A Billionaire In Disguise novel Chapter 145

At six o'clock, Rome had just finished reviewing the last of the documents that he abandoned at the meeting he left earlier that day.

Then he rested back in his seat, and at that moment, the office door opened, and when Rome saw Catherine walking into the office, the tiredness he felt suddenly seemed to fade as a feeling of warmth coursed through him.

"What are you doing here?" Rome asked, waking up from his seat.

Then he walked over to the front of his desk and sat at the edge before holding Catherine's hand and pulling her towards him.

When she hit against his body, Rome held her waist, looked into her eyes, and faintly grinned.

Hesitating for a second, Catherine studied his mood, and then she said, "I came to take you on a dinner date that… that your father invited us to, and he said it will be just the three of us."

'It's like he has forgotten my number.' Rome thought in annoyance.

By Seven o'clock, Rome and Catherine arrived in the private room of "Greenhouse restaurant," and Mr. Ford focused his gaze on his son as both of them walked up to the table he was seated.

Then he stood and embraced Catherine as she reached him, and whispered, "Thank you for coming, dear."

Afterward, he gazed at Rome, and when their eyes locked, Rome just knew that this was more than a dinner date.

However, Mr. Ford only greeted him without saying anything else. But Rome didn't seem convinced at the very least.

For a while, Mr. Ford, Catherine, and Rome had small talks while they had their meals, and everything seemed peaceful until Catherine excused herself from the table when her phone rang.

The moment she stepped out of the room, Mr. Ford scowled at Rome and harshly said, "You are really still playing stubborn about this!"

"I'm not acting stubborn. I'm trying to play smart," Rome mumbled in annoyance.

"Earl showed up at Catherine's workplace. He moved on your territory. That's a threat, and you are going to sit back and talk about playing smart!?"

"I'm glad you know that it's mine territory and not yours!"

"Well, Catherine is mine daughter-in-law!"

"And she's my wife!"

Frowning, Mr. Ford clenched his fist as he tried to cage his anger. Then he sighed and said, "I know. But I'm your father. I want to help you handle this and put an end to this mess."

"Thank you, dad," Rome said, pausing for a moment.

Then he looked Mr. Ford dead in his eyes and said, "But you can't go back on your promise. At this moment, all you can do is wait until I find a plan to deal with everything."

Glaring at his son, Mr. Ford slowly tapped the table and mumbled, "Yes, I know. But…"

"Leave the 'but' out of that sentence."

"Are you really going to tie a rope around my wrists and put me on the sideline?!"

We both know the answer to that, father."

Both Rome and Mr. Ford didn't speak for a brief while. Then Rome suddenly asked, "If I asked you to give me a number and names of your enemies, could you do it?"

Not even giving it that much thought, Mr. Ford's brows pulled together as he said, "No. There are too many to count or remember."

"So it's like finding a needle in a haystack?" Rome mumbled, feeling a bit disappointed.

Without understanding what he meant, Mr. Ford muttered, "Something like that."

Then he paused, met Rome's eyes, and asked, "What do you mean? Who are you trying to find? Is the something going on that I don't know about?!"

"You once told me that with great wealth comes a lifetime of enemies. How possible is it that I have also inherited your foes after taking over from you?" Rome asked.

"I mean, that's quite possible. It only makes sense that something like that would happen since you are my son, and they are my foes. But who's the needle that you are trying to find in the haystack of my enemies?"

"I don't know."

A minute went by in silence. Then Rome said, "But what I do know is that someone or there could be more that are out to get me."

Keeping quiet for a moment, Rome continued to stare at Mr. Ford's concerned expression, and after a brief while, he finally said, "Chloe wore the same dress that Catherine had on at the party. Only someone stupid will think that's a coincidence."