After gazing at everyone's faces, Mr. Barlow firmly said, "I have finally come to the decision that Catherine will be the family's top inheritor."
The dining room fell silent, and even though no one was shocked about Mr. Barlow's announcement, only a few people felt happy about the news, and that was Madam Rosey, Edward, Catherine's mother, Mr. Barlow, and Rome.Although Catherine wanted to feel happy, she was still processing the reality that she had just gotten what she always wanted.
"Richard will be revoked from Elijah's position, and Catherine will take his seat among the board of directors." Mr. Barlow calmly uttered, glaring at his grandson.
After a few seconds of staring coldly at Richard, he looked at Catherine and said, "I will call Mr. Quincy tonight and have him get all the legal documents ready. Hopefully by tomorrow we can make it official.".
Finally, reality settled in, and Catherine felt an overwhelming feeling of excitement c
There was a knock on the front door of the Barlow's mansion, and when Susanna opened it, she questionably stared at an older-looking gentleman standing on the balcony."Good morning, I'm here to pick up Miss Catherine." The fellow said with a gentle smile."Okay, but how should I address you when I'm passing the message on?" Susanna asked."Tell her that I'm Romney, one of Mr. Ford drivers, and he sent me to pick her up and take her to the conference.""Okay, please wait here."After shutting the door, Susanna walked away, heading upstairs, and when she got to the last stair, she bumped into Jeff."I am so sorry," Susanna hastily said."Why are you in a rush!" Jeff lashed out in annoyance."Well, Mr. Ford sent someone to pick Miss Catherine up, and I'm on my way to tell her. I'm sorry again.""Hmm,"Walking past her, Jeff frowned as he thought, 'Catherine isn't taking her Sedan,' Then he pu
When Rome got downstairs, he saw Edward walking towards him, but he marched straight past him without uttering a word and left the mansion.Puzzled by Rome's behavior, Edward headed into the living room, and when he saw Mr. Barlow and Madam Rosey, he couldn't stop himself from asking, "Did something happen?""No," Mr. Barlow mumbled with his focus on his newspaper.When Madam Rosey saw her son staring at her, she calmly uttered, "Why did you ask?""Well, I just saw Rome. He looked stressed and was leaving in a rush." Edward mumbled, recalling the look of distress he saw in Rome's eyes."I don't concern myself with matters of someone who doesn't matter.""Right,"Still feeling uneasy about Rome's appearance, Edward took a seat on the couch.It took a while. Then Mr. Barlow's phone buzzed on the couch, so he rested his newspaper on the table, picked up his phone, and answered the call.After listening in
With his eyes fixed solely on Jeff, Rome walked directly up to him and coldly said, "Didn't I tell you to stay the hell away from my wife!" "What are you talking about?" Jeff asked with a naive expression. Staring coldly at him, Rome let out a bitter laugh. Then he turned his back to Jeff for a second before suddenly turning around and striking him in the nose. "I told you Catherine was not to be tempered with!" Rome lashed out. Feeling a warm liquid rolling from his nostril, down his mouth, Jeff felt infuriated, and giving in to his anger, he threw a punch, but Rome caught his fist before blowing the left side of his nose. "Stop!" Madam Rosey cried in fear as she watched blood dripped from Jeff's nostril. Ignoring her, Rome forcefully twisted Jeff's fist as he was trying to get over his nose pain, and with hurt in his eyes, Jeff screamed, hearing the sound of his bone crack. "I don't like repeating myself!" Rome coldly uttered
The Barlows were still recovering from their shock when the nurses entered the room with a stretcher.After they had attended to Mr. Barlow and rolled him out of the room with Madam Rosey following them, Catherine's mother finally found the courage to ask, "My daughter wasn't involved in an accident?""No, she got to the conference safely," Rome replied, coldly eyeing Jeff."But then the call from the hospital, and how devastated you looked when you were leaving the house..." Edward mumbled in confusion.Focusing his gaze on his father-in-law, Rome said in annoyance, "Catherine wasn't involved in an accident. But that doesn't mean an accident didn't happen."Then he threw Jeff a dirty look and said, "Romney was in the SUV when the truck hit. Luckily the driver ran into the car from the back door side, and Romney only sustained a few head bruises." Puzzled by Rome's remark, Jeff frowned and mumbled beneath his breath, "But didn't Cathe
At first, no one spoke. Then Richard saw the way Rome gazed at him, and he half-heartedly mumbled, "Crystal clear."After his remark, Elijah down-heartedly uttered, "Sure.""Those are rules that I'm willing to follow," William hastily said, feeling humiliated and filled with anger, and yet he knew he couldn't do anything about it.When the room got silent, Rome looked at Charles, and for a moment both men glared at each other, then Charles took in a deep breath and half-heartedly uttered, "I can play by that rule."Smiling suddenly, Chloe looked at Rome and sweetly said, "Brother Rome, I promise not to do anything to offend you."Staring at his wife, Dash slightly shook his head, knowing exactly what she was doing, and he wasn't the only one who did, everyone else knew what she was up to."Never call me such a title again! I felt disgusted when you did." Rome coldly uttered with a deadpan expression.Glancing away from him, Chlo
As they all stared at Mr. Barlow, Elijah got sick of the silence in the study and asked, "Father, what is this meeting about?""I was told Rome gave us two rules to follow, not to offend him or Catherine." Mr. Barlow said with a straight face.A look of annoyance crossed Anthony's face as he mumbled, "Yes,""Well, if that's the case, then it seems like Catherine is the only one keeping us away from total destruction." Mr. Barlow mumbled with a hint of worry in his eyes.Taking in a deep breath, Madam Rosey sighed and worriedly uttered, "What are we going to do? This family has done and said so much to Rome. Do you really think Catherine can save us from his wrath?""If Rome really wanted to ruin our family, he could have done that within a blink of an eye," Edward boldly said.Narrowing his eyes at his uncle, Charles frowned and coldly uttered, "He did ruin our family!""Right, he has brought nothing but chaos since he arrived i
Two days later, a knock on their bedroom door made Rome forget about wearing his tie and laid it on the bed. Then he walked over to the door and opened it.When he and the maid's eyes met, she humbly uttered, "Sir, your fathers are here.""Both of them?" Rome asked."Yes,""Tell them I will be down in a couple of minutes."After Rome had shut the door, he turned around to see Catherine out of bed."I thought you were asleep," Rome mumbled, as he watched her wear her robe."Nope," Catherine softly intoned, staring at him.Then she walked past Rome, headed for the door, and said, "I'm going downstairs."Once she left the room, Rome took in a deep breath and smiled.A few minutes later, he came downstairs, walked into the dining room, and saw Mr. Ford and Mr. Miller at the dining table, having breakfast."Don't you two have a place of your own?" Rome calmly asked, walking over to the table."You f
The hall was quiet as the wooden door opened, and everyone turned around to gaze at Catherine as she marched into the room.Even though this was their second wedding, the moment Rome gazed at Catherine, he became emotional, and tears welled up in his eyes. "She's perfect," Rome mumbled, wiping his tear-stained cheek with a handkerchief. Staring at his son, Mr. Ford smirked while he thought, 'And you were against me for planning a huge wedding, instead of you and Catherine going to the court to get your names changed.' With a look of pride in his expression, Mr. Miller stared at his son in admiration at the pure love he saw in his eyes for Catherine. "I heard that her dress is the only one of its kind in the entire world. Also, that every jewel she's wearing is made out of diamonds." A lady mumbled to the elegant-looking woman seated beside her. "The Barlows are lucky to have a Ford as their son-in-law." The woman replied as she enviously stared at Catherine. "Is it good or bad l