Chapter 287


    Catherine''s POV


    I called ke and told him that I wouldn''t be going home for dinner tonight.


    Then I called Noah and Hedwig.


    I was going to ask Melinda to join us today, but Melinda had other ns, so I went to the restaurant alone.


    I booked a rtively luxurious restaurant since I wanted to thank Alina for her support.


    I parked the car in the restaurant''s parking lot and saw Gina when I closed the door.


    Gina looked as rich as she used to be. She was holding the arm of a middle-aged man and asked him to go first when she saw me. Then she walked toward me.


    She was wearing high heels, and her clothes were very fashionable.


    "I''m curious. Why did ke dump you? It must have been a juicy story!" Gina burst intoughter, which sent a shiver down my spine.


    I frowned. "What do you want to do? Gina, stop causing trouble. Don''t ruin your career again." Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    "Catherine, do you know Halsey?" Gina suddenly said.


    My face turned pale.


    Ginaughed. "Yesterday, a person came to our house. He called himself Halsey, and he was grateful to Troy for adopting his daughter and raising her."


    Did Halseye back?


    Why did he go to the Wyatt''s ce?


    "Catherine, I have something on you. Do you still think you can be with ke?" Gina looked at me mockingly.


    I knew that Gina would try her best to make me suffer.


    "Gina, stop smuggling. Halsey''s presence at your ce proves nothing." I knew Halsey went there because of me. He wanted to thank the Wyatt family.


    However, Halsey''s good intentions became Gina''s means to threaten me.


    Gina said with a gloomy face, "Do you know how much I hate you for what you''ve done to me? If I tell anyone about this, your rtionship with ke will be a big joke."


    "Keep your mouth shut if you want to live. You can threaten me, but you should think about the consequences. Do you think ke will let you off the hook easily?" I was not afraid, because Gina already knew how terrible things would be if she enraged ke.


    Gina was afraid when she heard ke''s name.


    "I can keep it a secret for you, but I need a favor in return. I own a singing band, and they have a very important show at the end of the month. I want you to design some clothes for them. I''m going to make them famous," Gina made her demand right away.


    "What if I refuse?" I didn''t want to cooperate with her.


    "Don''t worry. I will pay you. You''re right. I should get on with my life. Think of it as doing me a favor. I hear you''re quite famous in the design industry," Gina said seriously.


    I couldn''t tell whether she was telling the truth judging from her appearance.


    Did Gina want to cooperate with me? She wanted me to design costumes for her band.


    "I''m sorry, but I can''t help you!" I rejected her.


    "Catherine, why are you being so mean? I''m sincere enough. How can you refuse me?" said Gina.


    I turned around and walked in front of her. I said coldly, "Maybe you don''t know me well, I am a mean woman!"


    After I finished speaking, I flicked my hair and left.


    I was no longer as easily provoked as before. I had be more indifferent.


    Maybe it''s because I had spent so much time with ke that I learned from his strength and sanity.


    I knew that Gina wouldn''t give up so easily, but I was no longer afraid of her.


    Before the elevator doors closed, I saw Gina standing together with her lover. The man said something, and Gina chuckled sweetly.


    I walked out of the elevator. When I arrived at the table, I saw Alina.


    Alina always dressed differently from other women. She was wearing a ck zer with matching trousers. Her tall figure and neutral facial features made it difficult for others to tell her gender.


    If I hadn''t known her long ago, I would have thought she was a pretty boy.


    When Alina saw me, she stood up happily while looking a little nervous.


    "Cathy, you''re here!" Alina said.


    I smiled, walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down.


    When I turned around, I saw many girls looking over. They were all attracted by Alina.


    I joked, "You seem to be very popr among the girls."


    "Is that so?" Alina smiled. Her makeup was very delicate. Unlike most women, she was kind of handsome.


    I was attracted by Alina as well, and I could not help but nce at her a few more times. I didn''t expect a woman dressed as a man to be so good-looking.


    Alina snapped her fingers. "Catherine. Let''s order now. Just to be clear, tonight''s dinner is on me. Don''t you rub me from this opportunity!"


    I nodded. "Fine. But next time, it will be my turn!"


    "OK. It''s up to you!" Alina smiled. Once again, I sighed that Alina must have been born the wrong gender. If she were a man, women would die for him.


    While waiting for our food, I saw Alina staring at me.


    "Cathy, you have lost a lot of weight recently. Is it because of your breakup?" Alina was very concerned about me.


    Breakup?


    I was stunned for a moment. Only then did I realize that, in everyone''s eyes, I was a pitiful woman who got dumped by ke.


    "Really?" I touched my cheek. "I don''t think so. I wasn''t really affected by it."


    "Stop pretending to look brave. I''m a woman as well. I know what you''re going through." Alina suddenly picked up the cigarette box, but she quickly put it down, because we were in a non-smoking restaurant.


    I knew Alina asked me this, simply because she was concerned about me.


    "I just want to work and live my life." On no ground could I tell her the truth now, so I had to try to look tough.


    "Cathy, can we be friends? I wrote a new song recently. You should listen to it. Maybe it''ll help you rx a bit." Then Alina told me the name of her song. It had gone viral online, which helped women to recover quickly from their breakups.


    "Sure. I''ll listen to it after I go back." I nodded happily.


    I had a great meal. We talked about work.


    Then I received ke''s call. I got up and walked toward the bathroom.


    "What''s up?" I asked gently.


    ke sounded depressed. He said, "Are you having dinner with a man or a woman?"


    I immediately turned around and looked around. "Don''t tell me that you''re eating here too."