Chapter 149

"What? What are you saying?"Catherine’s disbelief was palpable, her fabricated tears still lingering. "I'm saying we're done,"Andrew declared, taking a final drag of his cigarette before extinguishing it in the ashtray. His entire manner radiated frustration. "Why? Why all of a sudden?”She was utterly confused, clutching at his hand. "No, I can't accept this." "You don't have a say in this!"Andrew pulled his hand away with impatience.”Catherine, you've been expelled from Bellbanks University. You're just a high school graduate now. My family, the Kings, can't accept someone like that as a daughter-in-law. What do you have that compares to Renee? Your actions have further embarrassed me in front of Marcelo and Renee!" Andrew looked at Catherine as though he had been misled into choosing a flawed product. Renee, a distinguished alumna of Bellbanks University, had been a top student with an array of honors. Just her intelligence and beauty alone made her far superior to Catherine. How had