At the cruise ship's dinner party, Jerry said goodbye to Malfoy, then began weaving through the crowd in search of Catherine when she failed to return. Before long, he spotted her, but her face was icy, and beside her stood Jasmina Garcia.
Jerry: ??
Trying to steal my girl right under my nose? Jerry quickened his pace and headed toward them.
"Hey, beautiful ladies. Mind if I join you?" Jerry approached them with what he considered his most handsome smile.
Catherine's face lit up with delight when she saw Jerry coming. Jasmina Garcia, on the other hand, looked displeased and made a point of sizing him up.
"Oh, it's you? The little boy who isn't old enough to drink yet... I still don't know your name." Jasmina Garcia deliberately stressed "little boy," as though to emphasize his youth.
"This is Jerry Green, my... fiancé!" Catherine suddenly linked her arm through Jerry's and introduced him to Jasmina Garcia in a firm voice.
Though puzzled, Jerry maintained his composure and replied with a smile, "Ah, Miss Garcia. A pleasure. But would you be so kind as to return my date to me?"
"Fiancé?" Jasmina Garcia looked Jerry up and down, conflicting emotions flickering in her eyes. She glanced at Catherine again and seemed even more excited. But faced with Catherine's obvious resistance, she finally had the sense to leave, though not without shooting Jerry a defiant glare as she turned.
"That annoying woman is finally gone." Catherine breathed a sigh of relief, a happy smile spreading across her face.
"That just proves your charm is irresistible. Even girls fall head over heels for you." Jerry's voice was gentle but teasing. "Still, Catherine, since when was I your fiancé?"
"Since birth... you were always meant to be mine," Catherine murmured.
"Finished talking to