That evening, Catelyn received a call from Cedrick. He told her that he would not be able to have dinner with her, seeing as he had to work overtime in the office which would result in him returning late.Ever since they decided to keep the baby, she was worried Cedrick would lie to her. She did not dare to go out alone with her, and even if she did, she would request her grandmother to assign bodyguards to follow her all the time.As time passed, however, she figured her worry was for nothing. Cedrick was a man of his word, and he never attempted anything detrimental to her and her baby.When it was around late evening, Catelyn changed her outfit and was ready to go out."Miss Clark, where do you want to go?" asked the driver.Catelyn smiled. "Bring me to Mason Group. I'd like to go find Cedrick to talk to him about something.""Sure." The driver opened the car door politely and helped Catelyn to get into the car. He even said, "Your relationship with Master Cedrick is very admi
Catelyn gave a small nod at this.She felt touched by Cedrick's gesture, knowing he wanted to free up two months' time because of their wedding. They would then spend their honeymoon traveling around the world as they waited for the baby's result.Even when they fought and quarreled many times because of the baby, they never once thought of canceling the wedding. This was his compensation to her and also the promise she made to him.Suddenly, Mason Group's administrative secretary came over with a few stacks of documents and, having mustered the courage to, passed them to Catelyn. "Missus Mason, I have some documents here to pass to Master Cedrick. Do you think you can bring them in for me?"Catelyn nodded, not at all bothered by the request. "Sure. Give them to me.""Thank you. You're so kind!""Mine too, please!" Another secretary took the chance and quickly requested Catelyn's help.Subsequently, many secretaries followed suit and requested Catelyn to help them. In the blink
The way Cedrick spoke to her was sweet and mild."You're so superior and commanding, Mister CEO. Why can't I come?" Catelyn teased as she raised her eyebrows.Cedrick glanced at the huge stacks of documents Catelyn had placed on the table and roughly knew what happened. He recalled that no one informed him about Catelyn's arrival, so he called the internal line and asked, "Who's the administrative secretary on duty today?""Please hold while I check," came the trembling voice of a female.Several seconds later, the general secretary answered, "It's Yoyo. Is there anything else I can help you with?""Ask her to receive half a year's wages from the finance department and not to come in anymore from tomorrow."Decisive with absolute power that denied anyone's rebuttal.The secretary was stunned. 'Missus Mason is here, so why is the CEO still being fussy? He's even sacking people now! Goodness, this is definitely the worst way to enter a new year!'"Wait." Without waiting for the s
Catelyn, feeling apologetic when seeing the dark circles beneath Cedrick's eyes, nodded happily. "Alright. You can accompany me to take a nap!"…When the secretary discovered the safety alert was dismissed, she exhaled deeply. 'I guess Missus is very useful.'She opened the company's internal group chat and typed out a message with her keyboard.[Dear, all: From the looks of it, the CEO is in a good mood now. Those who are scared to look for the CEO should take this opportunity now.][Oh my god. I have a budget that requires the CEO's approval, and it's been sitting on my desk for a few days…][Me, too—my quarterly result isn't ideal. I'm scared he'll give me the ticket!]Charles also sent a message to the group chat.[Anyone wants to ask the CEO to consider giving us double pay this month?]…In the end, Catelyn failed to drag Cedrick into the resting room to sleep because the dinner she ordered arrived. Since she was a premium guest, the hotel offered premium services and
Cedrick could not help but glance outside when he noticed the numerous employees walking past his room. He furrowed his brow."Haha! Your employees are endearing. Peeking at you having your dinner?" joked Catelyn.Cedrick pulled his face and called Charles. "If any personnel lingers around my office without any urgent matter from now until everyone gets off work, he'll have his wages deducted for the month and half of his year-end bonus cut."Subsequently, Catelyn saw the same employees who passed by Cedrick's office disappear immediately after looking at their phones. 'How domineering!'After dinner, Cedrick had to work overtime. He suggested having the chauffeur send Catelyn home, but she refused and insisted on staying to accompany him. Therefore, the office was weirdly harmonious for once.Cedrick sat at the table to handle his work while Catelyn picked a few books from the bookshelf to read on the sofa. There were many professionally written and odd books from many industries
Catelyn no longer felt drowsy after she went to the washroom.Looking out from the blinds, she noted that Cedrick was still working, so she did not go out to disturb him. She made use of the time by checking out the resting room.The room had a simple setup with a king-size bed and a few books on the bedside table. The pages of the books were creased, suggesting that the owner had been reading them quite often. Catelyn could imagine how Cedrick took some time off to rest on the bed and read.She picked up one of the books with the title, [What To Expect When You're Expecting]. Looking at the other books, they were all pregnancy books.[Passport to a Healthy Pregnancy], [The Expectant Father], [50 Things To Do Before Delivery], and so on…Catelyn was shocked. While Cedrick was reluctant to let her continue with the pregnancy, he had prepared so many pregnancy books behind her back. 'What a sneaky man,' she thought.Regardless of that, Catelyn could understand where he was coming f
Time passed so quickly that the day of Catelyn and Cedrick's wedding had arrived.They had chosen Aphro Island, an artificial island nearby Sapphire City, as their location. It was named after the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite.According to customs, the bride and groom were not allowed to meet the night before the wedding.Since Catelyn was pregnant, she did not want to rush things. Therefore, she was already on the island the night before the wedding.Cedrick had booked the entire island for his wedding to only accept and entertain guests from the Mason family and the Atherton family. Many photographers and reporters were looking forward to photographing and reporting the most romantic wedding of the century.Since Catelyn's mother, Summer, was no longer with them, Old Madam Atherton took her place to tell Catelyn the responsibilities of being a wife and a mother. Both of them talked throughout the night. They were overwhelmed and also reluctant to leave each other.When
"Hey, Miles. Your father is the one who is going to take off your mom's wedding dress. Not you." Joanne bent down to carry the little guy away from Catelyn's dress.Miles put on a sullen and cool face. "Why?""Because only the groom can take off the bride's dress," Joanne answered."So I can only take off my bride's wedding dress? Then does that mean the girl will be my bride if I take off her wedding dress?" Miles asked curiously."Err…that sounds about right. But…" Joanne nodded and suddenly felt something was wrong. When she realized it, she slapped her head from behind.The kid was only four years old. It would be long before he found himself a bride.Ollie pursed his lips and looked at Catelyn shyly. "Mummy, you look so beautiful today."Catelyn pinched his puffy cheek. "So sweet of you. Did you have fun with Great-grandpa?"When she was confirmed to be pregnant, her two sons were sent back to Mason Villa. It had been a long time since she last saw them.Ollie nodded his