Chapter 337 The Is Between Her and Me
Catherine totally caught the convo between those two. But in her mind, she was already convinced Donovan was gonna marry Hollis. Plus, she’d already given Riley a heads-up and wasn’t worried she’d step outta line. So, Catherine couldn’t be bothered to look at the drama behind her. She just picked up her coffee and took a chill sip.
When she heard Riley’s footsteps fading away, Catherine smirked with disdain. That was how some women were; scared 'em a bit and they would fall in line. A woman like Riley? No way Catherine would let her into the Wilder fam.
"Sit down," Catherine finally turned to Donovan, motioning for him to sit across from her. Donovan frowned, eyes full of bottled-up anger, and plopped down across from Catherine. The coffee in front of him was the one Riley had ordered earlier, untouched. Thinking about what Riley had just said to Catherine, Donovan’s frown got even deeper.
"Waiter, another cup like mine," Catherine called out, "Take that one away."
The waiter quickly swapped out the coffee and brought Donovan a fresh one.
"Why are you here? Did she tell you?" Catherine sipped her coffee, eyeing Donovan calmly.
Besides Riley messaging Donovan, Catherine couldn’t think of any other reason he’d show up.
As she finished talking, Donovan’s face got even darker. Catherine frowned, asking, "Why the long face this early? What did I do wrong?"
"Why did you talk to her?" Donovan asked, his voice low.
Catherine looked him up and down, a bit annoyed. "You can ditch an injured Hollis to see her, why can’t I talk to her? Besides, didn’t you hear? She’s not into you at all, and you’re still mad at me because of her?"
Donovan ignored her and pressed on, "What did you say to her just now?"
He’d rather believe it was something Catherine said that made Riley so cold.
Hearing this, Catherine’s face turned dark. "I just told her some truths, and she had to whine to you, making you question me. For a woman like that, nothing I say is too much!"
Donovan glanced at Catherine and said in a deep voice, "She didn’t ask me to come."
"You think I buy that?" Catherine’s tone dripped with sarcasm.
The next second, Donovan’s words left Catherine stunned.
"I had someone keeping an eye on her. My guy told me you were here," Donovan stated flatly.
As he finished, Catherine’s face was full of disbelief. She stared at him for a long time to make sure she heard right; her son was monitoring Riley.
"What’s so great about Riley! Don’t forget what she did to our family and to Finley!" Catherine slammed the table. "I don’t care what you thought before, call your people off immediately. From today on, you two are done! You’re marrying Hollis! What would people think if this got out?"
Donovan met her gaze calmly. "I’ve said, this is between her and me. I’ll handle it. Don’t interfere."
