By eleven o’clock, Catherine and Rome arrived home, and she was all smiles as she got out of the car.
When Rome got down from the vehicle and approached her, Catherine took his left hand and rested it on her waist. Then she did the same with his right.
Wrapped in the comfort of his arms, she tiptoed to meet his lips, and with her heart beating wildly, she passionately kissed him.
Afterward, Catherine whispered into his ear, “Thank you for an amazing night.”
As he gazed into her gentle eyes, he replied with a soft smile, feeling amazed by how much his heart was pounding just by the sight of her.
A few minutes later, Catherine and Rome entered the house, and they both were in such a good mood that it felt like nothing could ruin their joy.
But as they walked past the living room, Madam Rosey’s voice echoed into the hallway, “Catherine, Rome, come in here.”
The smile on Catherine's lips slo
Every effort that Madam Rosey didn't make for Catherine and Rome's wedding, she was making them for Chloe and Dash.So several days before Chloe's big day, she planned a welcome party, inviting the top-notch in the business and the wealthiest of the wealthy with the hope that this dining night would boast their family reputations.Those that she invited were people that she wanted so desperately to attend the wedding, and the welcome party was meant to see who all planned to come to the wedding ceremony which was a few days ahead.Early the morning of the welcome party, Rome raised his lashes as the sunlight shone in his face, and he saw Catherine pacing back and forth.When she noticed that he was awake, she took a moment to calm down and asked, “Did you order our clothes for tonight?”Since she had been busy with the company and work, Rome offered to take the burden off her and be the one to purchase their clothing for the party.
For a while, Catherine and Rome spent their time interacting with guests that approached them because Catherine wasn't really excited to go over to her family, and Rome knew that.So he stood by her side and allowed her to be the one to have conversations with people that came up to them even though he knew that they wanted to pay their respects to him.The news about Mr. Ford turning over everything he owned to Rome had spread like wildfire in the upper cycle.Others now respected him not because he was Mr. Ford's heir, but because he was Rome Ford, the richest man in the entire country and beyond.Also, knowing how much Rome meant to his father only added fear to the respect they all had for him, and the only reason all these influential people turned out for the party was that they knew he was going to be there.As Catherine was having small talk with another guest, she unintentionally looked her father in the eye, and he looked disappoint
Time moved at a natural pace, and it was finally the day of Chloe's wedding.That morning, a loud banged on the door caused Catherine to jump out of her sleep.Then she looked at Rome, and at that moment his eyelids rose and their eyes locked.“Catherine!” Edward's voice echoed from outside the room.Knowing that it was her father at the door, Catherine was about to rush out of the bed when Rome grabbed her wrist, causing her to stop and look at him.“Do you still feel the same way that you felt at the party?” Rome asked with his eyes fixed on hers.Although she was confused for a moment, Catherine finally understood the question, and she answered, “Yes, I don't want to go to the wedding.”“Good. Then let me answer the door.” Rome calmly said.Nodding slightly, Catherine smiled and mumbled, “Okay,”Afterward, Rome left the bed and walked to the door. Then he ope
After the reporters had read the document they got from an unknown number, the hall became noisy pretty fast.The flashes from the reporters' cameras kept going off and on, and different journalists from several media didn't waste any time broadcasting the news live.For a moment Rome's attention was on Catherine.Then his focus got drawn to the television when the news about Chloe's wedding popped on the screen.It didn't take long for Catherine to focus on the TV too and her brows pulled together in a frown as she mumbled, “Isn't that Chloe's wedding venue?What's going on?”But Rome kept silent as he watched with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.The commotion in
After Rome drove the vehicle into the yard, it didn't take long for the limousines to enter into the fence.Once he had brought the car to a stop, he remained seated and so did Catherine as they listened to the loud noise of talking and mumbling from her family.Both of them didn't leave the vehicle until everyone had gone into the house.After a few minutes had weny by, Rome reached for the door handle. But Catherine grabbed his arm and mumbled, “Not yet.”So he let go of the handle and both of them sat, listening to the silence in the car.Then after a minute or two had passed, Catherine took in a deep breath and said, “I'm ready to face the noise.”The living room was in chaos as everyone tried to speak at the same time, and when Mr. Barlow had had enough of it, he screamed, “Everyone shut up!”It took a few seconds, but the room finally got quiet, and at that moment, Catherine and Rome wal
Even though Madam Rosey had made it clear to Chloe, she took one look at Dash and said, “I want a divorce.” The warning look her grandmother gave her had Chloe feeling scared for a moment, but she wasn't planning on backing down.“Why?” Dash asked as he walked further into the living room.“Because you are broke!”“Says who?”
It was six o'clock when the Barlows arrived at the venue for the wedding reception.When their vehicles came to a stop, they were not shocked to see the reporters waiting for them at the front of the building.“Mr. Barlow, what do you think about the news concerning your new grandson-in-law?” A reporter asked, pointing his mic in Mr. Barlow's face as he tried to walk past him.At first, Mr. Barlow was hesitant to answer. Then he sighed and said, “We believe that the news about our in-laws are fake, and we are standing by them against this deceitful rumor.&r
The sunlight poured through the window and beamed on Catherine's face, so she roll over to her left and slowly raised her eyelashes.“Good morning. Are you going somewhere?” Catherine asked as she watched Rome buttoning his shirt.“Morning, yeah. I got a meeting with someone.” Rome said, staring at her.A yawn escaped Catherine's lip as she rubbed her eyelids. Then she got out of bed, picked Rome's coat off the blanket, and approached him.“With who?” Catherine whispered as she handed his coat to him.‘Someone you know.’ Rome thought, accepting his coat from her.Then he wore it and said, “A workmate.”A while later, Catherine and Rome came downstairs, and when they entered the dining room, both of them were shocked to see Mr. Barlow and Madam Rosey chatting and laughing happily with Dash.“Oh my, for real?” Madam Rosey asked as she put a waffle on Dash's p