As Mr. Barlow gazed at him, Rome uttered no words and his expression remained calm.After a few minutes had past, he looked the old man dead in his eyes for a while before walking past him and heading into the living room.Shock took over Mr. Barlow's expression as he stared back at the living room entrance and mumbled, “You can act tough all you want, but the one who's in control is me, and what I say goes!”When Catherine saw Rome approaching her, she sniffed and then faked a smile. But he frowned at her and said, “Don't do that.”“Uh?” Catherine mumbled, striving to look calm.“I'm your husband. You don't have to fake your emotions in front of me.”“I'm really oka…”Unable to end her remark, Catherine rushed over to Rome, hugged onto his body, and cried in silence with her head resting against his chest.‘I wish I could tell you that your g

Early that Saturday morning, Catherine was still asleep, and Rome’s phone laid just an inch away from her. Suddenly it started vibrating on the blanket, and in between sleep and awake, Catherine swept her hand against the bed for a while before getting a hold of his phone. Then she opened her eyes and gazed at the name on the screen. “Rome, your dad is calling,” Catherine called out when she noticed that he wasn't in bed with her. After waiting for a while without getting a reply, she answered the call and said, “Good morning, Mr. Miller.” The other end of the line grew silent, and Catherine waited for about two minutes before saying, “Hello,” At that moment, the door opened, and Rome walked into the room. Then he gazed at her with calmness in his eyes, then at his phone, and asked, “Who's on the line?” “Your dad. But I think something is wrong with the network.” Catherine mumbled, feeling nervous as she withdrew th

The room was silent as Catherine laid on the bed, scrolling through her news feed. But then she raised her head and stared at the door.“You are back,” Catherine mumbled, dropping her phone on the sheet as she stared at Rome.Then her brows lowered when her gaze rested on his mouth and the deep cut on his lip.“What happened?” Catherine whispered, stepping down from the bed.Not knowing what to say, Rome watched her approach him. Then he smiled, but her expression remained cold.“Why is your lip this bruised?” Catherine asked, sounding concerned.It took Rome a moment for him to pick a random thought from his head and then said, “I got punched by a workmate.”“What?”“You know how us men are.”“No, I don't know because I'm not a man, so why is your workmate hitting you?”Silence fell between them, and when Rome didn't answer after

The dining hall was silent as everyone listened attentively to Elijah’s voice echoing from the phone speaker. Every client in the room quietly stared at Elijah while he rested his elbows on the desk and said, “I know you all are wondering why you guys are here.” “Well, yes. I mean that's the only reason we all came.” A fellow said, sounding a bit annoyed. “Right, then I will get to it.”  “Okay,” It was quiet for a few seconds. Then Elijah took a deep breath and said, “I will be resigning from DreamTeam by tomorrow.” Everyone at the dining table looked shocked, including Rome because Catherine had stared wide-eyed at him, and he didn't want to be the only one not surprised. “What!” Mr. Barlow shouted. Swaying his gaze away from Elijah, Davis stared down at the table and let out a sigh of relief, knowing that he had low the call to the last volume on his phone. “What? Why?” A lady asked in dismay as she stare

The room became quiet as everyone, except Rome, stared in shock at Mr. Barlow.As a sense of desperation overcame him, Elijah reached for his father's feet, held it, and pretentiously cried, “Have mercy, Father.”But Mr. Barlow pulled his feet from Elijah’s grip and said, “It is you who deserves their recognition, right! Then go and get it on your own! From now onward, you will not use my last name to your advantage!”Consumed by rage, Mr. Barlow loudly stated, “Elijah's position on the board of directors is revoked!”Feeling speechless, Chloe watched her grandfather stormed out of the room. Then she frowned and mumbled, “This can't be happening."It took Elijah a moment to suppress his urge to scream out his anger, and after getting a bit of grip on his rage, he stood to his feet.When Dana saw that he husband had stood up, she quickly woke up from the floor and frowned as she realized that sh