A Billionaire In Disguise novel Chapter 108

A while later, Rome drove the car into the parking lot of Skyhigh restaurant. Then he and Catherine got down from the vehicle.

Afterward, they headed into the skyscraper in front of them, and when Rome and Catherine got into the lobby, they approached the counter.

After the hostess had given them her full attention, Catherine gently uttered, "Hello, we are suppose to meet up with Mr. Ford here. Has he arrived?"

"Of course. Please, please come with me." The hostess humbly said, leaving from behind the counter.

Then she escorted Rome and Catherine into the elevator and pressed button eighteen.

A few minutes later, the elevator came to a stop, and its door opened. Then Catherine, the hostess, and Rome walked out into the hallway.

It took a while, but they finally arrived in a room with a transparent roof which caused the place to be filled with natural light.

"Excuse me." The hostess said before turning around and walking out of the room.

Striving to stay calm, Catherine walked alongside Rome to the table, and then both of them took their seats.

For a moment, Rome stared calmly at his father, smiling faintly.

Finally getting a hold of her emotions, Catherine exhaled and said, "Mr. Ford, I…"

"Should we eat first? We can circle back to business talk afterward." Mr. Ford softly uttered, hoping that Catherine would say yes because he had been dreaming about such a day like this for a long time.

"Of course,"

"Great!"

The sunlight had faded a bit by six o'clock, and the bulbs came on, brightening the room.

By now, Catherine felt relaxed after she, Rome, and Mr. Ford had indulged in small conversation while they were eating.

"You are a good man than what the media paint you to be," Catherine mumbled out loud even though she meant to say it in her head.

Seeing how embarrassed she looked after her remark, Mr. Ford chuckled and said, "Thanks for the compliment."

Finally feeling comfortable enough, Catherine stared down at her plate and said, "I'm hoping that you wouldn't take this the wrong way or think that I'm taking advantage of you…"

"Okay, I wouldn't." Mr. Ford said, smiling to reassure her.

"My family needs your help. We held a press conference today, but it turned into a disaster, and DreamTeam could suffer a lot because of that. That's why…"

"You want me to bury the news."

With a look of hesitation in her eyes, Catherine lifted her head and calmly uttered, "Yes, please."

"Sure." Mr. Ford said, even though he already knew Rome had everything under control.

"Really!"

"Of course. You are helping me with my project. This is the least I can do for the incredible job you have done so far."

"Thank you so much."

As all the fear that she felt slowly faded, Catherine met Rome's eyes and beamed.

Swaying his gaze from her for a second, he stared at Mr. Ford and said, "Thank you."

At nine o'clock, Catherine and Rome arrived in the Barlow mansion, and the moment they walked into the living room, the atmosphere was awkward.

For a moment, Rome stared at William and Anthony and both brothers looked extremely worried and restless.

"Where is grandfather?" Catherine gently asked.

But all she got was silence as a reply from her uncles, their wives, Charles, Jeff, and Richard.

After a few seconds had gone by in silence, Catherine was about to turn around to leave when her father and mother arrived in the living room.