Chapter 5 Picking Up the Young Lady
Monica and Carlo were all messy and tangled up on the desk, and it felt like a knife in my eyes.
For a second, the air felt like it froze.
Carlo was the first to move. He grabbed a water glass and threw it at the door.
“Close that door!”
The broken glass cut my hand and it started bleeding.
I just stood there at the door, keeping quiet and still recording like I didn’t feel the pain.
His secretary quickly closed the door and stepped back.
Monica took her time to tidy her clothes, then stood there with a smug
smile.
Carlo frowned and glared at me, annoyed.
“Kathryn, why are you here right now?
“Kathryn, turn off the phone. Be a good girl and listen to me.”
I saved the recording and uploaded it to the cloud before I looked at him.
“Carlo, I’m asking you one last time. After all these years, what did you really think of me?”
Carlo didn’t say anything.
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After a long silence, he sighed and said, “Kathryn, I do like you. But the truth is, I can’t marry someone of your background. My partner needs to be from a high–class family. You… just don’t fit the bill.”
I thought, “My background isn’t good enough? Would Carlo still act this way if he knew who I really was?
“The Fermor family keeps a low profile, but that doesn’t mean I can be pushed around.”
Right then, all I felt was relief.
Thank goodness I saw Carlo’s true colors in time.
Thank goodness I wasn’t too far in to get out.
Carlo kept talking to himself. “Kathryn, I appreciate that you were there for me when things were tough, but I can’t marry you.
“If it helps, I’ll send you abroad to study. How about that?”
I snorted and laughed. “I guess I should thank you for such a small
reward.”
Monica leaned up behind Carlo and put her hands on his shoulders.
“Ms. Fermor, don’t you remember what I told you? Carlo is going to marry me. It’s not right for you to keep bothering him!”
As she spoke, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed Carlo on the lips. He automatically put his arms around her waist.
Seeing them get all cozy, my heart still hurt a lot.
“Carlo, remember what you said today. We’re done. No matter what, don’t come to me. If you do, I’ll let everyone online see Mr. Neller’s ‘heroic
pose‘.”
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“Nonsense! Kathryn, I think you’re way out of line!”
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Carlo lunged forward, grabbed my phone in a rage, and smashed it on the floor.
With a “crack,” the screen shattered and went dark.
and harsh words.
He pointed at me, spewing a bunch of mean insult
Monica’s soft whispers of comfort just made my nerves even more frayed.
Just
ust as I was about to lose it, Carlo’s secretary knocked on the office door.
“Mr. Neller, the reps from New York’s Fermor family are here. Do you
want to…”
Carlo’s anger vanished in a second.
The Fermor family of New York, with their deep roots and three generations of success, now controlled half of New York’s business scene.
Even the powerful Neller and Basom families could barely get close to
them.
Carlo totally forgot about me and rushed out to greet the visitors, almost stumbling over his own feet.
I casually grabbed a tissue to clean the blood off my hand, then followed Carlo outside.
“Mr. Dacre, what brings you here today?” Carlo’s overly eager smile made me feel sick.
Cedric Dacre glanced at Carlo, then looked at me and smiled warmly.
“I’m here to pick up Ms. Fermor.”
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