How could Catelyn possibly compensate for such expensive heels, though?Everyone held their breaths in anticipation.Lori extended her hand to Catelyn and said, "I've apologized. Seeing that you're still junior to me, I won't make this any more difficult than it is for you. Just write me a check worth a million.""A million?" Catelyn chuckled. "Missus Mason, your heels can't be worth over three thousand, yet you're trying to scam a million out of me? How could you even think of this?"Very often than not, the most expensive parts of this type of shoe were the gem and diamonds on it, along with the brand and design."Three thousand? You're just saying this because you don't want to pay me back, right? This pair of heels is worth one million! Go ask Louella if you don't believe me." Lori's features twitched in rage as she pointed at Louella.The others turned their attention to Louella following the direction Lori was pointing at. Louella was not used to the attention, but she none
Cedrick's words represented authority, and there was not a soul that would doubt Mason Group's jewelry appraiser.The organizer, Jones, beamed. "That's great! It's wonderful that you're willing to help, Mister Mason..." He hastily commanded his men to set up the projector so that everyone could see the appraising process and proof of who was right.Catelyn waited quietly for the appraiser to get online.Soon, the appraiser's face appeared before the enormous screen in the middle of the hall.Lori took off her heels and carefully wiped away the wine on them, before taking them toward the camera smugly. "Kind sir, please inspect these for me to see how much they're worth. Someone dares to accuse me of wearing fake diamonds! I have to set her straight!"On the screen, an awkward expression appeared on the appraiser's face as soon as he saw the heels. He even seemed hesitant to make his comment.Queenie got closer and said, "Go on, then. Are these real or not?"The appraiser remaine
Lori never expected her son, Jamie would shun her, too."Hang on," came a cold voice that pierced the silence.It was Cedrick, and he was not about to let Lori go that easily.The organizer, Jones turned to look at him in fright."M—Master Cedrick, do you need anything else?"Cedrick's eagle-like eyes pierced through the air and scanned past Catelyn, landing on Lori.One look from him was all it took for Lori to feel as though someone had grabbed her by the throat; her blood ran cold as it became increasingly difficult to breathe. She shivered and was instantly overwhelmed by the urge to leave as soon as possible. However, what Cedrick said next shattered her completely."Missus Mason has disrupted the order of the ball and assaulted a person in public. Isn't it far too casual for you to leave just like this?"Lori turned to face Cedrick without a trace of her earlier smugness, and she had nothing but fear left.Cedrick was the eldest son of the Mason family. Lori, too, could
Catelyn truly felt like she had been jinxed on this day.She stared at the stain on the fabric on her chest and scowled. Everything just seemed to go wrong altogether!She was about to leave the ball as she had fulfilled what she came to do, only to bump into one of the waitresses, which caused the wine on the waitress' tray to spill and stain her dress.This dress was not even bought with her money; it was Edwin's! It was embarrassing to let the dress end up in such a state.Under the guidance of the waitress, she went to the restroom on the second floor to clean up.'I'm out of luck,' she grumbled internally.As soon as she entered the restroom, she was instantly overwhelmed by a powerful, irritating smell.It was not long, however, when she felt all her strength sapped away from her, and she slowly slid to the ground with her hand still grabbing on the door handle.'Someone set me up!' This was her only thought as she desperately tried to get up.Suddenly, a familiar female
Jamie's heart plummeted to the ground when he heard Catelyn uttering Cedrick's name, and in mere milliseconds, he saw red.Jamie inhaled deeply, his eyes gleaming with malice as he hoisted Catelyn into his arms. Coincidentally, a staff member happened to walk past him."You, give me a room."There was a dinner function held on the first floor, while the second floor was made to be the resting area and changing rooms. The third floor and above were all business as usual.The staff took out a room card from his bag and passed it to Jamie, informing him that a guest had just checked out.Jamie carried Catelyn to the room and placed her on the soft big bed. Her small-sized face, still beautiful as ever, was twitching in pain."This is fated, Catelyn. You escaped from me that night at the Barricade Club, but tonight, you have to compensate me for that. Don't be scared."Jamie wanted to imprint himself on her, wanting her to know that he would never let up even though she hooked up wi
"L—Let me explain, Louella." Jamie mustered an innocent expression. "It was Catelyn who dragged me here, and I didn't want to. She said she was feverish, and you can tell it too, can't you? I swear, Louella, please believe me. If I ever lie to you, I deserve to be struck by thunder."Tears streamed down Louella's cheeks. Even though she wanted to believe Jamie, the truth made it hard for her to do so.Her beautiful eyes were filled with bitterness and sorrow."You were the one who claimed that you had never loved Catelyn. You said it was always Catelyn that was pestering you, that she gave birth to that child to blackmail you. If that's the case, why didn't you just leave her to be taken care of by the staff when she is feverish? Why did you get a room with her?"Louella could not continue as sobs of sorrow overtook her. "If you're still in love with her, don't ever show yourself to me again!""I swear, I don't like her…"Jamie did not have the heart to break things off with Loue
"Don't worry, we know what to do."In a few seconds, the men set up the camera and faced it toward Catelyn. A small bead of red light from the camera lit up, signaling that the video recording was turned on.Instinctively, Catelyn attempted to cover her face."Oh, sweet Catelyn! Don't blame me for doing this, it's all your fault. Edwin is mine, so why did you try and fight with me over him? When your reputation is finally damaged beyond repair, I'll figure out a way to make sure you're alive."Queenie then pointed at the three men. "Pick one, or would you prefer three at one go?"Catelyn's mind was already a mess at this point as beads of sweat started to form on her forehead.She had never loathed Queenie as much as she did at this very minute."Edwin will never like you even if I'm ruined, Queenie! Just let me go now, and I'll help you establish that relationship…"Catelyn was losing her senses as she felt her body burning and her heart tingling. Even pain could no longer kee
Edwin and Lola were both from the Atherton family. Even though they were remotely related, Lola had to address Edwin as her cousin.Lola did not have the chance to call him her cousin before this day. However, Granny Atherton became very fond of her and brought her into her inner circle. Lola was also capable enough to have mingled well with the rest of the family and thus could finally address Edwin as her cousin."A room?" Edwin almost choked on his wine.His expression changed. "You shouldn't make up stories, Lola.""No, I'm not, honest! If you don't believe me, you can go upstairs and check."Even though Lola was saying this to Edwin, she would glance at Cedrick from the corner of her eye, wanting to see how he would react. She wanted to see if Cedrick could still be loyal to her, even when confronted with her promiscuous actions.Cedrick's pupils constricted upon hearing Lola's words."Where is she?" His tone was dark with a hint of disdain.Lola told him the room number.