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Catherine couldn't believe what he said to her. The insult.

She stood up from the couch and stalked towards him.

"Don't you ever call me stupid, Ace Hampton. I am not stupid and will never be. Did you even care about me a little? The moment i heard the news about you and Chelsey i texted you, just to cheer you up. I flew here from London just to make sure that you're okay, to let you know that im here for you if you ever need me!" Catherine snapped, her eyes getting blurry with tears and her lips trembled. "I wanted to make sure that you're fine. But you...... You dont care Ace. I'm really pushing myself to believe that you dont love me anymore and that's okay. I wont force you. You treat me like trash, you insult me, you make me feel embarrassed of my love for you. I didn't do anything wrong by loving you, i made a mistake once and tried to make it right but you didn't let me. I am done trying. I wont stay running after a man that doesn't value me at all."

Catherine ran past Ace and threw the door ajar then ran out of the house.

She got inside her car and drove out of tge forest house.

Ace couldn't believe what just happened.

He has never seen Catherine so broken, so angry like that before. He kept staring at the place where Catherine was sitting on not too long ago.

He brushed his curly jet black hair with his fingers and groaned frustratedly.

He pulled out his phone from his pants pocket and dialed a number.

"Hey, Man." Liam greeted him.

"I think I've fucked up big time, Liam. Fuck it. I have just fuck it all up once again." Ace lamented. The mood in which Catherine left in scares him.

"What happened?" Liam questioned curiously.

"Can you come to the forest house? We will talk." He retorted.

"Got it. I'll be there soon."

Ace hung up the call and dialed Talia's number next.

He has to make sure that Catherine was okay.

"Ace." Talia said dryly.

"Cut out the attitude, Scott. I'm not in the mood." Ace snapped. "Call Catherine and make sure she's okay."

"What! What happened to Catherine? She is at the forest house." Talia said in alarm.

"Stop with the interview, Scott and do as you're told. Damn! Women are infuriating." Ace muttered and hung up the call.

He sat down on the couch and placed his head on his palms.

What a great day.

Catherine was driving but didn't know where the fuck she was going.

She has been driving around Manhattan for thirty minutes straight without stopping.

She just wanted to let go. She wanted to scream out loud.

"Scream darling, it is completely okay." Her inner thought told her.

Catherine parked her car at the side of the road and placed her head on the wheel then bursted out crying.

She wailed loudly and the freely fall down her cheeks.

"What the hell is wrong with me. I have done my part. I have tried. I won't be the one to seek him out anymore." She whispered to herself.

She wiped away the tears in her eyes and grabbed her phone that has been ringing non-stop from the passenger's seat.

She glanced at the caller ID and it was Talia.

She released a deep breath before answering the call.

"Girl, are you okay?" Talia asked. She was really worried about Catherine. Ever since Ace called her she has been trying to reach Catherine but she wasn't picking up her phone. She was scared that something might have happened to her.

You have to see the sigh of relief that slipped from her lips when Catherine picked up the call.

"I am okay." Catherine replied. She wasn't.

"I don't know what the hell happened at the forest house but I need to see you. I am not convinced about your well-being until I see for myself." Talia muttered. "Where are you?"

"I am driving back home now, you don't have to worry. I am okay. I just stopped being a nuisance to his life." Catherine affirmed.

"You stopped being a nuisance? I am coming to your house, I need to know what really happened." Talia said and hung up the call.

When Talia got to Catherine's house she told her everything that transpired between her and Ace. How she snapped and ran out of the house.

"Why would he insult you? That is disrespectful." Talia said and sighed. "Are you okay?"

Catherine smiled bitterly and glanced down at the hem of the dress she wore to the forest house.

"I feel light and alive. I have handed over everything to him. If he doesn't seek me out soon, I'll forget that I know who he was."Catherine responded.

When she went to the forest house she wasn't expecting Ace. She only wanted to relieve the memories of the time they spent together there. It is crazy how everything escalated.

Talia pulled Catherine to her side and hugged her.

"Why can't you be happy with the man you love? Life is so unfair." She muttered. Catherine placed her hand on Talia's shoulder and stared into a space.

Life has indeed been unfair to her. Always unfair to her. From her family to her personal life.

After Talia left Catherine spent her time at the basement gym in the house.

She just wanted to work out and forget.

She was lifting weights and riding the workout bicycle.

After a while she went and grabbed the water bottle she dropped on the small coffee table inside the gym.

She uncorked the lid and brought it to her mouth when her phone pinged. After drinking the water she closed the lid and placed it back on the table before grabbing her phone.

It was a message from their group chat back in Riverside highschool. It hasn't been active since their graduation day so what could the message be all about?

Catherine unlocked her phone and clicked on the message.

"Great Riverside classmates, I came up with this idea since we're all on summer break. A reunion party will be needed. Time and location will be updated soon. XOXO Class representative."