Chapter Sixty-Five


    A look of hesitation crossed Catherine''s face, and then she mumbled, "I don''t know. I was too mad at


    you for lying to me that it didn''t cross my mind to check who the sender was."


    Without replying to her, Rome walked over to the couch, took out his phone from his coat pocket, and


    then scrolled through it for a moment.


    Then his eyes darkened, and he looked at Catherine''s phone for a moment before focusing back on his


    screen.


    "What is it?" Catherine asked, noticing how serious his face had be.


    "It was the puppets'' master," Rome said, feeling a sense of anger rising in him. "He''s not only after me!


    He''s watching you too!"


    Frowning, Catherine woke from the bed, approached Rome, and stared at her phone screen and then


    his.


    Then she frowned and said, "But why would he send me these pictures?"


    Clutching his fist, Rome met her darting eyes and subconsciously said, "Isn''t it crystal clear! The same


    reason they tried to set me up with Chloe. Whoever this person is, they want to break us up,


    Catherine."


    Those words made sense to Catherine, and yet, it still confused her, "Bu... Why would he think these


    pictures would cause conflict between us."


    For a moment, it grew silent between them. Then a bitterugh escaped Rome''s lips as anger spiked in


    his eyes.


    "Who did you tell about my whereabouts yesterday?" Rome asked with a straight expression.


    "I don''t know," Catherine mumbled without giving it a thought.


    Then her eyes suddenly widened as she gazed at Rome and shouted out, "Mini!"


    "Our maid, Mini?" Rome asked, lowering his brows.


    "Yes. She seemed rather concerned about setting up a te for youst night, and I told her that you


    were at a business meeting!"


    "That calctive bastard! They found out that I lied to you about the meeting and thought that sending


    the picture would start something between us."


    Suddenly, all the disced pieces of the puzzle started to fit together in Rome''s head, and then he


    firmly uttered, "It makes sense. If you want to know more about someone, nt a spy in their home!"


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    "Are you saying, Mini is also a puppet in his game?" Catherine asked, ignoring the feeling of


    annoyance she felt after Rome abruptly confessed to lying to her about the meeting.


    "I don''t know. It could be her or anyone in this damn house! Who knows how many of their people they


    have infiltrated into our lives!"


    "But she was the only one who asked about you that night?"


    "Yes, but she could have passed the information to anyone who had asked her."


    Silence followed Rome''s remark. Then after a couple of quiet minutes, Rome''s face grew serious as he


    looked at Catherine and said, "Your father said that you give your uncles and cousins ess back into


    DreamTeam. Please tell me, you are not honest about that?"


    When Catherine didn''t answer, a look of disbelief crossed Rome''s face, and he firmly said, "No! That''s


    not happening!"


    "It''s not like I was the one who paved the way for them! It was this so-called puppets'' master who


    somehow got Charles shares in thepany without my knowledge!" Catherine said in annoyance.


    "What?"


    "And there''s nothing I can do about it because all of the paperwork is legal!"


    "Are you sure!"


    Noticing the look of hesitation on Catherine''s face, Rome frowned and said, "I''m getting awyer to


    look into it! And until we can have Charles out of there, you can not allow the rest in!"


    “You must be kidding, right?” Catherine asked, feeling an instant sense of remorse.


    “No, I''m not joking, Catherine. I have enough enemies already, I don''t need you to bring in more!"


    "Enemies? Don''t you think using that word on my family is a bit too harsh!"


    "What are they then?"


    There was a long pause as Catherine gazed at Rome with a look of disbelief on her face. Then she


    lowered her gaze and said, "They are not perfect. But who can im themselves as wless? We all


    make mistakes, right?"


    "Are you trying to convince me or yourself?" Rome asked, frowning at her.


    "I just think they deserve a second chance!"


    "What words did they brainwash you with at that dinner!?"


    "No one brainwashed me!"


    "Really? Because I expect you to know better by now, Catherine! So why are you acting like you


    don''t?"


    "Wow!"


    Striving to suppress all the mixed emotions running through him, Rome stepped past her, walked over


    to the wardrobe, and pulled out a white t-shirt with sweatpants.


    “Why are you acting so unreasonable!” Catherine mumbled, squinting her eyelids.


    Turning a cold eye on her, Rome mmed the door closed and angrily said, “Do I look like I''m enjoying


    this or being the one making the tough decision here!?”


    "No," Catherine said, staring away from him. "I just feel guilty. If I would have let them into thepany


    earlier, Charles would not need to work with this so-called puppet master."


    "Okay, and if you would have had the heart to divorce me then Chloe wouldn''t have gone through all


    those lengths to get to me, is that what you are saying?" Rome asked as he got dressed.


    "No!"


    "Really! Okay then what''s the difference, Catherine?"


    The silence in the room grew louder as Rome looked into her eyes, noticing the hurt within them.


    "I don''t know," Catherine whispered, darting her gaze away from him.


    "That''s because there is no difference between Charles and Chloe. They will both go to any length to


    get what they want, and it''s not your fault that they do. You need to understand that." Rome said,


    walking over to her.


    Without uttering a word, Catherine crossed her arms and frowned, knowing that he was right.


    When Rome was a foot away from her, he met her eyes and said, "It''s okay to be selfish to protect


    yourself from people that want to hurt you. You are not a bad person for defending yourself and


    standing your ground."


    Although she was annoyed at him and had so many responses running through her head, when Rome


    entangled his fingers with hers, the feeling she got from his touch caused her lips to continuously rebel


    against her, refusing to say the words in her head out loud.


    But when Rome drew towards her lips, Catherine pulled back, frowning as she mumbled, "I''m still mad


    at you for lying to me anding who all bruised up again!"


    "I don''t like these bruises either," Rome said, staring solely into her eyes.


    "Then stop getting into fights."


    "I don''t choose my battles, babe. Instead, they find me, and if I don''t fight, that''s where the true danger


    lies."


    Staring at the indecisive look on Catherine''s face, Rome raised her chin, and said, "I need to do this to


    keep you safe, to keep us safe.


    A soft smile crept on her lips as she gazed into his eyes and then mumbled, " You are right, about all of


    it. I guess tomorrow I have to tell my uncles that they can''t work in dreamTeam. I don''t know how they


    will take it, but it''s the right thing to do."