mr. Barlow raised his voice had everyone at the table staring at him. Even Rome was curious as to why he looked so stressed all of sudden.“They want to terminate their contracts with Sir. Jeff.” His sec
A few seconds after Mr. Barlow entered his office, Rome, Catherine, and Jeff walked into the room, and Rome shut the door. Once Mr. Barlow sat behind his desk, he picked up his phone and made a call. “You can tell them to come in.” Mr. Barlow said before ending the call. A few minutes later, the office door opened, and a bunch of middle-aged-looking fellows entered the room. At first, they looked angry, but when their gazes rested on Rome, a look of fear crossed their faces. At that moment, Rome took Catherine's hand in his as he fixed his eyes on them. Although he didn't utter a word, they all assumed he was trying to tell them something. With AAA4 forced smile on his lips, Mr. Barlow stood to his feet and walked over to the clients. “I got told that you guys have some pressing issues to discuss with me, but you all should sit down first.” Mr. Barlow calmly intoned. The chairman of Pivotal Company, Mr. Washingt
As Rome stared at Maxwell, bowing to him, he sighed and said, “My wife must be really famous for the chairman of Regency Company to bow to her.”When Maxwell heard those words, he lifted his head, laughed nervously, and said, “Miss Catherine has gained such a title in Mr. Ford project, and it seems only fitting to bow in respect to her.”Then he looked at the others, and none of them hesitated to bow to Catherine and Rome.Then they all left the office, and Mr. Barlow gazed in adoration at his granddaughter and thought, ‘Catherine must really have potential to make these top-notch pay such hard respect to her. I should get her more engaged in the company.’Finally, after being silent for a while, Jeff turned to his Mr. Barlow and said, “Grandfather, please give me a third chance. I can convince the clients to keep their projects under me.”With a frown on his face, Mr. Barlow looked at his grandson an
The week went by naturally, and on the following Saturday, the Barlow household was quite busy that morning.The maids had cleaned every inch of the mansion and prepared several dishes.On Sunday an announcement was made at breakfast by Madam Barlow that Chloe's soon-to-be husband, Dash Johnson, and his family were visiting the mansion.That morning Catherine and Rome stayed in their room and had their breakfast in bed.“Should we head out and go somewhere fun?” Catherine asked as she stared at Rome.“Why? Do you want to go somewhere fun?” Rome asked after noticing that she looked hesitant when she said those words.It grew silent between them. Then Catherine said, “Well, not really. But I don't want my family to pick on you because Chloe’s fiance is rich and you…”“I know my status in this house, but you don't have to get in trouble with your grandparents to protect my feelings.&
After ending the call with his father, Rome walked over to Catherine. Then he leaned towards her ear, and whispered, “I got to leave. Will you be okay here?” Smiling faintly, she looked him in his eyes and slightly nodded her head. After staring at her for a moment, Rome stood up straight and left the dining room. A few minutes later, he reached the spot where he and Mr. Orlando usually meets up. A green Bugatti was parked on the side of the road, and he walked over to it, opened the passenger door, and got in. “Good morning, young master.” Mr. Orlando said as he gazed at him. “Morning,” Rome mumbled, putting on his seat belt. After he got done, Mr. Orlando put the car in gear and drove off. “Do you know what surprise my father has for me?” Rome mumbled as he focused on the windshield. “I'm sorry, young master, but I don't.” Mr. Orlando said, eyeing Rome for a second before focusing on the road. A few mi
After the first light of a new day beamed into the room, Catherine brushed her hand on Rome's side of the bed, and when she didn't feel him, she slowly raised her eyelids, and sleepy stared at his board back.“Is everything okay? Why are you up so early?” Catherine asked, yawning as she squeezed her eyelids.When Rome turned around, he faintly smiled and said, “Morning, wife. I need to take this call. I will be with you in a second.”After his remark, Rome gazed back at his phone, and the moment he answered the call, he had Blaze say, “Boss, we have done our investigation on the Johnson family, and we have the results.”“Hold on. I'm on my way.” Rome said.After ending the call, he turned and gazed at Catherine who had been staring at him during the entire call.“I got to go,” Rome uttered.“I heard,” Catherine mumbled.Seeing the look of disappointment in
At six o'clock, Rome arrived at the Barlow mansion, and as he was about to head upstairs, he froze. Then his lips curved in a smile as he adorably stared at his wife walking down the stairs, dressed in an elegant black sleeveless dress, and he couldn't take his eyes off her. Suddenly, his expression hardened, and his eyes grew cold when he saw Chloe a few steps behind his wife. When Catherine heard the sound of her cousin's heels, she stopped and turned around to stare at Chloe.