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

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 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

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

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