Chapter 6 Back To The Past

• Flashback.
• Catherine went home, threw her backpack, and was about to go out again. Her mother saw her and quickly stopped her.
• " Cat, where are you going?"
• " I'll be out for a while."
• " Where are you going? " Her mother saw that her daughter wasn't thinking about studying, she left the house every day and didn't care about her grades.
• " Catherine, you got low grades on the math exam and your father is very angry. Come back and do your homework."
• " Low grades? " the girl asked impatiently " Mom, I promise, I'll work harder next time."
• Despite her mother's sigh of helplessness, she ran out. She wants to see Lucian. He is now in college. The last time she heard her sister say that many girls liked him. And Sergio said he saw a girl sending love letters to Lucian.
• He's handsome and he's the president of the student union. He's so annoying, in case she can't wait for him to grow up, he'll be with another woman.
• No, that can't happen, Lucian belongs to her.
• Although Catherine is young, she is also very determined. As long as she likes the goal, she will definitely achieve it. She must make Lucian hers.
• Today is Friday, so she can do her homework tomorrow. And she decided to go see if many girls at school liked Lucian.
• The 'James' house is not far from the 'Landong' house. As soon as Catherine entered through the front door, she ran straight to the room of the boy she liked, but Brenda, his mother, saw her and stopped her.
• " Catherine? " Brenda saw that Catherine liked her son a lot, so she took her hand to let her sit in the living room " Why are you coming to the house today?"
• " I wanted to greet you, Aunt Brenda " Catherine is very young, she has a sweet mouth and is good at making older people happy.
• The two families have been friends for years and Brenda's company has many collaborations with the James family's companies. It is normal to see each other frequently.
• " You are a good girl " she said, how could she not guess Catherine's thoughts? Although she is only thirteen years old, she has already seen the look in her eyes destined for her eldest son, they are really good for each other. If they can be together in the future, they would make a good marriage.
• But the older the son was, the colder his personality. She didn't know how to reach him. After thinking about it, Brenda sighed.
• " What's wrong, Aunt?"
• " I regret not having a daughter like you in this life " Brenda took Catherine's hand " You can come often in the future. Aunt likes you."
• Catherine is a sweet girl and comes from a good family. Although she is still very young, she must be a beautiful woman when she grows up.
• " Thank you, Aunt. " Catherine nodded, and occasionally her gaze drifted up to the second floor. There was Lucian's room.
• " Is he home? I really want to see him."
• " Brenda smiled and pointed to a plate of fruits on the coffee table " He just came back from college and said he was hungry. Let me bring him a plate of fruits. You sit and wait for me.
• " Aunt " said Catherine quickly " I'll take it."
• Brenda knew the intentions of the little girl, but she did not refuse her request at all.
• "Well, then you take it."
• Thank you aunt.
• Catherine was so happy that she picked up the fruit plate and headed towards Lucian's room. She had come to the Landong house so many times that she was familiar with everything about the family.
• After arriving in front of Lucian's room, she opened the door and went in. She left the fruit plate on the small table in the living room, looked around, and whispered, "Lucian?"
• No response. She walked inside the room and realized that there was no one there.
• "Where is he?"
• Catherine should have turned around and left, but she couldn't bear the distress. After thinking about it, she turned around and went to the study, on the other side of the small living room. Lucian was not inside. But there were two books on the desk, one was open next to a cup of coffee.
• It seems he was here a moment ago.
• Catherine really thought about leaving, but she was drawn to a pink envelope on the desk. She was curious and didn't mind violating others' privacy, so she took a step forward and opened the envelope, which turned out to be a love letter.
• "So, is what his sister said true? Does Lucian really like many girls?"
• Lucian belongs to her, no one can like him more than she does.
• Catherine was only thirteen years old, but as the eldest daughter of the James family, she had always been spoiled since she was a child. As long as she wanted something, her parents would give it to her. At that moment, seeing someone sending a love letter to Lucian, hatred grew in her heart. She took the love letter and tore it to pieces.
• "I hate you, I hate you! I won't let you have Lucian, he is mine and one day I will be Mrs. Landong!"
• "What are you doing?"
• Lucian had gone out for a moment for some things. When he returned, he saw Catherine stepping on some pieces of pink paper.
• He frowned and quickly stepped forward "Catherine, what are you doing here?"
• "I..." She blushed, she was also a little embarrassed, although Lucian was only 18 years old at this time. At that age, he was attractive and mysterious, nothing compared to the frivolity of his peers.
• He looked at her with deep eyes and a serious expression. Catherine felt a little guilty when she saw him like that. But she wouldn't let it go, she raised her head proudly to look at Lucian.
• "I'm helping you deal with the trash." Without waiting for him to say anything, she said a long string of words like.
• "This girl dared to write you a love letter, the words of admiration are misspelled. Who gives her the right to bother you? You shouldn't like this kind of girls, so I helped you solve it."
• "And why do you say that, should I thank you? "Lucian's face turned colder.
• He never accepts love letters from other people, but this love letter appeared in his book. He saw it a moment ago, when he was reading and had not opened it yet. He didn't know who sent it, and he wouldn't say that he could like that girl, but he also didn't like Catherine's behavior.
• "Of course, you have to thank me."
• Lucian was silent. Although the girl in front of him was close to the family, that doesn't mean he wasn't bothered by her arrogant and superior attitude, particularly he couldn't stand girls like that. And everything seems to indicate that the eldest daughter of the James family is another spoiled daddy's girl.
• "Do you like that girl?" Catherine questioned.
• "Whether I like her or not is none of your concern," Lucian stretched his finger and pointed to the door. "Please, leave."
• "I won't leave," Catherine felt offended. Since she was young, who hasn't indulged her every whim? Even Brenda said she wanted her to be her daughter. Now Lucian treats her like this.
• She's angry " "I like you, Lucian. And I won't allow you to like other girls, do you understand?""
• Lucian's expression remained indifferent. He was bored with such childish words. "What do you know about liking? Do you think just because you like me, I will like you?"
• "I know you will come to love me," Catherine took a step forward and looked directly into Lucian's eyes, he was two heads taller than her.
• "I love you. I beg you, don't like others, only I can please you. Only me."
• The authoritative tone only made Lucian's patience run out. He was in the middle of final exams and was not willing to waste time with the childish dreams of his lifelong neighbor. He passed by her impatiently and walked to the desk to sit down, picking up the book to read.
• Catherine was angry. "Am I not pretty? Why doesn't Lucian like me?"
• She took a step forward and stood in front of the desk, leaned in a bit, snatched the book from Lucian's hands, took his face in her hand, and asked him to look at her.
• "I will also be very beautiful in the future, and I am also very intelligent. Why don't you like me?"
• The boy looked at the book she had in her hand, completely ignoring her, and said, "Give me back the book."
• "No!" Catherine shouted. "Answer me, why don't you like me?"
• He saw the stubbornness on the girl's face, to be honest, she was pretty, her pink lips, youthful face, and piercing blue eyes assured that she would indeed be beautiful in a couple of years. But that wasn't what really interested him. He wanted a real woman, not someone superficial, in short, a real woman. And if she was intelligent, then she would be the perfect woman. Unfortunately, the girl in front of him lacked all of that.
• Bored of her senseless words, he decided to be frank with her.
• "You say you like me? Do you know what book you have in your hand? Do you understand what I am studying now? You say other girls are not qualified to like me, then how qualified are you?"
• Even Priscilla was much more obedient than Catherine when she was a girl. Most importantly, she was sensible and never let her parents worry about her. Thinking about this, Lucian was not afraid to humiliate Catherine.
• Furthermore, she's only eighteen years old, it can be justified that she is young and energetic, so he was more ruthless when he said, "I heard you often fail exams. So, where do you stand compared to me?"
• With a cold snort, he took the book from her hands and continued reading without looking at her pale face. He ignored her as if she wasn't there.
• From that day on, Catherine started studying much more.
• After Lucian said he liked girls who can study, she made an effort to work hard and get good grades. She is smart and determined to succeed. She graduated from university with honors. She entered the School of Economics and started an internship.
• While she was studying, Lucian's official relationship ended, partly due to the Landong family's influence, but also because of her own efforts. The day she graduated from university, she was very happy.
• After working hard for so long, she was the first one to want to share her achievements with Lucian. She wanted him to know that she was not the type of girl he thought she was. She can also be intelligent, sensible, and motivated.
• She is worthy of him, no matter what.
• But when she went to the Landong house, it was empty. Lucian had returned but was not at home.
• Catherine did not give up. After making some phone calls and asking around, she finally managed to find out where he was. But when she arrived, she saw a scene that surprised her.