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
It was just an excuse, and she thought Cedrick would not agree to it. However, he only looked at them with an incomprehensible expression and turned away. …Catelyn started baking after coming back from the mall.Miles cleaned his hands and put on a cute little apron for a toddler. He then stood on a stool, had his sleeves rolled up, and started kneading the dough with Catelyn. He did not have much strength, but his movements were on point. His hands waddled in the big mixing bowl and occasionally stroked the back of Catelyn's hand with his hand that was covered in flour.Catelyn and Miles were spending quality time in the kitchen together.Even though Cedrick was reading the newspaper in the living room, he was attentive to whatever happened in the kitchen. Ollie was so happy, like they were actual mother and son. Finally, it was the crucial step of the kneading. Catelyn was kneading the dough alone, trying to press out all of the air bubbles in the dough.Miles stood qui
Cedrick was speechless."Don't get together with Big Demon. I want to marry you when I grow up!"Cedrick shot a piercing stare at Miles, then said, "Albert, please bring Ollie to class now.""My body is so itchy… Mummy, mummy, can you please scratch for me."Catelyn's heart almost stopped when she heard the word 'mummy'. Her eyes widened in disbelief. Cedrick passed it off as Ollie's wish for Catelyn to be his mother and only frowned slightly. Albert looked at the funny actions of his young master, failing to hide his smile. "Master Cedrick, since Miss Clark is here, and Young Master Ollie is so fond of her. Perhaps… We can take a break from the lesson today and only continue tomorrow?""Why don't you take a break from your meals today and only continue eating tomorrow?"Poot poot poot!Suddenly, three fart sounds broke the silence.It was immediately followed by a pungent smell.Cedrick was the first to smell it because of the place he was standing. Miles deliberately aim