KATHERINE When Damien drunkenly staggered into the shower, banging the door and cutting her off, Katherine stood outside the bathroom, fuming. It was bad enough that he had ignored all her questions, but now he had to deliberately cut her off as well? Oh what nonsense! Katherine couldn't have that. She just couldn’t deal with it, but now she knew exactly what she had to do. She had been beyond confused when she saw him drinking so early this morning. It wasn't like him at all, hence the surprise that filled her, but then she caught a whiff of what the matter bothering him was about. He had muttered some gibberish about a flash drive, and then when he called his ex's name, she had become so angry that her hands began to shake. After everything she had discussed with him, everything she had done to try and make him forget about the unruly bitch, it seemed like he still hadn't had enough. Now he was mentioning her name in his drunken state. Oh well! Katherine shut her eyes as though she were in physical pain. She was itching so badly, her body scratching her as she wanted to know everything. She needed to know, and that flash drive he had kept on talking about… that flash drive that he kept going on about, she knew it must have had some information for Damien to keep talking about it that way. So she knew she had to find it. The bedroom seemed like a good start since he was in the shower, and so she would start her search from there. Besides, he would probably be too drunk to notice, and so she got to work. After she had spent minutes ransacking his bedroom and his study, overturning every single nook and cranny she still didn't find anything, and she became frustrated. "Fuck.” Katherine muttered under her breath as she popped the last drawer open, trying to hold onto one last hope but there was still no sign of a flash drive anywhere. The only other possible place the flash drive could be was in his office at work, in his laptop maybe and cursing under her breath, Katherine made her way to the bedroom, grabbing her bag and stuffs and quickly left. She wasn't worried about Damien knowing she had gone. He was too drunk for that.Quickly, she went back to one of his rooms to freshen up and get ready to go out. She would find out what exactly was on that flash drive, and even if it meant she had to cross some boundaries, then she would do that. A few hours later, Katherine walked through the halls of Damien's company building, a smile plastered on her face. She knew that the key to avoid suspicion was to act like she normally did, and again she knew that Damien would be absent from work today so it would make things a whole lot easier for her. "Good morning, ma'am.” She heard Damien's secretary greet her as she approached his office. "Hello.” Katherine smiled widely at the lady who smiled back before facing her work. Katherine breathed out in relief, giving one last smile before she walked into his office. Making sure the door was closed behind her, she began to search. Ransacking each drawer compartment slowly and carefully in order not to miss the flash drive, she searched thoroughly and efficiently. After that she moved to his inner office, and then she began to check the desk, the drawers, every single place she could see but still, nothing. She was beginning to get agitated, and holding back her anger, she retraced her steps, going back into the main office to search again. As her eyes roved around the office, they landed on a laptop seated on the desk, and her brows quirked slowly. Looking more closely, Katherine discovered there was a flash drive attached to it, and a wide groan appeared on her face. "Yes!" She squealed happily, fist bumping in the air as she raced across the room to the laptop. Finally! She thought to herself, her hands shaking in anticipation as she turned the laptop on. Smiling to herself and relieved that she knew Damien's password already, she disconnected the flash drive and then plugged it back in again. The drive appeared on the computer, and filled with suspense and curiosity, Katherine tapped on the drive and waited for it to load. In a few seconds it was ready, and then she began to scroll through the files that was in it. She saw a file named in capital letters ‘THE CONNORS’, and just when she was about to click it, the door swing open, and she froze. For a split second, Katherine was panic stricken, but she knew that jumping up would only make her look guilty, so she casually looked up, nearly rolling her eyes abrasively when she saw it was Alvarez. He stood at the entrance of the office, files in his hand and a suspicious look on his face as he glared at Katherine. "What are you doing here?" He spat, eyeing her curiously, while she clenched her fists under the table. This was not going to go down well for her, and she could already sense it. Alvarez was her arch enemy, and the hate he had for her was actually mutual on her own end. Lord knows if she had a choice right now, or a knife rather she would slice Alvarez into two clean halves, not thinking of the consequences but then she tried to control her anger. She had never been able to tolerate him, bringing back the thought of how she hated him personally and everything that concerned his affairs. She didn't think he was the kind of person Damien should be around with, especially at this time too. She knew the connection he had with Madison too back then as they had all been friends, and he was obviously that bitch’s number one supporter. He was also just too damn nosy. "I asked you a question miss.” Alvarez said again, his voice harsh, "What are you doing in Damien's office with his laptop?" It was all Katherine could do to keep from throwing him a sharp glare. "I have every right to be in my boyfriend's office. I don't see why you're making it your problem.” She said, trying her very best to keep all the venom she was feeling out of her voice. "Yes you have every right to be here, but not when Damien isn't here.” Alvarez shot back, “It looks kind of weird, and I also know Damien won’t send you in here without informing me. Strange if you ask me.” He added sarcastically, giving her a fake smile and the words that flew out of his mouth really stung Katherine, but she took some deep breaths, smiling and staring him down even when what she really wanted to do was slap that haughty smirk off his face. As she and Alvarez stared at each other, she became angrier by the second, and he wasn’t even making any move to walk away. Finally, giving up at the last second, she carefully shut the laptop, picking up her purse from the desk and without saying another word she made her way out of the room. She could feel Alvarez's glare piercing her back as she walked away, and her chest heaved with anger as she stormed out of the office. She was more than furious… Her plan had been ruined!