The pants were in a similar shade of blue.It was minimalistic but classy."Here, try this. This is something different from what you usually wear. I suppose it will make you look younger."Cedrick's eyes scanned the suit and snickered lightly.Makes him look younger?Did he look old in the first place?He was only a few years older than Jamie!…Nine in the morning, on the hilltop near the mansion, a black Mercedis drove down the road and headed to the humongous premises.Unlike the modern design, the mansion retained the vintage architecture from the last century, something like the Bauhaus house architecture. The building was squarish, and there were guards on shifts at the entrance. Right above the entrance was a gold plate spelling out Mason Chateau. One of the four grandest families in Sapphire City, the chateau stood firm on its solid ground, having braved through decades of glory and history.The butler had long been waiting at the front door. He was a sixty-year-ol
It must be the shameless couple who bullied their daughter!Of course, she had to seek justice for Maia!Grandpa Mason was already over eighty years old, but he was still rather healthy. His face was wrinkled, but he was not weak. There was also no stubble on his face. He held a walking stick in his hand and rarely smiled. He was the most respected person in the Mason family.When Cedrick came in, Grandpa Mason's gaze fixated on him. His face was grim. Cedrick walked in casually and smiled lightly. "Grandpa.""Grandpa?" Draco Mason stomped his walking stick on the ground in anger. "Do you still have any respect left for your grandpa?"Cedrick was not shaken by his grandpa's attitude at all but merely glanced over at Mister and Missus Clark."Mister and Missus Clark, nice to see you today.""Hmph, I am not exactly delighted to be here. We have never been more humiliated." Missus Clark was not pleased. She lifted her tea cup and took a sip, and her gaze lingered on Cedrick throu
"I am here to tell you that our engagement has to be canceled, as for the reason…" Cedrick paused and smiled coldly. "That has to be something Mister, and Missus Clark could perhaps enlighten me. Do you know what your good daughter has done?"Missus Clark stood up straight immediately and reprimanded, "Maia loves you so much? What would she do? I think you are just crazily obsessed with the woman!"Cedrick's eyes were still squinting."Really?"His simple word sent both Mister and Missus Clark to the edge. …On the other hand, Miles woke up at seven sharp in the Mason Estate. He saw the familiar room and immediately sprang up from his bed. He promised to sleep with his mummy last night. How did he end up falling asleep first?Has mummy left already?"Young Master Ollie, where are you going…"The maid was about to help Ollie to change, but he sprinted out of the room in his pajamas. Catelyn was making breakfast in the kitchen, her apron wrapped around her waist neatly. She
Catelyn sighed with resignation. "But I am not Master Ollie's real mother, after all. If she ever comes back...""If you are concerned about Master Ollie's biological mother, you don't have to, Miss Clark." Albert had seen with his own eyes that Catelyn was getting along with Ollie and did not wish for Catelyn to feel burdened.Catelyn pretended to be surprised. "Why is that?""Well..." Albert hesitated."It's fine if you can't tell me. Just forget that I asked. I'm just curious about the engagement between Master Cedrick and Maia when Maia isn't Master Ollie's mother.""Miss Clark, please do not mistake Master Cedrick for someone who messes around!" Albert waved his hands frantically and explained, "Master Ollie was an accident. More precisely, he was placed at the door of Mason Mansion, and we don't know who the mother is. However, don't worry, Master Cedrick hates that woman. If she dares to show herself before him, she will suffer for doing so."Catelyn's blood ran cold at th
However, Ollie was clearly displaying a child's innocence compared to how he behaved in the past.Janice was feeling rather weak from the travels, so the servants helped her to the couch. She extended a hand toward Miles gently and asked, "Ollie, have you missed me?"'This lady seems to be really important. She must be a senior to Big Demon, right?' Miles thought to himself as he looked around. He beamed and went to pour a glass of warm water before bringing it to Janice. "Of course I do. I miss you every day! Grandma, have some water..."Janice froze and choked at the bright smile on his face.Ollie also poured water for her all the time, but he would never smile like this. The child seemed to have inherited Cedrick's pride and cold nature perfectly, and though he addressed her as his grandma, he wasn't that close with her."Good boy." Janice accepted the glass and drank the water hesitantly.After she set the glass down, Miles took his yellow duck slippers off and crawled to th
Janice decided to cut to the chase. "I've always wondered what kind of girls Cedrick likes. He was engaged with Maia before, and I thought he liked her, but there was never any affection in his eyes whenever he looked at her. On the contrary, I can sense that he is serious about you. I feel both glad and worried about that. I don't have any children of my own, and Cedrick is like my child. As a mother, I want him to have a strong wife. In the future, I will select a wife who's appropriate for him with you as a reference, but for now... I won't stop you two from dating each other."Catelyn's expression darkened slightly at her words.Janice had promised not to stop them from dating but had also made it clear that Catelyn was not fit to be Cedrick's wife."So you're telling me to know my place and back off when the person who's fit to be his wife shows up?""If you love him, you should prioritize him no matter what. If you don't love him, I will make sure that you are compensated for
A slap landed on her right cheek and interrupted what she was going to say.Betty exclaimed, "What are you doing, Jason?! Mai, let me see if you are hurt."Maia was stunned by the slap. She covered her swollen cheek as tears welled up in her eyes. She bit on her lower lips and stared at her father pathetically. "Dad, why?"Jason took out a pile of photos and threw them at Maia's face as he roared, "Do you even need to ask? Look at what you did! I was dead set on getting justice for your sake, and... you have brought shame to my name!"The photos danced in the air and fell onto the floor, while one stuck onto Maia's face. She took the photo down pathetically, only to see the moment when she went to the hotel with Richard captured on it.The photo was taken at night, and the angle was tilted, so Richard's face was blurred, but Maia's face was as clear as day.'Why are there photos?' She grabbed onto the photo and thought. Panicked, she took a few steps back. "No... These aren't rea
Maia tried to dodge, but Jason grabbed her by the wrist. "What did you just say? Say that again!"Betty's eyes reddened as she questioned hysterically, "How could it not be you? The Four Seasons Hotel, the scent of gardenia, spending a night there, there were so many coincidences...""Before he called the engagement off, I found out that he was looking into what happened all those years back!" Maia decided to come clean and sneered. "I guess he started suspecting me or thought that Catelyn was the woman he was looking for. Don't forget that Catelyn liked using gardenia perfume before her family went bankrupt..."Jason gasped.In comparison to cheating, deceiving Cedrick for four years was far worse.The engagement between the Clark and Mason Families only started because Cedrick had 'deflowered' Maia. If the truth came out, Jason could not begin to imagine the consequences.Though the Clark Family was one of the four most powerful families, the family had been declining since the