Catelyn felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen, and that sensation was more than familiar to her.It was a sign of menstruation.She opened her hazel brown eyes and twisted a corner of the blanket in her hands."You're awake," rang a deep voice right next to her.Cedrick stared deeply at her.Catelyn's eyes widened as she stammered, "Y—You're still here?"She immediately regretted her words. What sort of question was that?!Cedrick smiled lightly as he replied in a sing-song voice as though flirting with her, "Where else would I be?"Catelyn struggled to treat him casually."I'm going to take a shower." Catelyn jumped away from him and limped toward the washroom.The blanket was lifted up along with her movements, exposing a dark red spot on the white sheet. The blood stain was fresh and moist.Cedrick froze in place.All of a sudden, a loud thud broke the silence.Cedrick looked towards the source of sound and found Catelyn collapsed by the washroom door with her hand on h
Catelyn had never felt so ashamed in her whole life!She wanted to get off the bed, but Cedrick pinned her down with brute force.Catelyn's face burned from pure embarrassment. "Get off of me! I need to use the washroom!"Gazing at her flushed face, Cedrick demanded, "Take off your pants."Catelyn was so shocked that she almost kicked him in the face. "I…I'm not feeling well! Don't try anything funny."Cedrick scoffed defeatedly upon hearing what she said. "What are you thinking of now? I'm just trying to inspect the wound."Cedrick pinned her down onto the bed and reached his hands out to her robe. There was no sleeping gown for ladies in his house, so Catelyn was wearing a men's sleeping robe.He untied the knot on the robe, and before the robe exposed her skin…Catelyn pinned his hands down, albeit shameful, and cried, "I'm not injured! I—It's just… It's that time of the month! Menstruation! Do you understand?"Cedrick froze in shock.That time of the month?He knew what
The peculiar feeling would bite him from time to time, and it made him nervous.Beep, beep!Cedrick's phone screen lit up with a message notification. Picking up his phone, he then realized that it was a message from Catelyn.Their last text exchange was about the bet they had made.He won in the end…but he did not feel like it at all.Catelyn only said 'yes' because she had her agenda.Cedrick unlocked his phone, and the moment he read the message Catelyn sent him, he froze.…Catelyn was trapped in the washroom. She could not get up, nor could she get out of the washroom. The red stain on her pants reminded her of how embarrassing what happened a few seconds ago was.She had no other choice than to ask for Cedrick's help. She had to enlist his help to buy her some menstrual pads.However, her screen did not once light up after she had sent the text. Cedrick did not reply.Did he not see the message, or did he just not want to help her?Catelyn did not hear the door openin
"Do you say these things to other women, too?"Cedrick's eyes darkened as he stared into hers. "Are you jealous?""No," replied Catelyn, softly yet firmly, her gaze cast downward.Catelyn would never fall for him; she was only doing it for her children. It did not bother her how many women he had.She would never be jealous of him. Why would she, anyway?"If it's not jealousy, are you flustered?" Cedrick curved his lips into a mischievous smile, but his gaze was cold."I don't want to talk about these things with you. I'm hungry. Can we order take-out?"Cedrick smiled lightly and replied, "I've already ordered some, they'll be here soon."His phone rang immediately after.The food Cedrick ordered had arrived.Different dishes—vegetables and meat skillet, soup, meat skewers—filled up the table."Take anything you like."Catelyn was stunned at the sight and replied, "I'll just have some soup. I might have to trouble you to send me home later, cause I…don't feel too good."Ce
Richard had started seeing Maia more often, and even though she enjoyed herself, they had to be secretive about it.Since Richard was no celebrity, Maia found herself growing bored of him.That morning, Maia was awoken by the sound of her phone's text notification. It was another good-morning message sent by Richard.She swiped away the message in frustration and opened her conversation with Cedrick.Their last text was from a long time ago when she had invited him to dinner.It seemed to her that he was determined to dump her after all.Maia was in a rotten mood as she lay in bed and scrolled away on her phone when she saw a trend on Twidder.[Have you ever bought sanitary pads for your girlfriend?]She clicked on the hashtag and saw the top post, noticing that it was posted by a cashier who worked in a 24-hour convenience store. The cashier posted about seeing a man who went into the store at four in the morning just to buy a whole bag full of sanitary pads.There was even a
The result of the preliminary round had just been announced two days ago, but Jamie's lawyer had already gotten the word that Catelyn was disqualified due to plagiarism. It was obvious to her that they did their research and came prepared!Catelyn could no longer tolerate their persistent attacks. She decided to have a conversation with Jamie, face-to-face.Catelyn walked out of her apartment and heard the honks of the car. Following the sound, she was led to a familiar Bently.Cedrick had one of his arms down the window as he waited for Catelyn in the car."Cedrick, what are you doing here?""I'm here to fulfill my promise to you." Cedrick opened the car door and got out of the car. He tilted his head ever so slightly and smiled. "I heard that you've asked to meet Jamie in person for a negotiation. Hop on, I'll go talk to him with you."Catelyn blinked, appearing to be touched by his action as she spoke, "Really? Thank you for coming along, Master Cedrick."Cedrick chuckled as
"B—Benjamin?" Jamie was equally shocked. "I was wondering why you'd turn down my invitation. It seems you've been approached already.""No," said Benjamin as he pulled the office chair elegantly and seated himself. "You look so ugly, I'm afraid you'll ruin my mood if I were to take you as my client.""You…" Jamie slammed the table harshly, his hands clenched into fists as he glared at Cedrick. "Don't get too complacent. Benjamin may be undefeated, but the lawyer I hired is also one of the best in Sapphire City!"Cedrick tapped his fingers on the table rhythmically.Benjamin casually made an 'OK' hand gesture with him and announced to Jamie, "Mister Mason, I am Benjamin Anderson, the attorney-in-charge of Miss Catelyn Clark's representative lawyer, and I'm suing you on behalf of the client for the crime of abandonment and intentional injury. Therefore, we hereby ask you to compensate my client for everything, including child support and mental damage."Jamie had an indescribable express
Benjamin chimed in with a half-smile, "You better start looking. Time is running out."How provoking!Jamie had no evidence in his hand and no lawyers to support him."Just you wait, Catelyn! I won't give up just like that!" he snapped bitterly, so enraged that his face turned red. He kicked a chair on his right and left the room furiously.Catelyn looked at Jamie darkly as he left the conference room. This was the first time she saw him so shriveled.Blinking her amber pupils, her long curled eyelashes trembled as she applauded Benjamin. "Mister Anderson, I now understand how formidable you are. Thank you."Benjamin just shrugged indifferently. "You don't need to thank me. I'd be very grateful if your man would stop threatening me with my family's affairs."Catelyn's ears perked up at this. What did he mean, 'her man'?"Jamie and I…" muttered Catelyn. It seemed their relationship was in a very complicated state. She could not just say that she had nothing to do with him anymor