Chapter Thirty-Five

After staring at the wine for quite some time, Catherine looked at Earl, softly smiled, and said, "So, what about DreamTeam that makes you and your father want to work with me, except for the fact that you think I'm a sensual woman?"

Then she watched Earl's gaze lowered towards the glass before drifting back to her face, and feeling a bit pressured by his stare, Catherine picked up the glass and gave him a quick smile.

For a while, she slowly twirled the glass in her hand and then boldly asked, "Are you going to answer my question, Mr. Earl?"

"Yes! Right!" Earl said, pulling himself together.

At that moment, his phone rang, and even though he tried to ignore and focus his attention on Catherine, the calls kept coming. So he finally got frustrated and picked up the phone.

Then he glimpsed at Catherine and said, "Excuse me for a moment."

Afterward, he stood to his feet, walked a few distances away from Catherine, and turned his back to h