Female Novel
Chapter 61 Don't Be A Mistress
Chapter 61 Don't Be A Mistress
"You do realize that Bennett is my husband, right?" Catalina asked Claire.
She didn't come across as aggressive, as her tone was soft and gentle.
Claire replied, "Honestly, I've been aware of this for quite some time. I also know why he married you."
Catalina's eyes widened in surprise.
"Catalina, do you know when Bennett and I got together?" Claire asked, looking up.
Catalina knew the answer would be disappointing the moment her eyes met Claire's.
"Bennett proposed to me the day you and Warren got married."
Claire proudly removed the diamond ring from her left hand's middle finger and showed it to Catalina,
saying, "This is the ring Bennett gave me four years ago."
Catalina blinked, trying to keep the tears from falling from her eyes.
"Bennett couldn't possibly propose to another girl that day. The night before, we..." Catalina thought to
herself.
"Are you going to say that the man you slept with the night before you married Warren was Bennett?"
Catalina raised her head and stared across the table at Claire in shock after hearing that.
"What do you mean?"
"Are you wondering how I found out?" Claire asked while putting the ring back on.
Catalina didn't notice that the ring didn't fit Claire's finger because she wasn't in the mood to be
concerned about the minor details.
"Claire, how much do you know about what happened four years ago?" Catalina asked. She was more
nervous than she had ever been.
She had assumed that no one but herself knew about that ridiculous night four years ago, but she had
not expected Claire to know.
She began to suspect Bennett was also aware of it.
"Does Bennett know about this?"
"You don't have to be so nervous."
Claire appeared to be more at ease than Catalina. She stared at Catalina for a moment before finally
saying something shocking, "You weren't the only one who slept with Bennett that night."
Catalina's eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
Claire's statement confused Catalina and caused her face to turn completely pale.
"It seems that I can't hide this from you any longer."
"Do you know why, after all these years, Bennett never thought the man you slept with that night was
himself?" Claire asked slowly as she sipped her coffee.
"Why?"
Catalina had always been perplexed by this.
"Because I entered the room immediately after you left."
Catalina exclaimed, "How ridiculous! Before leaving the room, I double-checked that the door was
locked and left my room key inside. You couldn't possibly have gotten in."
"You're missing an important detail there. I checked in at the front desk with my ID and reserved that
room."
Catalina recalled that Claire had used her ID to get her a room because she was too drunk to do so.
Bennett barged into Catalina's room just as she was getting into bed.
Bennett was delirious and disoriented that night, while Catalina lacked the energy to fight back. They
had no idea what was going on while they were having sex.
Benny eventually dozed off, but Catalina remained awake. She left the hotel room quietly after
regaining consciousness.
Catalina didn't expect Claire to ask for the room card from the front desk and enter the room right after
she left.
"Catalina, please accept my apologies. I never intended to replace you. But when Bennett hugged and
kissed me, I couldn't stop myself. You slept with him despite knowing you were marrying his brother the
next day, right?"
"OK, that's enough! Just stop saying that." Catalina burst into tears.
One thing became clear to her at this point: that night was only unique to her. On the other hand,
Bennett could have slept with whoever he wanted.
He didn't mind if he slept with Catalina or Claire because it didn't matter to him.
"Does he know about this?" Catalina asked.
"Do you have the guts to tell him?" Claire asked back.
Catalina clenched her teeth and shook her head as she bit her lower lip.
Claire said, "Great. I'm not going to tell him that either."
"I'm counting on you, Claire, to keep this secret t for me forever," Catalina said. Her biggest fear was
that Bennett would find out about it.
"Don't worry, Catalina. I hope Bennett never learns anything about this. I'd like to be the only woman he
could remember whenever he thinks about that night."
"OK."
Catalina's grip tightened around her coffee mug.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
Bennett only remembered Claire from that night, not Catalina.
Catalina thought to herself, "That's fantastic! Isn't this what I've always wanted?"
Tears streamed down her cheeks, landed on the intricate coffee latte art, and gradually melted away.
"So why did he marry me?" Catalina asked, her gaze fixed on the ripples.
"The reason is quite simple. He married you because of me."
Catalina looked up at her in confusion.
"You know that Bennett's mother is a shrewd woman, don't you? To be honest, my family is wealthier
than yours, but she still looked down on me. Bennett and his mother fought a lot because of me. He
eventually decided to marry the person his mother despised the most, namely, you. He knew his
mother would never accept you as his wife, so she would think I was a better option than you. I know
it's unfair to you, and I've tried to talk Bennett out of it. But he doesn't like you and even hates you, so I
couldn't convince him to give up that idea. I'm sorry."
Catalina then realized that she was nothing more than a tool to him.
But she got to admit that Bennett's idea worked.
His mother was strongly opposed to their marriage. So after he propoesed to Catalina, his mother
aggressively refused and would be fine with him marrying anyone else.
"Catalina, please divorce Bennett!" Claire suddenly said.
Catalina raised her head in surprise.
Claire's eyes welled up with tears. She clutched Catalina's cold hand and said, "I'm begging you to give
him back to me! Bennett and I truly love each other. Please don't be the other woman, darling. This
ought to bring shame on you."
Catalina's heart was pounding. Her hands were as cold as if they were freezing.
She withdrew her hand from Claire's and clutched her cup of hot coffee.novelbin
Although the room was warm and the coffee was still steaming, Catalina's hands were icy cold.
She thought, "Claire told me to get a divorce and give Bennett back to her! She told me not to be a
mistress because it's shameful. "
After hearing Claire's words, Catalina felt like she had been stabbed in the heart.
However, she did not dare to say "yes".
To her, the time she spent with Bennett was a gift from God. She realized that she did not want to give
up such a valuable gift.
(To Be Continued)