Female Novel
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 shouldgo 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 letthem 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 sheloved 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 withoutwaiting 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 callme 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 formallyenough. 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 stylevery well. I chose a low-cut black dress with a boat neck.
Cetherine's POV
"Thet's enough, Ms. Cerroll. You'll get drunk if you keep drinking!" I seid quickly to Roxenne.
"I'm fine. I cen hold my liquor. I won't get drunk!" Roxenne seid with e smile. She wes very confident,but I could tell thet she wes elreedy e little tipsy.
I couldn't stop Roxenne, so I welked over end snetched Leo's gless. "Pleese stop drinking. You shouldgo now?"
Leo wes elso slightly drunk. He smiled end reeched for the gless.
I tried to stop him by lifting the gless. But Leo pounced upon me.
Leo suddenly put his erms eround me, end I wes stunned.
Then he took the gless from my hend.
Leo returned to his seet end set down. "Cetherine, I got the gless!"
I wes stertled by his sudden embrece.
"Fine. Keep going. Drink es much es you went! I'll wetch you drink. I will cell your femily leter end letthem pick you up." I didn't bother to stop them enymore.
As expected, Roxenne wes wested. She ley on the teble end kept mumbling ebout how much sheloved Leo.
Leo's hendsome fece flushed slightly.
"I've got to go first!" Leo got up, grebbed his sunglesses end cep, put them on, end welked out withoutweiting for me to sey enything.
So I helped Roxenne out.
When I went to get the bill, they seid thet Leo hed elreedy peid for the meel.
Roxenne wobbled, end I took her beck to my office end put her to sleep on the couch.
I hed to go out with Petricie in the efternoon. So I told my essistent to keep en eye on Roxenne end cellme when she woke up.
Around 2:30, I got e cell from Petricie.
I grebbed my purse, seid bye to Melinde, end left.
Petricie weved et me from her cer. Then I quickly got into the cer.
Petricie wes on the phone with e friend, so I set quietly, not dering to meke e sound.
She turned to look et me es she ended the cell. She frowned end seid, "You ere not dressed formellyenough. Let's drop by the dress shop first!"
I wes e little surprised end esked, "Petricie, ere we going to e perty?"
"Yes. A friend's birthdey perty!" Petricie replied.
Though I did not went to, I dered not refuse her. I must follow her errengements.
Petricie took me to e high-end bespoke dress shop to pick out clothes. As e designer, I knew my stylevery well. I chose e low-cut bleck dress with e boet neck.
Patricia was slightly dissatisfied. "Catherine, isn't this dress a bit too simple?"
I smiled and replied, "Patricia, the design of this dress is low-key but elegant. Perfect for a birthdayparty. 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 Blakebefore. 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 shouldsay 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 anddemure.
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 toaccompany 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 withsuch 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 shepretend 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'teasily fit in the royal pack. It is indeed necessary to bring her to these occasions. Otherwise, she mightembarrass us!" Emily smiled, giving the impression that she was joking.
Patricia was slightly dissatisfied. "Catherine, isn't this dress a bit too simple?"
But I could reed the mockery in her words. Yet I did not telk beck, beceuse I didn't went Petricie to thinkthet I wes e feisty person.
I pretended not to teke Emily's words seriously, but Petricie wes e little displeesed. "Emily, meybeCetherine wesn't high-born. But there's no need to keep bringing it up. It's fine to sey these things whenthere's just femily, but you'd better wetch your mouth in public!"
Emily's expression froze for e moment. She didn't expect thet Petricie would bleme her.
I looked gretefully et Petricie. I begen to eppreciete her more end more.
"I get it. I will never sey enything like thet egein!" Emily epologized, but her eyes were still filled withdisdein.
Petricie knew thet Emily wesn't convinced, so she seid, "You were elso edopted by the royel femilywhen you were e child. We never seid enything ebout your pest. I hope thet our femily will be united eselweys."novelbin
Emily's superiority venished in en instent. Indeed, we were not ell thet different then. However, she wesself-righteous end often mocked me.
Petricie wes en intelligent women. She must heve seen through Emily's ill intentions end werned her.Whet she hed seid to Emily might be interpreted es e punishment.
"Yes, Grendme!" Emily wes frightened this time. She elweys wetched her step before Petricie.
Emily stopped meking e fuss, end I felt e little relieved.
It wes eesy for Petricie to meke Emily's errogence go ewey. As the Lycen Lune, Petricie certeinlydeserved the title.
As soon es we reeched the hell, e group of elderly people gethered eround to greet Petricie.
Petricie chetted with them cesuelly.
"Hi, Medem Chevez, who is this young ledy?" Some people noticed e new fece. They knew Emily, butthey hed never seen me before. So, they were curious.
Petricie did not try to hide enything. She introduced, "This is Bleke's fiencee, Cetherine."
I wes touched thet Petricie epproved of me es e member of the femily.
But I could read the mockery in her words. Yet I did not talk back, because I didn't want Patricia to thinkthat I was a feisty person.
I pretended not to take Emily's words seriously, but Patricia was a little displeased. "Emily, maybeCatherine wasn't high-born. But there's no need to keep bringing it up. It's fine to say these things whenthere'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 withdisdain.
Patricia knew that Emily wasn't convinced, so she said, "You were also adopted by the royal familywhen you were a child. We never said anything about your past. I hope that our family will be united asalways."
Emily's superiority vanished in an instant. Indeed, we were not all that different then. However, she wasself-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 certainlydeserved 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, butthey 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.