The Saturday when by naturally along with time, and Sunday arrived.
That morning, Mr. Barlow entered the dining hall to see everyone already seated except for Elijah.After taking his place at the table, he stared at Dana and asked, “Where's your husband?”“He didn't say where he was going before he left.” Dana nervously replied with her head bowed.For a second, Mr. Barlow frowned at his daughter-in-law. Then he darted hisThe dining hall was silent as everyone listened attentively to Elijah’s voice echoing from the phone speaker. Every client in the room quietly stared at Elijah while he rested his elbows on the desk and said, “I know you all are wondering why you guys are here.” “Well, yes. I mean that's the only reason we all came.” A fellow said, sounding a bit annoyed. “Right, then I will get to it.” “Okay,” It was quiet for a few seconds. Then Elijah took a deep breath and said, “I will be resigning from DreamTeam by tomorrow.” Everyone at the dining table looked shocked, including Rome because Catherine had stared wide-eyed at him, and he didn't want to be the only one not surprised. “What!” Mr. Barlow shouted. Swaying his gaze away from Elijah, Davis stared down at the table and let out a sigh of relief, knowing that he had low the call to the last volume on his phone. “What? Why?” A lady asked in dismay as she stare
For a while, Jeff gazed solely at Rome, then his eyes shifted to Catherine, and he thought, ‘Bingo.’ Feeling enrage that Rome had yelled at Dash, Chloe stood to her feet, rested her palms flat against the table as she coldly stared at Rome and harshly intoned, “Who the hell do you think you are to order my husband around when you are a lesser being than him!” “Chloe, sit back down and shut up!” Dash said as he glared at her with a hint of annoyance in his eyes. “What?” “Sit down. We should be worrying about your father and not be causing more problems for ourselves!” Feeling embarrassed, Chloe remained standing as she threw Dash a dirty look. “Your husband is right,” Dana said, gazing at her daughter with a touch of worry in her eyes. “Mother!” Chloe angrily mumbled. “Chloe, your father is not on good terms with your grandfather right now, so this is not the time to be putting up an attitude!” “I know, but…”
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