It seemed that Catelyn had only reached the preliminary stage of the competition. Of course, she must not be idle; she had to clean up the plagiarism scandal, one way or another.However, she did not expect that things would take a strange turn.As soon as Catelyn came out of the shower, she received a call from Kelly Preston.She told Catelyn that after a series of careful considerations by the company's top management, they decided to give her another chance.To be more precise, it was another challenge.Catelyn was asked to complete five design drafts within a week and hand them to Chandier Jewelry without any charges. If her work was excellent, she would be given the opportunity to be the finalist in the competition. Otherwise, she would be removed from the jewelry designing circle of Sapphire City, never to be hired again.It was clear that Kelly did not even care about Catelyn before this. What, then, was with the sudden change of attitude? Such a question baffled Catelyn.
It was Catelyn's first time at the Mason Estate.Back then when she came to visit Ollie, she had only sat outside for a moment and left immediately. She did not have the intention to stay at the time, let alone pay attention to the details of the place.The house had a luxurious Europaen-style decoration with red walls and bricks, looking very sentimental. The landscape garden was filled with different kinds of plants, and the amount of greenery here was just astounding."Aunt Catelyn!" Before Albert could even finish his words, a small figure suddenly appeared in front of him.Miles’ short legs rapidly stomped the ground as he raced toward Catelyn. He instantly clung to her legs the second he got to her as if afraid she would run away.He raised his little face and jumped happily."Oh, Aunt Catelyn, you're finally here! I miss you so much! Do you miss me?"Catelyn was equally excited to see him. She picked him up and kissed his tender little cheek."Are you here to take me hom
Catelyn subconsciously turned to look at Cedrick.He had spoken to his son about…making her his son's stepmother?Cedrick's eyebrows pulsed frantically for a while. He watched as Catelyn's expression looked too complex to comprehend. He did not explain anything but went straight to the living room.There was a leather sofa in the living room, placed in an L shape.Catelyn and Miles sat on the horizontal end of it, while Cedrick settled on the vertical end.He sat and crossed his legs elegantly and said to Miles, "Your grandmother missed you and has sent people to relay the message a few times. Pack your stuff; I'll send you over in a bit."Janice was Ollie's grandaunt, to be exact, but she had no descendants.Ollie had always addressed her as 'granny'. Miles, however, had no clue who Janice and this 'granny' were.He had never met Janice before, after all."I will go after Aunt Catelyn leaves." Miles looked toward Cedrick apprehensively.It was a baby beast's instinct to prot
The sudden change of topic caught Catelyn by surprise.She was quiet for a brief moment before saying, "You suggested that I become his stepmother. Naturally, I'd want to foster some kind of relationship. If you send Ollie to his grandmother's, we might not be as close with each other in the future.""I can see that you already have a good relationship with him." Better than that with his own father.Cedrick looked at her pensively, then said, "Stay over tonight."Tonight?Catelyn's eyes widened as her cheeks grew pinkish. "I'm on my period…"Cedrick's expression stiffened. "I was only suggesting that you keep my son company. What do you think I was implying? You thought I wanted to sleep with you?""..." Catelyn's face was as red as an apple at this point.Panicking, she tried to excuse herself by saying she wanted to check on his son. However, Cedrick pulled her back as soon as she stood up, and she, losing her balance, tumbled into Cedrick's chest, her forehead accidentally
He was blabbering the whole morning.Miles humphed because he actually wanted Cedrick to dislike him. He shook his little head adorably at Catelyn. He had not cried or thrown a tantrum; instead, he simply looked really innocent and sad about it. His big eyes blinked pitifully as he said, "The store-bought cakes are not as tasty as the ones you make. Plus, I only had one small piece the other day… Aunt Catelyn, please…"He was calling Catelyn repeatedly. It hit Catelyn's soft spot, and she found it hard to turn him down.She would not stop at just a cake. She would pluck the stars from the sky if he wanted them."How about we bake some cakes in the afternoon?""Yayy!" Miles happily spun around, not forgetting to throw a victorious look at Cedrick. "Aunt Catelyn is going to bake a cake for me. Aunt Catelyn is so kind, so pretty, and so talented…"Cedrick snickered, "What a sweet talker.""Hmph!""Watch your mouth.""Hmph hmph hmph!" Miles was not scared. After all, the worse h
Maybe because it was the weekend, the mall was crowded and noisy in the afternoon.Cedrick parked at the entrance and frowned slightly as he observed the crowd hustling around. Miles pushed the car door open, hopped onto the ground, and carefully led Catelyn out of the car.Cedrick watched him scornfully.Why hasn't he realized that he was such a flatterer before this?Catelyn saw that Cedrick had no intentions of getting out of the car and shopping with them. Perhaps it was because he was unhappy with the previous incident where they got photographed together by the paparazzi at the convenience store. She then said, "There are too many people at the mall. Just wait for us here. We will be right back."Cedrick's frown remained, and he said nothing.The mother-son duo had not been to the mall together in a very long time.The boy dragged Catelyn into the mall. He could finally have some alone time with Catelyn without Cedrick. He was happily chattering away, and his tiny face w
Maia was so annoyed that her eyes were bulging with blood vessels.The corners of Catelyn's lips curved up as she said, unbothered, "Right, a week ago, I saw a couple walking into the International Grand Hotel… Hmm, the woman resembled you so much."Maia snapped defensively, "What are you talking about? I had never been to the International Grand Hotel! How dare you make false accusations!""Looks like I have recognized the wrong person then. She looked so much like you, and I even took a photo of her. Do you want to have a look?"Maia's pupils constricted in fear. Her poised appearance could no longer remain composed. Catelyn watched her reaction and smiled lightly, then patted her shoulders. "Anyone can humiliate me, except you, because you don't qualify to."Then, she did not even leave room for rebuttal, turned and pushed her cart, and was about to leave the scene. However, as soon as she looked up, she froze.Cedrick had entered the mall and stood right behind the rack
Catelyn wanted to ask him not to bother, and she could just make do with one night. However, Cedrick ignored her and picked out a lot of items. The shopping cart was soon filled with personal care and toiletries for a woman! Cedrick took the cart from her again and pushed it with one hand. His other hand held hers like a couple that was still deeply in love.Catelyn looked up at his well-defined facial structures while his dry hand held hers and zoned out slightly.Cedrick checked her out through the corner of his eyes and bit his lower lip. He then shuffled his fingers and interlocked them with hers.Catelyn peeked at him again and realized he was emotionless again.Maybe this was easier for him to hold her hands. It was not Cedrick's first time shopping at the mall, but it was his first time shopping with a woman at the mall. The man was tall and handsome, while the woman was young and beautiful. They made such a perfect pair that they attracted a lot of attention from passer