Chapter 231
Catherine's POV
"That's enough, Ms. Carroll. You'll get drunk if you keep drinking!" I said quickly to
Roxanne.
"I'm fine. I can hold my liquor. I won't get drunk!" Roxanne said with a smile. She was very confident, but I could tell that she was already a little tipsy.
I couldn't stop Roxanne, so I walked over and snatched Leo's glass. "Please stop drinking. You should go now?"
Leo was also slightly drunk. He smiled and reached for the glass.
I tried to stop him by lifting the glass. But Leo pounced upon me.
Leo suddenly put his arms around me, and I was stunned.
Then he took the glass from my hand.
Leo returned to his seat and sat down. "Catherine, I got the glass!"
I was startled by his sudden embrace.
"Fine. Keep going. Drink as much as you want! I'll watch you drink. I will call your family later and let them pick you up." I didn't bother to stop them anymore.
As expected, Roxanne was wasted. She lay on the table and kept mumbling about how much she loved Leo.
Leo's handsome face flushed slightly.
"I've got to go first!" Leo got up, grabbed his sunglasses and cap, put them on, and walked out without waiting for me to say anything.
So I helped Roxanne out.
When I went to get the bill, they said that Leo had already paid for the meal.
Roxanne wobbled, and I took her back to my office and put her to sleep on the couch.
I had to go out with Patricia in the afternoon. So I told my assistant to keep an eye on Roxanne and call me when she woke up.
Around 2:30, I got a call from Patricia.
I grabbed my purse, said bye to Melinda, and left.
Patricia waved at me from her car. Then I quickly got into the car.
Patricia was on the phone with a friend, so I sat quietly, not daring to make a sound.
She turned to look at me as she ended the call. She frowned and said, "You are not dressed
formally enough. Let's drop by the dress shop first!"
I was a little surprised and asked, "Patricia, are we going to a party?"
"Yes. A friend's birthday party!" Patricia replied.
Though I did not want to, I dared not refuse her. I must follow her arrangements.
Patricia took me to a high-end bespoke dress shop to pick out clothes. As a designer, I knew my style very well. I chose a low-cut black dress with a boat neck.
Patricia was slightly dissatisfied. "Catherine, isn't this dress a bit too simple?"NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.
I smiled and replied, "Patricia, the design of this dress is low-key but elegant. Perfect for a birthday party. It will not steal the limelight from the birthday girl."
Patricia nodded and said, "That is true. Alright, let's go!"
Though Patricia could be overbearing at times, most of the time she was reasonable.
After we left the dress shop, Patricia asked the driver to pick up another person.
"Catherine, I'll introduce you to someone later!" Patricia seemed happy.
"Really? Who is it?" I was very curious.
"It's Blake's cousin, Emily. They used to hang out together when they were young!" Emily?
From the way Patricia talked about Emily, I figured that Patricia didn't know that Emily had hurt Blake before. Perhaps Blake did not tell her because he did not want Patricia to worry
"Well... I met her before!" I smiled.
"Really? When?" Patricia did not know that Emily had challenged me before.
"Not long ago!" I didn't want to get into the details. As Patricia knew nothing about it, I figured I should say nothing more about it.
The car arrived at the door of an upscale apartment community and I saw Emily through the window.
Emily was dressed to the nines. She wore a bright blue fishtail dress, and her long hair was stylish and demure.
When she got in the car and saw me, she froze for a second.
I bet she did not expect Patricia to bring me along. She thought she would be the only one to accompany Patricia.
"Grandma, you didn't tell me that you would bring Catherine as well," Emily smiled and said.
Patricia smiled back. "That wasn't my plan at first. But then I thought that she would have
to deal with such occasions sooner or later, so I decided to bring her together."
I could feel that Patricia cared for me. At the same time, I found Emily so absurd. How could she pretend that nothing had ever happened? Not so long ago, she was trying to take Blake away from me.
"You're right, Patricia. Catherine comes from a low-level pack and has been a rogue once. She won't easily fit in the royal pack. It is indeed necessary to bring her to these occasions. Otherwise, she might embarrass us!" Emily smiled, giving the impression that she was
joking.
But I could read the mockery in her words. Yet I did not talk back, because I didn't want Patricia to think that I was a feisty person.
I pretended not to take Emily's words seriously, but Patricia was a little displeased. "Emily, maybe Catherine wasn't high-born. But there's no need to keep bringing it up. It's fine to say these things when there's just family, but you'd better watch your mouth in public!" Emily's expression froze for a moment. She didn't expect that Patricia would blame her. I looked gratefully at Patricia. I began to appreciate her more and more.
"I get it. I will never say anything like that again!" Emily apologized, but her eyes were still filled with disdain.
Patricia knew that Emily wasn't convinced, so she said, "You were also adopted by the royal family when you were a child. We never said anything about your past. I hope that our family
will be united as always."
Emily's superiority vanished in an instant. Indeed, we were not all that different then.
However, she was self-righteous and often mocked me.
Patricia was an intelligent woman. She must have seen through Emily's ill intentions and
warned her. What she had said to Emily might be interpreted as a punishment.
"Yes, Grandma!" Emily was frightened this time. She always watched her step before
Patricia.
Emily stopped making a fuss, and I felt a little relieved.
It was easy for Patricia to make Emily's arrogance go away. As the Lycan Luna, Patricia
certainly deserved the title.
As soon as we reached the hall, a group of elderly people gathered around to greet Patricia.
Patricia chatted with them casually.
"Hi, Madam Chavez, who is this young lady?" Some people noticed a new face. They knew Emily, but they had never seen me before. So, they were curious.
Patricia did not try to hide anything. She introduced, "This is Blake's fiancee, Catherine." I was touched that Patricia approved of me as a member of the family.