Chapter 27

One rose is enough for the dawn. -Edmond Jabes "Come on Katrina. Be reasonable" Dominic complained to his daughter as his wife, Alice chortled beside him. Who would have ever thought that the day would come when Katrina was crowned the matriarch of the great Maracheli family. Or that Dominic would resort to groveling at her feet just to get anything done within his own company. "I am not approving anything until I see and go through the proposal. " Katrina's voice said over the phone and her father grimaced in return, much to Alice's satisfaction. "Why is Ryan even allowing you to work from the hospital?" "Dad, do not drag my husband into this. Unlike..." Katrina posed as another contraction hit her and she had to grit her teeth in pain. "Unlike what?" "Unlike you he actually respects me." she gritted out between her pain and her stepmother furrowed her brows in concern. "Another one? " Katrina nodded her head and then realized that the woman could not possibly see her through t