Chapter Forty-five

Catherine's POV:

When I saw her, the shock that rippled through me was groundbreaking. The last time we'd met, she had been rude to me and later, I found out who she was to Michael.

"Mum, I want more veggies!" Julia whined as she pushed her plate towards me.

Looking up, I forced a smile that refused to be produced, picking a spoon from the metal dish and scooping a general amount of vegetables onto her plate.

She giggled and pulled it back before she continued to eat. I caught Michael staring at her with a smile and like he knew I was watching him, he raised his head to look at me and I immediately bowed and picked my spoon, playing around with my food.

The kids were the first to finish and that was because they were enthusiastic to eat. I was quite a good cook and even Michael had asked for more.

Once I was done pushing my food around my plate from lack of appetite, I pushed my seat back and stood to my feet.

“Catherine," He stopped me right before I wa