Chapter Thirty-Four


    After waiting patiently for a couple of minutes, ze heard the front door open, and he immediately


    swayed his gaze towards it.


    Instantly, his jaw dropped, and he nkly stared at Catherine approaching the car, wearing a red slim


    fit, knee-length dress with her hair styled in a messy bun.


    ''Boss is so lucky.'' ze absentmindedly thought, admiring the smokey makeup on her face before


    snapping out of his head.


    Then he tried to get out of the car and opened the door for Catherine, but she had already got a hold of


    the back door handle and was opening it.


    When Catherine got seated in the backseat of the vehicle, a couple of minutes went by in awkward


    silence. Then she finally focused on ze and asked, "Is there something wrong with the car?"


    "No, Miss!" ze hastily said, turning the key in a rush.


    Feeling anxious, Mr. Ondo hesitated for a moment. Then he fixed his eyes on Rome and said, "Boss,


    ording to the information I gathered from a hostess at Seashore restaurant, Earl is going to be


    dining there today at nine o''clock."


    As Rome withdrew his focus away from the window and gazed at Mr. Ondo, his face bore no


    emotion while he asked, "What''s the time now?"


    "It''s six-fifteen, boss."


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    "Tell the pilot to do an emergencynding."


    "What?!"


    "We are going back home."


    By seven o''clock, ze brought the Jeep to a stop in the parking lot of ''Seashore restaurant,'' and then


    a couple of minutester, he escorted Catherine into the restaurant.


    After she had taken her seat at her reserved table, Catherine looked up at ze standing by her side


    and said, "You can sit."


    For a second, ze hesitated. Then he drew a chair and sat down, keeping alert by every sound and


    movement around them.


    A few minutes after Catherine had put her order in, the waiter approached her for the second time.


    Then he served her meal and left afterward.


    "Are you sure you don''t want to order something?" Catherine asked, staring at ze.


    But he slightly shook his head and said, "No, I''m good."


    It grew quiet for a moment between them. Then ze watched her slice into the fish and humbly


    asked, "Why are we ready here, Miss?"


    Pausing for a second, Catherine looked at him, sighed, and said, "I''m here to eat."


    At first, ze believed her and rxed a bit. But when eight-fifty-nine arrived, and Catherine was


    acting extra slow with finishing her drink, he didn''t trust her words anymore.


    Feeling a bit worried now, ze rested his hand on the table, slightly leaned towards Catherine, and


    gently said, "Miss, I think it''s time we leave here."


    Although he thought that Catherine was going to be angry, she softly smiled and said, "We will after I


    get done with my drink."


    Even though he knew that was another lie, ze rested back in his seat as he tried thinking of a way to


    get her out of the restaurant immediately.


    Then it suddenly clicked in his mind, and he said, "I tol…"


    A frown instantly crossed ze''s face as he watched a man he knew as Earl''s personal bodyguard


    approach the table.


    After reaching Catherine, the guy looked down at her and humbly said, "Good afternoon, Mrs. Ford.


    Boss Earl caught a glimpse of you when he walked into the restaurant, and now, he''s inviting you to


    share a drink with him in his private room."


    ''He''s here!'' Catherine thought, holding in her breath for a second.


    Then she smiled slightly and said, "Okay. Let''s go."


    Feeling absolutely worried now, ze walked up to Catherine when she stood to her feet and gently


    whispered, "Okay, it''s time to go home, Miss!"


    "What are you going to do to carry me out of here if I don''tply?" Catherine asked in a low tone as


    she stared at Earl''s bodyguard, standing a few distances away from them.


    "Nothing! But…"


    "ze, I know what I''m doing, okay? All you gotta do is stay by my side and don''t call my husband."


    Speechless from the frustration he felt, ze frowned as he watched Catherine walked past him,


    following Earl''s man, and thought, ''Boss is not going to be happy about this.''


    Then he took out his phone and quickly texted, "Tony, I need you and the guys at standby outside of


    the restaurant, and wait on my signal. If by any chance you guys see Miss leaving the restaurant


    without me. Take her by force and carry her home."


    "Yes, boss." Tony''s message appeared on his screen a couple of seconds afterward.


    A few minutester, the three of them arrived at a door, and Earl''s bodyguard looked at Catherine and


    said, "My boss is in there."


    Hesitating for a moment, she nced at ze before pushing the door open and walking inside.


    Without a second thought, ze followed her in, and the moment Earl saw him, he slightly frowned.


    Then he swayed his gaze towards Catherine and calmly uttered, "Miss Catherine, I would prefer we


    speak in private."


    Even though being in the same room as Earl sent a shiver through her entire body, Catherine raised


    her chin, looked at ze, and said, "Wait for me outside."


    At this point, ze started feeling like the thought of lifting Catherine and carrying her out of the


    restaurant was a great option. But he didn''t act on his thoughts and left the room.


    The moment he got out, he red at Earl''s personal bodyguard before silently standing near the door.


    "Who''s he?" Earl asked, staring at the door for a moment before fixing his gaze on Catherine.


    The fact that Earl was interested in ze was the first red g Catherine picked up. But she stayed


    calm and said, "My bodyguard,"


    "Rome Ford left his wife in the care of a single guard. He must be trusting of him then." Earl


    subconsciously said before getting a grip on his tongue.


    "I''m not in any danger or harm''s way, so why would Rome have multiple bodyguards behind me,


    especially since he only walks around with one."


    "That makes sense,"


    Frowning slightly, Catherine met Earl''s gaze and asked, "How did you know that Rome is not in the


    country?"


    "Well, information is easy toe by when you have wealth and power." Earl casually said.


    Then he looked away from her, took a few bits of his sushi, and mumbled, "Miss Catherine, why are


    you being so rxed with me tonight? Thest time we met, you looked like you wanted my head on a


    silver te and was acting like a good, little wife."


    "Well, even a good wife would rebel if news about her husband being at a strip club and getting


    wounded for another woman be public on every media tform in the country," Catherine said,


    screwing her face into a frown.


    Then with a touch of sadness in her expression, she darted her eyes to the left and softly intoned,


    "Also, just because Rome beat up a scumbag for me, that doesn''t mean he''s not one."


    ''That''s the third time she called him by his name. She must be angry.'' Earl thought as he intensely


    gazed at Catherine, and then he faintly smirked.


    At that moment, another thought invaded his mind, and he slightly frowned as he inquired, "Did your


    husband tell you what he talked to Natasha about?"


    "Who''s Natasha?" Catherine asked without the slightest hint of hesitation.


    For a moment, Earl said nothing as he studied her expression. Then he gave a half-smile and said, "I


    know how sensitive such a topic is, so how about we drink and then talk about business afterward."


    Keeping silent, Catherine watched Earl pour red wine into a ss and set it in front of her. Then she


    looked down at the drink before looking back at him.


    When Earl noticed her gazing at him, he raised his ss and said, "Cheers,"


    Without uttering a word, Catherine kept staring at him as she thought, ''Your drink had already gotten


    poured before I entered this room, and that bottle of wine has been sitting untouched on the table since


    I walked inside.''


    Lowering her brows, Catherine stared as Earl took a sip of his drink, and then she thought, ''I know it


    would be a stupid move if I drink this. But what happens if I don''t?''