Mrs. Brook strongly opposes Marcellus and Katrina"s relations.h.i.+p.Given a choice, Marcellus chooses to stick to his true love. He can"t give up his mother, but he won"t give up the woman he loves either.
But between familial and romantic affection, he needs to think about it.
Knowing his mother doesn"t approve of Katrina, he will try to keep them from meeting each other, so his mother won"t say anything unkind to Katrina and upset her. He wants to do his best to protect the woman he likes. He will use this time to prove to his mother that Katrina is the best girl in the world.
The next time Katrina goes on a date with Marcellus, and she feels that something is bothering him. He keeps staring at her in a daze, only coming back to reality when she calls his name. He smiles as gently as usual, and everything seems back to normal.
Marcellus is acting a little strange tonight. It seems like he is hiding something, but she can"t tell what it is.
Katrina finally asks, "Marcellus, what"s wrong?"
Marcellus quickly shakes his head. "Nothing. I"ve been working on a tough case recently. I probably didn"t sleep well last night."
His mother"s disapproval of Katrina weighs heavily on his mind. The fact that his family doesn"t accept the woman he loves is enough to distress him at night.
But Marcellus doesn"t want Katrina to know about this. He doesn"t want her to get hurt.
He will try his best to convince his mother on his own.
Until then, he doesn"t want Katrina to worry.
Katrina doesn"t doubt Marcellus"s words in any way. She says thoughtfully, "Marcellus, you should go back to rest early after dinner. I can take a taxi home by myself."
As Marcellus"s girlfriend, Katrina is working hard to adapt to her new role. She will accept all his invitations to go out as long as she isn"t unwell or busy. But she doesn"t want him to sacrifice his health just to go out on a date together.
His health is more important than a date.
Marcellus certainly feels the worry in Katrina"s words. He says with a bright smile, "It doesn"t matter. As long as you"re with me, I don"t feel tired. Katrina, let"s go have a walk by the riverside after dinner."
"But you have work tomorrow. Will you be fine?"
"Don"t worry!" he rea.s.sures. "I don"t want to go home so early. Let"s stay a little longer.""
Every minute with Katrina makes Marcellus feel very happy. He will feel dissatisfied if he leaves her immediately after dinner.
Every moment with her, even just a simple walk by the river is satisfying.
At Marcellus"s insistence, Katrina doesn"t refuse again and nods. "All right."
After all, it"s still early. It"s not even eight o"clock yet. It"s not too late to walk by the river for a while and enjoy the evening breeze and night scenery. They have plenty of time to enjoy their date and be home by nine o"clock.
After leaving the restaurant, Marcellus drives Katrina to the riverside.
Meanwhile, a young man who has been sitting nearby discreetly covers his face with a newspaper and makes a phone call. "Mr. Wilson, they have just finished dinner and are ready to leave the restaurant."
Aaron"s low voice replies, "Where are they going?"
"It seems that they are planning to go to the riverside for a walk."
A long silence follows the man"s response.
Aaron gnashes his teeth. "Follow them! If anything happens, report to me immediately!"
"Yes, Mr. Wilson!"
After hanging up the phone, the man puts down the newspaper and sneaks out.
Aaron is in his high-end villa at the most expensive residential area in Abbe City. After the phone call, he clutches his cell phone with a fierce and frightening look in his eyes.
Katrina is really a romantic, having a sweet meal and taking a walk along the river with that man. She must enjoy going on regular dates with her so-called boyfriend.
On the other hand, he spends every day after work on his own. He sulks alone in his big empty villa, wondering where she is spending her date that night.
Aaron has never shown himself to Katrina since last time.
The memory of her eyes red with tears haunts him. He can"t forget the way Katrina yelled how much she hates him and never wants to see him again.
Aaron"s heart is so heavy that he can hardly breathe.
He misses Katrina terribly, no longer able to see her when he wants to. He fears that he will see her panic-stricken eyes when she sees him. He is afraid to see her hatred and disgust.
Katrina most likely hasn"t completely calmed down since that day. Even if he goes to her now, what can he do? Not only will his presence worsen their relations.h.i.+p, but it will also most likely intensify the conflict between them.
So Aaron struggles to avoid Katrina.
But even if he can"t see her, he cannot stop himself from thinking about her, nor can he bear ignoring her.
Where does she go with that man?
What do they do?
Does he flirt with her?
Does he kiss and touch her?
d.a.m.n this!
Katrina is his!
Only he can touch her!
He can"t bear to have another man touch his woman.
Whenever Aaron thinks of Katrina and Marcellus dating, he can"t restrain his thoughts. He can"t restrain his anger.
To ease his distress, he makes someone monitor them all the time.
Whenever Katrina and Marcellus go on a date together, the man he a.s.signed will report everything that happened between them back to him.
Aaron needs to know everything, including how many gla.s.ses of juice she drinks, or how many times she goes to the washroom.
Soon, Marcellus"s car stops at the riverside.
Katrina and Marcellus get out of the car and walk along the wide and beautiful riverside road.
The moon is bright, and the stars are spa.r.s.e. The evening breeze steadily blows against the river. The night scene is comforting and beautiful.
Even if they don"t talk much, it"s romantic to go on a walk with the person you like.
After a long walk, Marcellus suddenly stops when they reach a bench. He looks at Katrina and says, "Katrina, let"s take a rest here."
Katrina smiles. "Okay."
They sit side by side on the bench beside the river, enjoying the riverside view.
All of a sudden, a row of letters suddenly light up on a tall building across the river.
It reads, "MB loves KM."
Katrina marvels at the beautiful romantic gesture on the building.
It"s the tallest building in Abbe City, located in the bustling city center. The words will be seen by a lot of people in the city.
It never occurs to Katrina that the words are someone"s declaration of love for her.