A Billionaire In Disguise

Chapter Thirty-Three

By three o'clock, Rome entered the living room, and the moment Blaze saw him, he stood to his feet

and said, "Boss, the guys and I were talking, and we think it would be best if we all go with you on this

trip."

"Why?" Rome calmly asked.

"Well, what happened yesterda..."

"Weren't you guys' fault. So if you three feel the need to babysit me, don't because I'm capable of

handling myself."

"But boss, if that knife would have gone any further into your side, you would have been seriously hurt.

Ma…"

"But it didn't."

Unable to let go of the feeling of guilt, Blaze made eye contact with Rome and said, "Pardon me for

this, boss. But even though you are on top of your game and train constantly, last night only proves that

you can't let your guard down."

"You guys seriously had a meeting on my name," Rome casually said, taking a seat on the couch.

"Scar can't forgive himself for what happened, and K won't do the same. We need you to have enough

backup, especially if you are dealing with a man like Earl."

"Fine. Scar, Brook, and K can come along, but not you."

"Boss, I…"

"You should stay here with Catherine and make sure she stays away from the Earl family!"

It fell silent as Blaze stared intensely at Rome. Then he lowered his brows and asked, "You want me to

keep Miss in check?"

"Yes," Rome said, noticing the look of hesitation on Blaze's face. "Will that be a problem?"

'A problem? Of course, yes. You want me to tell, Miss, what she can and can't do. What if I make her

mad in the process or hurt her feelings? I respect you, boss, but I respect the woman that has your

heart more!" Blaze thought, feeling anxious.

Then he focused on Rome, gave an awkward, brief smile, and said, Of course, not, boss. Miss is safe

under my watch."

"Good. If anything goes wrong, call me immediately." Rome said, standing to his feet.

Without responding, Blaze looked at the tiles and thought, 'Now you want me to be a snitch too. Damn,

boss, you are putting me in a tight spot.'

"Blaze!" Rome firmly called out.

Snapping out of his head, Blaze stared at him and hastily said, "Yes, boss."

"My wife's safety is in your hands. Don't mess up!"

"Yes, boss! Rest assured that I will stick with my mission until you get back."

At four-fifteen on the dot, Rome and Catherine were seated in the backseat of his limo as Orlando

drove them to the airport, and driving in a jeep, a few distances behind them were Scar, Blaze, and

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The car was silent for a while, then Catherine looked up at Rome and mumbled, "Promise me tha…"

Staring down at her, Rome noticed the look of hesitation in her eyes and asked, "Why did you stop?"

"Mmm, you have to come home soon, and call me when you get there, okay?" Catherine softly intoned

as her eyes lit up. "I will miss you."

"I will be back home as soon as possible. But in the meantime, you have to stay by Blaze's side and

stay away from Earl, okay?"

"Mmm, yes."

When Rome raised his brows as he doubtfully gazed at her, Catherine nervously smiled and said, "I

know that you are worried about me. But I promise not to get myself hurt and be safe. So try not to

stress about me and focus on the issues at hand, alright?"

"Call me if anything happens, and I will be on the next flight, coming home to you. Also, don't hold back

if anyone messes with you or forgets who your husband is."

Sharp five on the dot, the plane Rome was on with Scar, Brook, Mr. Orlando, and K took off, and then it

was just Catherine and Blaze seated in a black Jeep.

With tears setting in her eyes, Catherine stared at the windshield and softly sniffed, fighting her urge to

cry.

"Is everything okay, miss?" Blaze asked as he gazed at her, feeling awkward that she was crying and

he had no idea on how to handle the situation.

"When is tomorrow going to arrive? I'm starting to miss him already. What am I going to do?" Catherine

subconsciously whispered.

Knowing that this was his chance to get out of watching over his boss' wife, Blaze's face lit up as he

said, "How about you buy a ticket and follow him there? I'm sure he will like such an awesome

surprise."

"No. Rome needs to work, and me following him will only serve as a distraction. I don't want to do that

to him." Catherine said, drying her cheeks with the back of her hand.

Then she stared at Blaze and calmly intoned, "Also, I have things here that I need to take care of, and I

need to focus on that and handle it before Rome comes back home."

"Okay, Miss. We can do whatever you want to do, and I will listen to you." Blaze humbly said, feeling

intimidated by Catherine's gentle stare and innocent face.

Then he snapped out of the feeling of submission for a second and asked, "What do you have to take

care of before my boss gets back?"

"Huh?" Catherine mumbled.

For a moment, she stared at Blaze, and then she said, "I want to visit this restaurant."

"A restaurant?" Blaze asked, feeling confused and suspicious at the same time.

It took a while as Catherine scanned her brain for an excuse, and then she boldly said, "Yup. It's called

'Seashore restaurant,' and their Bluefin Tuna with Olive, Cucumber, and Cilantro Relish is delicious. But

Rome doesn't like eating there, so I don't go there."

Even though the entire explanation didn't make sense to Blaze, and he wasn't buying a word she said,

he calmly uttered, "I can drive you there if that's what you want."

"Yes, that's what I want." Catherine hastily said.

Then when Blaze gave her a doubtful stare, she gazed the other way and thought, 'According to the

information I got, Earl made a reservation at that restaurant tonight, and this is my chance.'

"Should I drive you there now?" Blaze asked in confusion.

Without looking at him, Catherine responded, "No. First, take me home because I need to get ready.

There's a dress code for the restaurant."

"Okay," Blaze said.

Then he started the car engine and drove off, having a bad gut feeling.

After they arrived at the mansion and Catherine headed into the house, Blaze stared at his phone

screen for a couple of minutes. Then he unlocked it and texted Rome, "Boss, do you hate 'Seashore

restaurant?"

Frowning, Rome stared at Blaze's message for a while and then wrote back, "No,"

The moment Blaze saw Rome's text, he felt torn because he knew that Catherine had lied, and since

he wasn't in the know about why she did, Blaze didn't want to tell Rome about it just yet.

A few seconds went by. Then Rome texted, "Why did you ask?"

When Blaze received the message and got through with reading it, he paused for a moment and then

wrote back, "I'm taking Miss there to have dinner later, and I just want to know if you were okay with the

restaurant and her eating there?"

"Sure, I am." Rome texted, still going over Blaze's previous message in his head.

"Are you okay with it??!"

"Yes."

Getting a bit concerned about Blaze messages, Rome's face hardened as he wrote, "What's going

on?"

"Nothing, boss. I will call you if anything goes wrong." Blaze quickly texted back.

For a moment, Rome slowly went over his and Blaze's texts. Then he stared at the plane window and

frowned, gazing at the fluffy pillows of clouds.

"Orlando," Rome coldly uttered.

"Yes, boss?" Mr. Orlando hastily said, swaying his attention to Rome.

"I need you to find out if James Earl will be dining at 'Seafood restaurant' tonight."

"Yes, boss."