Since Cedrick was not home, Albert—being the family butler—was worried that the young master would accidentally fall and hurt himself.Thinking of this, he raised his hand and pushed open the door to the study. Inside, Miles was reading a book by the desk, his expression seemingly solemn and concentrated.This place had many of the books he had always wanted to read but could never afford. Miles was so immersed in his reading that the sound of the door pushed open startled him instantly.He raised his gaze."Grandpa Albert, you scared me," said Miles, his widely opened mouth slowly flattened as he saw the butler."Goodness, my boy! Oh, you're alright!"Master Cedrick mentioned that you broke your leg, and you don't know how that frightened me!" said Albert as he carefully scanned 'Ollie' from head to toe.Upon confirming the boy was fine, relief washed over him.The moment Albert wanted to report this to Cedrick, however, he realized that the communication line had been cut off
Personality changes could be attributed to the child's change in mentally. A change in taste, however…Cedrick had always felt something was wrong, but he just could not pinpoint the problem.Edwin pondered for a while after listening to him and rubbed his chin solemnly with one hand. "Do you suppose he started eating spicy food because Catelyn also enjoys them?"Cedrick did not answer him.Edwin gave his most rational analysis as he added, "I'm not joking with you. Studies have shown that after living with a certain person for a long time, the habits and tastes of two people will gradually resemble one another. Since Ollie is so dependent and likes Catelyn so much, maybe he's trying to find ways to get closer to her?"Cedrick lowered his gaze. "Is there anything wrong with Maia?"What was it about Catelyn that attracted him?"There are many different kinds of beautiful flowers in the world, but you only love roses. It's not necessarily that other flowers aren't pretty enough, b
"Don't believe the news, Mommy. This is all nonsense," said 'Miles'—who was, in fact, Ollie—as he hurriedly rolled up the newspaper and tossed it into the trash."They've got photos, Miles. How do you know it's nonsense?" asked Catelyn."I just know," replied Ollie. He moved a small bench and sat across from Catelyn before he added solemnly, "He's the youngest president of Mason Group and the eldest of the Mason family. He's handsome, young, and has a promising future. Many women wish to marry him. This photo was probably posted by someone to deliberately hype up the scandal."Catelyn gave Ollie a bewildered stare. "It's rare for you to praise others like this. You like him?" she asked.Miles usually hated mentioning other men to her, but he appeared to have a change of heart today."He helped us in the hospital yesterday, and he should know to reciprocate," said Ollie. It was a reasonable statement, anyway.His large eyes shone with longingness and an ingratiating expression, an
The incident of Ollie falling down the stairs had haunted Catelyn for a long while.Catelyn longed to see the boy.Sure, she and Cedrick had a complicated…'relationship' before, but since he was with that female star, everything should have washed out already, no?With that thought in mind, Catelyn bought a bunch of carnations and folded a large box of paper clovers, intending to give it to Ollie as a gift in return.She prayed he would like it.Not knowing which hospital Ollie was in, Catelyn first contacted Albert.The long asphalt road was lined with tall trees on both sides of the curbs, and at the end of it erected a Europeian-style villa with a guard standing by the entrance of a majestic carved iron gate.It was only after Catelyn entered Mason Villa that she realized that Ollie did not break his leg at all, and it was a lie used to deceive Cedrick.Catelyn was rendered speechless. After all, Ollie did not look like the type to lie."Miss Clark, please have a seat. Mast
Catelyn was supposed to leave the premise already!She stopped in her tracks and turned her head, shooting Maia a sharp stare.Maia, on the other hand, looked at her livid face and grew haughty.She was very careful with everything, but she failed to think about Catelyn, failing to one-up her.Maia suddenly remembered the scandalous photos in the newspaper, and it was mentioned that Cedrick's new lover seemed to somewhat resemble Catelyn.Was…the female star just a distraction after all?The thought of such a possibility made Maia's heart falter. When she looked at Catelyn, her tone became even more unkind."Cedrick has a habit of cleanliness. You've already given birth to a child, and he won't even look at you! I'm his only legitimate fiancee—argh!"Splash!Catelyn picked up a hot cup of tea on the coffee table and splashed it onto Maia.She tried keeping herself together, not wanting to escalate the situation since she felt sorry for Maia, but she refused to be treated li
Catelyn did not expect Maia to be doused with that cup of hot water.Nonetheless, amid the bodyguards panicking at the shift of events, Catelyn swiftly stepped at the feet of one of the bodyguards. As he yelped in pain, she quickly went toward the door and fled.However, the floor was unbelievably slippery. Catelyn slipped and knocked her head on the coffee table, instantly opening up a tear on her head."Get her!" Maia pointed at Catelyn angrily. Never before had she wanted to hurt Catelyn so bad.Catelyn ignored the bleeding wound on her head and made a run for it, all while blood trickled down her forehead, blurring her vision a little.She did not stop running.As far as Maia was concerned, Catelyn was just a woman in bankruptcy, and she could do whatever she wanted with her.Catelyn started picking up the pace when a bodyguard shouted, "Stop!"Why would she?Catelyn ran out of the large carved iron gate of the Mason Estate. Due to the loss of blood, she was not aware of h
Since Cedrick had been living alone in the Mason Estate, there were no available clothes for Maia to change into. Moreover, she refused to put on those cheap maid outfits.Just as Maia was debating whether to have someone bring her clothes, she saw Cedrick and Miles returning. She bit her lower lip, feeling a little aggrieved as she thought of her current embarrassed appearance."Ceddy..."Cedrick saw Maia in her messy state, her usual elegant appearance completely gone. Her clothes were soaking wet, and her hair was sticking to her cheeks.Maia looked worse than Catelyn.Since Albert was way past his prime, it took him a long while to get up from the ground. With a trembling tone in his voice, he quickly instructed the servant to bring some new clothes for Cedrick and Miles.Cedrick saw a smear of blood on the sharp corner of the coffee table, and his eyes darkened."What happened just now?" he asked."Ceddy, is Catelyn really the designer of Ollie's villa?" Maia looked at Ced
Maia got someone to bring her a bowl of pasta sprinkled with parmesan cheese. It looked delectable.Maia was determined to be a good wife and mother in the eyes of Cedrick. "Little Ollie, let me feed you, okay?" she said to Miles, who was still masquerading as Ollie."Alright. Thank you, Aunty Maia," he replied to her with a smile, revealing two rows of neat white teeth. Little did she know of his devilish plans hidden behind his smile.The overjoyed Maia took the bowl and sat at the boy's bedside. Gently, she scooped some pasta and brought it to the corner of Miles' mouth.Suddenly, Miles got agitated and hit the spoon with a wave of his hand, in turn smearing the spoonful of pasta on Maia.Before she had a chance to react, Miles quickly covered his mouth. His big eyes flickered as he exclaimed, "It's so hot! Do you want my mouth to be scalded?"Cedrick was standing aside the whole time, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.Maia apologized repeatedly and wiped the corner of Mi