Katherine sucked in a breath and let that comment go. She had to.

“If you’re implying that I am not good enough for Cage, I will let you know that you need to reconsider your liberal education. Your preconceived notion and entitlement have already deemed me unfit of being beside Cage. I am not up to change your worldview or make you a better person.” Katherine looked away for a second and then glared at Sabrina. “Don’t stand in my room, threaten me and insult me because you can’t believe that a man fell in love with a woman. That’s just a testament to how petty you are.”

Katherine was pretty sure Sabrina was close to having a heart attack. She was gasping for air as she stared at Katherine.

“You should leave.”

There was a long silence. After what seemed like hours, Sabrina broke her silence. “Okay. I won’t say anything. I’m sorry you think of me this way and I think it is better for me to go.” She turned around to open the door. Before she stepped out, she made the last comment. “Tell Cage that it was nice meeting him.”

There was radio silence after that. Even though the door shut after Sabrina, Katherine hurried forward to look around and check if anyone had seen the spectacle. Once reassured, she came into the room and lunged towards the bed.

She needed to inform Cage of this. His reply came soon enough.

C: Told Stephen. He asked not to worry.

K: Not worry? she replied.

C: I sound like a jerk but Stephen handles threats with threats. Apparently, he knows a secret about Sabrina that she wouldn’t want to disclose to the world. Trust him. We’re safe, for now.

The whole affair sounded like they were gangsters. Not paying any of it attention, Katherine finished her work and then went to sleep.

– – –

Now, what happened during the finals was best described as a ‘** show.’ Sabrina, who had acted all cool the night before, willfully sabotaged the game to the point where it was painfully obvious that she had a grudge against Katherine.

Unfortunately for her, the fans were cribbing about this and not infuriated by Katherine in the least. It seemed people did have some sense at the end of the day. Somehow, after the first match, Sabrina lost her steam and started to play seriously.

As the audience calmed down. Sabrina too played better. Katherine figured that it had something to do with public opinion and nothing else.

When they were done with the championship, placing second by a large margin, Katherine gave herself the leeway to think about what had happened the night before.

Stephen must have made a friendly call to Sabrina and set her straight. The progress they had made in outing their anger towards one another had been renewed in Sabrina’s heart and she had set out to destroy the matches for Katherine. She had been too emotional and made the sabotage obvious. In result, Sabrina was not able to handle the criticism and straightened her way before word got out.

Good for her.

No, Cage didn’t sit in the audience that day. He came when he knew the championship was over and the audience had left.

“I heard you wished me well last night,” he started when he saw Sabrina walk towards him, right beside Katherine.

Sabrina remained silent, awed by his presence, unable to say much.

“Ah… yes…” she admitted after a while.

Cage grinned. “Well, I would say I felt the same way if you hadn’t upset my girl and tried to sabotage her.” He inclined his head to a side, scrutinizing her with suspicious eyes.

“About that-” Sabrina started, but Cage cut her off.

“Well, perhaps we will meet again under better circumstances. But you already know what to do to make that happen.” His grin was evil. Even Katherine felt a little rattled.

“I do,” Sabrina paused. “I’ll talk to you later, Katherine. I’m sorry for everything.”

“Bye,” Katherine replied, not sparing Sabrina a glance. She didn’t take her eyes off Cage. “What was that?” she asked, looking at him strangely.

Cage shrugged at first but seeing the expression in her eyes, he shifted uncomfortably. “I just acted like a villain. Did it work?” he asked sheepishly.

Katherine nodded vehemently. “Have you thought about being a villain before?” she asked, thrilled by the idea.

“A charming villain who would take out the pretty girl?” he insinuated shortly. Katherine chuckled and nodded. “Go to the hotel. I’ll pick you up in the evening for our first date.” He bowed, acting the part of a butler and held the passenger’s side door open for her. Guiding her in, he helped her buckle her seatbelt and then jogged over to the other side.

Katherine sat silently as he hummed under his breath. The song was familiar to her. The same one he had made for her. With a soft smile, she let him drive her back to the hotel.

– – –

Sure, they were alone after months of being apart. The few minutes spent alone didn’t count. She still couldn’t believe that she had accepted his proposal to go out on a public date. Pretty guys can make everyone crazy, it seemed. And she knew this for a fact.

Once in her room, she went to her closet and sighed. Unfortunately, they were in a different city, so she would only have to settle for the clothes she had brought. Despite not being a seasoned traveler, with the help of her roommates, she had managed to procure her well stocked luggage. he rummaged out a cute dress that she had brought in case someone invited her to a party, something which had not happened as of yet, but she was glad that she had done that. But then, she found another dress, one she had not packed. Bewildered, she thought about how it had come to be and decided that one of her roommates had figured this would happen and packed while she was not there.