Chapter 449: A Surprise Guest
Damien didn''t know what to think about the new information. The investor who refused to show themselves and only had attorneys who represented them during the contract signing was actually his mother. It was during the time when he was starting Crown Resort Group and his first project was the Bayside Resort. ASLP didn''t ask for any ridiculous conditions. Apart from themon terms of having equity shares of thepany, they only asked for one thing: To keep their identity as anonymous.
Anonymous angel investors weren''t umon, but he did find it strange that the much-needed funds suddenly arrived when he badly needed someone to believe in him and didn''t even ask for anything in return. He just didn''t think it would be her.
It was only the first night that Katherine wasn''t around, and it already seemed like he had opened another pandora box.
It was an emotional night for the mother and son. Learning about her being the seed investor gave Damien mixed feelings. He wasn''t madthere was no reason to be. Or probably just the fact that she was there all along but still didn''t show herself. However, there was no point going back in circles, so he was d to learn about this despite how strange things seemed to be at the moment.
It was almost eleven in the evening when Amelia retired for the night and went back to the 61st floor. She invited him toe down and join her for breakfast in the morning if he had the time to drop by before going to work. Damien epted her invitation and ended the night with a brief hug. So much for first dates.
When his mother left, his penthouse felt rather empty again. Katherine was away on a trip and Bear was with Styles. He chuckled at himself and ran his hand down his face, sighing at the long night he just had. A long but beautiful night.
Damien took a quick shower and decided to give Katherine a call. He had put his phone in silent mode since dinner, so he only got the chance to see her messages then.
[Missing Kitten: How''s dinner? I hope you saved me some of the food you cooked. Can it wait until I get back?]
[Missing Kitten: This is what I ate for dinner. Now I''m starting to regret it because I''ll miss it when Ie home.]
He opened the image attachment and saw several pieces of croquettes on a te. He chuckled, knowing how she just couldn''t stay away from fried food.
[Missing Kitten: Is it stupid that I''m actually jealous right now? You''re on a date T_T]
[Missing Kitten: I know I''m being stupid. You don''t actually have to answer that. IMY.]
"Cute." He softly chuckled and not a secondter, he called her. There was a shuffling noise on the other line when the call was picked up and he waited to hear her voice. His brows furrowed when she didn''te on the line. "Katherine?"
"Ngnnnh"
Her long groan caused him to deepen his brows further. "What Are you okay?"
Katherine cleared her throat but her voice was still hoarse. "I''m okay" she answered. "I fell asleep." She yawned.
Damien noticed the sudden lighting from his phone screen that was pressed on his ear. Realizing that she had turned on her video, he turned on his as well. Sheid on her side, her camera showing only her face, pillows, and white sheets. She looked beautiful despite being tired. "Hi" she whispered, a small smile forming on her lips.
"Hey," he smiled back. "Sorry I couldn''t respond to your texts earlier."
"That''s okay. How was dinner? Did you two have fun?"
Heid on his back and started telling her about his evening with his mother, sharing his thoughts and the new things he learned about her. Every so often, Katherine would nod or hum in agreement while she listened to him. When she stopped responding, he nced at her video and saw that she had fallen asleep.
Damien felt sorry that he''d spoken a lot and hadn''t even asked her how her day was. She seemed to have really worked hard that day for her to be this tired. "Good night, Katherine," he whispered, stroking her face on the screen with his finger before closing their video call.
A minuteter, he received a text message from her.
[Missing Kitten: I''m sorry I fell asleep. I want to hear everything again when Ie back. I''m d you two had a good talk. You should read that letter You can do it, I believe in you. Good night, Love.]
He stared at the message and mulled over what she said. Could he really read that letter? He didn''t know how many minutes had passed when he finally pushed himself off the bed and headed to his closet to look for it.
However, no matter how much he tried, he couldn''t find the damn letter. He nearly turned his closet upside down. It wasn''t until he was about to reach for a cab when the realization hit him. He doubled-overughing at himself, thinking of how stupid he was just now. Of course he wouldn''t find the letter hereit was in Crown Resort Group''s main office building''s penthouse.
Grabbing a trench coat, his keys, and wallet, Damien headed over to his office. Just as he reached his car in the basement parking, he noticed someone standing next to it. He met his gaze and even if the other hadn''t spoken yet, he could tell what he was there for.
"What are you doing here?" he asked as he approached him.
Taking in a deep breath, William yawned and rolled his neck from side to side. "You know what I actually don''t know. I came here with one objective but I''m starting to second guess."
The cousins stared at each other for a while before Damien let out a long sigh. The letter had to wait because this bastard was probably here to bargain or threat. He watched William stroke the hood of Katherine''s red Lexus that was parked next to his car.
"Nice car," Williammented.
Damien clenched his jaw and reluctantly told him, "Come up. Let''s talk at my ce."
A slow and dangerous smile crossed William''s face as he walked up to Damien. He flung his arm around the other''s shoulder and teased, "Ah Is that how you invite women up to your ce?"
And thus, the two men rode the elevator towards the 62nd floor penthouse.