A Billionaire In Disguise

Chapter Fifty-Eight

When the bright light from the sun shone in his face, Rome immediately opened his eyes, staring at

Catherine standing at the window.

"Why is the sun so bright this early?" Rome moaned, shifting over to the other side of the bed.

"Oh, it's because it's noon and not morning." Catherine casually uttered.

Immediately Rome sat up, gazing at her in disbelief. Then he softly cried, "Babe what did you do?"

"I turn off the alarm and your phone so you can rest today, and judging from the time you woke up, I

made the right decision," Catherine explained while watching his face change emotions with every

word she uttered.

Frustrated, Rome pushed the blanket off him, buried his face into his palms, and mumbled, "Babe,

babe babe, Ahhh, why would you do that?!"

When he lifted his head to gaze at her, Catherine pouted and pitifully uttered, "I thought I just explained

it to you."

Staring at the innocent look on her face, Rome started laughing out his frustration. Then he got out of

bed and walked over to the closet door.

As he was about to open it, Catherine frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Trying to get a suit for work," Rome replied, stopping in his tracks.

"But I have already cleared my schedule to spend the day with you."

"Hmmm,"

Hesitating for a moment, Rome squeezed his eyes shut, drawing in a deep breath, and then turned

around to gaze at her.

"Okay. I guess we are both staying home today." Rome said, giving her a warm smile.

"Yes!!! Okay, Nora already has some healthy meals prepared for you! Soo… after you freshen up, you

should come downstairs." Catherine calmly intoned as she returned a smile. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Although Rome's face looked calm on the outside, within, he was frustrated as he thought, 'How am I

going to keep the news about 'Big Daddy,' from her and go after him at the same time.'

A couple of minutes after having his meal, Rome returned to the room. Then he stopped in his tracks,

staring in disbelief at Catherine in the comfort of their bed, reading a book.

When she felt his eyes on her, Catherine raised her gaze, looked at him, and casually said, "Your pills,"

Swaying his gaze to where she was pointing, Rome sighed as he stared at the glass of water next to

the pill bottles on the table and whispered, "I feel like I'm ten years old right now."

After taking his medicine, he looked back at Catherine with a look of excitement in his eyes and asked,

"So what's the plan for today?"

"Total relaxation," Catherine calmly uttered, patting the space beside her without looking away from

page forty-two of, "He was never mine."

"Babe, you can't be serious,"

"Is there anything better than spending some quality time with your lovely wife who is traumatized after

learning that she almost lost you last night?"

Without uttering any word, Rome walked over to the bed, crawled under the sheets, and laid down.

Not hesitating, Catherine rested her head on his chest and then swiped to a new page.

"You got a pillow," Rome teased as he looked at the wording in the book.

"It's not warm or sexy like your chest," Catherine slyly whispered, changing her head position on

Rome's chest as she tried to find the most comfortable spot.

Pushing her off him, Rome tried not to laugh as he said, “Your head is too heavy, and it's hurting my

chest. Go back to your pillow!"

With her brows clenched, Catherine playfully swung her book at him, hitting Rome in his face.

"Ouch, do you want to ruin my face so no other woman can look at me again!" Rome teased, giggling

at her pissed expression.

"You prick!" Catherine shouted as she climbed above him, locking both his wrist in her grips with a

frown on her face.

"What! If one day you wake up and say you don't want me anymore, I will need this face you know."

"Well then, you don't need it because I'm never, ever, divorcing you!"

"Really?"

"Really,"

A soft smile surfaced on Catherine's lips when Rome grinned at her.

Then she let go of his hands and ran her fingers through his hair as her face grew closer to his.

When their noses were touching, Rome raised his head and lightly kissed her, causing Catherine to

lose herself in his eyes.

The way she stared at him with so much passion in her gaze, aroused Rome, and he kissed her again,

deeply.

Although Catherine wanted to tease him by pulling away from him, it only happened in her mind since

her body was too vulnerable to do a thing.

As she melted into his arms, Catherine's fingers slid down Rome's hair and slowly stroked against his

neck as she shut her eyes, realizing that she was addicted to his touch, kiss, and most of all his love.

Things escalated within a couple of seconds, and the more Rome explored her body, she tried to catch

her breath. But he was leaving her breathless from the way his hands smoothly caressed against her

bare skin and the taste he left on her tongue.

Switching her to the bottom, Rome pulled her in, claiming her mouth again, and with every breath he

inhaled, he felt drunk with passion because it smelled like Catherine, and it had him craving her even

more.

A lot of words were running about in Catherine's head, but she said none because Rome had her weak

to her core as his fingers explored her skin with a mind of their own.

"You are mine forever, right?" Rome whispered into her ear.

"Yes," Catherine mumbled beneath her breath.

Then she shut her eyes and allowed her body to react to him instinctively as she gave in to the thrill of

his every movement.

Five o'clock met Catherine sleeping soundly in the comfort of Rome's arms.

Slowly, he reached for his phone on the nightstand and then turned it on.

The moment his phone finally came on, messages started popping up on the screen and they were all

from K.

Immediately, Rome clicked on it, and then read the recent one, "We got a location of where big Daddy

would be tonight. What should we do, boss?"

Without a second thought, Rome texted back, "Wait for me at the casino. I'm on my way."

Afterward, he went to his contact, stopped on Mr. Ford's number, and typed, "Dad, can you come and

pick me up. I'm kind of under house arrest, and I need a very not jeopardizing excuse to leave. For

example, you need me to meet some important clients."

A couple of minutes after he sent the text, he received a message from Mr. Ford, "Catherine found out

about the accident, and now, she have turned into a mama bear, right?"

"Exactly,"

"Ahh, this brings back lovely memories of your mother. Okay, I'm on my way."

By six o'clock, the doorbell echoed into the house, and when Nora opened the door, a look of shock

crossed her face as she said, "Good afternoon, Sir."

"A pleasant day to you, Nora. Is my son in?" Mr. Ford cunningly asked, giving her a brief smile.

"Yes. Please come in. I will go get them."

"Thank you."

A knock on the room door made Catherine raise her lashes. Then she stared at Rome's sleeping face

before carefully leaving his arm.

After wearing her robe, she headed to the door, and when she opened it, Nora smiled at her and said,

"Madam, your father-in-law is here, and he's asking if Sir is home."

"Is that so. Okay, please tell him that we will be down in a few minutes." Catherine said, staring back at

Rome.

Then she shut the door, walked over to him, and gently tapped his arm.

A few minutes later, a yawn escaped Rome's lip as he faked a stretch and then dizzily looked at her.

"Father is here, and he's asking for you," Catherine said.

"What is he doing here at such an hour," Rome mumbled, letting out another yawn.

A while later, the quietness in the living room got disturbed with sounds of footsteps, and Mr. Ford

gazed at the doorway.

Then he smiled when he saw Catherine, and his expression didn't change a bit as he stared at Rome a

second later.

After giving Catherine a quick hug, he looked at Rome and said, "How are you feeling now, son?"

"I'm doing a bit better." Rome calmly uttered.

"That's good to hear. Well, are you okay enough to go to a business meeting with me? It will just be

three guys with you and me talking about the Starling project."

"Well…"

For a moment, Rome stared at Catherine's calm face and then mumbled, "Hmmm, yes."

" Can I come along too?" Catherine suddenly asked, and it immediately fell silent.