Chapter 59 Questioning Catherine's Plastic Surgery? Clara Must Be Crazy!
Alexander's voice still had that whiny edge to it.
Work at the Howard Group had been nuts, and thanks to Catherine, he had basically been her full-time chauffeur, piling up a ton of work.
'Now she won't even give me time for a meal. Am I not hotter than Ethan?'
"I wanna see you, is that cool?" he asked.
His voice was so pitiful that Catherine's mouth twitched, and she had to give in.
"Alright, but I got stuff to do later."
"Send me the address, I'll come get you."
Catherine replied and hung up.
Charles looked up from his mountain of paperwork, casually asking, "Was that Alexander?"
"Yeah, he wants to grab dinner tonight."
Charles didn't say anything, just handed Catherine a bank card. The black and gold card screamed luxury, with the Evergreen Bank logo front and center.
"Why are you giving me money?" Catherine asked.
"The Windsor family's dinners are always a big deal. Even if you're meeting Alexander, you gotta keep the upper hand, got it?"
Charles didn't like Catherine being alone with Alexander, but since she agreed, he wouldn't make her stay with another excuse.
"Our Windsor girls can play and lose. No matter how powerful the Howard family is, if we don't wanna marry off our daughters, they can't do squat. Don't feel pressured with Alexander. If you don't like it, just text me, and I'll go to the Howard family to break off the engagement right away!" Charles explained.
Catherine was almost floored!
Charles smiled awkwardly, gentle and broad-minded.
"Been doing high-end client research lately, occupational hazard. Just keep it between us. Take the money, and if it's not enough, I'll send more."
"Thanks, Charles."
Chairman's Office, Harmony Enterprises.
Saturn, rocking a custom Quinn Couture suit, stood in front of Catherine, giving a work update.
"Miss, Esme was taken by Ethan and might leave the country. Should we tell the Windsor family?"
"No need."
'With the Windsor family's sharpness, they'll figure out Esme's situation soon enough. Just drop some info to them at the right time,' Catherine thought.
"We tracked Ethan's location, but the Shadow Syndicate intercepted it! They even said you should ask their leader for clarification. This Shadow Syndicate is shady. I think they have ulterior motives. You shouldn't go!"
Catherine sighed, "I have a dinner date with the Shadow Syndicate's leader tonight."
Saturn was floored!
Saturn turned and hugged Mars behind him, crying with snot and tears, saying, "Our leader is too self-sacrificing. She already has a fiancé, yet she's sacrificing herself for the big picture. What if the Shadow Syndicate's leader is a creep?"
Mars slapped his head and corrected, "You idiot! If he's a creep, wouldn't that be perfect for Catherine to handle? With Catherine's looks, what can't she do? Don't tell your fiancé about this. I heard he just delivered new gear to the lab!"
Catherine was exasperated.
'Sometimes, dealing with these quirky geniuses alone is a real headache.'
"Add two more groups to your experiment tonight. No sleep until it's done." Catherine ordered.
Saturn and Mars cried even harder. 'What a heartless boss!'
"Oliver's called me a bunch of times lately, but I didn't answer and blocked him." Saturn reported.
"Yeah, ignore him." she said.
'Since the Smith family already announced their break with me in the newspaper and decided to move Elodie's grave, once the old Smith family house is transferred, I won't have any more ties with the Smith family!' Catherine thought.
At the office door, Clara, all dolled up, stood outside nervously.
She had a hard time finding the phone number of the boss of Harmony Enterprises from Oliver's contacts. 'As long as the boss of Harmony Enterprises takes a liking to me, I could still make my debut!'
Clara was feeling pretty good about her looks, but the security guard at the door just wasn't having it.
"Please, let me in. I really need to talk to your boss. Just this once, make an exception," Clara pleaded.
The security guard, stone-faced, blocked her way.
"You can call our boss directly. If he says it's cool, then you can come in."
Clara was about to lose it!
'It's not like I don't want to call! The boss of Harmony Enterprises doesn't pick up unknown numbers and has even blocked me!'
"I'm here for a job interview. If I join your company, I'll definitely become famous," Clara said, brimming with confidence.
The security guard almost laughed, giving Clara a once-over.
"Miss, the last thing our company lacks is good-looking and confident people. Your looks don't even make the cut here!"
He pointed to the big screen at the entrance, which was showing a rolling poster. "Look, you gotta at least look like Catherine to be considered beautiful!"
'The Windsor family bought all the big screens in the malls to celebrate Catherine's birthday. The Galactic Aurora Collective even switched to Catherine's birthday posters. Seeing her face at work pumps everyone up!' the security guard thought.
Catherine was also pretty speechless when she walked in, but Saturn said Harmony Enterprises was an entertainment company anyway.
If Catherine hadn't stopped them, they would've wanted to put her poster on the latest satellite, letting her face roam the universe.
Clara didn't expect to get humiliated by Catherine's face even at Harmony Enterprises!
She gritted her teeth, not ready to give up, and said, "She's had plastic surgery! She didn't look like this before."
The office door opened, revealing a pair of long, slender legs. The high heels clicked on the floor like a princess's waltz.
The girl had a stunning face, with eyes that were both cold and affectionate, giving off an ethereal vibe that made people not dare to mess with her.
Seeing this face, Clara covered her mouth.
'Did she hear what I just said?'
'Even if she did, so what? I've pissed off Catherine plenty of times since we were kids, and nothing ever happened!'
Saturn stood behind Catherine, respectful and polite.
"Be careful, I'll escort you to the door."
"Okay."
Seeing Saturn, Clara got super excited, wanting to rush up and talk to him, asking him to help her debut.
The security guard didn't expect Clara to go nuts out of nowhere. 'Saturn has a severe case of germophobia. If she touches him, he might puke on the spot!'
"Miss, please watch your behavior!"
Clara was stopped, stomping her feet in frustration. 'Damn these security guards!'
'This is my only shot!'
She couldn't just watch Catherine and Saturn walk away, so she shouted in desperation, "Catherine! Can't you help me?"
Catherine didn't stop, her high heels clicking crisply on the marble floor.
Mars turned back, looking annoyed at the security guard, and said, "Enhance security in the company. Don't let any trash in!"
The security guards almost hated Clara!
"Yes, we understand! Miss, please leave immediately!"
Clara was still in a daze. 'Isn't that the boss of Nexus Media, Mars? Why are they so respectful to Catherine?'
'Could it be that Harmony Enterprises and Nexus Media are actually owned by the Windsor family, and as Charles's kept woman, Catherine has the right to come in?'
The more Clara thought about it, the more it made sense!
"Shameless, degrading herself by selling her body. I never realized Catherine was so filthy, not worthy of being a daughter of the Smith family!"
She watched as Catherine got into another luxury car escorted by Saturn and Mars, feeling both sour and bitter, wishing she were the one sitting in that car.
After all, she had snuck out without telling Oliver, and now she had to take a taxi to get home.
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