Catherine had barely rushed into her apartment building when Bert's call came through. Her emotions were still far from settled. Slapping Gerald had relieved some of her anger, but it wasn't enough to calm her completely.
To be honest, Gerald's persistence left her both furious and helpless. She had done everything she could, said everything she could say, yet she didn't know if Gerald would continue to hound her in the future. Catherine couldn't understand why, after so ruthlessly ending their engagement and leaving her to take the brunt of the storm, Gerald would now try to win her back.
After discarding her without a second thought, didn't he feel even a little ashamed for coming back like this?
