Embrace Love's
Ch 106's. Slaps

Claude opened the car door and waited for Catalina to enter, then he himself entered next to Catalina. Bruno immediately ran the car when the two were already sitting in the back.

"You're coming home all night .." said Claude.

"Sorry .. You're coming to pick up. I can go home in a taxi." Catalina looked over and looked at Claude. The man was wearing a grey t-shirt with black shorts. Looks very relaxed.

"Last afternoon Alric came to see me, Cat." Claude decides to convey Alric's intentions to Catty.

"He wants to talk to you about his intention to move Mary's mother to the best care facility. He couldn't see Mary. So he wants you to help him."

"I don't think Mary's gonna want to see him Claude .. But just tell me when it's time, I'll see him. Anyway ... There's something I want to ask the guy ...."

"If you'd ask me why he locked up Mary and Serge, he would've told me. Her sister died seven years ago and it had something to do with Mary ...." Claude told briefly what Alric had told him when he asked his permission to meet Catalina.

"Thus ... His sister was still alive when she was lying on that street?" ask Catalina slowly. Mary never wanted to tell about the case of attempted rape, apparently the incident was related to Alric's sister.

"Yes .. and the owner of the club deliberately told a lie about Mary and Alex who were lovers."

Catalina took a deep breath and decided to meet Alric.

"Tell him I'll see him. I'll try to persuade Mary too. I think if he's really sorry, Mary might just forgive him."

Claude nodded, then reached out to hold Catty's hand.

"See Mary is getting better ... Is Joanna taking care of all our wedding preparations?"

Catalina turned her head, then with a slight hue she returned Claude's hand.

"Wait a minute, Claude. Annete and I were talking to him about counseling, we just wanted to make sure he was okay, I felt like there was something he didn't tell me, then you can tell Joanna."

"Annet? Who's Annete?" ask Claude.

"Oh, she's an old lady who helped me a lot and Marylin. A very kind and loving friend" Catalina said.

Claude then simply nodded, being patient by telling himself that Marylin was in need of Catty.

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"Thank you for fulfilling my invitation, Miss Catalina." Alric looked at his two guests. He received a call from Claude that Catalina was willing to meet him today.

"I should have come to you. No need for you to bother coming to me." Alric invited Claude and Catalina to sit on the sofa.

"I happen to want to see your place. You've seen my place yourself" Claude said.

After speaking stalely for a moment, Claude asked Alric directly.

"Do you need private talk time? Or am I okay listening?"

"If you please ... Diego will show you a new modification and breakthrough of my company, you can come into his room to see."

Claude understood the indirect gesture that Alric wanted to be left alone with Catalina.

"Alright, not long Lucca ... I'll be here again."

Claude left the room with Diego.

"Can you persuade Mary to accept my invitation? Maybe dinner? With you or Serge if he's comfortable with that." Alric immediately made his point to Catalina.

"What do you need to meet him?"

"I'm sorry .. that's it ...."

"Actually Mr. Lucca ...."

"Call Alric only ... I guess you don't mind me calling you Lina, don't you ...."

Catalina nodded, then continued her sentence that Alric had cut off earlier.

"I wonder what you did to Mary other than lock her up with a wild animal...."

Alric stood up from the sofa after hearing Catalina's question, he stepped near the glass window. The story begins to roll from his mouth about a misunderstanding regarding his sister's death.

Alric goes on to tell her everything that happened at the Cougar mansion except for the rape she committed. Mary hasn't told anyone, including her sister. Then he'll wait to say it after he talks to Marylin. After that, if Catalina will sue him for the incident, then he will face it and take responsibility.

"I'll do anything to make up for it ... " Alric ended his story and turned around, surprised that Catalina was already in front of him with glittering eyes and clenched hands.

"Mr Alric ... You really did it!? Hit Mary?"

Alric glued, then understood if the girl was angry because he told me he had slapped and hit Marylin when he first met.

"Yes ... I dropped my hand on your sister. So help me, Catalina. I need to see Mary ...."

"That's what made her face turn blue!?"

Alric just kept quiet, not saying it was caused by his other actions.

"I'll do anything ... If Mary asks for a bigger job with bigger money, I will support her. Or he asks for some money or wants to replace his apartment now with a luxury penthouse unit. But if all he wants is for me to be in prison, then I'll take it ...."

Catalina clenched her hands. I looked at Alric.

"Some money?"

"Yes .. money."

Platyp!!!!

The sound of a very loud slap echoed as the door of the room opened. Claude and Diego stood stunned looking at Catalina who had just raised a hand on Alric's face.

the man was closed for a moment to hold the pain on his face.

"Feel that! That's for what you did to Mary! ... You're brengs*k's man! You're trying to buy my brother's apologies with your money huh!"

Alric stared back at Catalina's fiery blue eyes.

"I'll persuade Mary to meet you, Mr. Lucca! So he can slap you back directly!"

Then Catalina turned around and galloped out of the room.

"Claude ... I'm going home!" he continued walking while.

Claude looked at Alric's flushed cheeks, then he smirked, "I know what it's like. Isn't his hand pretty spicy?"

His words got a sharp glare reply from Alric. Claude grinned wider.

"No need to worry, Lucca! It must hurt. I know because I've felt it, three times instead ... Besides, it's your fault for offending her."

Then Claude left the place laughing at the facial expressions of Alric and Diego.

Alric and Diego were of the view that Diego was silent because he did not know how to respond to his master who stood amazed after Claude left.

"Three times .. indeed what he has done until slapped up to three times ... Well ... I just need to thicken my cheeks. Looks like my face will receive many greetings in the future."

"You're going to see him?"

"Yes ...."

"Mrs Annete lives in an apartment near Miss Marylin's residence. Now they often meet and visit each other" said Diego, their driver always tells about the activities of Mrs Annete.

Alric grinned, "Mom is always faster than us, isn't that right, Diego?"

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