For the next couple of days, Clarissa brought Catherine on a city tour as planned. They couldn’t really do much due to Catherine’s physical condition, so Clarissa could only bring her for walks at places with beautiful sceneries.
As the weather was extremely cold in D City, they would only spend the morning outdoors and the rest of the day resting at home.
Matthew was busy most of the time, but he would still find time to take a walk with Catherine or at least have dinner with her, much to her satisfaction.
Maybe dating Clary has changed him and made him a much more caring and responsible man… I suppose I don’t have to worry about her after all…
After that, Catherine then spent a few more days resting and catching up with Clarissa.
At the same time, Ellie had heard about Catherine’s visit and dropped by to hang out with her as well.
While the three of them were having a chat at Zen Highlands, Catherine even showed them how to square dance and got Julia to join in.
Just as they were having a great time, Catherine’s phone rang, and she excused herself to take the call.
Thinking it was probably an old friend calling to check in on her, she answered it happily, only to have her smile disappear a few seconds into the call.
“No, I’m not going! Just go back the way you came! You guys aren’t children anymore, okay? Why don’t you ever think before you act? I said, no…”
“What’s wrong, Grandma?” Clarissa asked.
Catherine gave her a reassuring look as she continued, “You guys did this to yourselves. Don’t ever call me again!”
She hung up the phone after that and seemed to be in a bad mood.
Ellie and Clarissa exchanged glances, and the latter was quick to ask, “Grandma… Was that Aunt Gloria?” Only Aunt Gloria would be able to upset Grandma this much!
Catherine let out a deep sigh and looked at her. “I bet they’re up to no good again. Let’s just ignore them and carry on with the dance!”
“What did they say, Grandma?” Clarissa asked anyway.
Catherine hesitated for a bit before saying, “They’ve just arrived at the train station in D City, and they want you to go pick them up because they haven’t found a place to stay.”
Noticing the sneer on Clarissa’s face, Catherine quickly added, “Forget about them, Clare. I’ve told Gloria that she is no longer my daughter, so they’re on their own now. Besides, they’re not kids anymore. They can just find themselves a room in a hotel or something. Come on. Let’s just get back to our dance!”
The four of them then carried on with the square dance, leaving Gloria and her husband cursing angrily as they made their way through the crowd at the station.
“How could Mom be so cruel to us after all I’ve told her? I bet that b*tch Clarissa must’ve said something to her! She’s just as annoying as her mother!”
Jacob frowned impatiently. “That’s enough, Gloria. Ranting about it won’t help. Let’s just go see Mimi for now.”
“Mimi? That little sh*t refused to see us the moment she heard we were coming! Said she didn’t want us embarrassing her! What’s the point in going to her?”
“Damn it! How dare she do that to us after all the money I’ve spent on providing her with the best?” Jacob shouted angrily.
“Don’t say that, Honey… Mimi told me that her friends are all very rich, so we’d just embarrass her if we were to go see her. You wouldn’t want that to happen, would you? This is all Clarissa’s fault, not Mimi’s. That ungrateful b*tch… She’s forgotten about everything I did for her…” Gloria said as she and Jacob made their way out of the station.
They eventually found themselves a room in a nearby hotel. After unpacking, they gave Mimi a call and met up with her later that day.
It wasn’t until they saw her appear in a pretty dress that they felt a slight relief.
“Oh, my god! You look so pretty, Mimi! Moving to a big city really does wonders for you!”
Mimi smiled smugly. “Mom, Dad, have you guys visited Clarissa?”
Gloria got mad the moment she heard that and began ranting about Clarissa all over again.
My parents are so useless… And here I was, hoping to meet her and that rich fiancé of hers… Mimi thought to herself after listening to what Gloria said.
“Didn’t I tell you two to go after Grandma? She’s soft-hearted, so she’s bound to help you out with a bit of crying here and there!”
“I did! Have you forgotten how many times I’ve cried in front of her? Heck, I even prepared a bunch of gifts for her, but that didn’t work either! That b*tch Clarissa must’ve brainwashed her or something!”
“Grandma must be staying with her at that Tyson guy’s place right now… I can’t believe you two came all the way here only to stay in some cheap hotel room! You guys are so useless!”
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