CEO Proposed to His Ex-wife 99 Times

Katherine smiled demurely, uncertain how to respond to that.

Grandma Grant changed the subject. “Alright then, let’s all get inside. The sun’s getting too bright since it’s almost noon.”

Katherine helped old Mrs. Walters as they made their way into the living room. Old Mrs. Walters, unaware of the history between Katherine and Marshall, inquired Katherine about the man she was currently seeing, and asked her to bring the guy over so that old Mrs. Walters could take a look and decide whether he would be the right guy for her.

Katherine smiled a little awkwardly. “He’s, um, kinda busy.”

Old Mrs. Walters patted on Katherine’s hand as she said, “You have to watch out when you find yourself a man, my dear, because a lifetime of happiness can be ruined if you choose the wrong person.”

That remark made Katherine change a look with Grandma Grant, who looked slightly uncomfortable. Katherine would count as one of the unfortunate women who found themselves the wrong men, wouldn’t she? Because otherwise, her marriage wouldn’t end up in flames.

The three of them talked for some more when old Mrs. Walters asked Katherine about her family.

After some hesitation, Katherine answered, “There’s no one left. It’s just me.”

Old Mrs. Walters was surprised. “Both of your parents are…”

“Yes,” Katherine nodded, “they passed because of accidents.”

Grandma Grant stared at Katherine, vaguely remembering old Mr. Grant, the family patriarch, once telling her that Katherine’s parents ran away. But why they ran, he couldn’t tell, either.

Katherine smiled faintly. “That’s okay. I’m okay on my own. I don’t have the pressure to feed an entire family, so that really takes the pressure off of me, you see.”

Old Mrs. Walters seemed to feel really bad for Katherine, so she took hold of Katherine’s hand and wouldn’t let go.

Finding the subject perilous, Grandma Grant pivoted to talk about some other topics that allowed them to gossip and joke around. The air turned lighter after that.

When the kitchen staff announced that lunch was ready, Grandma Grant stood up with the help of a maid and said, “Shall we? We can continue our conversation during lunch.”

Katherine helped old Mrs. Walters as the older lady stood up, but before they could move towards the dining table, Marshall made a sudden appearance.

Striding in, Marshall said with a serious expression on his face, “Hey Granny, do you see a document I left at…”

walked in and spotted Katherine, Marshall stopped dead in his tracks,

of Murphy’s law that she should run

away, too. “We’re

Walters is here to have

nodded. “Do you see a document I left at

did,” replied the old lady, “and I put

upstairs. Before long,

Grant, “so why don’t you

I’ve got stuff to

went out the door, Marshall greeted old Mrs. Walters goodbye. But he made no recognition of

out an internal sigh of relief until

Grant, looking somewhat disappointed, hurried her guests to the dining

to avoid seeing him

incident, and she kept being distracted as she

exactly pleasantly for her, and completely unaware of what

and looked a bit low-spirited. After a big meal, the old lady began to get

well. “I have to bid

Katherine and sighed. “We are growing apart after all, you

like she had been too close to any of the Grants

with the matriarch, Katherine walked

had arranged for a chauffeur to take her back to her place. But when they drove out of the front gate of the

down the window to realize that the interrupting vehicle belonged to Marshall, who also had his windows down, and was holding a cigarette in his hand.

“Sir,” greeted the chauffeur.

Marshall didn’t seem to

do and wouldn’t stay there too long, to do exactly just that – stay there too long.

turned around. “Miss Jordan, I think Sir is waiting for

she

a lot of cigarette butts scattered around the vehicle. Marshall wasn’t exactly

get out of

to face her.