Chapter 40 Check your status
Arriving at the reception Catherine was dressed in a long black sleeveless dress with a white shawl on her shoulders and carrying a small handbag.
" Hello I have a reservation here, Catherine Ross" Catherine said with much expression
The receptionist looked at Catherine and then nodded her head after checking at the computer " please follow me this way Miss Catherine." The receptionist thought that miss Catherine was too beautiful but she was too cold and aloof.
After following the receptionist Catherine arrived at the reserved hall and pushed it open,her arrival alerted those inside attracting their attention.
Catherine froze for a moment she didn't expect to see a lot of familiar faces here.
Inside the room, most of the people where the Ross family starting from her Materna grandmother,step mother, sister brother, and the youngest of the ross family sitting at the right side of the table and on the left where Mrs Wilson,her daughter and lastly her son Trent Wilson.
Catherine gaze lingered on him a longest her emotionals which where hidden inside fluctuating in a complicated way, but she didn't let her emotions let loose.
" Since you are are here then come and take a sit,where are your manners" the matriarch sitting at the head table said expressionlessly her voice void of warmth for welcoming a relative or someone related by blood.
Rick sniggered softly then his mother stopped him with her gaze incace he disrupts todays plans.
Catherine stared at Richard who had thrown an invitation at her without informing her of the attendance for a while then sneered coldly inside ' what did she naively think that at least someone cared for her,she was still underestimating herself '.
Catherine perfunctory greeted everyone and then nodded at Mrs Wilson and her family with a small smile on her face though they only gave her a stoic face, Trent sitting at the next to Mrs Wilson looked over at her ,his eyes flashed with unnoticeable sense of guilty for a few seconds when he was looking at her, but then he looked away.
Catherine knowing that she not welcome here and it's could not be anything good.
" Why am I grandmother ???"
" Am not your grandmother.. humph since we don't want to waste she others time then will go straight to the point." She then pointed at Rachel and said " your sister is engaged will be married soon "
" And does this have to do with me,do you want me to give my blessings " she scorned expressionlessly
" Keep quiet !! " The matriarch smacked the table lightly then continued " as I was saying your sister is engaged and getting married... and the groom is young master Trent " she stopped for a moment and looked at her, but she was a little surprised to see Catherine composed and expressionless with no emotions fluctuating on her face,so was everyone in the hall,the reason they gathered together is convince her if she tries to be unreasonable.
Catherine was not too surprised by this news,'did they all think that they have hidden this too deeply for her to notice, well they have to be disappointed.
" So what you want from me is this right" Catherine removes a silver ring from her purse and put it on the table, this ring was given to her when she was young together with Trent as an engagement token since childhood.
Trent felt uncomfortable seeing the way Catherine was sitting expressionlessly and handling the engagement token with no sense of attachment with it, one moment he felt it's for the best one moment he felt like he has lost face making his expression look ugly.
However he was not the only one having an ugly expression, Rachel had planned from step by step to tremble on Catherine and watch her succumb to despair and anguish then felt stifled like hitting a cotton and gain no results.
Rachel said with corncen on her face filled with worry,if Catherine did not about her facade she could have thought it's real concern " Sister,I heard that auntie is in the hospital how is she doing now "
Catherine smirked " Rachel if you're so concerned why didn't you visit her, if you knew that she's not okay, don't tell me you don't have time."
' Damn ' Rachel cursed inwardly but her face was full of corncen and felt wronged.
She looked at Trent pitifuly, however Trent did not disappoint her he also felt like Catherine has said something unnecessary
" Rachel and I are preparing for the engagement and the one who didn't let her go " he said defense for her while looking at Catherine coldly he thought that she was scheming at Rachel if Rachel answered wrongly then she could be labeled as unfilial and petty and doesn't care about the well being of others.
Everyone smiled and nodded seeing their interactions except for Catherine who felt nothing else but disgust.
Catherine interupted their public display of affection with a scoff" is there anything else "
" Of course their is something,I heard that you're about to loose your company and it's about to be declared bankruptcy " Sonia Wilson who was just watching a show suddenly said looking at Catherine with gloating look then continued " I know that sister Rachel is kind and you and my brother have known each since young, however that is the past now "
" What are you trying to say " Catherine interupted with a frown.
" Don't paster my brother for money and after you woke out of this room we don't keep contact with each other and no one wants to be associated with you "
" Sonia.." Trent pretended to be angry however he also didn't want to be associated with her otherwise if she used the past relationships to pester him ' No' .
His thoughts where disrupted by her laughter.
" Hahahaha...you don't have to worry after all I wasn't planning to, however if I ever find out that you had something to do with my mothers company " she narrowly her eyes looking at everyone, but they just scoffed at her and dismissed her worthless threat like air.
Sonia snorted arrogantly " Humph... What can a mere you do to us, check your status clearly "
" I think we are done here " Catherine stood up and went for the door and none stopped her after all they just wanted to make things clear and set boundaries.