A Billionaire In Disguise novel Chapter 207

With his gaze on Scar’s eyes, Rome held out his finger and mumbled, “Give me a couple of minutes. Catherine is on the line."

Then after getting a slight nod from Scar, Rome accepted the call and said, “Hey babe,”

Listening to her long groan, Rome waited patiently for it to end, and then he asked, "How did things go with your uncles and Charles?"

"Ahha, it was one of the hardest things I had to do. But I did it.” Catherine mumbled, focusing on the empty chairs around the table. “It needed to get done because they deserve it."

Resting back against his seat, a half-smile surfaced on Rome’s face, and then he said, “You did good, babe. I’m proud of you."

Even though Catherine was feeling a bit down that things had gotten this bad and to this stage between her and her family, she felt a sense of comfort in Rome’s words.

After listening to the silence on the line for a couple of seconds, Rome sat up straight and asked, “How about a dinner date tonight to help take your mind off things and celebrate our wins?”

“I would love that,” Catherine said without a single hesitation.

Then there was a brief pause before she mumbled, “I want to visit grandfather at the hospital later on.”

“That’s fine. I will pick you up after you get done seeing him. Give me a ring when you are ready for me to get you.” Rome calmly uttered.

The line grew quiet for a moment. Then Catherine’s voice echoed into his ear, “Rome,”

“Yeah,”

"Did I tell you that I love you?"

"Only a million times."

"Add this to the number then… I love you."

"Me too, babe."

After the call with Catherine had ended, Rome looked back at Scar and asked, "What do you have for me?"

"I think I might have discovered who the puppet master is." Scar said as he walked further into the room and sat down.

Then he took the folder in his hand and laid it in front of Rome before saying, "Our puppet master could be, 'Axel.' His last name is still unknown right now."

Swaying his gaze off Scar, Rome picked up the folder and opened it. Then he reached for the photos in it and looked at them one after the other.

"Last night, Amara visited 'Club 200' to meet someone, and she and this guy walked out of the building of the club together later on. At first, I didn't know the link between him and the puppet master…" Scar said, pausing when he noticed that Rome was intensely staring at one photo.

Fixing his eyes on Scar, Rome rested the picture on the desk, pointed at the fellow standing by Axel, and said, "This guy…"

"Yes. He is the same dude that had been following you in Archenland. I spent last night and this morning digging into things, and I was able to find out that Axel did travel out of the country, particularly to Archenland the day you left." Scar said, his eyes tensed together in a vague imitation of concern.

"Our puppet master is supposed to be this guy?" Rome mumbled with a look of doubt in his eyes. "But he looks so young, almost around my age, to be someone my father had encountered or offended."

"True. I have worked with your father for years, and I have never seen him meet this Axel dude. My guess is, he's a foreigner because he doesn't have any record in this country."

It grew silent as Scar focused on Axel's face in the photo. Then he sighed and mumbled, "Yes, he is young, and I was doubtful at first. But I did some hacking, and the day Amara entered the state, she arrived along with Axel. They seem to be close. But I'm not sure about their relationship because just like Amara, Axel's background is buried."