Chapter 120


    As they all stared at Mr. Barlow, Elijah got sick of the silence in the study and asked, "Father, what is


    this meeting about?"


    "I was told Rome gave us two rules to follow, not to offend him or Catherine." Mr. Barlow said with a


    straight face.


    A look of annoyance crossed Anthony''s face as he mumbled, "Yes,"


    "Well, if that''s the case, then it seems like Catherine is the only one keeping us away from total


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    destruction." Mr. Barlow mumbled with a hint of worry in his eyes.


    Taking in a deep breath, Madam Rosey sighed and worriedly uttered, "What are we going to do? This


    family has done and said so much to Rome. Do you really think Catherine can save us from his wrath?"


    "If Rome really wanted to ruin our family, he could have done that within a blink of an eye," Edward


    boldly said.


    Narrowing his eyes at his uncle, Charles frowned and coldly uttered, "He did ruin our family!"


    "Right, he has brought nothing but chaos since he arrived in this house!" Richard mumbled, clutching


    his fist.


    "Both of you need to shut up!" Mr. Barlowshed out.


    Then he frowned and said, "The fact that he could have caused this much damage to us without even


    trying to ruin us, imagine what he could do if he did want to!"


    The study grew quiet for a while, and after a few minutes had gone by in silence, Mr. Barlow said, "The


    only key to this family''s sess now is Catherine."


    "What are you saying?" William asked.


    At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and Mr. Barlow shouted, "Come in!"


    Within a split second, the door opened and the familywyer walked into the study.


    "It''s good that you are here, Mr. Quincy. Please have a seat. Catherine is not back home yet." Mr.


    Barlow said.


    Although the family knew why Mr. Quincy were there, except for Mr. Barlow, Edward, his wife, and


    Madam Rosey, the others couldn''t help but frown at the idea that Catherine was about to have it all.


    The moment Mr. Quincy took his seat on the couch, the door suddenly opened, and Catherine walked


    into the room followed by Rome.


    Seeing the stiff expression on both their faces, Catherine''s mother whispered to her husband, "I don''t


    think their talk went well."


    "So it seems," Edward mumbled, feeling a bit worried.


    Even though he noticed the tension between Catherine and Rome, Mr. Barlow jumped to his feet and


    happily said, "You both are back. That''s great. Now that you are here, Catherine, we can start the


    paperwork."


    "I won''t be signing the documents," Catherine mumbled with a straight face.


    A look of fear clouded Mr. Barlow''s eyes, and he eyed Rome for a moment before gazing at his


    granddaughter, "Why?"


    "I just don''t feel like I''ve earned it, so you can give it to any of the others. I''m withdrawing myself from


    the inheritance list." Catherine said without looking at Rome, even though he was staring at her.


    Feeling desperate and afraid, Mr. Barlow hastily uttered, "I had a heart attack today!"


    His remark shocked everybody, and they were curious about what he was going to say next, except for


    Rome.


    Staring at the old man, he faintly smirked with calmness in his eyes.


    "What? Are you okay, grandfather?" Catherine asked, suddenly feeling worried instead of angry.


    "No, I''m getting old, dear, and my health is degrading. That''s why I am resigning from thepany."


    Mr. Barlow pitifully said, knowing that turning everything over to Catherine was the only way to safe his


    family reputation and wealth.


    "What..."


    "I need you to take over my position as the Chairwoman of DreamTeam and oversee our family


    possessions."


    Anger spiked in Elijah''s eyes, and a sense of rage coursed through William while a feeling of pure hate


    consumed Anthony, and yet none of them spoke.


    "You must be kidding me," Chloe whispered beneath her breath.


    ring at Catherine, Charles sneered and thought, ''Unbelievable,''


    As he strived to suppress his anger, Richard kept his eyes on the floor, knowing that he was powerless


    to do something about his grandfather''s remark.


    Finally getting over her shock, Catherine mumbled, "Grandpa, I can''t…"


    "Please, Catherine. It is the only wish of this ill old man. Your uncles and cousins have caused so much


    damage to thepany. I can''t trust no one else except you." Mr. Barlow pleadingly said.


    Biting down gently on her bottom lip, Catherine paused for a moment. Then she sighed and mumbled,


    "Actually…"


    Although she was about to tell her grandfather about who Rome was and that what Jeff had said had


    some truth in it, something clicked to her.


    ''Rome didn''t do anything except expose my uncles and cousins for who they really were. So


    technically, they brought disaster on themselves, not him.'' Catherine thought, finally looking at her


    husband.


    Seeing how hesitant his granddaughter looked, Mr. Barlow let out a sigh and said, "I''m sorry for my


    ignorance in the past. But to be honest with you Catherine, I see a lot of my young self in you."


    Then he faintly smiled when Catherine met his eyes and said, "Your love for DreamTeam and how


    passionate you are about your work, is just how I was and still am. So what do you say?"


    For a moment, Catherine looked at her father and he slightly nodded. Then she stared back at her


    grandfather and said, "Sure, I would love to."


    ''Checkmate.'' Rome thought, smiling slightly as he realized that hisst n had be sessful.


    Then without uttering a word, he shoved his hand into his coat pocket and then walked out of the room.


    With a trace of sadness in her eyes, Catherine stared at the door and took a deep breath.


    A few minutester, Catherine, Mr. Barlow, and Mr. Quincy got done with the paperwork, and afterward,


    thewyer left the room.


    Still striving toe to terms with the fact that she was now the family top inheritor, Catherine gazed


    around the room, and that''s when she realized something wasn''t right.


    "Where''s Jeff?" Catherine asked, staring at her grandmother.


    "He''s in prison." Madam Rosey mumbled.


    "What! Why?"


    "The car that you left the mansion in this morning was involved in an ident. Jeff was the one behind


    it. The police arrested him this afternoon."


    For a moment, Catherine nkly stared at her grandmother. Then she mumbled, "The cars switch,"


    With tears beaming in her eyes, Catherine rushed out of the room. Then she pulled out her phone and


    called Rome.


    When he answered, she sniffed and mumbled, "Where are you?"


    "In our room," Rome said, staring out the window.


    "Stay there. I''ming to you."


    "Okay,"


    A few minutester, Catherine walked into the bedroom, and when Rome turned his focus away from


    the window and ced it on her, Catherine sniffed aggressively and walked towards him.


    Then she rushed into his arms and silently cried, hugging him tightly.


    "I''m sorry," Catherine muttered, tightening her grips on his coat.


    "Me too," Rome mumbled, wrapping his hands around her waist.


    After crying her eyes out and calming down, Catherine lifted her head, met his eyes, and softly asked,


    "Do you really love me?"


    Unable to hold in hisugh, Rome giggled faintly and calmly intoned, "Of course, I love you."


    Then he raised her chin, leaned in closer towards her lip, and kissed her passionate.