The sunlight poured through the window and beamed on Catherine's face, so she roll over to her left and slowly raised her eyelashes.
“Good morning. Are you going somewhere?” Catherine asked as she watched Rome buttoning his shirt.
“Morning, yeah. I got a meeting with someone.” Rome said, staring at her.
A yawn escaped Catherine's lip as she rubbed her eyelids. Then she got out of bed, picked Rome's coat off the blanket, and approached him.
“With who?” Catherine whispered as she handed his coat to him.
‘Someone you know.’ Rome thought, accepting his coat from her.
Then he wore it and said, “A workmate.”
A while later, Catherine and Rome came downstairs, and when they entered the dining room, both of them were shocked to see Mr. Barlow and Madam Rosey chatting and laughing happily with Dash.
“Oh my, for real?” Madam Rosey asked as she put a waffle on Dash's p
Blowing a whistle, Mr. Orlando drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. But then he hastily stopped when Rome got into the backseat of the Mercedes.“Good morning, young master!” Mr. Orlando hastily said as he sat up straight in his seat.Then he eyed K when he said, “Good Morning, boss.”“Morning,” Rome mumbled beneath his breath.Then he leaned back against the seat and said, “Orlando,”“Yes, young master!” Mr. Orlando immediately answered.“Find out which one of Mr. Barlow's partners has a son named 'Zayn.”“Okay.”For a moment, Mr. Orlando waited to see if he had anything else to say, but when Rome didn't speak, he started the car engine and drove off.“I received a call from Jerry a few minutes back. He called to inform me that your clothes are ready.” Mr. Orlando said, keeping his eyes focused on the road.
The room was silent for quite a while as Dash stood still, staring at Rome in disbelief.Finally, after wandering in his head for quite a while, reality struck him like a bolt of lightning, and terror took over his expression.“You are Mr. Ford’s son,” Dash mumbled as he subconsciously dropped to his knees.“Why are you kneeling? There are a lot of chairs in here.” Rome casually said as Dash gazed at him.Avoiding Rome's cold eyes, Dash stared to the left and mumbled, “I have messed up!”“Have you?” Rome calmly asked.As Dash swayed his gaze to the floor, he hung his head low and said, “Yes!”“How so?” Rome asked as his index finger caressed against his bottom lip.The feeling of pride that Dash had once acted on in the presence of Rome, suddenly faded, leaving him feeling belittle and pathetic as he lifted his head.“I was horrible to yo
After getting changed into his previous clothes, Rome left his father's office with K, and both of them headed to the bus stop.It wasn't long before the bus arrived, and Rome and K got on it.When they took a seat at the back, Rome removed his face cap, mask, and shade, and put it into a back bag. Then he handed it to K.It took a few minutes, but the bus finally made a stop at DreamTeam’s bus stop, and Rome got down, leaving K on the bus.Then he headed into the building and got into the elevator. But as he was about to press button eight, a fellow entered into the elevator, holding a bouquet, and pressed the button.There was a long pause as Rome stared at him, then at the flowers before focusing back on his face.“What are you staring at, freak!” He rudely uttered when he noticed Rome gazing at him.However, he got no response from Rome, and that played on his ego. So he smirked and said, “Count yours
It was seven o’clock when Catherine and Rome walked through the front door of the Barlow’s mansion. When they arrived into the dining room, they saw that everyone was already seated at the table, except for Dash. But after Catherine and Rome got seated and a few minutes went by, Dash finally walked into the dining hall. When Chloe saw him, anger was the only emotion she felt for him because he had been avoiding her calls all day. However, Dash wasn't paying attention to the dirty looks she was giving him since his attention was on Rome, and his heart literally missed a beat when their eyes locked and Rome frowned. Swallowing hard, Dash swayed his gaze away from Rome and placed his attention on Mr. Barlow. Then he walked over to the spare seat at the table and sat down. The atmosphere became tense immediately as Madam Rosey, Elijah, Chloe, and Mr. Barlow stared at him. As he gazed back at them, a sense of anxiety ove
A gentle knock on their bedroom door made Catherine slowly raise her eyelids. It took her a moment to fully awake. Then she withdrew from Rome’s arm, got out of bed, and approached the door. After opening it, she stared at the maid and mumbled, “What is it, Anna?” “Good morning, miss. Your grandfather asked for you to meet him in the living room.” Anna humbly said. “Tell him that I will be down soon.” “Okay, miss.” Once Anna had left, Catherine shut the door. Then she walked over to the closet and took out a comfy sweatsuit. After she got changed, she turned around, and her gaze locked with Rome's eyes as he stared at her. “You are awake,” Catherine mumbled. “Mmm,” Rome muttered, rubbing his eyelids. “I should get downstairs. Grandfather is expecting me.” “Okay.” After glancing at Rome for a moment, Catherine left the room, heading downstairs. When she arrived in
As Mr. Barlow gazed at him, Rome uttered no words and his expression remained calm.After a few minutes had past, he looked the old man dead in his eyes for a while before walking past him and heading into the living room.Shock took over Mr. Barlow's expression as he stared back at the living room entrance and mumbled, “You can act tough all you want, but the one who's in control is me, and what I say goes!”When Catherine saw Rome approaching her, she sniffed and then faked a smile.But he frowned at her and said, “Don't do that.”“Uh?” Catherine mumbled, striving to look calm.“I'm your husband. You don't have to fake your emotions in front of me.”“I'm really oka…”Unable to end her remark, Catherine rushed over to Rome, hugged onto his body, and cried in silence with her head resting against his chest.‘I wish I could tell you that your g
When Rome arrived in the lobby, he gazed at the counter and saw that there was a new hostess there. Then he looked ahead of him and walked out of the building. After getting into the car, he stared at the windshield and mumbled, “Take me to the casino.” Asking no question, Mr. Orlando put the car in gear and drove out of the parking lot and onto the main road. The drive took about an hour, and then Mr. Orlando stepped on the brake pedal and said, “Young master, we are here.” Taking in a deep breath, Rome pushed the car door open and got down. Then he headed into the building with K walking alongside him.
Early that Saturday morning, Catherine was still asleep, and Rome’s phone laid just an inch away from her. Suddenly it started vibrating on the blanket, and in between sleep and awake, Catherine swept her hand against the bed for a while before getting a hold of his phone. Then she opened her eyes and gazed at the name on the screen. “Rome, your dad is calling,” Catherine called out when she noticed that he wasn't in bed with her. After waiting for a while without getting a reply, she answered the call and said, “Good morning, Mr. Miller.” The other end of the line grew silent, and Catherine waited for about two minutes before saying, “Hello,” At that moment, the door opened, and Rome walked into the room. Then he gazed at her with calmness in his eyes, then at his phone, and asked, “Who's on the line?” “Your dad. But I think something is wrong with the network.” Catherine mumbled, feeling nervous as she withdrew th