Chapter 44
The woman was Owen’s mother, Aubrey Hunter.
She was a bestie of Catherine’s mother and she watched Catherine grow up. Catherine treated her as a
respectful and loving elderly. Her morous and aloof face became softened. “Hi, Auntie.”
“It’s such a difficult time for you these years, Catherine.” Aubrey grabbed her hand and said, “Come on.
Let’s have facial care upstairs. Your delicate face needs good care.”
Although she treated Aubrey as a respectful and loving elderly, Catherine knew what she was doing.
“No, thanks, Auntie. I have to return to my workter. Please go ahead and tell me what I can do for
you.”
She knew the service provided in Cloud Club — as long as the customer informed the staff, the outsider
would be led by the staff upstairs naturally. However, she was stopped downstairs, which meant
someone deliberately made it difficult for her.
Usually, such a trick was used when women from the upper-ss wanted to avoid the poor girls who
wanted to hit on their husbands.
Catherine knew such kinds of tricks very well. Much to her surprise, someone would y such a trick on
her someday and the person who yed it was Aubrey, who had watched her grow up.
It would be untrue if she admitted that she didn’t feel ufortable. However, Catherine could
understand, because things were totally different now.
Aubrey kept smiling warmly. “It’s quite difficult for you to make living now. I won’t disturb you with your
work. Let’s go to the tea house of Cloud Club and have a talk.”
In the tea house of Cloud Club.
As soon as they took the seat, Aubrey pulled out an envelope from her bag and handed it to Catherine.
“Catherine, take a look at them.”
Catherine opened the envelope and saw photos, on which Owen pulled her into his arms and hugged
her in Antonio’s hospital.
The photographer took the photos from a good angle. From the photos, they looked like lovers who
encountered each other after
being parted for a long time.
Aubrey took a sip of the tea, purled her lips, and said, “You grew up with Owen since childhood. You are
childhood sweethearts. I didn’t mean to separate you two. When you were sent to jail by Anderson rk,
Owen was participating in a piano contest abroad. He had already entered into the finalpetition, but
he gave up and flew back as soon as he got the news.”
Speaking about Owen, Aubrey’s couldn’t help smiling. “He was young and impulsive. But you know, he
has learned to y the piano for so many years. He didn’t know anything about business and
socialization. Anderson rk sent you in personally, so how could Owen be able to save you out easily.
All he could do was to socialize with all hisworks to take care of you. Since the day when you were
sent in, he has never touched the piano. He spent all days in thepany, learning everything about
business from his father.”
“Nothing is easy in the business battlefield. In the beginning, after drinking with the big clients, he had to
study overnight. Once he heard any news about you, he would go to find you andfort you. He did
that every day. Finally, he had some power in the year before thest.”
“After you came out, he left City W and went to City A to apany you.” Aubrey heaved a sigh. “I know
my son very well. He has certain craziness.”
When Catherine heard her words, her eyes became reddened. “Auntie, I’m sorry.”
“You don’t need to be sorry for me. Your uncle and I thought originally that as long as he was willing to,
we wouldn’t be against you if you are together. Who knows you are tangled with Anderson rk.
Catherine, you know Anderson rk well, don’t you? He’s merciless and unscrupulous as long as he
can achieve his goals. Your Johnson family used to be his inws, but it turned out to end in such a way,
let alone our Torres family. We’re neither his family nor his friend.”
“Please understand us as parents. Could you cut off the tie with Owen, please? I’ll give you some money,
which should be enough for you to have a good life for the rest of your lifetime. Please take it as the care
of our Torres family for you.” As she spoke, Aubrey took out a check from her bag and put it in front of
Catherine.
Catherine didn’t take it. She stood up and bowed at her for appreciation, “Auntie, I could never pay back
the kindness that the Torres family gave to me. I won’t keep in touch with Owen. As for the matter
between Anderson rk and me, if he wants to revenge, I’ll ask him to aim at me only. I would never
bring the trouble to the Torres family.”
Aubrey didn’t insist. “I’m leaving those photos to you. I don’t know who has taken them and sent them to
our house. You should watch out.”
When Catherine went downstairs from the tea house of Cloud Club, on the first floor, she bumped into a
few women who were chatting andughing.
“Oops, isn’t this Miss Johnson?” one of them eximed in a sharp voice. Then she circled Catherine
around like watching a rare animal.
Catherine frowned, casting a cold nce at her.
Caroline Condor was frightened by her sharp eyes and took a few steps back. When she came back to
her senses, she felt embarrassed for herself.
Caroline said angrily, “You are not thedy from the Johnson family any longer. Why are you so proud
of?”
“Don’t you forget that she has hooked up with Ethan James not long ago,” Sienna said with a slight
smile, standing out from behind.
“Mr. James is just an illegitimate child. So what if she has hooked up with him? But Sienna, you are
different. You’ll be engaged to Mr. rk,” Caroline approached Sienna and said with a smile when
seeing sheing over.
Other women next to them also echoed.
Catherine felt it was so boring. “Excuse me, please let me pass. If you don’t think Ethan’s identity is good
enough, you should tell him face-to-face.”
Caroline shut her mouth immediately.
Before Ethan went back to the James family, he was in the underworld and he was a ruthless man.
Certainly, they didn’t have the guts to speak that to his face.
Seeing that the woman was some, Sienna rolled her eyes at her. Then she approached Catherine. “I
guess Aubrey has already had a talk to you. Do you like the gift fram me to you?”
Catherine stared at Sienna and asked in a cold tone, “Did you take the photos?” She emanated a strong
imposing manner.
Under her aura, Sienna started to sweat on her back. She forced herself to calm down and said, “So
what if I did take the
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photos? Do you think that only Aubrey has them? I also asked someone to send them to Anderson.
Guess would Anderson aim at the Torres family and do something?”
Sienna’s tone was gloomy as if she was a snake.
“Pak!” Catherine raised her arm and pped Sienna across her face.
Then she grabbed Sienna’s cor. Although Sienna was wearing high-heels, she was still shorter than
Catherine. Look down at her, Catherine said, “I don’t know if Anderson rk would aim at the Torres
family and do something, but I know it hurts when I p you.”
Sienna was frightened by Catherine’s imposing manner. Her face paled but she couldn’t utter a beep.
Catherine smiled disdainfully. Pushing away Sienna, she said, “Isabe, who yed dirty tricks in front of
me, has already been lying in the graveyard. And you are far less capableparing with her.”
Sienna fell to the ground.
Other women who came here with Sienna had no guts to stop Catherine at all while witnessing such a
scene.
Sienna could only watch Catherine disappear from Cloud Club. She was so angry that she red at her
besties around her. “Are you all blind? Didn’t you know to help me?”
Caroline whispered in a trembling voice. “Just now, Catherine Johnson was so frightening. I dared not,
but I recorded her voice.
You can tell Mr. rk. He loves you so much, and certainly, he would help you.”
Loving her so much?
Caroline’s careless words poked Sienna at her sore spot.
She knew clearly that if he wanted to use her to stimte Catherine, Anderson would never let her
wander around him.
However, Anderson didn’t love her but he loved Isabe.
Sienna rolled her eyes and looked at Caroline. “Give me the record.”