Chapter 192 - Reacted Pretty Well (1/2)

”For what it is worth, it was not right of you to do to that to me. If you had really liked me, you would have come cleaner soon.” Angelina's voice was small. At that point, she had stopped sobbing and looked a lot calmer than before. If Katherine had to guess, it was because she knew Stephen would handle the situation.

How often did Angelina lean on someone else to solve her problems for her? Rarely. She hadn't even done it when she was in university and her parents threatened to disown her if she passed up on the job offer she got to model full time.

Seeing her now, Katherine felt lighter. Maybe Stephen pursuing Angelina was a good thing. Maybe this girl would finally breathe a sigh of relief and live her life as she wanted without thinking of people abandoning her for the choices she made.

It was yet to be known how their story would play out, but today's incident could be a good step towards a healthier relationship. Angelina might not go looking for fleeting and sweeping love stories anymore and organically fall in love with someone who liked her back and had no shady past.

”I'm sorry,” Damon said, his voice barely audible.

Angelina stood up suddenly, startling the others. ”Great, We have a trip to take. Go back to your parents please.” Having said what she had wanted, she herself took her leave. She picked up her bags and walked out without looking back.

Lily sighed and watched as Angelina left. Stephen stayed back and waited for the siblings to gather their wits.

”I'll call you a taxi and you can go back,” he said after a few minutes. By then, Angelina should have reached the ground floor and gotten inside the car safely. If Katherine had to guess, Cage must have followed her to make sure she was okay.

Sophia nodded and patted her brother on the back. ”Let's go,” she said softly and the boy nodded. Stephen called for a cab, which came quicker than expected. The awkwardness eased yet no one spoke. Stephen led the siblings down. Katherine and Lily juggled the rest of the bags and went downstairs, making sure they had locked everything and switched off all appliances.

By the time Lily and Katherine came down, they saw Stephen leaning down and talking to the cab driver. The car was gone and Cage had come out of his car to help them put all the luggage in.

Stephen ran over to them when they were almost done.

”They're gone. I gave the older sister my number so that she can contact me,” he said lightly.

Lily raised her brow in question.

”It's a protocol,” Cage explained, not giving Stephen the chance. ”If Sophia or Damon want to contact Angelina, they will have to call Stephen. That way, we can distance them from Angelina and make sure the situation doesn't escalate.” All good points.

”Must thank Katherine for introducing us to bigshots,” Lily commented off-handedly. ”Who's going to console Angelina, though?”

Actually, all of them were uneasy with how the situation had turned out. It was right before they left for the mountains and it would be bad to go about not acknowledging what had happened. Were they even supposed to take the trip?

”Let's get in the car, first. Don't make her stay alone for too long,” Katherine commented. Everyone accepted that. They filled in... thank god, Stephen had booked one of those bigger cars that fit six people comfortably. They had to drive for 4 hours to get to the mountain.