Chapter 108


    A whileter, Rome drove the car into the parking lot of Skyhigh restaurant. Then he and Catherine got


    down from the vehicle.


    Afterward, they headed into the skyscraper in front of them, and when Rome and Catherine got into the


    lobby, they approached the counter.


    After the hostess had given them her full attention, Catherine gently uttered, "Hello, we are suppose to


    meet up with Mr. Ford here. Has he arrived?"


    "Of course. Please, pleasee with me." The hostess humbly said, leaving from behind the counter.


    Then she escorted Rome and Catherine into the elevator and pressed button eighteen.


    A few minutester, the elevator came to a stop, and its door opened. Then Catherine, the hostess,


    and Rome walked out into the hallway.


    It took a while, but they finally arrived in a room with a transparent roof which caused the ce to be


    filled with natural light.


    "Excuse me." The hostess said before turning around and walking out of the room.


    Striving to stay calm, Catherine walked alongside Rome to the table, and then both of them took their


    seats.


    For a moment, Rome stared calmly at his father, smiling faintly.


    Finally getting a hold of her emotions, Catherine exhaled and said, "Mr. Ford, I…"


    "Should we eat first? We can circle back to business talk afterward." Mr. Ford softly uttered, hoping that


    Catherine would say yes because he had been dreaming about such a day like this for a long time.


    "Of course,"


    "Great!"


    The sunlight had faded a bit by six o''clock, and the bulbs came on, brightening the room.


    By now, Catherine felt rxed after she, Rome, and Mr. Ford had indulged in small conversation while


    they were eating.


    "You are a good man than what the media paint you to be," Catherine mumbled out loud even though


    she meant to say it in her head.


    Seeing how embarrassed she looked after her remark, Mr. Ford chuckled and said, "Thanks for the


    Finally feelingfortable enough, Catherine stared down at her te and said, "I''m hoping that you


    wouldn''t take this the wrong way or think that I''m taking advantage of you…"


    "Okay, I wouldn''t." Mr. Ford said, smiling to reassure her.


    "My family needs your help. We held a press conference today, but it turned into a disaster, and


    DreamTeam could suffer a lot because of that. That''s why…"


    "You want me to bury the news."


    With a look of hesitation in her eyes, Catherine lifted her head and calmly uttered, "Yes, please."


    "Sure." Mr. Ford said, even though he already knew Rome had everything under control.


    "Really!"


    "Of course. You are helping me with my project. This is the least I can do for the incredible job you


    have done so far."


    "Thank you so much."


    As all the fear that she felt slowly faded, Catherine met Rome''s eyes and beamed.


    Swaying his gaze from her for a second, he stared at Mr. Ford and said, "Thank you."


    At nine o''clock, Catherine and Rome arrived in the Barlow mansion, and the moment they walked into


    the living room, the atmosphere was awkward.


    For a moment, Rome stared at William and Anthony and both brothers looked extremely worried and


    restless.


    "Where is grandfather?" Catherine gently asked.


    But all she got was silence as a reply from her uncles, their wives, Charles, Jeff, and Richard.


    After a few seconds had gone by in silence, Catherine was about to turn around to leave when her


    father and mother arrived in the living room.


    "What''s going on?" Edward asked, staring at his daughter''s annoyed expression.


    "Do you know where grandfather is?" Catherine mumbled as she focused on her father.


    "When we came home, he went straight to his room and hasn''te downstairs since then."


    "Thanks,"


    As Catherine was about to head upstairs to her grandparents'' bedroom, Mr. Barlow and Madam Rosey


    suddenly walked into the living room.


    "Father," William hastily said, standing to his feet.


    But Mr. Barlow red at him and harshly uttered, "Keep your lies to yourself! I only came down


    because Susanna told me Catherine was home!"


    Striving to make up a cover-up story, Anthony hastily uttered, "Father, I know what Elijah said, and


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    it''s…"


    "It''s all true! You two have beenvishing my hard-earned money on rubbish! Fools!"


    No one spoke after his remark. Then Mr. Barlow shook his fist andshed out, "I can''t believe that you


    all were just wolves in sheep''s clothing and stabbing me in the back while eating at the same table with


    me!"


    With a look of concern in her eyes, Madam Rosey calmly uttered, "Honey, your health…"


    "I have thieves for sons!" Mr. Barlow angrily mumbled beneath his breath.


    Afterward, he scowled at William and Anthony and shouted, "You both are rogues!"


    Then he finally realized something that suddenly sent his anger off the chart, and he frowned and


    harshly intoned, "The fact that you both got away with stealing from me for so long means you guys


    have corrupted mypany!"


    Fear clouded Charles'' eyes because he was also involved in the illegal taking ofpany funds.


    But then he realized that he had nothing left to lose since he wasn''t working with DreamTeam Inc any


    longer and his name was off the family inheritance listing, and he felt enraged rather than relieved.


    "Now I have to cleanse mypany, and I will start by firing you two! And William, you can forget


    about ascending to Elijah''s position!" Mr. Barlow firmly said, staring coldly at his sons.


    "But Father…" William mumbled, pausing when he saw the anger in his father''s eyes.


    Swaying his attention off his sons, Mr. Barlow looked at Catherine and angrily uttered, "Either Richard


    or Catherine will be given the position since they are the only two who haven''t totally humiliated this


    family and disgrace our reputation yet!"


    After a few minutes had gone by in silence, Mr. Barlow finally felt calmer. Then he looked at Catherine


    and asked, "Did you speak with Mr. Ford?"


    "Yes," Catherine mumbled.


    Then she frowned when she noticed the hostile stare she was getting from Jeff.


    "And what did he say?!" Mr. Barlow eagerly asked.


    "He agreed to help us," Catherine replied, snapping out of the awful feeling her cousin''s look gave her.


    Feeling a sense of relief, Mr. Barlow heavily sighed and said, "Great. That must be why we haven''t


    heard any news by now about the conference."


    At that moment, the sound of a ringtone disrupted their conversation, and when Rome saw everyone


    staring at him, he gently uttered, "Excuse me,"


    Then he left the living room and headed out of the mansion.


    After he had walked a few distances away from the house, he stopped and pulled out his phone, and


    then answered the call.


    "When am I going to get the pictures!" Mr. Davis'' harsh voice echoed into Rome''s ear.


    "Where did you leave your manners, Davis?"Rome casually asked, frowning slightly.


    The other side of the line grew quiet for a moment. Then Mr. Davis'' voice echoed from the speakers,


    "I''m sorry. But I am also getting restless."


    "Meet me at Bluelight cafe tomorrow," Rome said, ending the call immediately after his remark.


    Afterward, he dialed Brook''s number, and when his call got answered, he said, "Leak the information to


    Elijah that Davis was the one in the meeting who exposed him."


    "Yes, boss," Brook said from the other end of the call.