The room became quiet as everyone, except Rome, stared in shock at Mr. Barlow.
As a sense of desperation overcame him, Elijah reached for his father's feet, held it, and pretentiously cried, “Have mercy, Father.”
But Mr. Barlow pulled his feet from Elijah’s grip and said, “It is you who deserves their recognition, right! Then go and get it on your own! From now onward, you will not use my last name to your advantage!”
Consumed by rage, Mr. Barlow loudly stated, “Elijah's position on the board of directors is revoked!”
Feeling speechless, Chloe watched her grandfather stormed out of the room. Then she frowned and mumbled, “This can't be happening."
It took Elijah a moment to suppress his urge to scream out his anger, and after getting a bit of grip on his rage, he stood to his feet.
When Dana saw that he husband had stood up, she quickly woke up from the floor and frowned as she realized that sh
On Monday morning, the first light of dawn met Rome already dressed.After he had put his phone into his coat pocket, he walked over to Catherine and kissed her on her forehead before leaving the room.When Rome arrived in the hallway, he met Jeff, leaning against the wall.However, Rome walked past him. But he rushed after Rome and violently grabbed onto his arm.It took only one look from Rome to make Jeff let go of his hand.Then he frowned at Rome and said, “I saw how you treated uncle Elijah yesterday. You are in on what Catherine is doing, right?”Without replying, Rome narrowed his eyes at him and then walked away.“I know who's going to have the last laugh, and it's not going to be you two.” Jeff said as he watched Rome’s back fade down the stairs.After arriving at his and Mr. Orlando's normal meet-up spot, Rome paid the driver and got out of the cab.Then he walked over
A looked of anger crossed Mr. Davis's face and within a split second, he forgot who presence he was in.“What!” Mr. Davis shouted before getting a grip on his tongue.Pulling his brows into a frown, Rome gave him an icy stare without uttering a word.The was a long paused. Then Mr. Davis suppressed his anger and mumbled, “Of course. Anything you say, I will not object. You can keep the photos until you feel ready to give them to me.”After taking a moment to fight his urge to tighten his fist, he pitifully gazed at Rome, bent his back lower, resting his palms against his kneecaps, and pleaded, “I beg you not to send them to my wife. It will ruin my family and my image. I will do anything you say!”“Good, because I still have use for you,” Rome mumbled, dropping his phone on the couch.Even though he felt hesitant to ask, Mr. Davis swallowed hard and mumbled, “What is it?”&ld
A black sedan came to a stop a few distances away from the construction site. Then Catherine got down from the car and walked towards the unfinished building.A smile surfaced on her lips when her eyes caught a glimpse of a familiar face and she called out, “Pablo.”Even though that wasn't his name, he remember Catherine immediately and said, “Good morning, ma’am.”“Good morning. Is my husband here?” Catherine asked with a friendly smile.“Yes, he's in the back, doing the last of his work. I will get him.”“It's fine. I will wait here for him.”After a few minutes had gone by, Catherine gazed down at her toes as she pouted because Rome was taking long.Then she heard, “Hey, wife,” and immediately, she lifted her head and chuckled as she stared at Rome, gazing back at her.Unable to stop smiling, she walked over to him and used her thumb to slowl
As Catherine and Rome left Mr. Barlow’s office, she kept staring at Rome because he was silent the entire time, even after they arrived in her office.After staring at him for a while and he didn't recognize her presence, she gently pulled onto his coat sleeve, and Rome finally turned his focus on her.“What's on your mind?” Catherine asked.“Mmmm, I was thinking about how stressful this is going to be for you,” Rome said with concern in his eyes.Although that wasn't the thoughts that crowded his mind, it was still how he truly felt.“It is going to be. But getting those accounts would help to stabilize DreamTeam, and I wouldn't mind working hard to get them.” Catherine said, smiling faintly.Staring directly into her calm eyes, Rome rested his palms on both her cheeks and thought, ‘I'm sorry. But keeping those accounts away from you is for your own good.’When Catherine noticed t
Just like the morning before, breakfast felt awkward for members of the Barlow family because Chloe, Elijah, and Dana weren't at the table.However, Rome really didn't care, and he seemed to be the only one who had the appetite to eat.His behavior was annoying a few people, but the one who seemed quite annoyed by Rome's carefree attitude was Charles.Yet, he didn't want to upset Mr. Barlow anymore than his grandfather was because he was trying to keep up a reputable image in front of his grandparents.After a few minutes of staring at his food, Mr. Barlow looked at Catherine and asked, “Do you have any plans on how to get Elijah’s clients back?”I'm planning on making a few calls today and see where it goes from there.&r
Although Rome wanted so desperately to ignore it, when Catherine tossed on the bed for the sixth time, he turned to face her.Then he stared at her blinking lashes, chuckled, and mumbled, “This is the Seventh-day you’ve been doing this in the morning. What's going on?”It took a while. Then Catherine raised her eyelid, rolled on her side, gazing into his eyes, and said, “I get stressed knowing that I have woken up to another day and I haven't told grandfather that I have quit on getting the clients.”“Then tell him if it's bugging you this much. We are in a new week, and you are carrying the same energy from last week. It's not healthy.”“I know. But I don't want to get into an argument with my grandfather. Telling him that I quit will lead to that.”Pausing for a moment, Catherine took a deep breath.Then she got out of bed and said, “I'm just going to wait until one of my un
There were a lot of mixed emotions circling in the study, and everyone had some kind of feeling towards Charles's news, except for Rome since he felt like he had better things to think about than Charles' romantic affair.Although Edward felt like his son should have given him a heads up before doing something this risky, he still felt like a proud father, and his hope of Charles becoming the family top inheritor was growing stronger again.The only one who had a bad feeling towards Charles news was Anthony, and unable to keep up the act of a supportive uncle, he stood to his feet.“Congratulations, Charles,” Anthony half-heartedly uttered.Then he walked away from the couch and left the study.Watching the door shut behind his uncle, Charles smirked, feeling like he was at the edge of victory.“If grandfather has nothing else to say, then I will like to take my leave.” Catherine calmly intoned as she stood from the c
From the moment Catherine set her eyes on Estelle, she wasn't a fan of hers. But the lustful look in Estelle’s eyes as she stared at Rome was getting on Catherine's nerve and making her really despise her. With a cold expression, Rome gazed at Estelle for a moment. Then he narrowed his eyes and tried to walk past her, but she hastily rested her palm against his chest, causing him to stop. “What do you think you are doing?” Catherine coldly uttered, glaring at her. However, Estelle ignored her, fluttered her lashes as she drew her hand to her side, and sweetly said, “I'm sorry. I just want to ask where the bathroom was.” “Estelle,” Charles called out as he walked over to them. When he came closer, she immediately looked away from Rome and stared at him with a sweet smile on her lips. “Why are you here? I thought you were heading to the bathroom?” Charles asked as he rested his hand around her waist. “I'm sorry, love. I lost my w