There was an awkward silence in the atmosphere as all the guests focused solely on Catherine and Chloe, shocked by the sudden turn of events.
The same dress that Catherine wore, down to every last bit of details of designs, was what Chloe had on, and Catherine found herself speechless as she stared at her cousin.
'You must be kidding me!' Catherine thought, trying to process her feelings.
Then she stared at Mr. Ford, and when she saw how mad he looked, she gently said, "I don't want tonight to get ruined because of my cousin, so how about we ignore this and move on with the night, please."
Although Mr. Ford didn't respond, he decided to respect Catherine's decision and take a step back for the time being.
The quietness in the hall lasted for a couple of minutes. Then whispers began to aroused among the guests.
An elegantly dressed lady looked at her husband and mumbled, "I admire that dress so deeply the moment I laid my sight on Chloe Barlo
As Asher and Mr. Ford watched from a distance, he looked at Mr. Ford and said, "Are you going to do something?" "No. It's not my place to meddle." Mr. Ford mumbled, tightening his grip around his wine glass. Staring at her two granddaughters, Madam Rosey frowned and said, "We can't allow this to continue, or else our family reputation will get ruinedmore." "I know," Mr. Barlow uttered, scowling at his granddaughters. Then he deeply sighed before marching over to Chloe with Madam Barlow by his side. When Mr. Barlow got closer to her, he stopped, glared at Catherine before focusing on Chloe and saying, "What's going on and why are you making such a big fuss over nothing?" A look of hate blended with anger settled in Chloe's eyes as she scowled at her grandfather and harshly said, "I'm making a big fuss over nothing?! You call Catherine spilling drinks on me twice, 'Nothing!" Then she stared at Catherine and said, "I know th
Realizing how badly she had messed up, Chloe felt anxious and a bit angry. However, she knew that she couldn't leave the party like that, not after the names she called Catherine in front of all those people. 'I can fix this! It's not too late yet.' Chloe thought, staring down at the floor. Feeling a bit shocked and yet, please, Rome leaned towards Catherine and whispered, "Remind me not to mess with you ever." As she tried not to laugh and keep a straight face, Catherine gave him a side-glance, slightly smiled, and mumbled, "Who's at fault for my behavior change?" Turning his head to face Catherine, Rome smirked and mumbled beneath his breath, "Guilty as charged." "Cousin, I'm sorry for what I said just now. I was so angry that you slapped me twice that I lost control of my sanity for a second and said those nonsense words." Chloe abruptly said with a look of nervousness in her eyes. "It's okay. As long as you learn to keep your hands
As Mr. Earl slowly woke up from his unconsciousness, Rome stepped over him and headed towards Amara.'Where is he going?" Catherine thought, gazing at Rome.Then when he reached Amara, she slightly pouted as she wondered, 'Who's that?"Gazing directly into her eyes, Rome frowned at Amara and coldly asked, "Who are you really?!""I see. You made someone do a background check on me," Amara said, trying to stay calm. "And what did you find out for you to ask me such a question?""Nothing. There's absolutely no information about you in any database or on the web. It's like you appeared out of thin air.""Hmm, if that's the case, then you did the right investigation." With a look of hesitation in Amara's expression, she raised her chin as she maintained eye contact with Rome and thought, 'I wonder what your reaction would be if I just come clean here and tell you the truth. Would you be accepting of me or do exactly 
When Mr. Ford's attention got drawn to Rome, he rested his glass on the table and then walked over to him and Catherine.Seeing the look of hesitation in Mr. Ford's expression when he reached them, Catherine knew that whatever he wanted to say wasn't for her ears, so she smiled and said, "I should give you two some space."Then she looked at Rome and mumbled, "I will be over at your father. I feel bad that I haven't greeted him yet.""Okay," Rome uttered, staring at her.After Catherine left, he didn't stop looking behind her until he saw her embrace Mr. Miller. Then Rome finally felt relieved and looked back at his father."I couldn't be any more proud of you right now. You didn't make me lose face and prove that you are truly my heir. Thank you, son." Mr. Miller said with a touch of pride in his eyes."Well, that's nice of you to say, father. But Catherine is my wife. I was just standing up for her, nothing else." Rome calmly uttered
Early Monday morning, Catherine walked into the office, and the moment she took a seat behind her desk, the room door opened.Staring at her secretary walking inside, Catherine waited for her to close the door before asking, "What is it?""You have guests." Her secretary calmly uttered with a look of nervousness on her face."Who are they?""Mr. Earl and his father, Chairman Herman."A frown settled on Catherine's face as she spaced out for a moment, focusing on her thoughts about if she should meet Earl or not.Finally, she let out a soft breath and said, "Escort them to the conference room and tell them that I will be with them shortly.""Okay, boss." Her secretary replied before turning away.After she left the room, Catherine groaned out her frustration, wondering if she had made the right choice.Then she abruptly muttered, "Should I call Rome?"It took her a while to think her thoughts through. T
Even though Catherine's mind was disturbed about her meeting with Earl and Chairman Herman, she tried to look focused as she discussed with a foreign woman who wanted to cooperate with DreamTeam.However, although she looked focused, she wasn't paying attention to her until the lady finally asked in a harsh tone, "Mrs. Ford, did you get what I said, or have you become deaf?! I'm speaking, and you are barely replying!""I'm sorry, miss Dola, can you please repeat what you had said?" Catherine gently intoned, feeling a bit embarrassed and annoyed about Dola's tone with her.A frown crossed Dola's face, and as she was about to speak, the office door suddenly opened.Looking away from Dola, Catherine gazed ahead of her and saw Rome walking into the office.At first, a faint smile crept on her lips. But when she gazed deeper into Rome's eyes, she guessed that something was off, and her expression quickly got serious."Miss Dola, if it's pos
After Rome's call with Scar ended, he tossed his phone on the seat, rested back, and covered his face with his palm, sighing out his frustration."Jame Earl is going after Miss?" K asked, tightening his fist as rage awoke in him."It looks like it. Although Earl has power and wealth to go against me, he knows the amount of damage it will cause him and the risk involved, so he's not attacking from the head but the heart." Rome mumbled in anger."Should we tell the big boss then?""No!"Withdrawing his hand from his face, Rome coldly stared at K and said, "Keep my father out of this, or else blood will spill. Got it!?""Yes, boss." K hastily uttered."My father should be my last result.""What now?"There was a brief pause. Then Rome looked into the v mirror and said, "Orlando, drive. I think it's time to have a second talk with Earl."Not wasting a second, Mr. Orlando put the car in gear and drove off.
At six o'clock, Rome had just finished reviewing the last of the documents that he abandoned at the meeting he left earlier that day. Then he rested back in his seat, and at that moment, the office door opened, and when Rome saw Catherine walking into the office, the tiredness he felt suddenly seemed to fade as a feeling of warmth coursed through him. "What are you doing here?" Rome asked, waking up from his seat. Then he walked over to the front of his desk and sat at the edge before holding Catherine's hand and pulling her towards him. When she hit against his body, Rome held her waist, looked into her eyes, and faintly grinned. Hesitating for a second, Catherine studied his mood, and then she said, "I came to take you on a dinner date that… that your father invited us to, and he said it will be just the three of us." 'It's like he has forgotten my number.' Rome thought in annoyance. By Seven o'clock, Rome and Catherine