Second Encounter

"You don't need to memorize them all. Just be relaxed and enjoy the show. If someone asks you about something you don't know, there's no need to answer and leave it to me."

"Okay," answered Cathy after closing the folder containing the information she had learned again.

Not that she didn't want to continue with her learning, but with a fast-moving car and relying on the flashlight of her phone to read, her head felt dizzy, and she felt nausea.

"Uncle. It is listed here that V was also invited."

"V always gets invitations, but he never comes to events like this. So for the time being, forget about V."

"Okay."

"You don't have to be so formal if it's just the two of us," said Ben.

"..." Cathy paused for a moment. "I understand."

Recently, Cathy felt that her uncle was very concerned about her and her siblings.

Each night, her uncle would come home to have dinner with them. Occasionally Uncle Ben would ask about their daily activities and listen to what her three siblings patiently told him.

Slowly, her three younger sisters started to feel comfortable and looked forward to their uncle's return every night. Maybe because Cathy always told her sisters about their uncle's assistance, her three younger siblings could accept Uncle Ben's presence in no time.

Even though no one knew it, Cathy was very grateful to her uncle, who was willing to become a father figure for her three younger siblings.

Because of that, she was less skeptical of her uncle and accepted the man's presence with open arms. It's just that she still couldn't allow herself to depend on her uncle.

If she met trouble or difficulty at work, Cathy would not nag or seek help from her uncle. Even when a colleague pressured her or insulted her indirectly, she wouldn't complain either.

She will face it herself; in her own way.

Right now, she really wished someone, either Frank or even V himself, would present at this event. She even prayed in her heart that tonight, even if it sounded impossible, she prayed V himself would be present at the event later.

Cathy laughed to herself, sarcastically. Can praying make the famous V never show up in any event, come tonight?

She realized that this was the first time she had prayed in a long time, precisely since Cathy went to the hospital and got the news that she had a disorder.

She blamed her father, blamed the world, blamed the god above when she knew she couldn't see color through her eyes.

In terms of health, her eyes were fine. She had cells that could make her see standard colors. But the reason why she could no longer see them was more due to her mental state.

In the psychiatric field, a doctor said she had developed a defensive system against something that made her unable to see colors. The doctor even advised her to do therapy every few months, which she refused.

If she does therapy regularly, doesn't that mean she admits that she has a mental disorder like her father?

After all, whatever reason the doctor gave to him, the reason why the colors disappeared from her sight was her father's fault. She could no longer distinguish colors because she was beaten hard by her father at that time.

That's right. Since her beloved daddy slapped her at that time, Cathy cried loudly that night, and without realizing it... the colors in her vision started to blur and became two colors. Black and white.

From then on, no matter whether the scene before her was beautiful or attractive, she couldn't perceive it as what others saw.

Rainbow?

She couldn't even see the seven different colors of the rainbow. It only made her heart go cold, and her mind lost in the memory of her father's hand that landed on her cheek.

"Cathy, are you all right?"

Hearing her name called, Cathy turned to her uncle. Her heartfelt warm when she saw the worried look in the man's eyes.

Cathy, Anna, Lina, Lizzy. Her uncle has made it a habit to call their names with endearing names, making their relationship even closer.

"I'm fine, uncle," she replied with a reassuring smile.

Her uncle placed her left hand on her head gently without messing with her beautiful hairdo.

"Don't push yourself too hard. If you're too tired, tell me whenever you want. I'll take you home right away."

"Yes, uncle, thank you,"

Well, even if she wasn't feeling well or were bored, she still wouldn't tell her uncle. Cathy didn't want to bring trouble to her uncle.

After an hour's drive from their home, Ben and Cathy entered a large residence and climbed several stairs leading to the second floor. Soon they were standing right in front of a door to the main hall where the main event was held.

"Don't forget. Don't call me uncle here."

Cathy nodded her head slowly. After waiting for a while, the large door opened.

As she expected, a warm welcome arose to welcome her uncle.

During the two weeks working under her uncle, Cathy understood one thing. In the hospitality sector, his uncle was a highly regarded and respected figure.

Because her uncle was not married yet, there were many girls who wanted to make her uncle as their prospective husband. They called her uncle a dream man.

None other than the woman dressed in burgundy who immediately approached her uncle. The woman was Felicia Bernz, a CEO and heir of the largest car company in the country.

The woman spoke sweet yet elegant words as she spoke to her uncle.

But only she knows, this certain girl was only pretending in front of her uncle. She knew very well that this woman's attitude was not as gentle or graceful as she was currently showing.

She had felt tempted to tell her uncle about Felicia's true nature, just because she was already irritated by her arrogant mocking of her.

But she never did it. Cathy knew her uncle wasn't a stupid man, and again their relationship was not her business at all.

Not long after, Cathy saw Felicia waving her hand at someone. Her uncle followed Felicia's gaze, and his face had a look of surprise.

Reflexively, Cathy also followed her uncle's gaze. There she saw a young man she had met before.

At that moment, her heart jumped with joy, knowing that one of the V collection employees was attending this event!

Is the fortune bless her? No. In this world, you can't just rely on luck alone. Apart from hard work and intelligence, she should also pray to those above.

Cathy decided that from today on, she would pray first before starting her work.