Seeing that her grandfather was struggling to wake from the floor, Catherine rushed over to him. But when she extended her hand towards him, he slapped it away from his face and shouted, "I can get up by myself!"
"Grandpa," Catherine whispered with a look of hurt in her eyes.
"This! All this is your fault! I warned you, and yet you didn't listen to me! "
"How is this my fault?!"
"No one ever listens anymore in this family! But you! You should have! If you did, your idiotic cousin wouldn't have gone this far!"
"What?"
Frowning, Catherine stepped back as she watched her grandfather stand to his
A yawn escaped Catherine’s lips as she stretched her hands and then smiled, inhaling deeply.“Someone looks happy this morning,” Rome said with his gaze glued to her cute grin. “I guess I was worried for nothing.”After sitting up, he hugged her from the back and kissed her neck before resting his chin on her shoulder.“I know that I should feel sad, and I am a little bit. But I feel relieved like a suffocating burden has gotten lifted of my shoulder. And now, I have the chance to start from scratch and figure out who I am outside of being a Barlow,” Catherine said, giving him a side-eyed.Then she drew a deep breath and mumbled, "I wonder who she is?""Who?" Rome asked, drawing his brows together."Who is Catherine without her last names?""Only you can figure that out, babe, and I promise that I will be right here, by your side while you do."Resting her fingers on the back of Rome's
The sound of footsteps echoed from the hallway. Then a minute later, Rome walked into the dining room and stopped at the doorway as he faintly chuckled."You stole her again. Do you not like me, dad?" Rome teased while watching Mr. Miller and Catherine set the table."What are you talking about now?" Mr. Miller laughed as he rested the bowl of rice on the table."How can you keep making me wake up to an empty bed?""If my daughter-in-law wants to help me in the kitchen, how do you expect me to say, 'no' to her.""Just like you say it to me, 'No!"Meeting Rome's eyes, Mr. Miller didn't h
As the blasting sun burned their scalps, Madam Barlow frowned at Mr. Barlow and asked, "Why haven't they opened the gate yet?""Stop asking me questions you know I don't have the answer to, woman!" Mr. Barlow lashed out, frowning as he rang the bell again.Annoyed by the hotness from the sun, Madam Barlow cried, "This is all Charles's fault for taking the cars from us, making us use an Uber! How can he be so evil to ill-treat us in our own home!"When Mr. Barlow played deaf to her words, she frowned and continued, "Catherine would have never…""Maybe if you would have been a bit nicer to her and Rome in the past…""Me! How about you?! We
When the vehicle came to a stop, Rome looked at the glass building, and then he felt a vibration in his leg.After pulling his phone out of his pocket, he looked at the screen for a second before answering the call."Rick, What do you have for me?" Rome calmly asked."Good morning, sir. What you asked of me yesterday, I got the result." Rick's voice flowed into his ear. "Charles is using the Barlow properties as the loan collateral.""Thanks, Rick. If you can, I need you to find out the exact bank Charles borrowed the money from and the terms and conditions of the loan.""I can, and I will, Sir."A
Without opening her eyes, Catherine's hands stroked the sheets, and then she grabbed a phone before raising her eyelids."Six-fifty! It's still so early?" Catherine groaned in annoyance.Then she looked to the left and pouted at the empty sheets, bothered that Rome wasn't there."Did he go to work already again?" Catherine mumbled, still feeling drowsy as she sat up in bed.Swaying her gaze back on the phone, Catherine swiped right on its screen and took a long look at its wallpaper before mumbling, "Oh, it's Rome's. That means he is still here."As she was about to toss the blanket off her, the bedroom door opened, and Rome walked in with a tray.
For a moment, Charles stared at the serious expression on his father's face. Then he shoved his hands into his pocket, frowned, and said, "I'm going to sell DreamTeam.""What!" William lashed out in shock.As his face hardened, Charles shot his father a warning look and coldly uttered, "Watch the volume of your voice!""How could you think about doing something like that!" William asked in a calmer tone."DreamTeam is beyond saving, and if I continue trying to keep it running, I will be at the losing end. That's why I'm going to file for an 'administration bankruptcy' and sell the company.""Charles!"
Silence escaped the room when the office door opened, and Rome raised his gaze, giving a half-smile as he watched Mr. Willberg walk into his office.After shutting the door behind him, he marched over to a chair and sat down."How did it go?" Rome asked, dropping his pen on the papers in front of him."Smoothly," Mr. Willberg mumbled as he laid a file on the desk."As we agreed on, I clear Charles's debts with interest, and you hand over the Barlow properties and DreamTeam to me."" Yes. That's the agreement. And these documents are my side of my bargain. All you need to do is sign and the Barlow's wealth is yours."
When the car came to a stop, Catherine's eyes remained closed as she drew a breath. "Are you sure you will be okay handling this?" She could hear Rome's voice loud in her head. "Ma'am," Willaim said, looking back at her. "We have arrived at DreamTeam." Slowly, Catherine raised her lashes and then gave a faint smile before saying, "Thank you," Swaying her gaze away from him, she stared at the car door as it opened. Then she stepped down wearing a long black coat and a loose black blouse tugging into her black pants. With her gaze on the front door, she headed inside, and the lobby grew silent instantly. Only the sound of her red bottom heels
Book three title: The son of a billionaire in Disguise.Ongoing now, exclusively on goodnovel.PreviewThe moment Catherine entered the kitchen and saw Parblo with the other servant, she forgot that she was hungry and rushed out of the room, hurrying for Rome's study.As she approached the stairs, Logan was coming down, and the two locked eyes. She could see the worry in his gaze, and Catherine blurted out, "Is he here?""Yes, ma'am. But I don't think you should go in there just yet." Logan hesitated. "He's planning on staying at the Rossi, and knows the relationship between Master and him-""Rome is going to be infuriated." "Yes. I think it's best you let them talk it out as father and son and try to give them some space for now," Logan suggested, his tone carrying a mix of concern and caution.Catherine nodded, her own worry deepening. "I understand. But if things get out of hand..."Logan took a step back, giving Catherine space, stepping aside, and she gave him a faint smile befor
By Monday, "Living as a billionaire" will get marked as "completed." But I have scanned through all of the comments and reviews. I remember telling my sister that "Living as a billionaire," will be the end of Rome and Catherine's story. But you guys have given me a change of mind, and right now, I can't tell you all that there is a solid idea for book three because my brain is focused on another novel I'm writing which is not in the same genre as, "Living as a billionaire." I write a bunch of random, messy up ideas, so my stories usually fall into different categories and audiences. Back to what I was saying, Mmmh, so yeah, that novel has my attention right now. But if Book three is something any of you will want to read, then please keep "Living as a billionaire" bookmark, and I will be back with a new announcement concerning Book three name and release date. Hopefully, it will be soon, but my hands are filled right now, and I don't w
*I don't even know where to start! Umm… My brain feels like a marshmallow. I slept for hours after updating the remaining chapters. But I am just so freaking happy for all the comments and the review I woke up to. *Book two wasn't a stable plan, and I had barely a paragraph for the entire book plot which was scary from the very beginning. So, seeing how far this book came and hearing you guys say that you like it, makes me speechless in a good way. *I am this crazy overthinking person, and if it was left with me, I would have assumed "Living as a billionaire" as the worst and given up on it. But you guys, you all made this book happen with the constant comments, gems, reviews, and purchases of the chapters. *Usually,
Pushing her hair behind her ear, Catherine smiled broadly. Then she looked to stare upward into Rome's eyes when he hugged her from the back."Look who's tummy is getting bigger," Rome whispered as his manly hands gently rested on her stomach."I can't believe he's already spent twelve-week in my stomach," Catherine whispered, gazing at her reflection in the mirror."He? Our baby is a she. Daddy little princess." Rome softly uttered.At first, Catherine pouted a bit. Then she chuckled and mumbled, "Should we do one of those fancy babies' gender reveal parties because at this point everyone seems to have their opinions about our baby's gender."As Rome
The moment the sunlight hit his face, Rome's hand searched his bed for his phone as he slowly raised his eyelids, and then blinked his eyelashes to adjust his vision to the bright light glowing in their room.Once he got a hold of his phone, he sat up in bed and unlocked it, then a frown settled on his lip as he stared at the fifteen missed calls notifications on his screen."Why is this Mathew guy calling back to back so early!" Rome mumbled.Sighing heavily, he called back, patiently waited, and after a few seconds, he said, “Good Morning, Mathew."“Good morning, Mr. Ford. I'm calling to find out if you are ready to cooperate with us today, or should we do this with force?"
After bringing his car to a stop in front of the St Louis Cardinals hospital, Rome pushed the door open and raced into the building.When he got to the waiting room, Amara was pacing back and forth with a look of fear in her eyes and plaster on her arm.The moment she saw Rome, she rushed to him and cried out, "My blood is not compatible with his. You have to help him out, please!!!""How are Axel and I related?!" Rome lashed out, unable to contain his anger and eagerness for the truth."He's your first cousin, Rome! Your uncle's first son! Mr. Ford's oldest brother's child! And also, my father's firstborn.""You are lying!"
The atmosphere quickly became hostile, and no one dared to move or utter a word as K clutched onto his side while choking on his blood."What the hell have you done!" Rome screamed, finally getting over his shock and realizing that his bodyguard had just taken a bullet to the stomach for him.Ignoring his remark, Axel fixed his cold gaze directly on Rome's angry expression. Then he frowned at Rome with the gun pointed directly at him and calmly said, "It's time to be your father's payment for redemption."Abruptly, the sudden sound of a silver vehicle speeding into the parking lot drew everyone's attention, and before Axel could get out of the way, the car bumped into him, sending him a few feet forward before he fell over to the floor.
A loud knock echoed into Axel's room, forcing him to leave his bed and walked over to the door. When he opened it, Axel scowled at his man and gazed the other way before walking back inside. “Boss, there's a problem,” Hunan said as he followed his boss further into the room. “What's the problem?” Axel mumbled, taking in a deep breath to ignore the anger he felt. When Hunan's gaze met his cold eyes, the room fell silent, and the atmosphere became awkward. Then he coughed slightly, stared away from Axel, and said, "I just got word that Richard went over to the safe house this morning." "What! How could they let him inside!... Who let him inside!" Axel roughly said, squeezing his fist. "I don't know, boss. He came demanding to talk face to face with you and refused to leave." Hunan mumbled, keeping his gaze glued to the f
I am working on the last chapters. The next time I updated, it will be the complete chapters to end the story. I will be releasing it tomorrow. I am doing editing and some finishing touches. I can not believe this is happening, but yeah, "Living as a billionaire" ends tomorrow. There are still a few more plots to cover, so I might release the chapters lately tomorrow. But there is no excuse or another date. We are closing this book tomorrow, and I'm so freaking grateful to everyone who has been on this journey with me from book one. Anyways, catch you all tomorrow for the finale! Sincerely, Author Rever.