Catherine got to the prestige restaurant at one thirty. Just like every other appointment, she always makes sure to be at the venue thirty minutes before the time of the appointment.
Once she got to the restaurant, she turned around and saw the mall that is opposite the restaurant, and immediately the memory of the previous time she went to the mall with Jerry came playing in her head like a movie, but she brushed them away.
"That's in the past now," she said to herself, and she started heading towards the restaurant.
Once she entered the restaurant, the receptionist greeted her and directed her to one of the empty seats. She thanked him and started heading towards the empty seat.
Once she sat down, one of the waiters came and asked her what she would like to order, and she ordered only a bottle of water as usual.
She kept on exploring her social media handle throughout the remaining thirty minutes while anticipating Chris' arrival.
Once it was two o'clock, Chris came out of his office and started walking towards where Catherine was seated.
Once he approached her, he smiled, and immediately Catherine stood up from the chair she was sitting on.
"Good afternoon, Catherine; finally we meet again," Chris said to Catherine while stretching his hand towards her for a handshake, and immediately Catherine reciprocated.
"What would you like to drink?" Chris inquired with a warm smile.
"Nothing; I have ordered a bottle of water." Catherine replied to him.
Not in my restaurant Catherine, you can't come to my restaurant and drink water." Chris said to Catherine while signaling for one of the waitresses to come over.
"Please get her a chilled non-alcoholic wine," Chris ordered the waitress.
"Yes, sir," the waitress replied, and she left immediately.
In less than two minutes, the waitress returned with the wine and two glass cups, dropped them on the table, and left immediately.
Without hesitating, Chris took the wine and squeezed the cover off it, and immediately it made a sound.
Without hesitating, he filled the two cups, took one, and handed one to Catherine.
"Thanks for the drink,Catherine said to him, and he smiled softly. "So let's get to business," Catherine informed him, but he cut her in immediately.
"Catherine, I think that can wait first," Chris said to Catherine while sipping his wine, and immediately Catherine furrowed her brows, wondering what he meant by that.
"See, Catherine, it's true that I arranged this appointment with you for business reasons, but that isn't the principal reason why I arranged it." Chris informed Catherine, who was still staring at him surprisedly.
Catherine first took a sip of her wine before replying.
"So what's the principal reason, then?" Catherine asked Chris while peering into his eyeballs.
You see, Catherine, since the first day I saw you in the news, I couldn't help but admire how hard-working you are; it's hard to find some ladies like you nowadays, and I must admit I like you, Catherine." Chris informed Catherine with a serious tone, and Catherine smiled while shaking her head in disbelief.
"Well, to be sincere, if you employed any other term than I would have stood up and left without looking back," Catherine said to Chris while smiling, and immediately Chris smiled while biting his lips.
"You are really a stubborn type," Chris said to Catherine jokingly, and she smiled without replying.
Catherine "You meant everything that I said; I really like you, and if you give me the chance, I will make you the happiest woman on earth," Chris informed Catherine with a serious tone.
"Chris I won't give you any forceful hope; I would really love to give you a chance, but I can't now; maybe I will after. I just came out of a relationship and I'm still healing, so I can't get into another now," Catherine informed Chris with a serious tone.
"How long is that going to take—a week, a month, or a year?" Chris inquired.
"To be sincere, I don't know," Catherine replied, and Chris heaved a sigh.
"Then I will wait; no matter how long it takes, I will wait," Chris informed Catherine seriously, and she smiled.
"Thanks for understanding," Catherine replied to him, and he nodded while smiling.
After sipping their drinks silently for some seconds, Catherine proceeded.
"So what do you say about the textiles?" Catherine inquired, and immediately Chris brought out his phone and showed her all the areas where they would need the textiles in the restaurant.
After discussing for some moments, Catherine brought out the agreement document and handed it to Chris, who, after going through it, filled it out and handed it to Catherine.
Afterwards, they exchanged contacts, and Catherine took her leave.
It has been two days since Mr. Bernard was brought to the hospital, and he is slowly getting back to his normal condition.
After the departure of Daniel and Jerry, Cynthia specially cooked the favorite meal of her husband and took it to him in the hospital.
When she got there, she asked the maid who was watching over her to go back home and freshen up.
Cynthia stayed with him until five o'clock in the evening.
As they were discussing, they heard a knock on the door, and immediately Cynthia asked the person to come in. Once the door busted open, the doctor came in with his stethoscope hanging from his neck.
When he came in, he greeted Mr. Bernard and Cynthia and asked them how they were feeling.
After listening attentively to him, he used the stethoscope and did some checkups on him.
"Mr. Bernard, from what I can see, I think you will be discharged this evening," the doctor informed them while smiling.
"Really?" Cynthia asked the doctor in excitement, and he nodded.
"Thank you, doctor," Mr. Bernard said to the doctor while smiling.
"Don't mention it, please; we are only doing our work." The doctor said this to Mr. Bernard, who nodded in agreement.
"I will be taking my leave now," the doctor informed them while heading outside.
Once the doctor left, Cynthia hugged her husband happily.
"We are finally going back home," Cynthia said to her husband, who nodded in agreement while smiling.